The Life Path number is a key to understanding your life’s purpose, innate tendencies and talents, and the obstacles you’ll face as you continue to master the lessons to be learned in your life. The Life Path number indicates the primary mission in life—it outlines what you’re learning, mastering, and evolving into. So while you will have innate gifts and talents in this particular arena, you will also have more distinct or heightened obstacles in getting there.

It is comparable to the Sun Sign in Astrology.

So how do you calculate the Life Path number?

Let’s use Beyoncé as an example.

Her birthday is September 4, 1981

To calculate the Life Path number, you simply add the MONTH + DAY + YEAR

Remember:  You always reduce to a one-digit number (unless you get an 11, 22, or 33 – these are Master numbers and therefore aren’t reduced).

Month is September = 9 (because it is the 9th month of the year)

Day is 4

Year is 1981 = 1 + 9 + 8 + 1 = 19 and 1 + 9 = 10 and 1 + 0 = 1

Now add together:

9 + 4 + 1 = 14

Keep adding:  1 + 4 = 5

Beyoncé has a 5 Life Path.

Do you know anyone who has a 5 Life Path?

The 5 Life Path is all about their sensual exploration of life. The basic characteristics of the 5 Life Path revolve around fun, fearlessness, adventure, versatility, and a dedication to change and progressive thought and action. They’re not the people you’ll catch wishing that everything were like it was “back in the day.” The 5 is the fearless adventurer.

Also keep in mind that we’re all challenged with the opposing forces to our life’s mission in some way, shape, or form.  Misalignment for the 5 Life Path can present as under active (extremely fearful and unreliable, for example) or over active (addictive and unfocused, for instance). 

Reasons Why Everyone Needs A 5 Life Path In Their Life 

1.  When the 5 Life Path is in their groove, they are the best at showing you how to live in the moment and enjoy all that life has to offer! They are FUN and HIGH-ENERGY people. Never a dull moment when you have a 5 Life Path in your world.

2.  The 5 Life Path is an ADVENTURER. They can tell great stories about when they lived in London, Portugal, and New York City. The 5 Life Path has a lust for life that is unsurpassed and contagious.

3.  Want to face your fears? Stick by a 5 Life Path and they’ll show you how to travel through restrictive circumstances and meet your fears with eyes wide open and with tenacity. The 5 Life Path is a perfect dance partner, travel buddy, and therapist. They show by their example how to live a FEARLESS existence.