The magic of numbers: Interview with Numerology Expert Edith Steller

It is written in the numbers

How do I find my calling? How do I create fulfilling relationships? Where lie my strengths and potentials? What is my mission in life? These are questions we have probably all asked ourselves at one time or another. It's about searching for a deeper meaning in what we do and in what we experience. The answers to these questions do not have to remain a mystery, if we have the courage to go search for the answers...

Numerology can give us insight and more clarity about where our life path wants to lead us. Our first and last name, our date of birth and the exact time of our birth reveal far more about us than we might think is possible. In conversation with the well-known German numerologist Edith Steller, we learned amazing and fascinating things about the symbolism and meaning of numbers.

What is the difference between numerology and astrology?

Edith Steller: "I don't know much about astrology, but I know that astrology works with planets. I also have astrologers in my network who combine both, and they always say that numerology goes even deeper simply because it offers approaches to solutions. People usually come to us with an issue or a problem. When we recognise that, it is one thing, but the client then asks 'What should I do now?'. Numerology can offer approaches to solutions so that things can be changed."

Can numerology help us in every area of life and at every age?

Edith Steller: "Yes, it helps children and parents, for example, so that parents know how they can best support their child. It helps young people because they don't yet have any life experience and they also don't know their talents yet. It helps to show them what their common thread is so that they can make better decisions when choosing a career. It helps with partnerships that are in crisis. I always say that out of ten break-ups, eight wouldn't have to be break-ups at all, but there are simply misunderstandings because one person doesn't know the other, and wants to change him or her."

How does a numerology consultation work?

Edith Steller: "The client usually calls me, then we make an appointment. I now work 98% online because my clients are from all over the world. The client then gets a confirmation asking for the data we need to prepare the analysis. One should schedule about one hour for a consultation. I always record the entire conversation, because in over 30 years of professional experience I have simply noticed that you always hear what is relevant at the moment. When the client listens to the recording a year later, he hears it with completely different ears. It's also good if you're told something for an hour, you can't remember it all. That way you can listen to the whole thing again anytime."

Most people have probably heard of the life number. What is a life number and what does it say about us?

Edith Steller: "Well, the life number is the cross sum of the date of birth including 1900 or 2000. That means you take all the numbers from the date of birth and add them up crosswise. Then you probably get a two-digit number and this two-digit number is reduced again to a one-digit number. This life number tells you what you are already super good at in life: What you brought with you, you didn't have to learn, it's just in your blood. You can do it and you do it without thinking about it. However, this is often misunderstood or also wrongly described in books, because it is always said that the life number is your life goal. That is not true. The life number is about what a person is good at."

In which situations in your life has your knowledge of numerology been particularly helpful?

Edith Steller: "It helps me basically every day, I always say 'Numerology belongs into every household and every company'. As soon as you have to deal with people, it is wonderful to have this kind of knowledge. It helps me every day because I see people as they really are. I can respond to them in a completely different way because I can see immediately whether they are emotional people, in which case they need emotions and they need sympathy. If it's a practitioner, then I don't have to talk much at all, I just say, "Look, try this out". If it's a theoretician, then I have to be able to explain it well. That means I can manage the interaction with the customer in such a way that the customer feels understood."

Where else?

Edith Steller: "Additionally, it helps me, of course, but it also helps my clients a lot in the entrepreneurial area. When is the right time to start something, to start a business? Because you don't want to miss the mark too often or somehow have a business where you don't have enough money or enough customers. Many people now take advantage of this to get business advice, also in the area of human resources. If a company stops looking at certifications and diplomas and looks at the qualities of the employee and then just assigns people to slightly different tasks, the entire working atmosphere changes. People are happy again because they are challenged in a positive way."

Is there a way how everyone of us can get the magic of numbers to help us in our daily lives?

Edith Steller: "Yes, first and foremost people buy books. It's really not evaluative, but simply descriptive: there are various calculations and a text for each calculation in these books. But it often happens that one text contradicts the other text. Then people get confused and in the end they ask themselves what is really true. I did it differently. I created the cost-free Growth Day. It is held online every two months and consists of two-and-a-half-hour workshops on various topics. One time it's about personality, then about sales and distribution, another time it's about love or about one's own soul plan or about career, success and finances. I also make three different calculations with the participants, which they can calculate and evaluate themselves at home. Those who want to know more often then sign up for a seminar."