The Importance of Birthdays

There are 3 reasons the day of birth is important in numerology — not only the full date of birth, but also the birthday number and the yearly birthday:

1. The life path and all numerology cycles use the birth date or parts of it for their calculations.

   The energy represented by the life path number attracts certain types of events and circumstances as the person lives life. And repels incompatible types. The types that are attracted tend to manifest either intermittently or persistently.

2. The day of birth (the day number on the calendar), is a lifelong influence. It is a core number, one of the 5 most important numbers of a personal numerology chart.

   The birth date indicates what a person's strongest abilities and talents are. The energy represented by the birth day number is a motivator. It is an approach to life that feels right. And it influences how a person handles life occurrences.

3. A person's yearly birthday is the date when most cycles change. Some cycles change every year. Others cycles are many years long.

   The rest of this article will focus on the various timings of cycles in a person's numerology chart that change on a birthday.

Every cycle has a number assigned to it from a numerology calculation. When a cycle changes on a person's birthday, the number changes.

The cycle number represents certain energy. That energy change can be the reason why a person often feels a birthday is a point when their life can change.

It's felt because it's true.

When a cycle number changes, it means there is an energy change. The new energy is represented by the new cycle number.

A cycle energy change isn't instant.

A month or a couple months before the cycle change, the new cycle energy will seep into the person's life and start to commingle with the current cycle energy. It's a gradual thing.

Within a period of a week or two after the person's birthday, the change is complete.

How long the energy transition change lasts depends on the energy of other cycles that may be present. Similar cycle energy tends to hurry up the transition. Contrary or incompatible energy tends to slow it down.

There may be cycle change points where the number remains the same. The energy then also remains the same. The effect the cycle energy has on the person's life also doesn't change — unless other cycles change that affect it.

Most cycles change on a person's birthday. A few do not, like the personal day, personal month, and personal year cycles, cycles that are permanently attached to the calendar.

Here is a list of the most important cycles that have change points on a person's birthday. Tap the linked headline for more information about the cycle.

The Numerology Life Period Cycle

There are three consecutive life period cycles.

The length of the cycles are variable, but last a minimum of 27 years. The cycle energy can have an effect on the types of events and circumstances that are attracted. The energy can have an effect on the life path energy, enhancing it or commingling with it.

The Numerology Pinnacle Cycle

There are four consecutive pinnacle cycles.

The length of the cycles are variable, but last a minimum of 9 years. The cycle energy can have an effect on your destiny energy — who and what you are, the intrinsic nature of the individual you recognize as yourself.

The Numerology Challenge Cycles

There are two types of challenges. One has three consecutive cycles, the other has four consecutive cycles.

One of the challenge numbers is lifelong, not a cycle. The others are cycle numbers and are likely to change from cycle to cycle. One of the types of challenges follows the timing of the life period cycles. The other the timing of the pinnacle cycles.

The challenges revealed with numerology are not an indication of a lack. Instead, they are an indication of special traits or talents that can be grown into. If accepted and grown into, they can become a foundation for increased happiness and life satisfaction.

The Numerology Essence Transit

The essence transit is a yearly transit spanning from one birthday to the next. An essence transit number may remain the same for one or more years, perhaps for many years. Then change.

The energy can affect who and what you are, the intrinsic nature of the individual you recognize as yourself.

Birthdays are important in numerology not only because much of the numerology chart is calculated from the date of birth, but also because so many things can happen on the birthday.