What Is Numerology And How Does It Work?

Your life path number is similar to a horoscope birth chart and will be the basis of all of the numerology insights about your life. You can calculate yours by adding up the numbers in your birthdate. If you end up with double digits, you keep adding together those digits until you reach a single number. So if your birthday is June 5, 1995, you start with your birth year, and add 1+9+9+5, getting the sum of 24. Then you add 2+4 to get 6. You would add to 6 the 6 for June and 5 for the fifth, resulting in 17, or 1+7. That gives you a life path number of 8. Oh, 8. We see you, you overachiever, you (via Numerology.com).

Not sure if you're doing the math right? There are a number of free numerology calculators online. Once you know your life path number, you will have pre-ordained suggestions for your optimal career paths, what to look for in a romantic partner, and yes, what your lucky number actually is for when you've got a lottery ticket or a roulette wheel to spin (via How Stuff Works.) 

But note that this number is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to numerology; your name also tells a story, as each letter in the alphabet has a numerical value (A=1, B=2, etc.) A psychic advisor can combine these insights with a tarot deck, birth chart and other tools in a more formal reading. If you believe in that stuff, that is.