Lo Shu

In China it is called Lo Shu, but it is also know as Karmic Numerology. It appears to develop independently in Ancient China and Ancient Greece at about the same time. Pythagoras popularised the system in Ancient Greece, and it is sometimes called the Arrows of Pythagoras.

This method of Numerology is very easy to do and can be very accurate. It allows you to build a complete picture of a person by simply knowing their date of birth, And, unlike Astrology, you don't require their time of birth nor are there are any complicated calculations to perform.

The Chart

To draw the chart, draw a 3x3 grid.

Populating the Chart

Write out your date of birth using 2 digits for the day. 2 digits for the month and 4 digits for the year (e.g., 21 10 1981, 03 01 1996. etc.).

Write each number in your date of birth in its correct position in the grid. All zeros go underneath the grid. The correct position for each number is shown above.

All 1's in a date of birth go in the 1 position, which is in the bottom left side of the grid. All 2's go in the 2 position, which is directly above the 1, etc.

Positive Arrows

Draw a straight, thick line through any column, row or diagonal that has at least one number in each cell, like tic-tac-toe (naughts and crosses).

Then 3 numbers appear together in a row, column or diagonal (and marked with solid lines), they're called Positive Arrows.

Negative Arrows

Also, draw a dotted line through any column, row or diagonal that has no numbers in all 3 cells. Ignore the zeros when drawing lines.

When 3 empty cells appear together in a row, column or diagonal (and marked with dotted lines), they're called Negative Arrows.

Interpreting Numbers Present in the Chart

Every number in the chart has a meaning.

The Number 1

The number 1 shows how a person communicates with others. It also relates to their level of confidence. Everyone born in the year 1900 to 1999 will have at least one 1 in their numerology grid.

• 1 - These people find it very hard to communicate their innermost feelings. They also find it hard to see the other person's point of view. These people are a little confident.
• 2 - These people express themselves very easily. They can understand other people's point of view very well. This is the perfect number of 1's to have in your Karmic Numerology chart. These people are confident.
• 3 - There are two types of people who have three 1's in the numerology grid...those who never stop talking or those who never say a word! Many of these people can be both, depending on the situation. These are generally happy, content people. They tend to be entertainers or work in the communications industry. These people are very confident.
• 4 - People with four 1s in their chart find it very difficult to express their thoughts and feelings verbally. They are very sensitive. They are frequently misunderstood. They find it very hard to relax. These people are extremely confident.
• 5 - People with five or more 1s in their grid experience enormous difficulties expressing themselves verbally. They often express themselves through writing, acting, painting, sculpture or dancing. They're easily addicted to food, drugs and alcohol. These people are extremely confident.

The Number 2

The number 2 indicates how sensitive, perceptive and intuitive a person is. It also indicates how co-operative, diplomatic, and tactful they are. Everyone born in the 21st century will have at least one 2 in their grid!

• 1 - These people are sensitive, perceptive and intuitive. They are easily hurt. They can easily detect insincerity and dishonesty in others. These people are somewhat co- operative, diplomatic and tactful.
• 2 - People with two 2s in their grid are very intelligent, sensitive, perceptive and intuitive. They can detect the motivations of others, and their first impressions of other people are usually correct. These people are very co-operative, diplomatic, and tactful.
• 3 - These people have an overabundance of sensitivity and intuitive energy and can be easily hurt. They are aloof and live in a world of their own feelings. They prefer being on their own instead of with other people who might hurt them. They usually lack confidence early in life. These people are very co-operative, diplomatic and tactful.
• 4 - These people are hypersensitive and too emotional. They overreact to small problems. They prefer to be alone. They suffer from self-doubt, lack of confidence and lack of trust in others. These people are very co-operative, diplomatic. and tactful.

The Number 3

The number 3 relates to memory, intellectual capacity and the ability to think clearly and logically. It also relates to a person's creativity.

• 1 - These people have good brains, creative minds and excellent memories. They should continue to study and learn all their lives. They're generally lucky and optimistic.
• 2 - These people have good imaginations. They're very creative. They are slightly eccentric. They also have the ability to put thoughts into action. Many become writers.
• 3 - These people have excellent mental abilities and a rich imagination. They find it difficult to relate to others because they are self absorbed by their own thoughts and live in their own world of dreams. These people are extremely creative.
• 4 - These people can be overly imaginative and creative, and as a result, too impractical.

