Numerology? Are you kidding?

Today I had a numerology reading online. I’ve never had one done before and although I do have interests in religion and the occult, I never really put too much faith in things such as horoscope & numerology. I have to admit I was surprised. Below are highlights from that reading that I think are uncannily accurate.

Gary, your Life Path of 7 ...

You are a reserved, analytical and peace-loving soul who is blessed with intuition and intelligence. Your ability to concentrate, learn and absorb information far outshines other numbers and you often excel at all forms of scholastics. Usually your intellectual prowess as well as the clarity and foresight of mind is very evident to others at an early age.
However at the same time you are also a very spiritual number. This is because you believe whole heartedly in the relationship between Mother Nature and science. This is part of your inquisitive nature and determination to get to the bottom of what makes the world tick.
You dislike braggarts, gossips and neurotic individuals and find socializing difficult. This is because you can barely hold back your contempt of other people, who are often, indeed acting like fools. You dislike crowds, noise and confusion, so others are more likely to find you watching television at home rather than attending a big sports events.
As you are so intelligent and intuitive, you almost always end up being in the right place at the right time. Number 7's tend to excel at any career that they choose as they have the discipline and mental power to master anything in half the time of the other numbers. As they are so smart, they are also often very good with money and never make the mistake of letting compound interest work against them. If you are a seven then you are the number that is probably the most reluctant to lend or borrow money.
Your mind works at the speed of lightening but often this makes it difficult for you to be understood by others. Others simply cannot evaluate or analyze information as fast as you. Some 7's have such quick minds that they have difficulty expressing themselves. One of your life path challenges is to learn how to slow down and accommodate those that may not be as smart as you but may offer you emotional rewards in your life.
The fact that you are so easily misunderstood makes social and love situations very challenging for you. Usually 7's suffer a great deal of rejection from their peers as they are seen as contemptuous and aloof. Overcoming shyness is also a common problem for sensitive 7's who can't understand why others don't appreciate how smart they are.
You are not likely to have a wide circle of friends, but once you do accept someone as your friend the bond is usually for life. The same thing goes for your love life. It is not unusual for a seven to go their entire life without a partner simply because you cannot relate to the emotions and drama that accompany most relationships. This causes you to appear self-centered to others as you opt to spend your time on more interesting subjects.
As emotions are very trying for your brilliant mind, you may find yourself feeling very unbalanced when you are in a relationship. More than any other number you are very prone to negative codependent behaviors such as obsession or acting out fears of abandonment on a partner. For this reason many close personal relationships don't often last.
You are happiest when you are alone to pursue your innermost thoughts and inner dreams. You may also be interested in the occult or metaphysical matters as well as science, anthropology, archaeology and religions. Many number 7's are great music lovers as it is an art form that blends math with spiritual qualities.

It goes on to say...

You are more concerned with ideals and ethics, rather than practical or materialistic issues. Your preoccupation with the divine can sometimes make you appear a bit bizarre or spacey to others. However as you are usually recognized as a genius from a very young age, your personal quirks are often forgiven.
Your exceptional intelligence and ability to spend hours by yourself was probably noticed when you were a young child. As an adult your probably still spend a great deal of time alone in the world of your incredible imagination. Your verbal and written skills are excellent and you have a keen analytical mind. Your brilliance often allows you to achieve scholastic excellence. You could be a great teacher, inventor, scientist or artist.
Perhaps the greatest achievement for you is in the mastery of some kind of spiritual practice in occult science. You are incredibly intuitive and many of you practice some form of divination. You may experience mysterious connections to others as well as prophetic dreams. As you are so intelligent, sometimes your curiosity leads you down taboo or forbidden paths. As you were so smart as a child you may have been left out of normal social groups.
Sometimes you are also a very defensive person as you bitterly resent those who don't understand you or can't keep up with you.
You have the potential to thrive in the business world but you probably prefer a more unconventional lifestyle that gives you the room to explore your various interests.
As you are so brilliant you can also appear as a bit too eccentric to others. This may express it self in your manner of dress or where you live.
You are capable of being a good parent but as you see relationships as a process, as opposed to a goal, you may opt to have several "soul mates" during your life. However you are a good provider and excel at managing an extended family.
Your soul's purpose is to manifest ideals into reality but usually such an endeavor means that you must be a catalyst for change. For this reason many who encounter you actually fear you as what you suggest and say is a threat to their emotional and physical security. However this does not usually bother you as you have an innate realization that without chaos there can be no personal transformations or betterment of society.
Your highest calling is to become the master of a religion or of a spiritual realm. This can be a painful process emotionally as it often means the stripping away of the personality and ego. You travel a very difficult path, fraught with personal, physical and financial obstacles as the cosmos tests your mettle to have faith only in your higher self.
You are the ultimate seeker of truth. Your search often leads you on a path that is full of many pitfalls and disappointments as you realize that one spiritual system doesn't work for you or that a guru or teacher is only human after all. However by the end of your life, you are fated to acquire a great deal of practical and esoteric wisdom. Many of you become as hard and clear as diamonds when it comes to your clarity about the human race.
You also have the highest ideals of any other number. You are born to be very sensitive emotionally and many of your soul lessons have to do with detaching emotionally from the pain and misery of the human race. Common soul lessons learned are not to take things personally, to realize that everything, including happiness, is transitional and to realize that nothing is perfect (especially humans.) At the beginning of your life you were likely very attached to people, but by the end you will achieve an omniscient emotional distance that is more beneficial and healing.

After reading all this I was shocked. For starters, all the talk about spirituality? My day is filled with various prayers, mantras, and affirmations. My Book & eBook collections on religion and the occult are quite extensive and my belief system is unorthodox. Now I’m sure that at least half the people who would get a numerology reading could possibly say that. However, there are a lot of other details that are so accurate that it does blow my mind a little. There are also the statements about my intelligence & brilliance. Now I know I’m no genius, but I’m not a dumb-ass either. Over the years many people have told me how smart I am and blah blah blah. I appreciate the comments and again, I know I’m not a dumb-ass but I never let it go to my head even though I own and read more books than are contained in some libraries. And, Uh, Creativity?? Being Alone?? There are a lot of people who think they know me but don’t have a clue, some of which have spent years in my company, and still are absolutely clueless, but this reading seems to know me as well as I know my self..... Who would have thought? Numerology huh?End Of File...