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Lucas raised his hand. "Have I done these correctly, Professor?" he asked. After that one mistake, he wasn't sure whether he'd gotten it right or not. He'd started working before the people doing the examples had even gone up, and he'd worked right through it, so he hadn't heard any explanations.

SPOILER!!: Parchment

First Challenge Number = day of birth - month of birth

(1+3) - (1+0)
4 - 1 = 3

Quote:

When 3 is your Challenge, you're learning to recognize your emotions and speak from the heart. Learn that your words have a significant influence on your life as you may be critical with your words. The negatives of the 3 must be overcome, so work to abandon superficiality, aggrandizement, gossip, conceitedness, and speaking just to hear yourself talk. Under the 3 Challenge, work to use your creative energy to form a loving, positive, and joyful spirit and realize pure, unadulterated happiness.

Second Challenge Number = year of birth - day of birth

(2+0+5+8) - (1+3)
(1+5) - 4
6 - 4 = 2

Quote:

One of the most common challenges, the number two stresses sensitivity to all human relations. One aspect of the two, as the symbol for duality, is that it requires constant vigilance to stay balanced in the juggle between two seemingly opposing forces. You will in time learn the balance point and how to maintain it by being sensitive and living in harmony with yourself and with others. The negative aspect of the 2 can deal with fear, timidity, or lack of self-confidence. A potentially painful Challenge, there may be a battle with subordination or unwarranted consideration paid to what others think. The value of this Challenge is that you become sensitive to the emotions and needs of others without sacrificing your own needs at the same time.

Third Challenge Number = Second Challenge Number - First Challenge Number

3 - 2 = 1

Quote:

When 1 is your Challenge, you're learning to stand up for yourself, be true to your own ideas and beliefs, be self-reliant, and find the courage to lead. You'll face test after test to determine if you've ultimately learned to stand firm and not compromise yourself. When the 1 is the First Challenge, you're learning to recognize that you have a self; while in the other Challenge positions, it means you're learning to remain true to this self and have self-confidence.

Fourth Challenge Number = year of birth - month of birth

(2+0+5+8) - (1+0)
(1+5) - 1
6 - 1 = 5

Quote:

When 5 is your Challenge, you're learning to change and become more flexible. The love of changing rule can make others grow impatient and restless and desire freedom from rules and restrictions. Take a risk and loosen up despite the fear and confusion that change can bring. Learn to release yourself from restricting conduct that are limiting your creative energy.

06-25-2011, 02:56 AM	#261 (permalink)
hannah_bry27 MEGA Firecrab Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 710 Hogwarts RPG Name: Lucas Hawthorne Sixth Year	Hello, Daddy! Hello, Mom! I'm your ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb! Lucas raised his hand. "Have I done these correctly, Professor?" he asked. After that one mistake, he wasn't sure whether he'd gotten it right or not. He'd started working before the people doing the examples had even gone up, and he'd worked right through it, so he hadn't heard any explanations. SPOILER!!: Parchment First Challenge Number = day of birth - month of birth (1+3) - (1+0) 4 - 1 = 3 Quote: When 3 is your Challenge, you're learning to recognize your emotions and speak from the heart. Learn that your words have a significant influence on your life as you may be critical with your words. The negatives of the 3 must be overcome, so work to abandon superficiality, aggrandizement, gossip, conceitedness, and speaking just to hear yourself talk. Under the 3 Challenge, work to use your creative energy to form a loving, positive, and joyful spirit and realize pure, unadulterated happiness. Second Challenge Number = year of birth - day of birth (2+0+5+8) - (1+3) (1+5) - 4 6 - 4 = 2 Quote: One of the most common challenges, the number two stresses sensitivity to all human relations. One aspect of the two, as the symbol for duality, is that it requires constant vigilance to stay balanced in the juggle between two seemingly opposing forces. You will in time learn the balance point and how to maintain it by being sensitive and living in harmony with yourself and with others. The negative aspect of the 2 can deal with fear, timidity, or lack of self-confidence. A potentially painful Challenge, there may be a battle with subordination or unwarranted consideration paid to what others think. The value of this Challenge is that you become sensitive to the emotions and needs of others without sacrificing your own needs at the same time. Third Challenge Number = Second Challenge Number - First Challenge Number 3 - 2 = 1 Quote: When 1 is your Challenge, you're learning to stand up for yourself, be true to your own ideas and beliefs, be self-reliant, and find the courage to lead. You'll face test after test to determine if you've ultimately learned to stand firm and not compromise yourself. When the 1 is the First Challenge, you're learning to recognize that you have a self; while in the other Challenge positions, it means you're learning to remain true to this self and have self-confidence. Fourth Challenge Number = year of birth - month of birth (2+0+5+8) - (1+0) (1+5) - 1 6 - 1 = 5 Quote: When 5 is your Challenge, you're learning to change and become more flexible. The love of changing rule can make others grow impatient and restless and desire freedom from rules and restrictions. Take a risk and loosen up despite the fear and confusion that change can bring. Learn to release yourself from restricting conduct that are limiting your creative energy. __________________