Numerology

The birth date and the name turned into numbers, each read for a quality, a position or a cycle of life.

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Numbers

Number 1The first number, the unit all others are built from, read in numerology as beginnings, will, initiative and standing on one’s own feet.
Number 2The first pair, read in numerology as relationship, cooperation, tact and receptiveness; also the root of the master number 11.
Number 3The first number with a beginning, a middle and an end, read in numerology as self-expression, creativity, joy and social ease.
Number 4The number of the square, read in numerology as structure, work, method and reliability; also the root of the master number 22.
Number 5The middle of the nine digits and the number of the senses, read in numerology as freedom, change, curiosity and adaptability.
Number 6The number of care, home and responsibility, which numerology reads as harmony made real for the people close by.
Number 7The number of study, reflection and the search for meaning, which numerology reads as depth found in quiet.
Number 8The number of ambition, authority and achievement, which numerology reads as power put to work in practical life.
Number 9The last single digit, the number of completion and compassion, which numerology reads as concern that reaches beyond one’s own circle.
Number 11The first master number, kept whole instead of reduced to 2, which numerology reads as intuition and inspiration at a higher intensity.
Number 22The master number called the master builder, kept whole instead of reduced to 4, which numerology reads as vision turned into lasting work.
Number 33The third master number, called the master teacher, kept whole instead of reduced to 6, which numerology reads as care given on a larger scale.
Number 0Not one of the nine numbers, but the value of a gap that closes: in Ulune, the zero challenge, the bridge of 0, and the zeros the birth grid sets aside.
Master numbers11, 22 and 33, which numerology keeps whole instead of reducing them, read as stronger, more demanding forms of 2, 4 and 6.

Core numbers

Life PathThe birth date as one number, its month, day and year each reduced, then added and reduced again, keeping 11, 22 and 33.
Expression, Soul Urge and PersonalityThe birth name’s letters as numbers, all of them for the Expression, the vowels for the Soul Urge, the consonants for the Personality.
Expression numberEvery letter of the full birth name added, each name reduced on its own, then together: natural abilities and the way a person uses them.
Soul Urge numberThe vowels of the full birth name added, each name reduced on its own, then together: what a person wants deep down, the motive behind their choices.
Personality numberThe consonants of the full birth name added, each name reduced on its own, then together: the first impression a person makes on others.
Birthday numberThe day of the month of birth reduced to one digit, with 11 and 22 kept whole, read as one specific talent, often visible early in life.
Maturity numberThe Life Path and the Expression added and reduced, a goal that grows clearer with age, usually from the late thirties or forties.
Hidden passionThe number the most letters of the birth name fall on, a drive or a talent you tend to reach for.
Balance, rational thought, attitude and subconscious selfFour smaller numbers from the birth name and date, for coping under pressure, thinking a question through, meeting life and facing the unexpected.
Balance numberThe initials of the birth name added and reduced to one digit, read as how a person meets a hard moment and what steadies them.
Rational thought numberThe first name and the day of birth added and reduced, 11 and 22 kept, read as how a person thinks a question through and reaches a decision.
Attitude numberThe month and the day of birth added, read as the stance a person tends to take towards life, often the first thing others pick up.
Subconscious selfNine minus the number of karmic lessons, how many of the nine numbers the birth name holds, read as the reaction to the sudden and the unexpected.
Planes of expressionThe birth name’s letters in four groups, physical, mental, emotional and intuitive, each added and reduced on its own.
Physical planeThe birth name’s letters D, E, M and W, added and reduced: how numerology reads the body, the senses and practical action.
Mental planeThe birth name’s letters A, G, H, J, L, N and P, added and reduced: how numerology reads thinking, logic and ideas.
Emotional planeThe birth name’s letters B, I, O, R, S, T, X and Z, added and reduced: how numerology reads feeling, imagination and creativity.
Intuitive planeThe birth name’s letters C, F, K, Q, U, V and Y, added and reduced: how numerology reads insight, inspiration and a sense of the unseen.
Cornerstone, capstone and first vowelThe first letter, the last letter and the first vowel of the first name, read as how a person begins, how they finish, and their inner self.
CornerstoneThe first letter of the first name, read in numerology as how a person approaches what comes, opportunities and obstacles alike.
CapstoneThe last letter of the first name, read in numerology as how a person brings things to an end, finishing them and letting them go.
First vowelThe first vowel of the first name, read in numerology as a glimpse of the inner self, how a person reacts when no one is looking.
BridgeThe difference between two core numbers, such as the Life Path and the Expression, the quality that helps them work together.

