01The Pythagorean letter chart
Each letter is given a number from 1 to 9 in alphabetical order, starting over after every nine letters.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
| J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R |
| S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
02How to calculate your Expression Number
Your Expression Number (also known as the Destiny Number) comes from your whole name. Add up the values of every letter in your full birth name, then reduce the total to a single digit (keeping 11 or 33 if they come up).
Example: Emily Rose Johnson → EMILY ROSE JOHNSON
- EMILY: 5 + 4 + 9 + 3 + 7 = 28
- ROSE: 9 + 6 + 1 + 5 = 21
- JOHNSON: 1 + 6 + 8 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 5 = 32
- Total: 28 + 21 + 32 = 81 → 8 + 1 = 9
= Expression 9: drawn to compassion, big ideals and giving back
Did you know?
Use your full birth name, not a nickname. The name you go by is used separately, in the Combined Name & Birth Chart, to show what the name you use every day adds to your date of birth.
03Expression and Life Path
Your Life Path is the road; your Expression is what you do along it. The closer the two numbers are, the easier it is to feel you're living the right life; the further apart they are, the more you'll need to bring them together on purpose. The report measures this distance with the Life Path–Expression Bridge (0 to 8).
Ask yourself
Does the work you do now let you express what you're best at? If not, where could you bring some of it into your week?
In your report
Your Expression Number in the full report
This article covers the general idea. The full report applies it to your own date of birth and full birth name:
- A page of its own for your Expression Number
- How it relates to your Life Path, and your Life Path–Expression Bridge
- Your Expression Challenge: the kind of difficulty you tend to meet in your work
- Your Maturity Number: where you're heading from around age 30
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