Born Rolihlahla Mandela on July 18, 1918 in Transkei, South Africa. “Rolihlahla” in the language of Xhosa literally means “pulling the branch of the tree,” or “one who shakes the tree.” He was the first in his family to attend school, and due to the British educational system in South Africa, his teacher gave him his new first name of “Nelson.” Today on his birthday, Nelson Mandela is being honored throughout the world. In 1933, Mandela shared the Nobel Prize for Peace with former President F.W. de Klerk for their work towards dismantling apartheid. At age 77 he was inaugurated as the country’s first black president on May 10, 1994, and in 1995 he was awarded the Order of Merit. He retired from active politics in 1999, but continued raising money to build schools and clinics in South Africa’s rural heartland. Mandela published a number of books on his life and struggle, among them, No Easy Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela: The Struggle is My Life, his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, which was secretly written while in prison, and Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales. Mandela is also committed to the fight against AIDS, a disease that killed his son, in 2005.

Eighteen is the number of the humanitarian. Born with a heart as big as an ocean and a love just as boundless and impersonal. If this is your birthday number your devotion to your loved ones is great and you would sacrifice everything for them. You are independent and headstrong. You like to do things yourself rather than depend on someone else. Throughout your life others will look to you for guidance. You are sympathetic, compassionate and have a great depth of understanding. You are born fighters and will not tolerate an injustice, standing up for yourself as well as for others. In your life you will take long journeys and experience many changes.

Nelson Mandela is all of the above and more. A great humanitarian, and an extraordinary inspirational human being.

May you always be surrounded with love. Ms Numbers

Ten is the first of the ‘compound’ or ‘double digit’ numbers, which provides vibrant and creative originality. Ten and all numbers above it repeat the one to nine cycle on a higher level of consciousness. It is a fortunate number and holds the promise of victory in difficult situations. Ten not only represents the end of one cycle but also marks the beginning of another. It is a number which can be viewed from three angles–completion, beginning/end, and inclusive of all other numbers — so it represents the One and the Many. The ten supplies the mental power, agility, and energy, to take the river and make it a dynamo. It opens many doors and leads to victory where others fear to tread.

Tennis player Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr, born on July 10, 1943 (1943-1993), was a perfect example of the number 10. Driven to excel, in 1960 and again in 1961 he won the Junior National Title, and was ranked the fifth best junior player in the country. In 1968, the still-amateur captured the U.S. Open Title. Two years later, he won the Australian Title, and in 1975 beat out Jimmy Connors in the Wimbledon finals. Ashe helped to create inner city tennis programs for youth; helped found the Association of Men’s Tennis Professionals; and spoke out against apartheird in South Africa. Ashe, was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985. He authored the history of African-American athletes: A Hard Road to Glory (3 vols, 1988).

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Number 9: the last and greatest of the series of numbers 1 to 9 which are the root of all things. Indeed, the number 9 has some very curious properties. It is the only number in calculation that, multiplied by any other number, always reproduces itself, so the sum of the digits making up the final number is always nine, Example: 5×9=45 (4+5=9),7×9=63 (6+3=9), 9×9=81 (8+1=9) and so on with every number it is multiplied by.

At the 9th day the ancients buried their dead.
At the 9th hour Jesus dies on the cross.
Every 9th year the Romans held a feast in memory of
their dead.
In some of the Hebrew writings it is taught that G-d has 9 times descended to this earth:

1st in the Garden of Eden,
2nd at the confusion of tongues at Babel,
3rd at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah,
4th to Moses at Horeb,
5th at Sinai when the Ten Commandments were given,
6th to Balaam,
7th to Elisha,
8th in the Tabernacle,
9th in the Temple at Jerusalem.

In the Planetary World, Planet Mars represents the number 9. It is the number of physical force in every form, and consequently stands in relation to the material. When this explanation is carefully considered it throws an illuminating light on that mysterious text in Revelation, chapter xiii. verse 18: “Here is wisdon. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast, for it is the number of man, and his number is 666.”

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The number 8 was called the number of Justice by the Greeks because the 8 is composed of equal divisions of even numbers which provide it with balance. It is a difficult number to explain. It represents two worlds, the material and the spiritual. It is like two circles just touching together, and is composed of two equal numbers: 4 and 4. The number 8 stands in symbolism for the Planet Saturn, which is also called the Planet of Fate. Eight represents cycles of time–the four seasons sub-divided once more by two solstices and equinoxes. Eights have a deep and very intense nature, great strength of individuality; they generally play some important role on life’s stage, or as the instrument of Fate for others. In any cause they espouse, they attempt to carry it through in spite of all argument or opposition. It is the number of either great successes or great failures, and no happy medium. When 8 is turned sideways it represents the symbol Infinity. In Mathematics, a number greater than any assignable quantity or countable number.

–PHRASES have one over the eight Brit. informal– have one drink too many. Pieces of eight– historical Spanish dollars, equivalent to eight reals.

SOME FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY:
Musician, Toby Keith Covel, Actor, Kevin Bacon, Singer, Billy Eckstine, Actress, Director, and Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actress (1985), Anjelica Huston, Author, Psychiatrist, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Oil Magnate, John D. Rockefeller, Four-Term Governor of New York (1959-73), 41st Vice President of the United States (1974-1977), Nelson Rockefeller.

ON THIS DAY: Take stock of finances, be productive, help someone else, get organized, and visit with loved ones.

May you always be surrounded with love. Ms Numbers

The Dalai Lama was born Tenzin Gyatso in Taktser, China on July 6h, 1935. He is the 14th Dalai Lama, and the spiritual head of Tibet. After the Tibetan uprising in 1959 and forced into exile, he settled in Punjah, India. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1989.

The Dalai Lama embraces all the wonderful qualities of the number 6 birthday.
Love, peace, making people happy, magnetic personality, the ability to read people and situations very accurately, a strong sense of justice of right and wrong; along with a belief in duty and responsibility above all. Order and harmony are the passwords of the number 6 philosophy of life. To establish these two and then to balance them is their aspiration.

As a Universal meaning, six is symbolic of the union between Fire and Water, and is called the Human Soul.
It is the number of ambivalance and effort. A ‘perfect number’ because it equals the sum of its divisors (1+2+3=6) and is divisible by both a 3 (odd) and a 2 (even) harmoniously combining the elements of each. The number of the days of Creation and therefore symbolic of the cessation of effort.

Today show someone how much you care by doing something special. May you always be surrounded with love. Ms Numbers