Your name numbers: Expression, Soul Urge and Personality
Your name holds three numbers. Expression comes from every letter and shows your talents, Soul Urge from the vowels shows what your heart wants, and Personality from the consonants shows the side of you others see first.
The full deep dive
Which name to use
Use your full name as it was first registered at birth, including any middle names. Numerologists see it as your original blueprint. If you have changed your name, try both: your current name often describes how you show up in the world today.
The letter values
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A J S | B K T | C L U | D M V | E N W | F O X | G P Y | H Q Z | I R |
Expression (or Destiny): every letter
Add up every letter in your name and reduce. Your Expression number describes your natural talents and the way you tend to go about things.
Example, Grace Ellen Hart: G7 R9 A1 C3 E5 + E5 L3 L3 E5 N5 + H8 A1 R9 T2 = 66, then 6 + 6 = 12, then 1 + 2 = 3. Grace’s Expression is 3, the Creator.
Soul Urge (or Heart’s Desire): the vowels
Add up only the vowels (A, E, I, O, U). This number describes what you want most deep down, the thing that makes you feel fulfilled.
Grace Ellen Hart: A1 E5 E5 E5 A1 = 17, then 1 + 7 = 8. Deep down, Grace wants achievement and security.
Personality: the consonants
Add up only the consonants. This is the side of you that other people meet first, like the cover of a book.
Grace Ellen Hart: G7 R9 C3 L3 L3 N5 H8 R9 T2 = 49, then 4 + 9 = 13, then 1 + 3 = 4. People first see Grace as steady and dependable.
What about Y?
Some numerologists count Y as a vowel when it sounds like one, as in “Lynn”. Starlight keeps it simple and always treats Y as a consonant, so the result is the same every time.
Reading them together
When your three name numbers and your Life Path agree, you probably feel very much yourself. When they differ, as Grace’s 3, 8 and 4 do, it simply means you have several sides, and life is about letting each one have its say.
Sources and perspectives
- Hans Decoz, Numerology: Key to Your Inner Self
- Ruth Drayer, Numerology: The Power in Numbers