Setting Your Numerology Pricing: What You Should Know

You’ve honed your numerology skills. You’ve maybe even started offering readings to friends and family. Now, you’re thinking about taking the next step, offering your insights professionally. And then comes the question. The one that makes many spiritual practitioners squirm: “What should I charge?”

Suddenly, doubt can flood in. “Is my work really worth money?” “Will anyone actually pay for this?” “Isn’t numerology a spiritual gift that shouldn’t be sold?” Talking about money can feel uncomfortable, almost taboo, especially when connected to something as personal and intuitive as numerology.

This discomfort is incredibly common. But avoiding the question, or setting prices based on fear or guilt, doesn’t serve you or the people you hope to help. Finding a price that feels aligned, confident, and fair is key to building a sustainable practice. So, how do you navigate this awkward but necessary conversation with yourself?

Why Charging Matters (It’s Not Just About Money)

Before setting a price tag, let’s reframe why charging for numerology readings is not just acceptable, but often beneficial.

Honoring the Energy Exchange: Think of it like this. You invest significant time and energy into learning numerology, preparing for a reading, holding space for your client, and offering valuable insights. That’s a lot of energy output! Asking for payment is a way for the client to complete the energetic circuit, offering energy (in the form of money) in return for the value they receive. This creates balance. Without it, the dynamic can feel off, potentially leading to resentment (on your part) or even guilt (on the client’s part, if they feel they received something valuable for nothing).
Increasing Client Commitment: As Brigit pointed out in the Tarot training, people tend to value what they invest in. A free or very cheap reading might be easily dismissed. A reading that represents a conscious financial investment often encourages the client to show up more fully, pay closer attention, and be more committed to integrating the insights into their lives. Your pricing signals the value you place on the work, and it invites the client to value it too.
Sustainability for Service: If you want to help people with numerology long-term, you need to sustain yourself. Charging a fair price allows you to cover your business costs (like website hosting, insurance, ongoing learning) and support your own life, enabling you to continue offering your gifts. Trying to run a practice purely on goodwill often leads to burnout. Charging allows you to keep serving.
Valuing Your Skills: Setting a price is an act of valuing your own skills, time, and the unique perspective you bring. It counters the “it’s just a hobby” mindset and affirms that you are offering a professional service with real benefits.

Thinking about pricing as an energy exchange, a commitment tool, and a way to sustain your service can help shift the focus away from the awkwardness of “asking for money” and towards the value being offered and received.

Finding Your “Right” Price: Four Approaches

Okay, so charging is okay. But how much? The Tarot business training offered several useful approaches we can adapt for numerology:

The Pragmatic Approach: Time, Costs, and Goals

This is the logical, business-minded way.

How much time does a reading really take? Don’t just count the hour you spend with the client. Add preparation time (calculations, chart analysis), follow-up time (sending notes, maybe answering a quick question), and general business admin time (booking, invoicing). Let’s say a 60-minute reading actually takes 90 minutes of your total time.
What do you need to earn? Calculate your desired income (your “profit” goal, as discussed in the money map section) and your estimated business expenses (website, insurance, training, etc.). How many readings, at what price, do you need to do to meet those goals?
What’s the local market rate? Research what other numerologists, or even practitioners in similar fields (like astrology or tarot) in your area are charging. This gives you a general ballpark, but don’t just copy them. Your unique skills and offerings might warrant a different price.

This approach helps ensure your pricing is grounded in financial reality.

The Energy Check Approach: What Feels Aligned?

Choose a few potential price points for a specific reading (e.g., a basic Life Path reading could be $50, $75, or $100).
Meditate on each price. Hold the number in your mind. How does it feel in your body? Does $50 feel too low, like you’re undervaluing yourself? Does $100 feel scary or slightly greedy? Does $75 feel balanced and fair?
Imagine telling a client the price. How does that feel? Confident? Apologetic? Awkward?
Trust your gut feeling. Often, there’s a price that simply feels most right, most aligned with your energy and the value you offer. This connects to the idea of checking in with your soul’s purpose, even for pricing.

