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Clearing & Decluttering
Life with the Help
of Numerology
“Most things are hard until they become
easy.” --Watty Piper, (The Little Engine
That Could)
This month we will discuss the role that Numerology can play within
organizing and handling
the clutter in your life. We'll look at clutter as obstacles that you must
get around, move,
or remove to properly navigate through your surroundings. The focus will be
on the numerological and intuitive tools that you can begin using to develop
awareness about your
life. These tools may help you to develop insights on how you can begin the
process of
handling the difficult obstacles in your life. Your life, like your closets,
can become
filled with obstacles, trivial debris, facts, feelings, emotions, and the
jumble of daily
living.
Here, obstacles can be defined as anything that obstructs or blocks your
path in life. Is
anything blocking your path? Clearing away the jumble from your life means
getting clear
about your hopes and desires. Getting clear about what you really want in,
and out of,
life is the first step to building the life that you desire. Being aware
about what is
going on around you is important. How do you want to build,
organize and shape your life? If you could be in a place which afforded you
the life
you truly wanted to be living, how would it look? What are your specific
financial,
professional, personal, and relationship goals? What is in your way? Is
anything holding
you back? Are there obstacles in your path? Of course, we all have the
occasional
difficulties in our lives. The question to ask yourself is this: Is there a
choice in
your life that you want to make, but are somehow blocked from making it?
Those of us
with the answer of "Yes" have work to do.
One step to begin clearing and simplifying your life is to begin to really
utilize your
senses to be in the world. The sights, sounds, and smells can bring you a
clear
representation of where you live. Tools like Feng
Shui, might remind us that it's simply not healthy to inundate our
senses
with heavy odors or sounds. Does the roar of jet engines or the smell of
that industrial
plant keep you awake at night? These things are obstacles to better health,
happiness, and
living. Do you enjoy where you live? Also, just listening to the radio, will
bring you the words of
rapper Eminem: "…music is a reflection of self…" Basically, it
means that what you do with
your talents and abilities becomes who you are. Do you enjoy your hobbies,
avocations, or
work? Do you share your talents with others? Can you?
You may not realize that you have created certain blocks in your life. How
can we remove these blocks?
You can begin by paying attention to your inner desires. Within Numerology,
we will start by looking at your Soul
Number. The Soul Number represents your inner dreams, cravings, likes
and dislikes. This
number denotes the things you value most. It represents who you are inside.
It is a reflection of you.
The Soul Number is an important core influence in numerology. However, not
all people are able to listen to
the call that emanates from their Soul Number. They may even try to deny the
parts of their
personality it represents. Are you ready, willing, and able to listen to the
call of your Soul Number? As noted above, some
of us may have some preliminary work to do before we can fully devote
ourselves to our inner
dreams. Do you understand what your dreams and desires mean to you? Is your
life organized in
a way that permits you to grow beyond your current situation? Do you have
avenues for healthy
self expression? Those who do not heed the call of the Soul Number may miss
out on valuable
life experiences.
The power of your Soul Number can be very strong, so strong that it takes
precedence over all
other traits of your personality. Sometimes, something or someone (perhaps
you are that
someone) may be preventing you from listening to your own inner needs. It
can be to your
benefit not to fight against your inner dreams. When you fight against who
you are, you
create your own physical, emotional, and spiritual obstacles. Dealing with
these obstacles
can be a difficult process. You may desire to simply go along with the
status quo. This may
even work for a period of time. You may be able to repress the urge of your
inner self, but
eventually it will work its way into your life.
What can you do? The influences of the Soul Number may be large or small,
but they can dynamically
change any plans that you had for yourself. This isn't about forcing
yourself to do
something you dislike. This is about "not" dismissing your dreams,
especially those of your
childhood. If you had inner hopes to be a basketball star, then you might
benefit from
staying connected to the game as you mature. This is especially true if you
have a Soul
Number of #8, as it is related to leadership and athletics. Whether or not
you played the game as you grew up, it can be important to
tap into the energy of it now. We need to live fluid, energizing, and
dynamic lives, or we
become trapped in a dull existence of our own making, and we lose interest
in life. As you
lose interest, your life becomes disorganized, random, and filled with the
debris, obstacles,
and clutter that we are working hard, trying to avoid. After all, wouldn't
you prefer to
live in a clean, healthy, rejuvenating, and inspiring environment?
Your process of de-cluttering your life is about simplifying, making life
easier to live for
yourself and others, and finding and clearing out the obstacles in your
life. It is about
finding time for helping others. It is about finding out what is important
to you. One of
the first places to look is at time consuming routines that add no value to
your life. Is
there some time consuming habit or routine in your life that you can do
without? Does this
routine prevent you from doing something else? Is it damaging or harmful?
