Glossary
Numerology glossary
The 47 numerology terms the API uses, explained for developers who are not numerologists. Each entry says what the term means, how the API works it out, and which route returns it.
Basics 5
- NumerologyNumerology is a way to read meaning from the numbers in a birth date or a name.
- Ank jyotishAnk jyotish is Indian numerology, which gives each number from 1 to 9 a ruling planet.
- Chaldean numerologyChaldean numerology is the letter system that gives letters values from 1 to 8, never 9.
- Pythagorean numerologyPythagorean numerology is the letter system that gives letters the values 1 to 9 in alphabet order, then starts again.
- Number planetsNumber planets are the ruling planets of the numbers 1 to 9 in Indian numerology.
Core numbers 8
- MulankThe mulank (birth day number), also called the driver number, is the day of the month a person was born, added down to one digit.
- BhagyankThe bhagyank (destiny number), also called the conductor number, adds every digit of the full birth date down to one digit.
- Name numberThe name number is the total of the letter values in a name, added down to one digit.
- Compound numberA compound number is the two-digit total of a name or number, before it is reduced to one digit.
- Friendly numbersFriendly numbers are the numbers that get along with a person's mulank (birth day number), because their planets are friends.
- Lucky dayThe lucky day is the weekday of the planet that rules a person's mulank (birth day number).
- Lucky colorsLucky colors are the colors linked to the planet that rules a person's mulank (birth day number).
- Favorable datesFavorable dates are the days of the month that suit a person's mulank (birth day number).
Lo Shu grid 4
- Lo Shu gridThe Lo Shu grid is a 3 by 3 square of the numbers 1 to 9.
- Missing numbersMissing numbers are the numbers from 1 to 9 that never appear in a person's Lo Shu grid.
- Repeated numbersRepeated numbers are the numbers that appear more than once in a person's Lo Shu grid.
- Lo Shu planesLo Shu planes, also called arrows, are the eight lines of the Lo Shu grid: three rows, three columns and two diagonals.
Western numbers 14
- Life path numberThe life path number is the main Western numerology number, found from the full birth date.
- Expression numberThe expression number is the total of the Pythagorean values of every letter in the full birth name.
- Soul urge numberThe soul urge number is the total of the Pythagorean values of the vowels in a name.
- Personality numberThe personality number is the total of the Pythagorean values of the consonants in a name.
- Maturity numberThe maturity number is the sum of the life path number and the expression number, reduced again.
- Birthday numberThe birthday number is the day of the month a person was born, in Western numerology.
- Master numbersMaster numbers are 11, 22 and 33.
- Karmic debtKarmic debt numbers are 13, 14, 16 and 19 when they appear on the way to a Western number.
- Karmic lessonsKarmic lessons are the numbers from 1 to 9 that no letter of a name gives in the Pythagorean values.
- Hidden passionThe hidden passion is the number that appears most often among the Pythagorean letter values of a name.
- Balance numberThe balance number is the sum of the first letter of each part of a name, in Pythagorean values.
- Challenge numbersChallenge numbers are four numbers from 0 to 8 worked out from the birth date.
- PinnaclesPinnacles are four long stretches of a life in Western numerology, each with its own number and focus.
- Life cyclesLife cycles are three long stages of a life in Western numerology: the early, middle and later years.
Cycles 5
- Personal yearThe personal year number is the theme of one calendar year for one person.
- Personal monthThe personal month number is the theme of one calendar month for one person, from 1 to 9.
- Personal dayThe personal day number is the theme of one day for one person, from 1 to 9.
- Universal yearThe universal year number is the number a calendar year adds up to.
- Universal dayThe universal day number is the number a calendar date adds up to.
Name and number checks 6
- Name correctionName correction means changing the spelling of a name so its number suits the person better.
- Mobile number numerologyMobile number numerology adds up the digits of a phone number to one digit.
- Vehicle number numerologyVehicle number numerology adds up the digits on a number plate to one digit.
- House number numerologyHouse number numerology adds up the digits of a house or apartment number to one digit.
- Business name numerologyBusiness name numerology reads a company or shop name by the Chaldean values of its letters.
- Launch dateA launch date is the day a business or product opens.
Remedies 5
- Numerology gemstoneThe numerology gemstone is the stone linked to the planet that rules a person's mulank (birth day number).
- Beej mantraA beej mantra is a short seed mantra for one planet.
- Lucky directionThe lucky direction is the compass direction linked to the planet that rules a person's mulank (birth day number).
- Ruling deityThe ruling deity is the god or goddess often worshipped for a planet.
- Fast dayThe fast day is the weekday on which people fast for the planet that rules their mulank (birth day number).
Numerology API
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John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990
POST /v1/profile200 OK
- Mulank6Venus
- Bhagyank6Destiny number
- Name number7Ketu
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