The Number 4

This is a practical, hard working number. People with this number are usually neat, tidy, hard working and good with details. They also enjoy working with their hands,

• 1 - People with one 4 in their grid are usually practical, hardworking, and "hands-on" type of people. They prefer facts to imaginative ideas and unproven theories. They can organise others and carry out plans. They're materialistic. They like music and handcrafts.
• 2 - These people are very organised, and like to complete what they start. They are conscientious, accurate and tidy. They love making things with their hands.
• 3 - These people thrive on physical activities. They are hard working and can easily become workaholics. As bosses and employers, they can become slave drivers. For some reason, they can end up working in the wrong field.
• 4 - These people are totally immersed in physical activity and find it difficult to relate to people who are intellectual, emotional or spiritual.

The Number 5

The Number 5 relates to emotional balance and stability. It also relates to love of freedom and variety.

• 1 - These people are emotionally well balanced. They are compassionate. understanding and caring. They can motivate and inspire others to achieve.
• 2 - These people are very intense, driven and determined. They are enthusiastic and restless. They love their freedom, and will run if they feel overly restricted. They have trouble controlling their emotions, and frequently have emotional outbursts. This can sometimes create domestic problems.
• 3 - These people are prone to speaking without thinking and can unwittingly hurt others. They have a great deal of drive and energy. They enjoy freedom and adventure. They are risk takers.
• 4 - These people need to stop and think before speaking or doing.

The Number 6

This number relates to home, family and responsibility.

• 1 - Those with one 6 in their charts have a great love of home and family. They enjoy domestic responsibilities. They make good parents. They worry about being widowed and left on their own. They have creative potential.
• 2 - These people worry unnecessarily about their home and family. This strain causes them to need more rest than most people. They tend to be overprotective parents. They are very creative.
• 3 - These people are overprotective and possessive of their children and loved ones. They have considerable creative potential. They tend to look at the negative side of life. They stress and worry over little things.
• 4 - Highly creative people. Everything affects them emotionally, which makes it hard for these people to fit in to everyday life.

The Number 7

The number 7 represents lessons learned through disappointment or loss.

• 1 - People with one 7 in their grid are likely to learn through losses of love, possessions or health. As they learn from these experiences they usually become more and more interested in spiritual topics.
• 2 - These people gain much wisdom by losing love, money or their health. They become interested in the psychic or occult worlds. They have good analytical brains.
• 3 - These people may live sad lives caused by major disappointments in areas of love, health and money. As a result, they develop tremendous reserves of inner health.
• 4 - These people have had major losses in love. health and money...sometimes all three. Fortunately, this combination only occurs on 3 days every 100 years.

The Number 8

The number 8 relates to attention to detail and how restless someone is.

• 1 - These people are methodical and good with details. However, they find it difficult to finish what they start. They have active, restless minds and treed constant mental challenges. They have good problem solving skills.
• 2 - These people are very perceptive and conscientious. They have fixed views and opinions, and find it very hard to change their minds after they've made a decision.
• 3 - These people are restless. They need much change and variety in their lives. They do well in business and finance. They can be excessively materialistic.
• 4 - These people are extremely restless. They have a very strong need for change and variety. Once they find something they love doing, their lives improve. Until then, they may live aimless lives.

The Number 9

Everyone born in the 20th Century has at least one 9 in their grid. It is a humanitarian number, representing how someone cares for the welfare of others. It also represents idealism and valour. Finally, it represents how well someone finishes what he or she starts.

• 1 - These people have a strong desire to improve themselves and to improve the world. This explains why so many technological and social improvements were made in the 20th century.
• 2 - These people are idealistic. They are also very intelligent, but tend to look down on those not as mentally gifted.
• 3 - These people are idealistic and caring. They are happy and positive.
• 4 - These people are highly intelligent, but live with their "heads in the clouds". There is a fine line between genius and insanity, and these people may cross backwards and forwards over that line. They have a lot of mental power, and can change the world for the better if they apply it.

