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Master Number: What It Is and What It Means

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The master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are the ones Pythagorean numerology doesn't reduce to a single digit. What each one means.

What they are

In Pythagorean numerology, to get your life path number you add up the digits of your birth date and keep reducing the result until you reach a single digit. The exception is 11, 22 and 33: if the result lands on one of them, it's kept as is and called a master number.

What each one means

11: sensitivity, intuition and inspiration; associated with people who perceive more than what's obvious. 22: the ability to build on a large scale and turn ideas into concrete projects. 33: a calling to serve and support others.

Tradition holds that they carry more potential but also more demands. Their reduced version (2, 4 and 6) is often read as well.

An example

If you were born on November 29, 1984: 2+9+1+1+1+9+8+4 = 35, and 3+5 = 8. On the other hand, if an intermediate sum comes to 22, it's kept as 22. To avoid math mistakes, you can use the life path number calculator.

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