March Equinox: Conversation between the I and AM by Matías De Stefano
ME: So, the March Equinox is the first portal of the year.
I AM: No.
ME: What do you mean no?
I AM: As always, we ask ourselves again: from whose perspective?
ME: Oh, sure…
I AM: We consider the March Equinox a strategic point to begin, according to the Northern Hemisphere, since spring begins on this specific day, while for the Southern Hemisphere it’s autumn. And spring is a good time to begin, since plants begin to sprout again, which means the time for sowing is near.
ME: Ah, that’s why the horoscope also starts on this day. Aries.
I AM: The moment of beginning, the baby who begins to grow, the goat that in ancient times was given as an offering to the Earth, returning wealth, winter nourishment to Mother Earth, so that she may give us life again. A Middle Eastern tradition that went from the field to the sky.
ME: So if everything is a cycle of constant transformation, it’s impossible to say when the beginning is.
I AM: Remember that the Year is an idea generated by cultures to record that a complete revolution around the sun has already been completed. But a revolution can be counted from any instant; that is, every second can be considered a new year. However, the seasonal points of movement or equinoxes of movement (Solstices and Equinoxes) are key to determining the ends and beginnings of something. Therefore, we have four moments in the year that can be considered a beginning and an end.
ME: Why do we use December 31st as the end of the year? And not some other date.
I AM: Because the December Solstice, around the 21st, represents the darkest day of the year, the longest night, and then, over the next three days, the return to longer days begins. Wouldn’t you consider this fundamental to a grand ending and a grand beginning?
ME: Totally.
SOY: The problem is that this also happens in June, but in the southern hemisphere.
ME: So that new year, below the equator, would begin on June 21st.
I AM: Exactly.
ME: And why isn’t it celebrated?
I AM: Because the only traditions that lived this reality were native peoples with culture, traditions, spiritual and artistic wealth, but without civilizations with expansive organizations. The Ona, Mapuche, Selknam, Anangu, Koori, Maori, Zulu, Xhosa, to mention just 5% of the southern inhabitants, and so many others, all of them were easily dominated by European traditions. The only important civilization in the southern world was the Quechua-Aymara empire, the famous Incas, who opened the doors to the conquerors. Thus, all traditions of time, of the way of understanding the world and its movement, came to be solely in the hands of the vision of the Semitic cultures of the Middle East. However, for other traditions, the important moments are not the solstices, but the equinoxes. In ancient Persia, for example, or Hindu and Indonesian traditions, they use the beginning of spring as the beginning of the year. However, other traditions celebrate it at different times. In turn, some are not even based on the cycle of the Solar Cross, but on the moons, like the Chinese calendar.
ME: And why are we going to start the task with the March Equinox and not with others?
I AM: Simply because it is the first portal moment after the Portal day of February 22nd, the moment of the Network activation, which exactly 2 years ago activated this planetary task that began 4 years ago in the same month, on February 2nd. The anniversary of the Network reconnection mission is the month of February, and therefore, for us, the planetary reconnection tasks will generally begin in March.
ME: Ah, I understand.
I AM: In Atlantean times, this day was called Hol-Phyr, which means Time, Cycle, or Stage of Fire. This was the name given to the period between the March equinox and the June solstice, as it was the time when we reconnected with our inner power, the divine spark that ignites our potential. The seed is synonymous with the spark, and therefore, fire was found in that tiny aspect that provided food, which gave us strength, life, and energy.
ME: Is that the intention of these following months?
I AM: This is the intention that we will all put together in this Cycle of Fire.
ME: How?
I AM: Let’s remember the mission and how to prepare for it, before stepping on the first of the 5 Nodes that we will activate on March 20th.
This article was published on Matías De Stefano’s blog, where he shares his reflections and teachings on planetary transformation processes and spiritual consciousness.
We now share the special meditation to accompany this March Equinox portal. This meditation is conducted in both Spanish and English simultaneously. We invite you to take a few minutes to connect with this experience and deepen into its energy.
