A numerology reading taken from your name, alone, will describe you, the person— your heart's center, your personality, what your being-ness values.

A numerology reading from your birthdate describes the path you walk through this life. It is concerned with the general situations you encounter, those situations that both hinder and assist you.

How you use the energies available to you — for positive or negative purposes — is for you to decide.

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How To Get the Best Numerology Reading of All

Here are a few points to keep in mind:

The readings for "Name" and "Birth Date" areas are determined independent of each other. You can get a reading for one without the other, if you wish. Simply fill in the information for the one you want.
When filling in the name, fill in the full name exactly as first recorded at birth — a birth certificate, usually — even if the first recording was misspelled. (If such is your case, you may wish to test which is most accurate for you. To avoid personal prejudice, you can have someone else enter the different readings for you, not telling you which order the readings are presented.)

If your name was given to you spelled with the English language, accented letters are treated as if they are unaccented and non-alphabetical characters are ignored. If non-English and if the alphabet includes accented letters in their own positions, then the accented letters are treated as unique letters. (This web site calculates numerological vibrations and delivers free readings using only the English alphabet.)
Enter the correct birth date, regardless how it was/is recorded.
Use only valid Gregorian calendar dates (Earth's current calendar) in the "Birth Date" area. Using Julian and other historical calendars may render inaccurate readings.
Use no numbers in the "Name" area. If you use numbers in the name area, the results will be skewed. So, no street or telephone numbers.

If your name is spelled with an alphabet other than the 26-letter English alphabet, the procedure presented at Numerology Answers > Non-English Alphabets > Russian Names might be used.

If your name has changed —

Your name at birth will always influence who you are. The amount of influence depends somewhat on how much you identify with it. However, the influence will never disappear, even if you totally forget what your first name was.

The amount of influence your new name has on your life depends on how much you identify with it. If your name was changed within the last year or two, the new name may have only some influence. If more time has passed and you are identifying strongly with the new name, then it will have a stronger influence.

Get a reading for both names. Compare them. The first name will always have some influence. The new name can override contradictory aspects if your identification with the new name is strong.