A Slightly Nerdy Conversation About Numerology

 

My favourite number is 16.

The more I've looked into it, the more I've discovered that it seems to have a surprisingly deep connection with music. Recently, while studying web development, I also noticed that 16 pixels is often used as a standard base size, and colours are represented using hexadecimal (base-16) values.

I find that fascinating.

Now, here's where it gets even more interesting.

In numerology, my core number is 5, and my number for the second half of life is 7.

Five is six minus one.

Seven is six plus one.

Is that just a coincidence...?

 

Anyway, moving on.

In numerology, it's not only about the numbers you have. It's also about the numbers you're missing.

For me, that's 2.

The qualities associated with the number 2 include cooperation, empathy, acceptance, support, intuition, compassion, and so on.

 

Here's the curious part.

In Vedic astrology, my Lagna (the personality I present to the world) is Cancer, which overlaps remarkably well with the qualities of the number 2.

So people often assume I'm naturally cooperative and highly empathetic.

Yet, according to my numerology, those are actually the very qualities I'm here to develop.

It's quite a contradiction.

In reality, I'm an empath.

I can often sense what other people are thinking or feeling.

What I don't always know is what the appropriate response should be.

 

Looking back, I honestly don't think I had much of the number 2 energy when I was born.

I was self-centred, independent, lived entirely by my own rules, and perhaps just a tiny bit psychopathic.

No matter how someone else felt... I was simply me.

But growing up as the eldest of five siblings, people naturally expected me to be caring, considerate and supportive.

Little by little, I developed those qualities.

In fact, I've developed them so much that most people now assume that's simply who I am.

Life is strange, isn't it?

 

The truth is, I genuinely enjoy being alone.

Being alone feels easy.

I never find it lonely.

And yet my soul seems determined to keep teaching me the lessons of the number 2.

For that, I'm genuinely grateful for the environment life placed me in.

 

So, what am I trying to say?

I'm thinking about creating a community.

To be honest, I've never liked the word leadership.

But I do see myself as a creator.

 

The idea is to build a community dedicated to researching our own lives.

Actually, "our own lives" might sound a little misleading.

I'm certainly not asking everyone to help analyse my life!

Rather, it's a place where each member explores, experiments with, and refines their own life.

Sometimes we'll share discoveries.

Sometimes we'll present what we've learned.

Sometimes we'll debate different perspectives.

Using Vedic astrology as one of many lenses, every participant will be encouraged to test ideas in real life, verify them through experience, and discover their own answers.

I'd also love to teach practical methods for doing that.

Ideally, it would feel a little like joining a regular class or club.

I enjoy routines, and creating structured learning experiences is one of my strengths.

 

At the moment, I'm imagining both free anonymous membership and paid membership.

The details aren't final yet, but I'm thinking about including things like:

• A monthly newsletter

• A jobs and opportunities board

• Monthly research meetings

• Discussions based on annual themes

• Retreats

Right now I'm studying AI and web technologies, and my plan is to completely redesign this website and build a members' area from scratch.

If there's a service or feature that would make you think, "I'd love something like that," I'd really love to hear from you.

Please send me a message.

Your ideas may help shape what this community becomes.