It’s thought that we’re on this reincarnation journey where we carry over unlearnt lessons from our previous lives. These lessons are called karmic lessons—How do you find yours? What does this mean for your life?
Numerology is a way to figure out the Karmic Lessons that pertain to you. There’s a technique in which you take your name and figure out which missing numbers appear. Those missing numbers are then the ones that apply to you. It doesn’t sound straightforward, but it’s far more straightforward than it seems.
Let’s discuss the concept of Karmic lessons. We’ll describe how to identify your specific lessons via numerology.
The Definition of Karma and How it Pertains to You
To understand Karmic Lessons, you need to understand Karma. Karma refers to the results of a person’s thoughts or actions, which may not immediately be apparent, but will manifest later. The term implies that whatever happens to your results from your thoughts and actions.
Karma is not about the universe judging you, then punishing or rewarding you by dishing out ‘good karma’ or ‘bad karma.’ The theory of Karma places responsibility for your destiny squarely onto your shoulders.
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Explaining the Idea of Karmic Lessons
Karmic Lessons identify situations we have not dealt with in the best way in past existences. They are determined by the numbers missing in our full birth certificate name. There are nine numbers in total, and each one highlights the area we need to improve in this lifetime.
How to Find Out What Your Personal Karmic Lessons Are
Karmic Lessons are revealed by the letters missing from the name shown on your birth certificate.
To begin, refer to the list below. Each number, from 1-9, represents different alphabet letters.
- 1 = a, j, s,
- 2 = b, k, t,
- 3 = c, l, u,
- 4 = d, m, v,
- 5 = e, n, w,
- 6 = f, o, x,
- 7 = g, p, y,
- 8 = h, q, z,
- 9 = i, r,
For example: taking the name David Henry Briggs, the numbers would be:
- D=4
- A=1
- V=4
- I=9
- D=4
- H=8
- E=5
- N=5
- R=9
- Y=7
- B=2
- R=9
- I=9
- G=7
- G=7
- S=1
So, for David Henry Briggs, all numbers are represented except 3 and 6. These are the missing numbers for David’s karmic lessons.
Karmic Lessons Thoroughly Explored
Karmic Lessons can shine a spotlight on what is missing in your life. They invite you to focus on areas you need to strengthen to make the most of your talents and the tools you already have. They don’t suggest: ‘This is what you are, and this is what you will always be.’
Karmic lessons don’t imply that you only have one destiny. When you explore your lessons, they are meant to be a guide—not a way to see your future but rather a way to shape it.
They show you that you are responsible for your life choices and the results of those choices. You can identify your missing numbers by using the lesson guides below to understand your lack.
Karmic Lesson 1
You struggle to show initiative and determination and need to strengthen these areas.
Do you sometimes fail to stand up for what you know to be right? Do you capitulate to others who are more strong-willed? Learning to assert yourself is essential if you are not to be crushed by others who appear more forceful.
While you may resent people who dominate you, they have come into your life for a reason. Even though you may struggle, they represent an opportunity to stand up for yourself and act boldly in the face of opposition.
Your potential is limitless, but you tend to lack motivation or confidence in your ability to achieve the results you dream of. It would be best if you learned to become more disciplined and determined to achieve whatever you want. Achieving outstanding results takes stamina and the ability to overcome obstacles.
This doesn’t only apply to work but to every area of your life:
- Relationships
- Health
- Finances
All of these aspects need patience and persistence. If you give up on the first hurdle, nothing will be achieved.
Don’t waste time and energy wondering what other people think of you or trying to please them. Let your inner strength show, and those around you will respect you even more.
Karmic Lesson 2
Maybe you’ve noticed that you repeatedly hurt other people’s feelings without intention. Or do those close to you accuse you of never listening or say you show no empathy?
While diplomacy and tact are not your strong points, you do need to work on these areas. You tend to walk over people to get your way. You may strongly believe what you’re doing is for the best, but you still must demonstrate respect for other viewpoints and consider people’s feelings.