Clutter can make
a person feel muddled and make it difficult for him/her to put things into
proper perspective. Ultimately, you will have to delve deep into yourself,
and make your own adjustments and maintain a way of life that will help lead
you to regain control of your time, space, and life. It is about learning
more about yourself.
As an Example, let us consider the Soul Number of Mother
Teresa. Her vowels are:
oe eea
65 551
Her Soul Number works out be #22, which is a Master
Number.
Master numbers carry more potential and responsibility
than other numbers. These numbers (usually 11, 22, 33, and 44) require the
individual to exert
extra effort or care in life, especially within their chosen endeavor. For
people with a Soul Number of #22, communication is an important tool in
their lives. The
ability to break down barriers is also important for #22, as is taking on
multiple roles in
life and seeing all sides to the important issues is important as well.
Also, they would
like to use their abilities in humanitarian undertakings, and have strong
inner desires to
express themselves in a concrete manner, as a planner, engineer, or
diplomat. At times, these people may have a rebellious
side, but with proper awareness they can lead dynamic and active lives with
the ability to
influence many people.
Mother Teresa did indeed influence people and break down barriers. She
worked hard to make
the world a better place. For her, the work she did became a reflection of
the person inside.
What were her obstacles? For Mother Teresa, her "obstacles" were emotional
pain, loneliness,
indignity, and disease. She worked hard to help lesson the load of these
problems on the
world. According to her web page, she founded a home for the Dying in 1952. It
was used to
care for those dying on the streets. She wanted people to be able to die in
peace and with
dignity. Also, she dedicated the majority of her life to helping the poorest
of the poor in
India, which helped to gain her the nick name of 'Saint of the Gutters.'
That is indeed an
interesting name. People knew her for her work, to "pick people up out of
the gutter." She
found life where other people turned away. Many of these people that she
helped were
probably thought of as no better than animals, but she worked to give them
hope and
dignity. She helped people to escape the dirty streets and gutters. Her Soul
Number
called her out to help others find hope and to overcome some of their
impediments.
It looks like Mother Teresa, allowed her Soul Number to work through her.
She knew what
issues were important to her, and worked for those causes. She led a simple
life, but
brought peace and dignity to those around her. She worked hard to make the
world a better
place. Your process, like hers, can mean some sacrifice but ultimately it
can also lead to
new levels of self-discovery. Whatever your desires are, they can lead you
into a bigger
world with new options. Perhaps, you actions will bring you into contact
with new people,
where you can develop new relationships and bonds. You never know what might
happen.
Briefly, we can also look again at Feng Shui, and
your Personal
Address Number.
Both of these tools can help to shed light on how your living space can
influence your life.
Your home is a reflection of you and your life. Feng shui deals with the
energy
created/influenced by the objects in your home, and your
Personal Address Number deals with the ways you can tap into the energy of
your home. The
special qualities of your Address Number resonate within you, which is one
reason why you
live where you do. If you are open to experiencing the qualities of your
address number,
then you may be up to the challenge of balancing your life and keeping it
free of obstacles.
When we arrange our home environments, we unconsciously create powerful
metaphors that
deeply affect our subconscious mind. Feng Shui acknowledges that your
physical environment
can dramatically affect the way you feel, your health, relationships and
prosperity.
Together, these tools mentioned here can teach you that it is important to
pay attention to
your physical environment as well as to the world around you. This awareness can help you
to bring order
to your life. It is important that your life and your living space have some
sense of order.
For instance, not leaving your keys in a special place may make it difficult
to find them,
thus making you late for work. Also, leaving your mail all over the house,
rather than in a
special place, makes it difficult to find the bills. If you can't find the
bills, then they
can't be paid and you are creating complexity and obstacles in your life,
that block you
from reaching your potential!
Finding ways to simplify your life, clear your obstacles, and work through
your problems,
means developing a strong concern for your well being and your environment.
Keep in mind
that this process can be fun. Hopefully, the prospects of a simpler, better
life will
inspire you to begin digging into your living arrangement, habits,
practices, methods, and
daily routines. This work will help you to develop respect for others, your
body and your
true self. Personal practices can help you to become stronger, and they may
help you to
clear away situations that are no longer supportive and simply clutter your
life. As you
get to know yourself, you then will want to choose situations and people
that help to
support and nurture you, and you will want to do the same for others.
Good luck in your journey into Soulful living and Numerology.
Tools:
Soul Number Calculator
Copyright © 2002 Rob Ragozzine. All
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