One of the more direct letters in the alphabet is the H, which looks like a very short ladder -- and according to ancient Chaldean numerology and script -- that is one of its meanings (the other being an open window, which carries the same message - an open window lets the fresh air in and provides an exit, while a closed window produces stale air and no way out). At some point in their lives, anyone with one or more ladders in their name(s) will have the opportunity to ascend or descend its rungs...or to hem and haw, hedge and hesitate for so long that the opportunity will pass them by.

The choice for holders of the H, especially when it is the first letter, is both a both a spiritual and physical one: climbing the ladder leads to healing, hope and highs that are spiritual in nature while descending the ladder leads to harmful habits, heavy hearts and hazards that are physical in nature. Valued by the number 5, which seeks freedom, independence, communication, changes and most importantly, stimulation of the senses, the H is vulnerable to the need to experiment or escape and as such, sometimes resides at the lower vibration of addiction and toxic relationships until the strength is found to attempt, once more, to rise above itself.

The H/5 is all about success and failure and the decisions made leading to either. What is available to this letter energy is success, health and harmony. What is also available to it is failure, addiction and chaos.

As a person, the balanced H is friendly, fun to be around, quite humorous (ha-ha), intelligent, spiritual, nurturing, intuitive and empathic and open to anything that quickens the senses, whether that be good food, drink, music or art...an openness that also includes (perhaps unfortunately) a predisposition toward realizing the ideal manifestation of love -- when the H 'falls', it does so with its entire being, or, its 'whole heart' which can have dramatic repercussions if the H does not heed the need to look before it leaps!

A large part of the H is influenced by emotions, therefore it is susceptible to hurt feelings, insecurities and self-doubt that can easily lead to self-destructive patterns and behaviour. If someone should 'shake their ladder' until the H loses its grip, so to speak, the risk of depression, backsliding and reversal of gained ground is possible...but that is all part of the journey encompassed in the symbol of the ladder. Luckily, holders of the H energy will usually have strong friendship bonds that will kick in when slippage occurs: helping hands will often become their saving grace.
If, like me, you have an H or two in your name, know this -- there is a built-in safety feature in this character that gives us the resilience to keep climbing: it allows us to see the top of the ladder, even when we are standing at its base.
So the next time you feel the urge to follow your heart -- even if you're afraid of heights -- go for it. The only direction is up.

And remember -- everything is exactly as it should be. Relax.