In the series The Journey of Remembering, available on Gaia, Matías De Stefano shares his personal and spiritual journey since childhood, revealing memories of past lives and the deeper purpose of his mission on Earth. Through each episode, he guides the viewer on a journey of connection with the soul’s history, the planet’s energetic movements, and the awakening of collective consciousness.
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Name Numerology: What Your Name Says About You
Your name has been with you from the beginning: you hear it, sign it, respond to it, and carry it through every stage of your life. Rarely, however, do you stop to look at it closely. Numerology proposes exactly that: observing it not only as a form of identification, but as a key that can reveal aspects of your deeper identity.
In this article, we explore what your name reveals about you, which main numbers arise from it, and how to calculate them step by step.
Table of Contents
- Numerology and Its Relationship With Names
- The Three Main Numbers of Your Name
- How to Calculate the Numbers of Your Name Step by Step
- What Name Numerology Is For
Numerology and Its Relationship With Names
Numerology begins with a very ancient idea: that numbers are not only used to measure or count, but also hold a meaning of their own. Each digit, from 1 to 9, is associated with a set of specific qualities. The name is one of the elements this discipline uses as the basis for its interpretation, because it turns something as everyday as your letters into a symbolic key to who you are.
To arrive at that meaning, it starts from a simple principle: each letter corresponds to a number. In this way, your full name stops being only a set of sounds and becomes a sequence of digits that can be added together and interpreted. That sequence, once deciphered, begins to speak about your way of being.
There is something particular about working with the name: you did not choose it yourself, it was given to you at birth and, over time, became inseparable from who you are. Numerology uses it as a starting point to talk about you. What it offers, ultimately, is one more language for knowing yourself.
In the episode Numerology from the series The Other Side, available on Gaia, numbers are explored as a symbolic language for better understanding personal experience. There, numerology is presented not as a form of divination, but as a tool for observing who you are, how you show up in the world, and what patterns appear on your path.
The Three Main Numbers of Your Name
When working with the full name, there are three numbers that are considered especially important: the Destiny or Expression Number, the Soul Urge Number, and the Personality Number. Each one is calculated using a different part of the name and reveals a specific dimension of your way of being.
It may help to think of them as three levels of interpretation. One speaks of your visible potential, another of your inner motivation, and another of the image you project. They do not compete with each other: they complement one another.
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The Destiny or Expression Number
The Destiny Number, also called the Expression Number, is calculated by adding all the letters of the full name. It is one of the broadest numbers in the analysis because it takes the entirety of the name into account, not just one part.
It is related to your talents, abilities, and personal resources. It speaks of the way you tend to act, create, solve, build, or communicate when you express your potential with greater clarity.
It does not indicate a fixed destiny or a series of inevitable events. Rather, it points to the tools you have available to move forward on your path and the way you can develop what is already within you.
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The Soul Urge Number
The Soul Urge Number is calculated only with the vowels of the full name. In numerology, vowels are associated with a person’s innermost dimension: what they desire, value, and need in order to feel aligned.
This number can help you recognize what truly moves you, even when you do not express it in an obvious way. Sometimes it appears in quiet decisions: a choice that may seem illogical from the outside, but feels necessary within.
It can also reveal tensions between what you deeply want and what you do out of habit, obligation, or external expectation. That is why it is often a very useful number for reviewing motivations, relationships, and important decisions.
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The Personality Number
The Personality Number is obtained from the consonants of the full name. Unlike the Soul Urge Number, it does not focus on what you feel inside, but on the way you show yourself to the outside world.
This number describes the first impression you can create, the type of energy you communicate, and certain traits that others often perceive easily. Depending on the result, it can speak of a more reserved, firm, sensitive, creative, practical, or expansive image.
Knowing it does not mean adjusting your behavior to be more pleasing to others. It helps you observe whether the way you are perceived matches what you feel you are, or whether there is something in the way you express yourself that you could refine in order to relate with greater authenticity.
