Numerology
Life Path 8
Definition
The Life Path number 8: one of the nine core single-digit Life Path themes, describing ambition, authority, and material achievement.
What it means
Life Path 8 is generally read as the number of the executive: oriented toward building something of real material scale, and generally comfortable holding authority and being judged by results. It is fixed at birth and does not change from year to year, unlike the Personal Year cycle.
How it shows up in a chart
A Life Path 8 is generally read as favoring positions of responsibility and measurable outcomes, and as more motivated by tangible achievement than by recognition for its own sake.
A worked example
8 AUGUST 2008 A birth date of 8 August 2008 reduces to Life Path 8: the month (8) and day (8) each stay as is, the year 2008 reduces to 1 (2+0+0+8=10, 1+0=1), and the three results (8, 8, 1) sum to 17, which reduces to 8.