Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Numerology

History


Chinese numerology has been around for at least 4,000 years. The legend of the tortoise with nine perfect squares on his back, three rows of three, who was seen by Emperor Yu on the banks of the Lo River, explains the meaning behind the Lo Shu Square. Lo is the name of the river, and Shu translates as books.


How it works?

To learn Chinese numerology, it’s best to start with the simplest method for understanding what your numbers mean. This is first taught to westerners as it doesn’t involve the lunar years.

The Square is easy to draw—make a number [#] sign with a border. Or think of the game Tic Tac Toe! Once you draw the square, or use graph paper, you’re ready to begin.



Never use 0:
0 is a number that’s not used in this method of numerology. If you were born in a year or date containing one or more 0, you discard it. Numbers 1 through 9 are used. Also, no one on this planet has a birthdate that will fill in all 9 squares; so don’t let that concern you.

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