The Value-Based Approach: Focus on Transformation

This shifts from pricing your time to pricing the outcome or transformation your client receives. This was strongly emphasized in the “irresistible offers” section.

What problem does your reading help solve? (e.g., confusion about career path, uncertainty in relationships, lack of self-understanding).
What is the desired outcome or benefit for the client? (e.g., clarity to make a decision, confidence to pursue a new path, deeper self-acceptance, improved relationship dynamics).
What is that outcome worth to your ideal client? Gaining clarity on a major life decision might be worth much more than $50. Understanding their child’s core numbers might feel invaluable to a parent.
Price based on the value of the transformation, not just the minutes spent. A 60-minute reading that helps someone confidently change careers offers vastly more value than one that just confirms what they already know. Your pricing can reflect this difference in potential impact.

This approach often leads to creating higher-value packages or signature readings focused on specific transformations, rather than just selling time slots.

The Experimental Approach: Test and Refine

You don’t have to get it perfect right away.

Start with a price that feels reasonably comfortable based on the other approaches.
Offer readings at that price for a set period (e.g., a few months). Pay attention. Are clients booking easily? Do they seem happy with the value? How does the price feel to you now that you’re working with it?
Adjust if needed. If you feel consistently undervalued or burnt out, consider raising your price. If you’re getting zero bookings and feel your price might be a barrier (and you’ve checked your marketing!), you could test a slightly lower price or add more clear value to justify the current one.
Introduce new prices for new offers. When you create a more in-depth reading or package, you can introduce a new, higher price point for that specific offer.

This approach allows your pricing to evolve organically as your practice and confidence grow.

Common Pricing Pitfalls (and How to Avoid Them)

Here are several common mistakes people make when pricing spiritual services:

Pricing based on fear/lack: Setting prices too low because you fear no one will pay, or too high out of desperation. Solution: Use the energy check and value-based approaches to find an aligned price.
Comparing yourself to others: Setting your prices solely based on what other numerologists charge, without considering your unique skills, experience, or ideal client. Solution: Do market research for context, but make your final decision based on your own value and alignment.
Not accounting for all your time: Forgetting to factor in prep time, admin time, and learning time when calculating your hourly worth. Solution: Use the pragmatic approach to realistically assess the total time involved.
Offering discounts too easily: Feeling guilty and immediately offering a discount if someone hesitates. Solution: Be confident in your stated price. Offer payment plans if needed, or have a clear (but perhaps limited) policy for reduced rates based on genuine need, not just discomfort.
Fear of raising prices: Keeping the same prices for years even as your skills and the value you offer increase. Solution: Review your prices annually. Give existing clients fair notice if prices are increasing, perhaps offering to lock them in at the old rate for a period.

Communicating Your Prices with Confidence

Once you’ve decided on your price, how you communicate it matters.

Be Clear and Upfront: List your prices clearly on your website or wherever you describe your services. Don’t make people email or call just to find out the cost. This lack of transparency can feel unprofessional, as noted in the business resources.
Focus on Value: When describing your readings, lead with the benefits and transformation, then state the price. Frame it as an investment in clarity, purpose, or self-understanding.
Own It: State your price calmly and confidently. Don’t apologize for it. If you feel aligned with the price and the value you offer, that confidence will come across.
Make Payment Easy: Have a clear and simple way for people to pay, ideally online through a secure system right after booking.

Finding Your Sweet Spot

Pricing your numerology readings is both an art and a science. It involves practical business sense, an understanding of the value you provide, and an intuitive check-in with what feels right for you and your soul’s purpose.

Don’t let the awkwardness stop you. Use these approaches to explore different possibilities. Test things out. Listen to feedback (from clients and your own inner guidance). Find that sweet spot where you feel fairly compensated for your valuable work, your clients feel they are receiving great value for their investment, and your practice can thrive sustainably. When your pricing feels aligned, it becomes a natural part of the beautiful energy exchange you offer through numerology.