OF BIRTHDAYS "N" BIRTH NUMBERS

When I was young I used to scrounge for the NST every Wednesday to read the horoscope or stars column. It was just the thing we loved to read and take note of. That was all. However some of my friends were very much into them!


I am said to be born under the astrological star sign of Libra by virtue of being born between 23rd September - 22nd October. General attributes are:

Element : Air
Quality : Cardinal
Symbol : Scale
Nature : Masculine
Day : Friday
Metal : Copper
Gem : Jasper
Colour : Green
Occupation: Law
Governs : The loins, kidneys and back
Key word : Affection
Positive influences : Charming, refined and affectionate
Negative influences : Cutting, harsh and arrogant
Ruler : Venus, Goddess of Love



Ancient people had devised all sorts of methods to give insight to people's personalities and their motivation in life thus to enable them to live in harmony with nature. Based on the work of Pythagoras who said that numbers created order and beauty, numerologists have devised various significance in numbers such as the birth number, name number and numerical influence.e.g

Date of birth 01/01/1910 gives a birth number of 0+1+0+1+1+9+1+0=1+3=4, which happens to be my birth number too.



The name number is obtained by assigning a digit of 1 - 9 to all the alphabets A - Z and then adding up the numbers. Therefore, my name AZIMAH would produce a name number of 1+8+9+4+1+8=2+3=5. However, you may choose whatever name to work with i.e. first name or full name and so on. As such, the name number may vary. Note that birth number will never change. So, I guess that would be a more reliable reference(?)


The numerical influences are said to be the following:

One : Leadership, popularity, decisiveness, construction;
Two : Diplomacy, tactfulness, secrets, unions and partnerships;
Three: Caring, compassionate, tender, friends and celebrations;
Four : Dependable, ambitious, property, stability and security;
Five : Keys, opportunities, religion, engineering;
Six : Relationships, choices, loving, loyal;
Seven: Wisdom, control, transport;
Eight: Stubbornness, strength, persistence;
Nine : Completion, results, reunions, pregnancy

I don't think I really am what the sign says. I may be a little tomboyish when I was small but what would you expect when I grew up with two brothers? Of course I climbed trees, played with marbles and cigarettes boxes. While I treat the subjetc as something interesting to note and understand, I have heard of some people actually checking out what the numbers say before they meet with someone for the first time!
 

I usually consider birthdays as a very private and personal moments, usually just a simple thoughtful evening spent with family members at home or at a restaurant. Yes, we do have the candles more for the grandchildren to practise their huffing, puffing and blowing skills. They get very excited at the thought that their papa is giving a present to mama. Although that is always supposed to be a surprise, it never was kept as such. Kids make poor keepers of secrets. It was the same with my children too when they were little, Now they are experiencing the same with their own.