You’ll need to understand that the goal of an argument isn’t to win. It is to know where the other person is coming from to reach an equitable resolution. If you continue to ride roughshod over people’s feelings, you risk becoming isolated.
Work on being a better team player. Stay out of the spotlight and allow others to take credit and praise. Learn to gain satisfaction from developing others and nurturing their talents rather than pushing yourself into the spotlight.
To feel truly fulfilled, you’ll need to learn patience. You’ll also need to learn patience to listen and patience to allow others to express themselves and feel valued. Understand the satisfaction of being part of a team and working for the team’s success rather than just your own.
Karmic Lesson 3
You are your own harshest critic. You set impossible standards to maintain and reproach yourself for failing to meet them. Your negative self-talk (I’m so stupid, I’ll never be able to do it) reinforces your belief that you are just not good enough.
The irony is that those around you don’t see it that way – they recognize all your strengths and talents. It would be best if you did the same. Controlling your inner critic will help you open up to many good things.
Those in need of Karmic Lesson 3 are often highly artistic. But their imagination and creativity are restrained by feelings that whatever they produce will not be good enough. The question is – good enough for who?
If you never take a risk, how will you ever know? Maybe there’s a novel that needs writing or a photo that needs sharing. Shut down the voices in your head that say you can’t and show the world you can. That is the path to satisfaction.
Finally, it would be best if you learned to lighten up and laugh. Most of all, you must laugh at that nagging inner voice that tells you you’re not good enough. When you objectively examine the evidence, your life story says you are.
Karmic Lesson 4
You may feel confused about your life and its direction. What started as a ‘go with the flow’ approach may have become a pattern of drifting into one experience after another with no real goal. This can apply equally to your career or relationships. You put off making major decisions until the time is right, but unfortunately, that time never seems to arrive.
As long you look for answers outside yourself, you’ll spend your time looking for ‘The One.’ You know- the dream job that matches your talents and provides a great living—the perfect partner who’ll understand you totally and devote themselves to satisfying your every need.
Unsurprisingly, nothing and no one will ever meet your expectations, so you move on to the next one.
You’ll need to take a more disciplined approach to create the life you want. It would be best if you decided what is important to you:
- What do you value in life?
- What is worth fighting for?
From there, set goals about what you want to achieve and pursue them with determination.
When you encounter life’s obstacles, you’ll need persistence to stay on track and overcome them. If you stumble, get back up, no matter how many times.
With a systematic and disciplined approach, you’ll gain strength and achieve whatever you set your mind and heart on. But what is more important, regardless of successes or failures, you’ll learn valuable life lessons.
Karmic Lesson 5
What is missing from your life is a sense of adventure. You are fearful of living life to the max. Life is short, and we all need to experience everything we are offered.
Whether it’s:
- Travel
- A new relationship
- Learning a new skill
It would be best to take every opportunity and not let the fear of change hold you back.
Change is difficult. No one can guarantee it will be comfortable–the future is unknown. But the key to growth lies in your willingness to take a few risks and step outside your comfort zone.
Throughout our lives, we are all forced to change at some point. The key to using these events as valuable lessons is to notice how we adapt to new circumstances.
They may not be perfect, but was the old reality perfect? Is it just more comfortable to be rigid and inflexible, clinging to the past? Or can you learn to adapt to the ever-changing flow of life?
Karmic Lesson 6
Although friends and family surround you, you may often feel isolated. At the same time, you find it challenging to commit to those around you.
You form relationships, but these are superficial as you carefully guard your emotions. You might appear cold or uncaring. This can apply to all areas of your life, including your career.
It would be best if you learned to give without expecting anything in return. You need to provide those around you with genuine affection and care. In turn, they need to know that you genuinely value their warmth and tenderness towards you.
It would be best if you learned to establish deep and intimate relationships, even though that may seem scarier than staying alone and relying on your resources.
