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Lo Shu grid

Lo Shu planes in numerology

Lo Shu planes, also called arrows, are the eight lines of the Lo Shu grid: three rows, three columns and two diagonals. A line is full when all three cells hold a digit, and empty when none does. The API returns only those two kinds. John Doe has two full lines: the practical line and the willpower line.

Also called: Lo Shu arrows.

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© API for Astrology (apiforastrology.com). "Lo Shu planes explained". All rights reserved. Not to be copied or reused.Lo Shu planes: the full and empty lines499235781166Practical lineWillpower lineJohn Doe, born Aug 15, 1990Where the digits come fromDate: 1 5 8 1 9 9Bhagyank: 6 · Mulank: 6Missing numbers2, 3, 4 and 7Repeated numbers1 ×2 · 6 ×2 · 9 ×2Full linesPractical, Willpower

Lo Shu planes: how the API works it out

The API checks every line of the grid. A line is full when all three of its cells hold at least one digit. It is empty when none of them does.

A line with one or two filled cells is neither, and the API does not read it. So an answer may hold a few lines, or none at all. Some guides call a full line an arrow of strength and an empty line an arrow of weakness.

Books also give the lines different names. The API returns a fixed code in id, with a plain name beside it. The rows are the Mind line (4, 9, 2), the Feelings line (3, 5, 7) and the Practical line (8, 1, 6).

The columns are the Planning line (4, 3, 8), the Willpower line (9, 5, 1) and the Action line (2, 7, 6). The diagonals are the Drive line (4, 5, 6) and the Property line (2, 5, 8). John Doe, born August 15, 1990, has two full lines and no empty one.

His practical line is full, and the reading ties it to hands-on work and money matters. His willpower line is full too. That reading says once he decides, he tends to see it through.

POST /v1/profile returns the lines under loshu.planes. Each item has id, the numbers in the line, state (full or empty), name and a reading. Use id in your code, because the name changes with the language.

The Lo Shu square holds the numbers 1 to 9 once each. Every line adds to 15, as shown by Wolfram MathWorld. Each row, column and main diagonal of a 3 by 3 magic square adds to 15. See Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Get it from the API

Core numbers and Lo Shu grid. Here is the call to the Numerology API from API for Astrology (apiforastrology.com) for our sample, John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990.