Karmic numbers

Karmic debtA 13, 14, 16 or 19 met on the way to a core number, before its last reduction: a lesson that comes back until it is learned, not a punishment.
Karmic debt 13A 13 met on the way to a core number 4, written 13/4: a lesson about effort, where steady, focused work becomes real strength.
Karmic debt 14A 14 met on the way to a core number 5, written 14/5: a lesson about freedom used well, with moderation and commitments kept.
Karmic debt 16A 16 met on the way to a core number 7, written 16/7: a lesson about pride and humility, answered by openness and honesty with oneself.
Karmic debt 19A 19 met on the way to a core number 1, written 19/1: a lesson about independence, learning to accept help and to use strength for others too.
Karmic lessonA number from 1 to 9 that no letter of the birth name falls on, a quality to learn on purpose.

Cycles

Personal year, month and dayThe birth month and day added to the calendar give the personal year, month and day, each from 1 to 9, turning in a round of nine years.
Personal yearThe birth month and day added to the calendar year, reduced to 1–9: the theme of one year in a round of nine, from beginnings to completion.
Personal monthThe personal year added to the calendar month, reduced to 1–9: the year’s theme lived one month at a time.
Personal dayThe personal month added to the day of the month, reduced to 1–9: the finest grain of numerology’s calendar, read as the colour of one date.
Universal yearThe digits of a calendar year added and reduced to 1–9, 11 or 22, the same for everyone: the collective background of every personal year.
PinnacleOne of four stages of life drawn from the birth date, each with its number, the first ending at 36 minus the Life Path.
ChallengeThe difference between two parts of the birth date, a difficulty to meet during a pinnacle’s years; the third colours the whole of life.
Period cycleThree long periods of life drawn from the birth month, day and year, the second lasting 27 years.
Letter cycles and essenceEach part of the birth name read letter by letter, each letter for as many years as its value, in three cycles whose letters add up to the essence.
EssenceThe values of the three letters in effect in a year added and reduced, keeping 11 and 22: the year’s theme from the name, beside the personal year.

The birth grid

Birth gridThe digits of the birth date in a 3 × 3 square, zeros aside, read for full and empty lines in Phillips’s layout or in the Lo Shu square.
Grid line 3-6-9The top row of Phillips’s birth grid, the plane of the mind: full, it is read as a lively intellect; empty, as a memory that grows with training.
Grid line 2-5-8The middle row of Phillips’s birth grid, the plane of the soul: full, it is read as feelings in balance; empty, as a sensitivity that needs warmth.
Grid line 1-4-7The bottom row of Phillips’s birth grid, the plane of the body: full, it is read as practical skill; empty, as practical sense learned on purpose.
Grid line 1-2-3The left column of Phillips’s birth grid, across body, soul and mind: full, it is read as a gift for planning; no year from 1000 to 2999 leaves it empty.
Grid line 4-5-6The centre column of Phillips’s birth grid: full, it is read as strong willpower; empty, as frustration to turn into realistic aims.
Grid line 7-8-9The right column of Phillips’s birth grid: full, it is read as a love of action; empty, as energy that starts slowly and grows with small steps.
Grid line 1-5-9A diagonal of Phillips’s birth grid, the Lo Shu’s centre column: full, it is read as determination; empty, as a habit of delay to work with.
Grid line 3-5-7A diagonal of Phillips’s birth grid, the Lo Shu’s centre row: full, it is read as inner calm and faith; empty, as a questioning mind that wants proof.

Methods

Pythagorean systemThe alphabet numbered from 1 to 9 and over again, A to I, J to R, S to Z, the letter table behind every name number in Ulune.
Chaldean numberThe name added with Cheiro’s letter values from 1 to 8, read as a compound number, then reduced, beside the Pythagorean numbers.

Numbers

Core numbers

Karmic numbers

Cycles

The birth grid

Methods

Numbers by position