Numerology Lesson: Your Personality

How to Calculate your Personality Number from Your Birth Name
by Angie Mansfield

Personality - The Impression You Make upon the World

The Personality number describes the way we appear to the outside world and the first impression people have of us. We may not even be aware of how we are perceived by others because we are so often focused on our inner world, and many times the inner does not match the outer. Personality gives us a peek at some of the physical talents we have too. It is our outer personality that interacts in the world, so our Personality number describes both our outer appearance and also the attitude that we have most predominantly in our day to day life. An odd number Personality is more artistic, scientific or spiritual, while an even number Personality is more logical, structured and grounded.

To calculate the Personality, we add the consonants (green) for each name separately and place that number in the row below the consonant numbers, under the name. Then, if the number is a double digit (and not an 11, 22 or 33), further reduce by adding those two digits together to arrive at a single digit. Place that number in the very bottom row as shown above (red). Finally, add the three single digits representing the consonant totals for each name across to arrive at a total. If this is a double digit, (and not an 11, 22 or 33) add again to get a single digit. This number is the Personality/Persona number.

The Personality is derived from the consonants in our name. According to Webster's New World Dictionary, a consonant is "a letter representing a speech sound made by obstructing the air stream." The consonants in a word provide a form and structure for translating thoughts and ideas (air/vowels) into something that can be experienced by others. The Personality number in our name describes the way we appear to the outside world, our physical manner, energy level and personality traits. We may not even be aware of how we are perceived by others because we are so often focused on our own inner world, and many times the inner does not match the outer.

Our Personality provides the physical support and in some instances the protection, which enables the Soul Urge to find fulfillment in the physical world. Within the qualities of our Personality are the talents which we are most often known by, the adjectives an observer might use to describe us after knowing us only a short while. It is like a bag of tools (jewels) that we carry with us along the way. Our Persona creates the harmonious interface between ourselves and the world.

Take a look at the chart of personality numbers to see what your Core (reduced single digit or Master Number) Personality number means.