How to Calculate the Numbers of Your Name Step by Step
To calculate these numbers, you first need to convert each letter into its corresponding value according to the Pythagorean table. Then you make different sums depending on the number you want to obtain: all the letters for the Destiny or Expression Number, only the vowels for the Soul Urge Number, and only the consonants for the Personality Number.
The process is simple, but it is best to do it calmly. Write your full name, separate vowels and consonants, and check each letter before adding. In names with accents or special characters, the base letter is usually used for numerological calculations.
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The Pythagorean Table Letter by Letter
The Pythagorean table assigns a number from 1 to 9 to each letter of the alphabet. The full correspondence is as follows:
- 1: A, J, S
- 2: B, K, T
- 3: C, L, U
- 4: D, M, V
- 5: E, N, W
- 6: F, O, X
- 7: G, P, Y
- 8: H, Q, Z
- 9: I, R
With this table, you can convert any name into a numerical sequence. Then, you only have to add and reduce the result until you obtain a number from 1 to 9, unless a master number appears: 11, 22, or 33.
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Practical Example With a Full Name
Let’s take the name Olivia Carter as an example. First, each letter is replaced by its numerical value:
O (6) + L (3) + I (9) + V (4) + I (9) + A (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (9) + T (2) + E (5) + R (9)
The total sum is:
6 + 3 + 9 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 9 + 2 + 5 + 9 = 61
6 + 1 = 7
In this case, the Destiny or Expression Number is 7.
To calculate the Soul Urge Number, only the vowels are taken:
O (6) + I (9) + I (9) + A (1) + A (1) + E (5) = 31
3 + 1 = 4
The Soul Urge Number is 4.
To calculate the Personality Number, only the consonants are taken:
L (3) + V (4) + C (3) + R (9) + T (2) + R (9) = 30
3 + 0 = 3
The Personality Number is 3. In this way, the same name offers three different readings: one about the potential for expression, another about inner motivation, and another about the image projected toward others.
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What to Do With Master Numbers (11, 22, and 33)
Master numbers in numerology are 11, 22, and 33. When a sum reaches one of these results, it is not reduced further. That is, if by adding the letters you obtain 11, you do not turn it into 2; if you obtain 22, you do not turn it into 4; and if you obtain 33, you do not turn it into 6.
These numbers are interpreted as vibrations of greater symbolic intensity. This means they may indicate a broader potential, but also more demanding challenges when it comes to integrating that energy into everyday life. They do not indicate that a person is “better” or “more advanced”; they simply require a more careful reading.
It is also useful to remember that each master number contains the base of its reduction: 11 is linked to 2, 22 to 4, and 33 to 6. That is why, when interpreting them, both their elevated qualities and their simpler, everyday expressions are observed.
What Name Numerology Is For
Knowing the numbers that arise from your full name can be a form of self-knowledge. This does not mean that every description will match you exactly, or that you should adjust yourself to a fixed interpretation. It works more like a mirror: it shows you certain tendencies so you can observe them, question them, and understand yourself better.
This reading can help you distinguish between what moves you inside, what you express through your actions, and what others perceive in you. Perhaps you discover that your Soul Urge Number points to a need for stability, while your Personality Number projects a much more changeable or restless image. That difference can give you clues as to why others sometimes expect an energy from you that does not always match what you truly need.
It can also be useful when making decisions. You can ask yourself: Does this respond to what truly moves me? Does it allow me to use my abilities? Does the way I am presenting myself reflect what I want to communicate? The answers do not depend only on a number, but the calculation can give you a concrete reference point from which to look more honestly.
As with the birth chart, numerology does not replace your discernment or fully define who you are. It offers a symbolic language for looking at your experience from another angle. Used with discernment, it can help you recognize patterns, organize inner questions, and make decisions that are more aligned with who you are, not only with what others expect to see in you.
