Subconscious self
Nine 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.
Meaning
The subconscious self is one of the finer numbers of a numerology chart. It is not a sum but a count. Every letter of the birth name falls on a number from 1 to 9. The subconscious self is how many of those nine numbers the name actually holds.
A number that no letter gives is a karmic lesson: a quality read as less practised, a theme to work with. So the subconscious self can also be found as 9 minus the number of karmic lessons. A name with every number has no lesson and a subconscious self of 9.
Numerology reads it as the reaction to the sudden and the unexpected: what comes out first, before there is time to think. A name holding many numbers is read as bringing many resources to an emergency. A name holding fewer leans on a smaller set, used with more intent.
Ulune reads each value kindly, with something that helps. A lower number is not a weakness, only a narrower way of reacting, which simple plans and trusted people support well. Very low values come only from short names with few different letters.
In practice
Take a made-up person, Camille Marie Laurent, born 15 June 1990. Her name’s letters fall on the numbers like this:
- 1 three times (A, A, A), 2 once (T), 3 five times (C, L, L, L, U).
- 4 twice (M, M), 5 four times (E, E, E, N), 9 four times (I, R, I, R).
- No letter falls on 6 (F, O, X), on 7 (G, P, Y) or on 8 (H, Q, Z).
She has three karmic lessons, 6, 7 and 8. Her subconscious self is 9 − 3 = 6. Ulune’s reading: faced with the unexpected, she turns first to her responsibilities and the people close to her. What helps is letting others help carry them.
The same count gives her hidden passion, 3, the number with the most letters.
Origin and history
The subconscious self belongs to modern name numerology. Ulune follows Hans Decoz, who presents it in the book he wrote with Tom Monte (1994). On his website, Decoz gives the same two routes Ulune uses: count the numbers present, or subtract the karmic lessons from 9.
How Ulune calculates it
- Ulune uses the full name at birth, every name included, or else the chart’s own typed name. A name used now does not change it.
- Accents are dropped. Every letter takes its Pythagorean value, 1 to 9, vowels and consonants alike.
- Ulune counts the letters on each number; the numbers with no letter are the karmic lessons.
- The subconscious self is 9 minus the number of lessons, with no reduction.
- Y counts as 7 either way, so switching a Y by hand does not change it.
- Without a name, there is no subconscious self.
Correspondences
The subconscious self takes the values 1 to 9. Each value is summed up here in Ulune’s own words.
| Subconscious self | Karmic lessons | Facing the unexpected | What helps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | none | Confidence, many resources | Choosing where to spend them |
| 8 | one | Taking charge, practically | Letting feelings catch up |
| 7 | two | Thinking before reacting | Not staying on the sidelines |
| 6 | three | Turning to close people | Sharing the responsibilities |
| 5 | four | Adapting fast | Picking one thing first |
| 4 | five | Doing best with structure | Simple plans in advance |
| 3 | six | Worrying, talking it over | One calm step at a time |
| 2 | seven | Looking to others to lead | Support arranged in advance |
| 1 | eight, rare | A reaction all one’s own | Noticing it, and pausing |
The related positions are the karmic lessons and the hidden passion. The other finer numbers are the balance number, the rational thought number and the attitude number. The birth grid makes a similar count with the digits of the birth date rather than the letters of the name.
Related
- 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.
- Karmic lessonA number from 1 to 9 that no letter of the birth name falls on, a quality to learn on purpose.
- Hidden passionThe number the most letters of the birth name fall on, a drive or a talent you tend to reach for.
- 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.
- 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.
Sources
- Hans Decoz with Tom Monte, Numerology: Key to Your Inner Self, 1994