Originally Posted by Harry174

Laura looked at the Professor and smiled. "Life Path, wouldn't that be where you decided what you want to do in life?" Laura was sure she had heard something about that. "So that would mean that Life Path is going to be important to me because I have to decide later on what my future in life would be." Laura had no idea what a soul number was.

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Jotting down a few notes here and there, but mostly cross referencing previous term's notes to make sure that she had everything Professor Hadley was saying already covered, Kurumi scribbled in the margins a few notes and then set her quill down and raising her hand. "One's Life Path and Soul Urge, which is also sometimes called the Heart's Desire, Numbers are part of your Core Numbers. I suppose you could almost call you Life Path Number your personal road map through life. It tells you what road you are following in life and what sort of personal attributes are needed to help you excel down that road," Kurumi began. "To find this number, you take number value for your month, day, and year you were born. Then, using the addition method of reducing each compound separate, you add the remaining numbers together." It was sort of hard to explain out loud. Kurumi had always thought of Arithmancy as one of those classes were you learned through doing more than verbal cues.

Kurumi quickly scribbled some numbers and calculations on her piece of paper.

At least, Kurumi was pretty sure that was right. She was known to make little mistakes here and there. Call it over eagerness.

Originally Posted by Magical Soul

Glaring at Paulie settling down next to her, Louisa was about to shoo him away. It was absolutely NOT the right move to sit next to her when this particular professor questioned their relationship. But knowing Paulie more now, Louisa didn't say a thing, she merely rolled her eyes and focused on the lesson. He probably did it on purpose, heh.

Life Path numbers. Louisa's favorite. Well, if she had any favorites in Arithmancy, it'd be Life Path numbers. Raising her hand again, she replied, "The Life Path number, professor, is pretty much what its name indicates. It's the number that talks about your road in life since your birth." Gesturing to her Arithmancy textbook, the girl went on, "There are a list of numbers and their indication in the textbook. When we calculate the Life Path number, we refer to that list and find out what our path in life is."

As for calculating them, "There are three methods to calculate it. Some numerologists simply add the numbers as they appear in the date of birth, then break them down to a single digit by continuously adding the digits of the result number." She hesitated before adding, "Also most numerologists will note the double-digit number behind the single digit as well and would write it down side by side to the single digit. The reason they do that is that it influences the nature of the single digit it produces sometimes." It was very confusing without an example, though. Louisa didn't know whether or not it was her place to give one now. She just fell awkwardly silent in the end.

Originally Posted by Jessiqua

Zhenya looked around the class to see if people were actually following... because she wasn't. She was actually frightened that she might do very poorly in this lesson, but she didn't want to. She rested her hands over her eyes to help her concentrate, then raised her hand with her eyes still closed. She paused like that a moment to make sure she remembered what she was saying, then opened her eyes, "Uhh Professor maybe Life path numbers are what we calculate from births and stuff. I think it might um... show where you are headed in life, perhaps. And Soul urge...maybe they represent what your soul is wanting and desiring," she said. But... how were they calculated? "And life path numbers are calculated er... by using your birth date, and the soul urge well... I think because our names each hold unique meanings behind them, then behind that meaning we can use numbers. So maybe certain letters of the name could help with calculating that one?" she asked.

Originally Posted by hpluvr037

Oh, now she was going to clear the cobwebs from his brain. Back to the Muggle maths stuff he wasn't good at. He strained his mind to remember. He must've looked in pain, because Treyen actually looked concerned.

Soul urge... life path... ok, think Keef! He got something, but whether right or not he wasn't sure. And the soul urge number was nowhere in his mental filing cabinet.

He raised both hands. Only for Hadley would he willingly put his neck out there with a likely wrong answer. "Those are Core Numbers, right? I can't remember a thing about the Soul Urge number, but the Life Path is sorta coming back. It's all about your personality and what characteristics you will need to help you succeed in life. Kinda like a guardian or tour guide in a sense, no? As far as calculations..."

He trailed off. How on earth would you explain it? "You assign numeric values based on the day, month, and year of your birth. You reduce the separate parts to a number one through nine and then add those three digits. It's sort of hard to explain." He had newly found admiration for teachers. Arithmancy really required practice and demonstrations.

Originally Posted by Mickey Darley

Mickey almost felt bored in this class. Bored and frustrated, her main problem was that everything in this class had it's own set of rules, and everything had to be done in a specific way other wise it was wrong... even if the answer she had matched the the one that was supposed to be the correct answer. She nibbled the end of her quill as she stared at the blank piece of parchment in front of her. She didn't have a clue. Mickey became lost once the word perag- what ever it was, was said. Giving up she threw down her quill and ruffled her hair. The student next to her looked quite lost too.
"Impossible," Mickey muttered leaning back in her seat.