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How to calculate Life Path number

Your birth date is made up of three parts -- the month, day, and year -- and your Life Path number is essentially a sum of these numbers.

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However, you can't simply add up the whole string of numbers in your birth date -- this method makes it possible to end up with a Master Number Life Path when there isn't one, or for a Master Number to not appear when it actually should.

In Numerology, the Master Numbers are the 11, 22, and 33, and these, along with the single digits 1-9, are the only possible Life Path numbers.

While there may be different methods showing how to calculate Life Path numbers, there is only one correct way to find your Life Path number.

First you must reduce each of the three parts of your birthday to a single digit or Master Number, then add up THOSE digits to find your Life Path number. If you end up with a two-digit number that isn't one of the Master Numbers, keep reducing it until you get to a single digit.

Let's try one:

Say your birthday is October 22, 1980, or 10-22-1980.

Step 1: Reduce t