Life will be offering you many lessons in this area. Have people accused you of deliberately hurting or treating them without respect throughout your life? Have you rejected people who have tried to show that they care about you?
Start by examining your feelings. Don’t deny them or push them away. Then try to communicate more openly with others.
That will start your journey towards establishing a deep connection with others and creating long-lasting, fulfilling relationships.
Karmic Lesson 7
You tend to be very casual in your approach to life, always taking the least resistance path. You may also lack the ability to see your flaws and weaknesses and work on them.
While there’s no need for self-condemnation, you must learn to consider your actions and become more self-critical. This is essential to move past your current limitations and grow.
Instead of taking things at face value, you need to learn to look beneath the surface of things to find their true meaning and worth. Instead of judging others by their words, it will help you analyze how their actions match what they tell you. Instead of rejecting an opportunity because it looks as though it needs too much effort, practice considering it in detail, the advantages and disadvantages.
You may find yourself experiencing the same situation over and over again. Moving past it won’t be possible until you look within to understand how you are contributing to it.
Karmic Lesson 8
Making money is never going to be your problem. Due to your lack of caution, keeping hold of it is.
You are very independent, which can be a source of strength. You take action to turn your ideas into reality.
However, not only do you not like working for a boss, you don’t like anyone telling you what to do. You don’t even listen to good advice.
When you believe that you are always right, the result is that those around you will eventually give up trying to save you from yourself. With such conviction that your ideas are correct, you can fail to set reasonable boundaries to protect yourself. Learn to take sensible precautions to prevent your money from being wasted and disappearing.
Even though you’re probably a good business person, you still risk losing your standard of living due to a lack of caution. Karmic Lesson 8 encourages you to learn to treat your finances with care.
Accept that you need help managing your money so that when it presents itself, you can overcome this limitation and escape your boom and bust cycle.
Karmic Lesson 9
You may be accused of a lack of compassion or empathy. You may even recognize that you have an uncaring or callous approach.
You will find that life finds ways to teach you to be more compassionate and make genuine connections with those around you.
Sometimes it takes a dramatic and painful event, with someone you deeply care about walking away from you, to wake you up to the need to learn and grow. Or a caring friend is calling you out on your coldness. Or those around you are gradually distancing themselves until you find yourself alone.
To take on board the lesson you’re being given, don’t hold yourself back when it comes to helping others. At first, this may not seem genuine. Try to get to know:
- Individual
- Workmates
- Community
And even wider groups on a deeper and more meaningful level. Use your many talents to help others grow and achieve their goals. The more deeply you learn the lesson you need, your satisfaction and happiness will increase.
Being less critical of others is also something you need to practice. Everyone is entitled to their point of view; try to get where they’re coming from. Understand that everyone sometimes fails (yes, even you).
Are Karmic Lessons the same as Karmic Debts?
Karmic Lessons and karmic debts are two different things. Your karmic lessons are obtained from the name shown on your birth certificate.
They are revealed by looking at the missing numbers and can be thought of as tools to help you succeed in this life.
On the other hand, Karmic debts are obtained by identifying numbers missing from your date of birth. Think of them as obstacles you are repeatedly encountering in your present life.
Do Karmic Lessons Reveal my Destiny?
Karmic lessons do not reveal your destiny. Your destiny lies in your own hands. You are responsible for every choice you make and every action you take. It is up to you whether you reflect on them and take action to address any patterns you see repeating themselves. Karmic Lessons can provide some insight to guide you.
Final Thoughts
Karmic lessons are essential to understand and identify to improve and grow as a person. These lessons are determined by the missing numbers in our full birth certificate name and represent areas we need to improve in this lifetime.
By understanding our karmic lessons and actively working on them, we can shape our destiny and become more disciplined, determined, and assertive in all aspects of our lives. Numerology is a helpful tool in discovering and understanding our karmic lessons and working towards a more fulfilling and successful life.