Lesson 5: Predictive Numerology, Part 1
In the last four lessons we discussed the fundamentals of advanced numerology, the characteristics of numbers, the characteristics of solar months, and the modification of the general characteristics of persons of various numbers, the importance of numerical values, and their meanings.
We will now delve into the world of the predictive and relationship aspects. This lesson focuses on the fundamentals of basic and period numbers, which play key roles in predictive numerology; please note that I developed this system through the application of an important principle of Vedic Astrology.
I again urge you to take the multiple choice test at the end of this lesson.
The Basic and Period Numbers
The base for predictive numerology lies in the natural and functional qualities of the numbers and the zodiac. When astrologically viewed, every person has a zodiacal ascendant. Likewise, when seen from the numerological angle, every person has a basic number and a period number. Only these two numbers are mainly used in the predictive numerology and they are the prerequisites for predicting events.
What is the basic number?
A person’s basic number, also known as the numerical ascendant, is attained by adding the number of “birth date” and the number of “birth month“. For example, if you are born on the 21st day of August (the year is not mentioned as it is not part of calculations here), your basic number is 2. See how it is calculated:
- Number of the day: 3 (21=2+1=3)
- Number of the month: 8 (August is 8th in the series of 12 months from January to December)
- 3+8 =11=1+1=2 (It should always be converted into a single digit)
Specialty of 5, 6, 9 as the basic numbers
Take the numbers 5, 6, 9, all the other numbers own only single signs (refer to section 2 in lesson 2), yet these three numbers have lordship of two signs each, and when you get one of these three as the basic number, you may doubt as to which one of the two signs owned by it should be treated as the basic number. For example, you may get the basic number as 5 from a person’s birth date. Number 5 owns 2 signs, of which one is negative and the other is positive. In such a situation, you cannot go by a random method, but you have to find out the solar or numerical month in which the person is born. If the month represents a positive sign, take 5 positive as the basic number. Or if the month represents a negative one, take 5 negative as the basic number.
The following calculation will make things much clearer: If a person is born on September 5, his basic number is 5 positive.
- Number of Date + Number of Month
- 5 + 9 = 14 = 1+4 =5
What is the period number?
A person’s period number is obtained by adding the number of the birth date and the number of the numerological month in which he is born. If you are born on August 21 (again, the year is not mentioned as it is not part of calculations here), your period number is 4. See how it is calculated:
- The day falls in the numerological month of 1 representing Leo whose period is from July 23 to August 23.
- Number of birth date: 3 (21=2+1=3)
- Number of numerological month: 1 (3+1=4; it should always be converted into a single digit)
One may wonder why the number of the year is not considered in the calculation of either the basic number or the period number. It becomes clear that this is not useful when considering that the year of birth is never repeated in anyone’s life. On the other hand, date, month and numerological month are often repeated in everybody’s life. For example, take a person is born on August 15, 1989. In his life, he may come across many August months and many dates of 15 in addition to many numerological months of the same number but he never sees the year 1989 again. As a result of this, the role played by the year of birth is nil in predictive numerology and the year number is avoided.
As already discussed in lessons 2 and 3, a person’s general nature and characteristics are decided by the number of the date on which s/he is born and the number of the numerological month in which s/he is born. Again, the year of birth plays no role. Please note that these two numbers are obtained to be used in predictive numerology only and not anywhere else.