POST /v1/profile

# John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990
curl -X POST "https://apiforastrology.com/api/numerology/v1/profile" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ASTROLOGY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"John Doe","birth_date":"1990-08-15"}'
Answer (long lists shortened)200 OK
{
  "input": {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "birth_date": "1990-08-15"
  },
  "mulank": {
    "number": 6,
    "planet": "Venus",
    "planet_name": "Venus",
    "about": "Your mulank (birth day number) comes from the day you were born. It shows how you act day to day and how people first see you.",
    "reading": "You care about home, family and things that look good. People feel welcome around you. Watch for spending too much on comfort.",
    "topics": [
      {
        "facet": "nature",
        "title": "Nature",
        "text": "Mulank 6 is ruled by Venus. You care about home, family and things that look good. People feel welcome around you, and you often keep peace in a group. You…"
      },
      {
        "facet": "career",
        "title": "Career",
        "text": "You tend to work best in a pleasant place where you can make things better for people. You often have taste and a gift for making people feel at ease. Harsh or…"
      }
    ]
  },
  "bhagyank": {
    "number": 6,
    "total": 33,
    "master": true,
    "planet": "Venus",
    "planet_name": "Venus",
    "about": "Your bhagyank (destiny number) comes from your full birth date. It shows the direction your life tends to take as you grow older.",
    "reading": "Your life tends to center on family, love and responsibility. Work linked to beauty, art, care or comfort often suits this path.",
    "topics": [
      {
        "facet": "nature",
        "title": "Nature",
        "text": "With Venus behind your bhagyank, care for family and a love of beauty tend to grow with age. You often become the one who brings people together and makes a…"
      },
      {
        "facet": "career",
        "title": "Career",
        "text": "Your path tends to grow around beauty, care and comfort. You often do well in work that makes people's lives nicer or easier. Fields that tend to suit you…"
      }
    ]
  },
  "name_number": {
    "default_system": "chaldean",
    "chaldean": {
      "system": "chaldean",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "total": 34,
      "compound": 34,
      "number": 7,
      "master": false,
      "words": [
        {
          "word": "John",
          "total": 18,
          "number": 9
        },
        {
          "word": "Doe",
          "total": 16,
          "number": 7
        }
      ],
      "system_name": "Chaldean",
      "planet": "Ketu",
      "planet_name": "Ketu",
      "about": "Your name number comes from the letters of your name. It shows how your name shapes the way people take you.",
      "reading": "Your name gives a quiet, thoughtful feel. People may see you as private or deep."
    },
    "pythagorean": {
      "system": "pythagorean",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "total": 35,
      "compound": 35,
      "number": 8,
      "master": false,
      "words": [
        {
          "word": "John",
          "total": 20,
          "number": 2
        },
        {
          "word": "Doe",
          "total": 15,
          "number": 6
        }
      ],
      "system_name": "Pythagorean",
      "read": false
    }
  },
  "lucky": {
    "from": "mulank",
    "planet": "Venus",
    "planet_name": "Venus",
    "day": "Friday",
    "day_name": "Friday",
    "day_via": null,
    "colors": [
      {
        "color": "white",
        "name": "white"
      },
      {
        "color": "pastel pink",
        "name": "pastel pink"
      }
    ],
    "numbers": {
      "friendly": [
        4,
        5
      ],
      "neutral": [
        3,
        7
      ],
      "unfriendly": [
        1,
        2
      ]
    },
    "dates": [
      4,
      5
    ],
    "dates_about": "Dates of the month that add up to a number friendly to your mulank. They tend to suit starting things."
  },
  "remedies": {
    "from": "mulank",
    "planet": "Venus",
    "planet_name": "Venus",
    "direction": "south-east",
    "direction_name": "South-east",
    "direction_about": "The direction linked to your ruling planet. Facing it for work or study is a common practice.",
    "deity": "Lakshmi",
    "deity_name": "Lakshmi",
    "deity_about": "The deity often worshipped for your ruling planet. Families and regions may follow other customs.",
    "fast_day": "Friday",
    "fast_day_name": "Friday",
    "fast_about": "The weekday of your ruling planet. People who fast for this planet usually keep this day.",
    "gemstone": {
      "stone": "diamond",
      "metal": "silver or platinum",
      "finger": "middle",
      "caution": null,
      "stone_name": "Diamond (heera)",
      "metal_name": "silver or platinum",
      "finger_name": "middle finger",
      "about": "The stone linked to your ruling planet. Numbers alone cannot say whether you should wear it, so check your birth chart with an astrologer first."
    },
    "mantra": {
      "key": "venus:beeja",
      "text": "ॐ द्रां द्रीं द्रौं सः शुक्राय नमः",
      "latin": "Om Draam Dreem Draum Sah Shukraya Namah",
      "audio": "shukra-beej-mantra.mp3",
      "daily": 108,
      "japa": 16000,
      "japa_sources": [],
      "about": "The beej mantra (short seed mantra) of your ruling planet. One round is 108 times. The full count is for a complete practice.",
      "japa_note": null
    }
  },
  "loshu": {
    "cells": [
      [
        {
          "number": 4,
          "count": 0
        },
        {
          "number": 9,
          "count": 2
        }
      ],
      [
        {
          "number": 3,
          "count": 0
        },
        {
          "number": 5,
          "count": 1
        }
      ]
    ],
    "placed": [
      {
        "number": 1,
        "from": "date",
        "from_name": "birth date"
      },
      {
        "number": 5,
        "from": "date",
        "from_name": "birth date"
      }
    ],
    "missing": [
      {
        "number": 2,
        "reading": "2 is missing. You may not always notice how others feel. Slowing down to listen helps."
      },
      {
        "number": 3,
        "reading": "3 is missing. Planning ahead may not come easily. Writing your plans down can help."
      }
    ],
    "repeated": [
      {
        "number": 1,
        "count": 2,
        "reading": "1 appears more than once. Your self-belief is strong. Too much of it can come across as pride."
      },
      {
        "number": 6,
        "count": 2,
        "reading": "6 appears more than once. You care a lot for home and family. Do not carry everyone's load alone."
      }
    ],
    "planes": [
      {
        "id": "practical",
        "numbers": [
          8,
          1
        ],
        "state": "full",
        "name": "Practical line",
        "reading": "The practical line is full. You tend to be good with hands-on work and money matters."
      },
      {
        "id": "will",
        "numbers": [
          9,
          5
        ],
        "state": "full",
        "name": "Willpower line",
        "reading": "The willpower line is full. Once you decide, you tend to see it through."
      }
    ],
    "basis": "Non-zero digits of the birth date (DD MM YYYY), plus the bhagyank, plus the mulank when the day has two digits. Zero has no cell.",
    "about": "The Lo Shu grid is a 3 by 3 square of the numbers 1 to 9. The digits of your birth date are placed in it. Numbers that are missing or repeated show what comes…",
    "summary": {
      "strong": [
        {
          "from": "number",
          "number": 1,
          "area": "self-belief"
        },
        {
          "from": "number",
          "number": 6,
          "area": "caring for family"
        }
      ],
      "effort": [
        {
          "from": "number",
          "number": 2,
          "area": "noticing how others feel"
        },
        {
          "from": "number",
          "number": 3,
          "area": "planning ahead"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Comes easily to you: self-belief, caring for family, drive, hands-on work and money and seeing things through. Needs more effort: noticing how others feel,…"
    },
    "number_tip": {
      "digits": [
        2,
        3
      ],
      "text": "Many people choose a mobile or vehicle number that has their missing numbers (2, 3, 4 and 7). This is a popular belief, not a promise."
    },
    "birth_only": "Your grid comes only from your birth date. Changing your name does not change it."
  },
  "not_included": {
    "compound_meanings": "The compound number (10 to 52) is returned, but not read: its meanings wait for the astrologer.",
    "western_numbers": "Life path, expression, soul urge, pinnacles, life cycles and the personal year come from the western route."
  },
  "not_claimed": "Numbers describe tendencies, not fixed events. Use them as a guide, not a rule.",
  "localization": {
    "lang": "en",
    "detail": "standard",
    "fell_back_to_en": [],
    "fell_back_to_standard": []
  }
}

Where the API returns it

POST/v1/profileCore numbers and Lo Shu grid
POST/v1/reportNumerology report (HTML or JSON)

Feature page: Core numbers. Try it free: Lo Shu grid calculator. The rules the API follows are on the conventions page.

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Your first answer

John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990

POST /v1/profile200 OK
  • Mulank6Venus
  • Bhagyank6Destiny number
  • Name number7Ketu

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