Are You A Life Path Number 6? What That Means For You, According To Numerologists

Once you calculate your numerology chart and know your life path number, you can use it to better understand your personality, strengths, and weaknesses. Here, we're diving deep into life path number 6.

Life path 6's are sometimes referred to as the "nurturers" of numerology. According to numerologist Michelle Buchanan, you can think of these folks as the true caregivers of society. They love to help and be of service to others, and often consider the needs of others much sooner than they think about their own.

As numerologist Kaitlyn Kaerhart tells mindbodygreen, life path 6s just want to help—but their idealism can make it tough to distinguish what's realistic versus what is clinging to impossible perfection. "If you are a 6," she says, "you may struggle with perfectionism and idealism and can hold yourself to unreasonably high standards." To that end, she adds, you might also have a tendency of putting others on a pedestal, "only to be disappointed when you learn that everyone has faults."

When it comes to life path 6s, you'd have to be really horrible to them to ruffle their feathers. But mess with someone they love? Prepare to meet their wrath. As Kaerhart notes, "The 6 has incredible strength and is not afraid to show it, especially when protecting loved ones."

Being a selfless and giving person can be a blessing and a curse, and such is the life of the life path 6 when they don't know how to balance give and take. "This is the most love centered number, aside from master number 33," Kaerhart explains, noting that their purpose in this life is to "learn how to strike a balance between what they give and what they receive," as well as balance a loving home and a satisfying work life.

Buchanan echoes this point, previously writing for mindbodygreen that in their quest to help others, "they must learn to find the middle ground between assisting and enabling," as well as learn not to overstep another’s boundaries."

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Here are a handful of careers she says are well-suited for this life path:

Here's a look at how life path 6s match up with the other life path numbers, according to Kaerhart.

And in general, according to Buchanan, when you want to help others, just make sure you're not over-stepping, enabling, or rubbing anyone the wrong way with your well-intentioned care and concern.

Numerology can give us a new way to understand everything from our personality to the kind of year we're going to have. And if you have a 6 life path number, learning how to love and care for others in a healthy and balanced way is what your path is all about.