Chinese Numerology

[samuel hicks]

Although the exact origins of numerology are unknown, Chinese
numerology is believed to be one of the earliest forms of numerology.
It is thought that the origins of Chinese numerology date back nearly
4000 years to the banks of the Yellow River.
The tale that is told is that the first of the five mythical emperors
of China, Wu of Hsai, was working on the banks of the Yellow River
trying to find a method to prevent the floods that regularly
devastated the communities located along the river. It was during the
course of this work that Wu found a tortoise shell, which at the time
was considered to be a very good omen.
This particular tortoise shell, however, was extremely rare, unique
and special because it had fascinating markings on it. The shell
showed a magic 3x3 square on its back that later became known as the
Lo Shu Grid. The Lo Shu Grid was particularly remarkable because every
row, column and diagonal on the grid add up to the number 15.
The number 15 was very significant because it is the number of days
between the new moon and the full moon. Additionally, the number 5 was
highly respected in ancient China, and was located in the important
center square of the grid.
The Lo Shu Grid became the basis of Chinese numerology and is still
used today in the Far East.
The grid took on a different adaptation in the West, and eventually
over time Chinese numerology evolved into three different systems that
are used today. There is the Western Version of Chinese Numerology,
Traditional Chinese Numerology and the Ki system.
There is very little known about the origins of the Western version of
Chinese numerology, although Hettie Templeton is credited with its
popularization. Templeton taught classes and gave numerous public
lectures and broadcasts throughout Australia during the 1930's and
40's. Her teachings helped Western Chinese Numerology gain the
popularity it enjoys today, so most of the current information
regarding this form of numerology comes from Australia and New
Zealand.
The Western version of Chinese Numerology is by far the easiest of the
three versions of Chinese Numerology to learn, and it is believed by
many to be the most accurate. In fact, there are a large number of
numerologists in China and Hong Kong who use the Western version
rather than the traditional version of Chinese Numerology.
Chinese numerology uses only the numbers 1-9, and 0 is not included.
Western Chinese numerology uses a square made up of 9 boxes - 3 down
and 3 across. You can think of this square like a tic-tac-toe square
or like a number sign (#) Each box in the square has a number from 1-9
associated with it. The boxes are numbered from 1-9 starting in the
lower left square and moving up each column. So, from bottom to top in
the first column would be 1,2,3, from bottom to top in the second
column would be 4,5,6, and the last column from bottom to top would
contain the numbers 7,8 and 9.
The numbers from a person's date of birth are then input into these
boxes one at a time. So for instance, if someone was born in the year
1966, they would have one 1 in the bottom left box, one 9 in the top
right box, and two 6's in the top middle box.
Depending upon how many of each number a person has in their grid, you
can tell a lot about their strengths and weaknesses, their character
traits and
more.
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