Spirituality is a concept with room for many perspectives. If we think of it as a means to connect with something greater and find meaning in life, we understand that it is a universal human experience. Numerology, in turn, conveys the spiritual essence of numbers and their influence on human life. But how does this tool work? How can it help us deepen our self-knowledge? We spoke with Marlene de Melo, our numerology therapist, who explains the correlation between all these concepts and gives us valuable tips for achieving our greater purpose.
What is spirituality to you?
I believe we are spiritual beings living in matter. We are not human—we are human. We live this experience on planet Earth because we chose this home, so that our souls could grow and evolve. The concept of spirituality is precisely this connection between the divine and matter, between being and having. Everything we want to have, we must be. In other words, if I want more love, trust, and respect, I have to love, trust, and respect myself. Sometimes, we don't have what we want, but we are. It's all about being in order to have. This is my vision of spirituality, supported by prosperity, abundance, and all this experience we live as human beings.
How do you define numerology and where does it fit into the spiritual realm?
Numerology is an ancient science of self-knowledge that allows us to access our personality—from the most general layer to the deepest layers of our essence—namely, information about what our soul wants us to be, what we still have to learn, and how we can leverage our qualities to align with our purpose. Through numerology, we can understand our life mission and what inheritances we have from past lives, as it provides us with foundations and perspectives on who we are. Thus, if spirituality is about being in order to have, and if we live in a society that is increasingly on autopilot—where people don't question what they're doing—numerology calls us back to Earth and asks us, first and foremost, to know ourselves and what we need to work on to get where we want. The goal is for us to live a peaceful, happy, joyful life with higher frequencies. It is a path of discovery about who we are and what we want, in order to achieve our goals.
What role do numbers play in our lives? Are there sacred numbers?
Each person has a set of numbers in their numerology chart, which we can read through their full name and date of birth. This chart presents several numbers that come together in a unique combination of the being we represent. This gives us the certainty that we are truly individual and that we have a unique radiance to bring to the world. The magic is the absence of comparison, because if we have a unique essence, we can have faith that there is space for us.
There's a myth that master numbers—11, 22, 33, and all repeating numbers up to 99—are considered special. However, these numbers are neither special nor sacred. All numbers are unique and magical. There are no numbers better than others. Master numbers are given this title because they possess a repeating energy (coming from the repeating number), hence why they are considered more special than others. Just as there are no people more special than others, there are also no numbers more important than others.
What does it mean when a certain number or set of numbers starts appearing in our everyday lives?
People often believe that seeing a repeating number or seeing the same number of hours conveys a specific message. Obviously, we can associate the meaning of the numbers with this interpretation if we understand numerology. However, what's accessible to anyone who pays attention to the signs is the message that they're on the right path. At these times, we must look within, connect with our intuition, and see what answers our heart is giving us and what our soul is asking of us. We must pay attention to the insights that arise when we see these signs, because the more attention we pay to the number repetition, the more they appear. Furthermore, in times of uncertainty, we can also request these signs to appear. This is because, in the Cosmos, free will exists. The Universe cannot help us if we don't ask for help. Therefore, by opening ourselves up and making this request, it can act very easily in our lives—always in our favor and never against us.
Is it possible that we are living in a Universe entirely encoded by numbers?
It's been more than proven that everything is energy—we are energy. Everything that happens around us is energy in various forms, and energy always emits a frequency. Each frequency is associated with a scale, and a scale is always numerical. Therefore, we can say that we are all also encoded by various numbers that correspond to our frequency. From the moment energy begins to take form and our dreams materialize, the frequencies become higher: joy, gratitude, happiness. If we are vibrating with negative thoughts, guilt, victimization, anxiety, or stress , our entire vibrational field is damaged, blocking our potential and our ability to translate our desires into the material plane.
Do you believe that we have the power to manifest the life we desire with the help of numerology?
I believe so. We live in a Universe with infinite possibilities. It's important to recognize that what we transmit to the material plane must align with our thoughts, feelings, and behavior. If all of this is aligned, we can manifest the life we desire. What happens is that what we are conscious of controls 5% of what we manifest—the remaining 95% is controlled by our unconscious mind. Now, with numerology, we gain access to our challenges, which are obstacles not overcome in previous lives and to which we must pay greater attention, as well as our karmic inheritances—patterns we carry from past lives, which may be manifesting in our lives unconsciously. By accessing all this information, we understand our accumulated karma , understanding everything that has accumulated in the past. This awareness allows us to work through this karma and gain access to things that, in everyday life, would not be so visible. By deepening this self-knowledge, we can manifest the life we desire. If, on the other hand, we live in an alienated way, we end up spending more time complaining and thinking about what we don't want. The power of manifestation is already within us, but sometimes we don't know how to use it. This is where numerology comes in, to help us see ourselves from different perspectives, contributing to our evolution as souls.
What wellness practices do you recommend?
We should all have a list of ten priority things that make us happy. On that list, we should be first. If we are our top priority, we can take care of ourselves and pamper ourselves physically and spiritually, since we have other "bodies" besides our physical ones. We should take care of our mental bodies, since repetitive thoughts, anxiety, and stress can make us lose the clarity we need. We need space to connect with the here and now. We can meditate in several ways: do a minute of mindful breathing; listen to a guided meditation and relax; light a candle and pay attention to its flame, without thinking about anything else. Meditating doesn't mean not having thoughts; it means being mindful. Another wellness practice is bathing, which is an excellent way to meditate, visualizing the water running over your body and eliminating all tension and worries – that's why we often have great ideas in the shower. We can also turn to essential oils, which are very useful for self-care and help us focus on various areas of our lives, supporting our menstrual cycle, connecting with feminine energy, and calming our spirit. Regarding our emotional body, we can take care of our emotions by practicing Hoʻoponopono , a Hawaiian practice that involves continually repeating the mantra "I'm sorry, forgive me, I love you, I'm grateful," until we feel positive changes in our feelings. Moments of self-care are very important because we women are very accustomed to giving, but we also need to receive.
What should we choose – always – to be happier?
We must understand that happiness is not the destination, but the path and the progress. We choose to be born and fulfill our mission—that is, our accumulated karma . We are born to learn certain lessons and to align with our purpose and live our life plan based on our free will. Thus, understanding that we are here to learn and teach, we must choose to be responsible for everything that happens to us. Everything that happens in our lives, no matter how bad, is necessary. People and situations are just characters and stories, which we need to observe to understand the lesson and message they want to convey to us. We must be responsible for everything, avoiding victimization, guilt, or fear, embracing the Universe and believing that everything that happens around us works for us, never against us. What we accept, we transform; what we resist, persists, taking us to dark places, preventing us from shining. We all have something unique to bring to the world, and our light is also unique. We must honor our essence and allow ourselves to be guided by our guru—our heart! – so that it may lead us to make clearer decisions, connected with the path of love and not fear.
Marlene de Melo is a numerology therapist dedicated to helping people rediscover who they are, revealing their potential and purpose in life. Her goal is to help her patients learn to look at themselves with love and holistic care, caring not only for their bodies but also for their souls.
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