~first~, you were born with a 7 Expression, an 11/2 Heart's Desire, and a 5 Personality. (Your 2 Heart's Desire is based on the Master number 11, which we will discuss in more depth a couple chapters further down.) Although your Personality is not the most important aspect of your character, it is the most "visible" because it is the part of you others notice first. The freedom-loving, extroverted, and sometimes irresponsible energy of your 5 Personality gives you a wild, somewhat rebellious side. This could make others misread who you are on a deeper level, because your 7 Expression and 2 Heart's Desire characteristics are more subdued. It also has the potential to make you feel misunderstood.

Your 7 Expression gives you a secretive, hidden side (in spite of your jovial, social 5 demeanor). This side of you values privacy and does not easily lay bare your true nature. You are knowledge-hungry and take the grand questions in life seriously: "Who am I" and "Why am I here." The 7 is normally not religious in the conventional sense, but you likely take the spiritual or philosophical side of life seriously. The 7 is an idealist and a daydreamer.

The two influences are almost opposite when it comes to the way you appear in social situations and romance. Your 5 is an adventurous, outgoing number; your 7 is reserved and a bit awkward. You have probably experienced each of them at different times, perhaps making even you a little confused about which is the "real" you. The answer, of course, is both.

To make social situations and relationships even more challenging, your Heart's Desire is a 2. This is the most sensitive, emotionally charged number. It can increase your vulnerability, allowing the discordant traits of the 5 and 7 (described above) more likely to hurt you. The 7/2 combination can be difficult for relationships. Your 2 Heart's Desire tells us relationships are very important to you, while your 7 Expression desires a little distance. In that way they are each other's opposite, making it challenging to find a balance.

There are positive aspects in this combination as well. Your 2 Heart's Desire helps align the 5 and 7, precisely because of its sensitivity. It is especially perceptive when reading the minds and hearts of others. In order to lessen the possibility of being overly sensitive, and therefore particularly vulnerable, try to be aware that you could (in part) be exaggerating your perception or emotions. You are also sensitive to the emotional state of others. You have a politician's awareness for what people want to hear, and you have the ability to manipulate and influence without trying very hard.

Your strengths and talents lie more with analytical and abstract thought, rather than emotional and romantic connections. You are therefore a contradiction in more than one way. Your sometimes-exuberant exterior can conflict with your introverted interior, while your powerful romantic aspirations can clash with a lack of emotional clarity.

When considering vocational talents, your inquisitive, thoughtful, serious 7 Expression is the most influential.

Combined with the 5 and 2, it can be favorable in any career that requires an objective assessment of others. This includes the fields of education or mental health, social worker, or psychiatrist. (Carl Jung had some numbers in common with you.) The key word here is objective; there should not be emotional attachment involved. Options to please the 9 include careers in highly skilled work such as master craftsman (instrument making, for example), artist (most likely realism), photographer, carpenter, or jeweler. Careers in science or academics are favorable (particularly in the more solitary working environment of the clinical or research fields). Philosophy and religious studies would please your 7 Expression.

In your Personal life, be mindful of too much experimenting; alcohol and drugs can be a temptation when the 7 and 5 team up. The 5 can also be a factor in your ability to commit to long-term relationships. You may want to marry or commit later in life. This would give your sensual, adventurous 5 Personality time to play.

Now let's look at each of your core numbers individually.