She is as well known for her New Age trends, as she is for her on-screen acting. So it is little wonder that Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest fad is a bit kooky. The Hollywood actress has become an advocate of numerology, the ancient study of numbers and their supposed energetic influence in your life.
![[She followed in the footspes of pal Jennifer Aniston (L) who has been seen sporting a ‘11:11’ tattoo on her wrist, which is said represent a moment of alignment with the universe]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/15/93588883-14236577-image-a-143_1735573024049.jpg)
Ms Paltrow, 52, said she underwent a numerology reading which helped her deal with the death of her dog Nero and her children moving out. The practice involves using a person’s birth date to calculate a ‘life path number’ and determining your ‘destiny number’ by using your full name.
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The star said the bizarre technique, which was bought by a friend, led her to discover that 2024 had been a ‘year of goodbyes’ and helped the ‘contextualise’ emotional events. Gwyneth paltrow, 52, has said she underwent a numerology reading which helped her deal with the death of her dog Nero and her children moving out.
![[Writing for Goop, her own health and wellness brand, she said: ‘One of our dogs died, my kids went to school, and I became an empty nester. I had a bunch of goodbyes this year' (pictured with late dog Nero)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/15/93588627-14236577-The_star_said_the_bizarre_technique_which_was_bought_by_a_friend-a-140_1735572478697.jpg)
She followed in the footspes of pal Jennifer Aniston (L) who has been seen sporting a ‘11:11’ tattoo on her wrist, which is said represent a moment of alignment with the universe. The practice involves using a person’s birth date to calculate a ‘life path number’ and determining your ‘destiny number’ by using your full name (pictured with daughter Apple , 20, and son Moses, 18).
![[Writing for Goop, her own health and wellness brand, she said: ‘One of our dogs died, my kids went to school, and I became an empty nester. I had a bunch of goodbyes this year']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/15/93588663-14236577-image-a-141_1735572520403.jpg)
Writing for Goop, her own health and wellness brand, she said: ‘One of our dogs died, my kids went to school, and I became an empty nester. I had a bunch of goodbyes this year.’. ‘The numerologist contextualized all of this for me, but this year was about learning to understand that it was a year of endings. And that sometimes those endings have been really painful and have come with big change and recalibrations.
![[It comes after Gwyneth shared an ambiguous message about letting go of 'people who were not right for me' on Sunday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/15/93575119-14236577-A_carousel_Instagram_post_began_with_a_clip_of_the_blonde_siren_-a-142_1735572778892.jpg)