Wednesday, May 13, 2009

the sjs puzzle

figuring out what makes your parents tick is, as far as i can tell, a lifelong, rather ambitious project. luckily for me, my mom found a site that tells her.

Hi Hon: I looked this up on the internet, pretty accurate- what do you think?
have a good day, love you MOM

(no, i don't expect you to read all of that small, italicized text ... you'll get the gist below.)

You entered: Sandra Jean
Your number is: 6
The characteristics of #6 are:
Responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

The expression or destiny for #6:

The number 6 Expression provides you a truly outstanding sense of responsibility, love, and balance. The 6 is helpful and ever conscientious, making you quite capable of rectifying and balancing any sort of inharmonious situation. You are a person very much inclined to give help and comfort to those in need. You have a natural penchant for working with the old, the young, the sick, or the underprivileged. Although you may have considerable creative and artistic talents, the chances are that you will devote yourself to an occupation that shows concern for the betterment of the community.
The positive side of the number 6 suggests that you are very loving, friendly, and appreciative of others. You have a depth of understanding that produces much sympathetic, kindness, and generosity. The qualities of the 6 make the finest and most concerned parent and one often deeply involved in domestic activities. Openness and honesty is apparent in your approach to all relationships. If there is an excess of the number 6 in your makeup, you may exhibit some of the negative traits associated with this number. There may be a tendency for you to be too exacting and demanding of yourself. In this regard, you may at times sacrifice yourself (or your loved ones) for the welfare of others. In some cases, the over zealous 6 has difficulty distinguishing helping from interfering. You may have difficulty expressing your own individuality, because of involvement with responsibilities and causes. Like all with the Expression of the number 6, it's quite likely that you worry much too much.
Your Soul Urge number is:
8
A Soul Urge number of 8 means:
With an 8 soul urge, you have a natural flair for big business and the challenges imposed by the commercial world. Power, status and success are very important to you. You have strong urges to supervise, organize and lead. Material desires are also very pronounced. You have good executive abilities, and with these, confidence, energy and ambition.
Your mind is analytical and judgment sound; you're a good judge of material values and also human character. Self-controlled, you rarely let emotions cloud judgment. You are somewhat of an organizer at heart, and you like to keep those beneath you organized and on a proper track. This is a personality that wants to lead, not follow. You want to be known for your planning ability and solid judgment. The negative aspects of the 8 soul urge are the often dominating and exacting attitude. You may have a tendency to be very rigid, sometimes stubborn.
Your Inner Dream number is:
7
An Inner Dream number of 7 means:
You dream of having the opportunity to read, study, and shut yourself off from worldly distractions. You can see yourself as a teacher, mystic, or ecclesiastic, spending your life in the pursuit of knowledge and learning.


i can tell you that a lot of this stuff is true. she is sympathetic, kind and generous, and she's also very demanding on herself. but the interesting part came to me in a second email she sent with the subject line : Part 2. (which, from what i can tell, was the same as part 1, but i digress)

This is part 2- notice the soul urge thing- that would be me
Have a good one.
You should try this it is very interesing
MOM

so, basically, what she wanted to point out to me was not that she was loving or hyper-critical of herself but rather:
With an 8 soul urge, you have a natural flair for big business and the challenges imposed by the commercial world. Power, status and success are very important to you. You have strong urges to supervise, organize and lead. Material desires are also very pronounced.

although these things are also true, i thought it was an interesting part to call to my attention. mostly because of the material desires part but also because this -- of everything that was written -- is what she identified with most. that's the part i found most interesting. needless to say, my pursuit of figuring her out continues, with a little more insight.

(if you're wondering if i took her suggestion and tried it out for myself, the answer would be 'of course i did.'
my soul urge?

With the Soul Urge number 3 your desire in life is personal expression, and generally enjoying life to its fullest. You want to participate in an active social life and enjoy a large circle of friends.


pretty dead on. here's the link if you want to try it too)