The Number 0

The number 0 (located at the bottom of the grid) represents Karmic debts that a person has accumulated from their previous lives. Karma is the belief that one reaps in this lifetime what one sows in previous lifetimes. The more 0's, the more Karmic debts a person has accumulated from previous lifetimes, and these need to be repaid in this lifetime.

For people with Karmic debts, the same types of people keep showing up in their lives, or the same situations keep repeating themselves over and over again. They always find themselves in exactly the same situations. These people often say. "Why do these things keep happening to me'?"

The specific numbers missing from someone's grid indicates the Karmic lessons that must be learned to improve one's life in this lifetime and in future lifetimes.

Interpreting Numbers Missing in the Chart

Numbers that are completely missing from someone's chart indicate lessons that the person must learn in this lifetime. This life, as well as future lives, will improve if these lessons are learned.

Missing 1

These people find it difficult to communicate with others.

These people must learn to communicate with others, to really connect with other people, understand other people's feelings and points of view. and develop a sense of compassion. They need to really listen to other people. In short, they need to talk less and listen more.

Missing 2

These people cam lack sensitivity and intuition. Therefore, they may make mistakes by ignoring or mistrusting the small, quiet voice within. They are also impatient. These people often try to justify their mistakes, or blame others for them rather than to admit to them.

These people must learn to be more sensitive, to trust their intuition, be more patient and to admit and accept responsibility for their own mistakes.

Missing 3

These people cam lack confidence. They often underestimate themselves, and as a result may put themselves down. They also have trouble thinking logically when under stress or distracted.

These people must learn to accept their faults and accept themselves as they are. They must also learn to mentally focus and ignore disruptions.

Missing 4

People missing a 4 dislike hard work. They find it difficult to work to a set routine. They can be disorganised and lack motivation. Getting out of bed and going to work is an unattractive proposition. They hate Mondays.

These people must learn discipline, work hard and how to enjoy their work.

Missing 5

These people find it hard to set goals. They often lack drive and direction. They need constant motivation from others.

These people must learn to set realistic goals and to complete them.

Missing 6

People missing the number 6 need to be more responsible. They also need to be more giving of themselves. They tend to hide their own feelings, and have trouble relating to one or both of their parents. They can have problems with relationships until they learn to be more responsible and more open.

These people must learn to be more responsible, more open, and more loving of their parents.

Missing 7

These people can sometimes be inconsiderate of other people's feelings and misfortunes. They have little or no real interest in spiritual matters. They dislike being left on their own.

These people must learn to be more considerate of other people's feelings, sympathetic to other people's misfortunes and more relaxed around others.

Missing 8

These people have difficulty handling their financial matters. They may be too careless or too trusting, and suffer financially as a result. They can also lack motivation and often leave tasks unfinished.

These people must learn to be less impulsive and think before acting. They need to control their spending.

Missing 9

These people tend to overlook the feelings and needs of others. They are aloof and detached. They seldom finish what they start.

They need to learn to give more of themselves and became true humanitarians.

Missing 0

This is not a Karmic debt number. Missing 0's means Karmic completions. This person is free from past debts. You've paid your dues. This freedom has been a long time coming. You have no more lessons to learn.

Positive Arrows

The Positive Arrows occur when three numbers appear together in a row, column or diagonal. These arrows are also called the Arrows Of Strength or the Arrows Of Pythagoras.

Arrows do not appear in every chart. When they do appear, they can provide very accurate insight into a person's personality. Some people have more than 1 positive arrow and this indicates significant capabilities and strength of character.

Having only 2 numbers in a row, column or diagonal indicates an above average ability in that characteristic. Having only 1 number indicates a below average ability. Having no numbers in a row has an entirely different meaning - Negative Arrows.

Remember that having these abilities is not as important as what we do with them.

Arrow of Mentality

This arrow is made up of the numbers 3, 6 and 9.

This arrow gives people a good mind and an excellent memory. These people should continue to learn and study all their lives. They're more intellectual than emotional or practical. They may tend to look down on those who are not their intellectual equals, which can attract bad Karma.

Arrow of Emotionality

This arrow is made up of the numbers 2, 5 and 8.

These people are compassionate, understanding and emotionally balanced. They tend to achieve their goals.

Arrow of Practicality

This arrow is made lip of the numbers 1, 4 and 7.

