Meanings of Numbers
6 - SERVICE
Traits:domestic, responsible, careful TEACHER, conventional, provider, healer
The number 6 symbolizes the principle of nurturing, caring, and harmony. It signifies the need for stability and a solid home-base with comfort. It is the teacher, trainer, and parent. It is happiest in conventional or familiar surroundings opinionated and frugal or anxious when insecure. The 6 is rarely selfish, and may take on the burdens of others unnecessarily. It loves tradition, and is health-oriented.
Gifts: Caring, ability to compromise, reliability
Challenges: Anxiety, being overcontrolled, codependency, guilt
Personal Goal: To provide for others' well-being, to create security and harmony, to love and be loved
Fears: Lack of resources and love; world going to hell
Succeeds as: Parent, educator, caterer/ restranteur, nurse, body worker/health consultant, traditional professional, counselor, coach
7 - INVESTIGATOR
Traits:specialist, inventor, loner, eccentric, thoughtful, spiritual
The number 7 symbolizes humanity's deep inner need to find depth, meaning, and spiritual connection. When the creature needs of food, self-expression, material and domestic achievements have been met, we turn to the deeper levels of life -- to learn, to educate ourselves and to find purpose. The 7 is an investigator, an inventor, and must have solitude in which to find the inner voice. Sevens tend to be different, eccentric, or loners and are very discriminating in all areas.
Gifts: Mental understanding, analysis, perfection
Challenges: Pride, narrowness, distance, rigidity, connection to the past, argumentative, temper, silence
Personal Goal: To maintain control over life; to understand
Fears: Failure to achieve standards, making a mistake
Succeeds as: Consultant, professor, analyst, earth/maritime occupations, individualist, observer, occultist
8 - POWER
Traits:executive, professional, strength, money PROBLEM SOLVER, organizer, achiever, judgment
The number 8 symbolizes the principle of domination, control, and achievement. It is the executive decision-maker. The 8 tends to be rather formal, stern, and hard-headed. More comfortable in the realm of material, tangible facts, the 8 will be truly exceptional as soon as it develops its spiritual connection and intuition. A natural leader with a good grasp of how to accomplish any goal, it must learn compassion.
Gifts: Decisiveness, courage, focus, delegation
Challenges: Belligerence, manipulation, anger, judgment
Personal Goal: To exercise control over environment, to achieve power and status
Fears: Loss of prestige, being at the mercy of circumstances or of others less capable
Succeeds as: Any type of professional, business owner, publisher, contractor, engineer, financial analyst, judge
9 - UNIVERSAL
Traits:generalist, multi-talented, teacher HUMANITARIAN, healer, artist, old-soul, actor
The number 9 symbolizes the principle of a universal philosophy or consciousness. It is the dreamer, and feels at home in the realm of the arts, medicine, religion, drama, and philosophy and metaphysics. It is a healer and educator, acting always for the benefit of others. The 9 looks for solutions from the inspirational, intuitive, and creative worlds. Its energy is loving, compassionate, diffuse, and global.
Gifts: Understanding, communicating, influencing
Challenges: Drifting, tolerance, losing focus, bad habits
Personal Goal: To make an impact in a big way; expansion
Fears: Restriction of any kind, losing control of emotions
Succeeds as: Minister, occultist, health/body worker, counselor, artist/craftsperson, world/community leader