Calculating the birth card?

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 22 Jun 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

M-Press	22 Jun 2004
Hi! This is a very BASIC thing, but somehow, I have lost the info somewhere, and `i need to calculate someone's birth card... I know mine, but can't figure it backwards!!!! Anybody any clues? if you need to use an example, you can use 7.21.1954 or just the "formula"! thanks!!! ps: isn't it usually a pair of cards taht belong to a peson according the birth date? Must get back to this!

nodntap	22 Jun 2004
Hi! This is a very BASIC thing, but somehow, I have lost the info somewhere, and `i need to calculate someone's birth card... I know mine, but can't figure it backwards!!!! Anybody any clues? if you need to use an example, you can use 7.21.1954 or just the "formula"! thanks!!! ps: isn't it usually a pair of cards taht belong to a peson according the birth date? Must get back to this! The Life Path number is calculated by the date of birth. 0007 ........................................................ 7 0021 .. 2+1= ........................................... 3 1954 . 1+9+5+4=19 .. 1+9=10 .. 1+0= .. 1 -------------------------------------------------------- Life Path Number ... 7+3+1= .................. 11 (2)/(20) You have the Master Number 11 (Justice or Strength) as a Life Path number/card which has the root number of 2 (The High Priestess), and a shadow number of 20 (Judgment). No one can withstand the effects of a Master number for long so you probably feel the influences of The High Priestess a good part of the time. Don S.

M-Press	22 Jun 2004
Thank you Don for the detailed explanation... the excersice was not for me, but i got the clues now along with the thinking mode... The thing is, that now that I calculated it for me, i got results different than I thought... I'm born on 11.21.1970 which adds up to 13/4. (is it also 22?) That points at Death, and the Emperor... and I was told I'm Devil/Lovers... Hm....was it just a mistake, or it's a different kind of calculation for a different purpose? somehow, I udentify more with teh Death /Emperor though.... very intetesting... thanks!

Luminessence	22 Jun 2004
I think nodntap thought that your example of a birthdate was your actual birthdate, and responsed accordingly. As for whether your birthdate is 13/4 or 22/4, it depends on how you add it up - if you reduce each number first (1+1=2, 2+1=3, 1+9+7+0=17=8) you get 13/4; if you reduce each number first but don't reduce the 17, you get 22/4, and if you simply add 11+21+1970 (this is a valid method, as well), you just get 4. I believe the rule is generally that if you don't end up with a master number (11, 22, or 33) when using more than one adding method, the master number doesn't count. However, that generally just relates to times when you're trying to get down to a single digit. Since you're trying to relate the numbers to tarot cards, instead of just going by the rules of numerology, I would say that you probably have the influences of Death (13) and the Fool (22 and 0) in your life equally. And, of course, you have the influence of the Emperor, since 22 and 13 both reduce to 4. I hope this helped! :)

M-Press	23 Jun 2004
Thanks Luminessence! I totally see how you got to all these numbers-both descriptions from nodntap and you were very enlighting! I guess that whoever one told me I'm Devil+Lovers, just made a mistake! Death, Fool and Emperor I am!!!! ;) Thank you!

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