Let me start with two important facts:
1) I was born on the 8th day of the month, and I am a Capricorn
2) My former wife was born on the 4th day of the month, and is an Aquarius
This will be important as you will see by reading the explination below.
Most people familiar with the events that happened between me and my former wife -- me included -- couldn't understand or figure out
why the events happened the way they did. I mean… from the very beginning we were attracted to
each other like a magnet and steel. We
were both so much in love. We got married and had two beautiful children. We were on our way to--what seemed--was going
to be a great life together. Then things
got weird and just figgin crazy. WHY?
As I explained earlier I changed my thoughts and
my beliefs -- for the better -- many years ago.
Once I made the conscious decision to change I immediatley began researching karma,
astrology, and numerology. While reading “Star Signs” by Linda Goodman I came
upon the explanation. As it turns out, the events of
our lives together were all centered and focused around a very interesting -- and a bit scary -- relationship between the numbers 4 & 8.
At this point I want to say-- from my side of this experience -- in spite of the tragic events that occured -- this was a life changer for me. I have enjoyed my inner awakening for many years now. My life may have been better, if the negative events had not happened; however, I would not have experienced so many great events, meetings, and relationships. I am a better person! I Want to thank A. T. for saving me. Thank you!
The following is a, rather wordy, explanation of the
4 & 8 relationship; therefore, I have created
a short music play list to accompany your reading. (I hope you enjoy the music):
Instant Karma (A. Timmons)
The Numbers 4 and 8 - Fate and Destiny.
These are known (especially when combined) as the
"Numbers of Fate" and the "Numbers of Karma" and hard luck
seems to pursue those whose lives are dominated by the 4 and the 8.
When the 4 or the 8 is the Single number of the day
of birth, such as the 4th, 8th, l3th, l7th, 22nd, 26th, or 31st, the number has
been chosen by the person it represents in the wiser state of grace between
incarnations. The Higher Self (soul or spirit), realising that there are heavy
karmic debts to be balanced, and which have been delayed or procrastinated for too
many lifetimes, chooses the magnetic birth channel of the 4 or the 8 to insure
that these long overdue karmic obligations are faced and finally neutralised.
On the level of awareness between incarnations, the full import of the karmic
chain is comprehended.
It's somewhat analogous to the decision of a student
who has continually postponed studying for exams or a test, and as the deadline
draws near recognises that it's time to get serious and make up for the
procrastination - no more fun weekends, no more stalling or goofing off. It's
'cram time' - time for extra-hard study and attention to scholastic
obligations.
Naturally, one can't avoid the 4 or 8 vibration as a
birth number, nor should one be able to, since the 4 or the 8 guarantees that
the person influenced by it will be placed involuntarily in specific situations
where particular Karma will be balanced in the present existence. Therefore,
you might think it unwise to try to remove any further 4 or 8 influence from
your life, because its purpose for being there is so spiritually sound. But
this is not necessarily true.
The Single number of the name being a 4 or an 8 is
an entirely different matter, since one doesn't choose one's own name (except in
certain religions). The parents choose the name (guided subconsciously by the
powerful influence of the 4 or 8 birth number - or else blindly choose a name
with this vibration for no good reason) - and the person bears it, for better
or for worse. Therefore, to change the spelling of the name so that it equals a
more fortunate Single number is not unduly interfering with Karma. It's a free
will choice - and a sensible way, if this be the desire, of making an
individual's path in the present existence considerably smoother and less
fatalistic.
When 4 or 8 is the birth number, care should be
taken to avoid the numbers 4 and 8 in all other ways, such as address and phone
numbers which add to a Compound number that can be reduced to the single 4 or 8
- and to avoid taking important action or planning significant events on dates
equalling either of these two numbers, such as the 4th, 8th, l3th, l7th, 22nd,
26th, or 3lst. Most people can handle the 4 or 8 vibration alone. It's the
combination of them - the doubling up and increasing the power of the 4 and the
8 that becomes powerfully fatalistic, and causes these unfortunate people to
attract far more than their share of bad luck, losses, heartbreak, and
disappointments.
Let's consider the two numbers separately, since
there's a degree or two of difference between them. We'll begin with the 8. People whose birth number is 8 seem to be influenced
by a more pronounced fatalistic vibration. They are more "children of
Fate" than the 4 people. They can be just as strong of character, as
noble, devoted, hard-working, and self-sacrificing as others (and frequently
even more so) but may feel that they don't receive the rewards they're entitled
to or the recognition they deserve. The road to success is a hard one, strewn
with obstacles. Although they often manage to rise to a position of high
authority, it burdens them with stressful responsibilities, great anxiety, and
long hours. 8 people not infrequently manage to accumulate wealth (in fact, the
accumulation of wealth at some time in the life is a definite part of the 8
influence - depending on the position of Jupiter in the birth chart) - but the
wealth may not bring any real or lasting happiness. In addition, 8 people are
often required to pay too high a price for love, which almost invariably brings
with it suffering of some kind.
