Life Path Numbers in Tarot Reading

When was the last time you found meaningful revelations during a Tarot reading? Perhaps an unsatisfying revelation led you to explore other forms of divination like life path numbers and their significance in your life.

These two forms of divination need not be separated completely. In fact there are insightful ways of combining your life path numbers into tarot reading for learning profound and deep revelations about your life.

Here’s an intuitive way to induce insights of life path numbers into your next Tarot reading session.

Figuring Out Your Life Path Number

Let’s start by getting a clear idea of your life path number (accurately) and correctly. For numerology enthusiasts, it’s a number that holds profound meaning and significance in your life. And it’s one that you can calculate using the numbers and figures on your birthday.

There are variations in how you can arrive at your life path number. But here’s a technique that has the most relevance, if you wish to connect it with Tarot reading.

Write down the full date of your birthday in numerical figures. For instance someone born on 11^th of March 2000 would write it as 03/11/2002.

Adding this series of numbers you get 0+3+1+1+2+0+0+2 = 9.

In this instance, you can consider 7 to be your master number.

But there’s more.

To find a simple spread of Tarot readings based on your resonating numbers here’s what you can do.

First add the digits of your year of birth (2+0+0+2 = 4). Next add the digits of your month (0+3 = 3). Finally  add the digits on your date (1+1 = 2).

Now you have three additional numbers – 4 3 and 2. Remember the master number you got earlier is 9.

What Your Life Path Numbers Can Mean in Tarot

So we now have the number ‘9’ as the primary figure in our calculations made earlier. Moving forward, we consider 9 as the master life path number around which all other secondary numbers will work around.

Then the corresponding numbers 4, 3 and 2 are the associated numbers that will help you find more clarity and meaning when you begin the Tarot reading.

Tarots and Your Master Life Path Number

Take the Tarot deck and separate the 22 Major Arcanas to begin your reading.

1.   The Fool
2.   The Magician
3.   The High Priestess
4.   The Empress
5.   The Emperor
6.   The Hierophant
7.   The Lovers
8.   The Chariot
9.   Strength
10.   The Hermit
11. Wheel of Fortune
12. Justice
13. The Hanged Man
14. Death
15. Temperance
16. The Devil
17. The Tower
18. The Star
19. The Moon
20. The Sun
21. Judgement
22. The World

Here the ninth card is ‘The Hermit’ (since 9 is your master number).

The Hermit is the archetype and Tarot that resonates the most with your true self and being. Your true association with this card means its traits will come naturally to you, and these characteristics will follow you in every pursuit of life.

The Hermit is often associated with one who seeks the true and real meaning of things around instead of jumping on the world’s bandwagon and following the crowd. So you may have a penchant for understanding things in your own way, and loving the beauty of things that may not always appear in the mainstream landscape.

People with this archetype could also enjoy solitude and alone-time more than others. It doesn’t mean that you’re always isolated from the world. But you may be someone who prefers creating some distance between you and life’s complications when you feel the need to recharge and figure things out.

There is a natural desire in you to find your true inner self instead of figuring your identity out in relation to outside forces only. This trait is admirable and takes courage to follow when the whole world appears to conform and comply. There’s also a risk of focusing too much on the self and being blindsided to the real bearings of the world around you. So practice care as you dive into these innate traits you possess.

Exploring Deeper Meaning with Associated Life Path Numbers

Remember the three associated numbers we determined using the different digits of the birth figures – 4, 3, and 2. These numbers will help you choose focused cards and associated archetypes that provide even more meaning to your primary archetype revealed by the master life path number.

In this case, the 4^th, 3^rd, and 2^nd Major Arcanas are The Emperor, The Empress, and The High Priestess.

These secondary archetypes play profound roles in your character and spirit even as The Hermit drives the way forward as your primary archetype.

The emperor card may point towards your preferance for stability and structure as important values in life. These inclinations will continue to appear in your decision-making and general attitude towards life. For instance, The Hermit influences you to seek truth that’s different from what the world presents. So, The Emperor is the secondary archetype that encourages logic and analysis in the pursuit of this truth.

The Empress, which is the 3^rd card, will invite sensuality and compassion in you. So, your love for structure doesn’t mean there’s no place for nature or emotions in you. As a supporting archetype, The Empress ensures allows profound connections even with experiences that are outside of strict rationality.

Your life path number ‘2’ and third of the secondary archetypes is the High Priestess. She encourages you to explore and look into the unknown. Sometimes, she reveals exciting secrets about life and the universe that are otherwise unseen to others. This final archetype may add the much-needed balance of silent wisdom that you need because your primary archetype, The Hermit, often tends to detach from the hustle and bustle of your environment to seek clearer truths and perspectives.

So, your master life path number 9 assigns you The Hermit as the dominant archetype. But your secondary archetypes – The Emperor, The Empress, and The High Priestess, play crucial roles in the way your entire personality, character, and desires pan out.

Your additional archetypes – Emperor, Empress, and High Priestess also follow an influence-hierarchy when acting on your primary archetype. For instance, The Emperor’s love of structure may be more dominant than the High Priestess’s love for divine mysticism if both these inclinations competed for your attention.

So, your life path numbers can reveal profound insights if paired correctly with your corresponding Tarot cards and archetypes. Begin by understanding and figuring out which life path numbers connect the most with you. And connect them with your Tarot reading sessions to draw deep value and meaning in any reading session.