Happy Birthday, USA

Because the United States of America is celebrating its 227the birthday, we are taking a break from the series to do some numerology on the this country.
July 4, 1776, was established as the founding date for the United States of America. In those early years the date of the celebration was heavily debated. Some wanted to celebrate July 2, the date upon which the Declaration of Independence was completed. July 4 was the date that it was approved. And July 7 was the date on which it was proclamated. The date chosen set the cycles for this country with historical significance that goes beyond the difference of a couple days.
With the July 4 date the USA has a 14/5 Life Path number. The lesson of the 5 is the constructive use of freedom. Because 14/5 carries karmic overtones, the USA will stress freedom over the constructive use. As this country has matured, it has been able to find a place of balance. Freedom will always be a goal as long as this system of government continues.

Had July 2 been the chosen date, the Life Path number would have been a 3. A three life path expresses the joy in living. Communication is important. The three has a light, airy feel. The emotions are surface feelings.
Had July 7 been chosen, the Life path number would have been an 8. The eight is mastery of the material realm. Creating major projects on a grand scale would be the destiny of the USA. The USA carries this aspect through a 22/4 personality number.
The United States of America has a 9 Expression, a 5 Soul urge, and a 22/4 personality. It has a 6 Integrative vision number. These numbers make this country desire to be innovative, and to achieve on a grand scale, while being a care giver to the world. Often the USA is idealistic.

With the July 4 founding date, the USA in 2003 is in a 16/7 Personal Year. In a 7 year, we would expect there to be voices for isolation and withdrawal from the world community. Communication is often misunderstood because of the different perspective from which decisions are made. Relationships with other countries can be rocky. On the whole, it is a year for the people of the USA to learn faith and to assess their rightful place in the world community. This could be a challenge to the collective ego, often called national pride.
If we were to calculate the Personal Years at historically significant times, it would be interesting to see how the Personal year of the major countries involved affected the outcome.

If July 2 had been chosen this country would now be in a 5 personal year. The 5 is much more impulsive than the 7. We would probably have no hesitance to take on more than we should and to leave before the job was completed. That would not be as good a situation for this year's events.
If July 7 had been chosen the USA would be in a 1 Personal Year. The 1 is new beginnings, innovative ideas and acting alone, independently.

As you can see, the cycle of the USA affects how it acts on the world stage. To gain a full picture, of course, would require calculating the charts of all the other countries involved; Iraq, for starters, but we also need the numbers for France, for Germany, for the United Kingdom and for the United Nations. The intersecting numbers of all the components of an event gives a clear view of what to expect. To complete the picture requires the personal charts of the prime players as well. It is a fascinating study, but very time consuming. (Perhaps someone could influence a government grant for the purpose.)

© 2003 Daniel R. Hardt
Life Path Numerology Center, Inc.
http://www.lifepathnum.com


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