Here's an example: A man born on the 8th, l7th, or
26th day of the month marries a woman born on the 4th, l3th, 22nd, or 3lst day
of the month (or whose name equals the single number 4). By thus combining the
4 and the 8, the power of these numbers is increased, and the 8 man will
experience many blows of fate, mental tension, and emotional sadness in the
married state.
Under the law of magnetic attraction, 4 and 8 people
seem to be irresistibly drawn together in all kinds of relationships: love, marriage,
friendships, and business associations - relatives and relatives by marriage.
The combination cannot be called fortunate, at least not in a worldly sense,
although it's common for 4 and 8 people to demonstrate a deep devotion to one
another (or one does, to an almost fanatical degree, even when the other
doesn't). "For better or for worse", especially during times of
illness or other misfortune.
Some of the greatest examples of self-sacrifice in
history are found when 8 and 4 people marry. The most pronounced aspect about
this combination in marriage is sacrifice of some kind. Yet, great good can
come from such suffering; the couple can create unusually gifted children - or
produce the legacy of classical music, poetry, memorable writing of books, plays,
and so forth.
The 8 people who observe the numbers 8 and 4 continually influencing the life
regarding dates of important events, telephone numbers, addresses, etc.,
associated with sorrow, disappointment, and bad luck, should avoid these
numbers whenever possible, by changing the spelling of the name (if it equals
the Single number 4 or 8) - addressees, telephone numbers, and the like, which
add to a Compound number that reduces to a 4 or an 8. They should avoid keeping
important engagements or planning significant events on the 4th, 8th, l3th,
l7th, 22nd, 26th, or 3lst day of the month - and alter these to produce the
Single number 6 (including the name number if necessary). The 8 person should
try to carry out all important plans on the 6th or the 24th day of the month,
but not the 6 reached through the Compound number 15.
8 people who follow this advice, who alter the 4's and 8's in their lives to
the single number 6, will substantially reduce their 'bad luck', and be able to
control the curious fate that seems to follow them.
They may not, however, be able to avoid all relationships with other 4 or 8
people, because most of these are karmic obligations which must be dealt with
and balanced. Most of the 8 person's close friends, business associates, and
relatives will usually be a 4 or an 8 by birth, or have names equal one of
these two numbers.
The 4-8 vibration is increased if the 8 person is a Star Sign Capricorn or
Aquarian, since 8 is the number of Saturn (ruler of Capricorn) and 4 is the
number of Uranus (ruler of Aquarius).
A most important thing to remember is this: Some 8 people may prefer to carry
out the full force and meaning of the 8 influence, not fearing the
consequences, because they feel that forewarned, they can handle the negative
aspect of the 8 - and they wish to increase the power of wealth, stability,
responsibility, and so forth that the 8 influence brings. Should an 8 person
make such a decision, then they should try to do everything important on the
8th, l7th, and 26th days of the month, and if the birth number is 8, they
should change the spelling of the name to likewise equal a single 8 (but not in
such a way that it equals the Compound 26). In doing this, they'll greatly
increase their chances for material success, but they will lead curiously
fatalistic lives, seeming to be 'stamped by fate' on whatever path of life they
choose.
However, those 8 people who choose to increase the power of the 8 in their
lives rather than avoid it must take care to avoid the number 4 whenever
possible - because it's the combination of these two numbers that brings strong
magnetic negative influences to bear upon them.
This is why the 4 people should not, under any circumstances, increase the
power of the number 4, since a double 4 equals an 8. They should avoid, once
again, the combination of these two numbers. And because an extra 4 here and
there, along with the birth number of 4 (born on the 4th, l3th, 22nd or 3lst)
will bring, by addition, the 8 influence to bear, creating the very combination
the ancients warn to avoid.
According to the Chaldeans, the number 4 as a birth influence is not quite so
heavy an influence as the birth number 8. People with 4 as a birth number will
find that the 4th, l3th, 22nd, and 3lst days of the month are of major
significance in both their business and personal affairs - sometimes in a
negative sense,yet equally as often in a positive sense. Their own addresses
and phone numbers and the like - and the dates of birth of people close to them
(especially relatives, since the 4-8 combination greatly influences group
family Karma) will be 4's or 8's far more often than can be attributed to
coincidence. If your birth number is 4, check into it, and you'll be surprised.
Example: 1003 Main Street (is a number 4); Phone: 689-2402 (adds to 31, reduces
to 4). Either with or without the area code, and sometimes both ways.
A rare few who have chosen the number 4 as the birth channel are illuminated
souls who have erased all past Karma by balancing it in previous lives, and
have incarnated in the present existence to 'rescue' a Twin Self who has become
- or in danger of becoming - a fallen angel.
In such cases, the 4 vibration is
chosen to aid in keeping this person on the path of light; to lessen the
temptation to form new, negative Karma, thereby also becoming a fallen angel in
the attempt to rescue the fallen other half of the Self.
In this instance, the 4 is an extremely protective influence - and in all other
cases (which form the majority of the 4 people) the 4 is not so much to be
dreaded as to be recognised as a helpful means to discipline one's self in the
present incarnation, which is not a negative situation, but quite positive in a
spiritual sense.
Life is Wonderful (JM)
