Lo Shu grid
A 3×3 square (4 9 2 / 3 5 7 / 8 1 6) filled with the non-zero digits of a birth date.
- Numerology
- हिंदी: लो शू ग्रिड
What is the rule behind Lo Shu grid?
The Lo Shu grid is the 3×3 square 4 9 2 / 3 5 7 / 8 1 6. Every non-zero digit of the birth date goes in its box; zeros are skipped.
Source: Lo Shu magic square (Chinese tradition) as used in Indian numerology
Where can you learn about Lo Shu grid?
Lo Shu grid is taught in RishiSetu’s numerology course, inside the app, one idea at a time with practice after each.
Related terms
- Mulank (birth number)The day of birth reduced to one digit. Born on the 29th gives 2 + 9 = 11, then 1 + 1 = 2.
- Bhagyank (destiny number)All digits of the full birth date added and reduced to one digit.
- ReductionAdding the digits of a number again and again until one digit (1 to 9) is left.
- Numerology (ank jyotish)The study of numbers from a birth date and name, each number linked to a graha.
- Ank (number)A digit from 1 to 9. In ank jyotish each has a graha: 1 Sun, 2 Moon, 3 Jupiter, 4 Rahu, 5 Mercury, 6 Venus, 7 Ketu, 8 Saturn, 9 Mars.
- Namank (name number)The letters of a name given number values, added and reduced to one digit. Indian practice mostly uses the Chaldean values.
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What does Lo Shu grid mean in numerology?
A 3×3 square (4 9 2 / 3 5 7 / 8 1 6) filled with the non-zero digits of a birth date. The Lo Shu grid is the 3×3 square 4 9 2 / 3 5 7 / 8 1 6. Every non-zero digit of the birth date goes in its box; zeros are skipped.
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