The number 3 is the most important; it is your numerology life path number. (The number 3 is also your numerology heart's desire number. Because both your life path and your heart's desire numbers are the same number, your life tends to be lived in accordance with your heart's desire, although you may not see that at times.)

The life path number is calculated from the birth date.

Numerology pinnacles and life cycles also are calculated from the birth date. There are four pinnacles and three life cycles.

You are in your fourth pinnacle (a number 9, providing energies of compassion, tolerance, and a desire to do something to benefit humanity).

And you are in your second numerology life cycle (a number 3, resonating well with your ife path number and your heart's desire number). At the beginning of 2014, your life cycle will change to a number 1, a number of self-sufficiency and leadership.

Other numbers calculated from the birth date include numerology personal year numbers, personal month numbers, and personal day numbers. More information about those are at these pages:

• Future Years Numerology Reading
• Personal Month Numerology Reading
• Numerology Personal Day Number Calculator

Of them all, the numerology life path number is the most important number calculated from the birth date, as it is a number effective for a person's entire life. Next, the pinnacle and life cycle numbers.

Generally, the longer the cycle, the more effect the number has on a life. Smaller numerology cycles, however, can at times be somewhat jarring during their shorter periods, especially if the number of the smaller cycle is much different than or incompatible with the larger period's number.