Birthday number
Born on the 16th
The 16 reduces to 7 — analysis, solitude and the need to understand rather than accept.
A talent for finding the flaw in an argument that sounded fine.
Unlike a single-digit birthday, the 16 is compound. It reduces to 7, but it arrives there carrying 1 (the initiator) and 6 (the caretaker) — which is what separates it from other days with the same root.
The digits that make up 16
The gift
Sees through surfaces. Comfortable with questions that have no quick answer.
The catch
Withdraws when closeness is required, and uses intellect to keep feeling at a distance.
How much weight to give it
The Birthday number is the smallest of the core numbers and the most specific. It is not read as a description of character — that is the Life Path's job — but as one particular ability you did not have to work for.