These four elements are the Life Path, Expression, Soul Urge and Birthday. If you could only use one number to describe a person, that number would, undoubtedly, be the Life Path. The Life Path describes the major lessons to be learned in a person's life. These lessons often determine the central focus of the life. The Life Path also clarifies the environment which is most conducive to learning the lessons involved and describes, as well, some of the major characteristics likely to be present in the individual's makeup.
Most people have little trouble relating to their Life Path.
Some people, though, for their own reasons, have little interest in pursuing that particular direction. The Life Path is derived by calculating the sum of the month, day and year of birth. The Expression is the second most important number in the Core. For most of us, these talents and skills are there at birth, although they are usually further developed as an individual grows and matures. Frequently, the talents described by the Expression form the central feature of an individual's career.