These people are practical and down-to-earth. They are also very capable with their hands and are very easy to get along with. They tend to work long and hard for anything they believe in.

Arrow of Planning

This arrow is made up of the numbers 1. 2 and 3.

These people are well organised who enjoy planning ahead. They have the capacity to carry out plans. However. they can be undisciplined with detail,

Arrow of Willpower

This arrow is made up of the numbers 4. 5 and 6.

These people have much willpower. They are determined and unbelievably persistent. However. they can be a little stubborn. They can sometimes be unaware of the feelings of others and may accidentally hurt others in their relentless drive to reach their goals.

Arrow of Activity

This arrow is made up of the numbers 7. 8 and 9.

People with this arrow in their chart must express themselves thromgh action. They need to be either physically or mentally busy. They have the ability to put thoughts into action. They prefer being outdoors with lots of room around them.

Arrow of Determination

This arrow is made up of the numbers 1, 5 and 9.

These people are determined and persistent. They are also enterprising. They are patient and are prepared to wait for whatever it is they have set their minds on. These people can sometimes have a bad temper.

Arrow of Compassion

This arrow is made up of the numbers 3, 5 and 7.

These people develop a strong faith and philosophy of life. They could also be interested in mysticism, spirituality. the occult or the psychic ails. As they mature, they develop an inner serenity and a strong faith that sustains and comforts them. Many people with this arrow have a strong interest in music.

Negative Arrows

The Negative Arrows occur when three numbers are missing in a row column or diagonal. Negative arrows indicate the areas of life that a person needs to make the greatest effort in this lifetime. Some of the negative arrows are Karmic - they indicate that in a previous lifetime, a person did not put in enough effort into these areas.

Arrow of Poor Memory

This is not a Karmic arrow.

This arrow is made up of the absence of the numbers 3. 6 and 9. This arrow cannot occur for anyone bona in the 20th Century.

These people are forgetful and absent minded. This does not mean they are not clever. Some are very smart and witty (e.g., an absent-minded professor). Their memory gets worse over time.

Arrow of Sensitivity

This is a Karmic arrow.

This arrow is made up of the absence of the numbers 2,5 and 8.

These people are very sensitive and can be easily hurt. They try- and hide their feelings. They are usually shy as children, though some overcome this shyness as they mature. Unfortunately. some develop a lifelong inferiority complex. These people must learn to accept criticism from others.

Arrow of Impracticality

This is a Karmic arrow.

This arrow is made up of the absence of the numbers 1,4 and 7. This arrow cannot occur for anyome born in the 20th Century.

These people are not practical. They live their lives using logic, emotion, intuition fantasy and theory. They are very idealistic and romantic. They find it difficult to function in everyday life. These people need to learn to become grounded in reality, and to become more practical.

Arrow of Frustrations

This is a Karmic arrow.

This arrow is made up of the absence of the numbers 4, 5 and 6.

People with this arrow suffer from more than their fair share of disappointments and frustrations. Disappointment can sometimes lead to depression. Frustration can sometimes lead to aggression. These people suffer disappointments and frustrations because they may expect too much from other people. They also expect too nuch from themselves. These people need to learn to accept both other people and themselves as they are, otherwise they will continue to suffer endless frustrations.

Arrow of Inactivity

This is a Karmic arrow.

This arrow is made up of the absence of the numbers 7, 8 and 9. This arrow cannot occur for anyone born in the 20th Century.

These people lack motivation. They fail to make plans. They hesitate and procrastinate. They don't act. As a result, they seldom achieve much. Once they learn self-discipline and set realistic and achievable goals for themselves, they become high achievers.

Arrow of Indecision

This is a Karmic arrow.

This arrow is made up of the absence of the numbers 1, 5 and 9. This arrow cannot occur for anyone born in the 20th Century.

These people lack determination. They give up too easily. If faced with a difficult choice, they cannot decide, and put off making the decision. They need to learn to make difficult decisions, and to stick with that decision. They also need to finish what they start,

Arrow of Skepticism

This is a Karmic arrow.

This arrow is made up of the absence of the numbers 3, 5 and 7.

These people like to see things demonstrated or proven, rather than accept things on trust alone. They prefer proven facts to theory. They are usually very good at detecting lies and ulterior motives im others. These people need to learn to trust more and question less.