Numerology has always been an interesting topic for all people around the world and most people are very curious to know the meaning of their numbers.  Chinese numerology has been practiced for a long period of time and it is normally based on the birth date of an individual and mystical tradition like I-Ching.  Here, this article clearly explains Chinese numerology and the Lo Shu Square/Grid.

The origin of Chinese numerology dates back more than 4000 years and over the period the Chinese numerology evolved into three different forms: western, traditional, and Ki system.  It is believed that a Chinese emperor, Wu, saw a tortoise shell with grid of nine squares on it and this magic square was found on the river of Lo, hence it is called Lo Shu Square, where Shu is refereed as books.  The numbers in the grid is arranged in such a way that the numbers when added horizontally, vertically or diagonally will give the sum of 15.  Here, the added number 15 refers to the span of days between the new moon day and a full moon day, and vice versa.

Lo Shu Grid is the base to know the Chinese numerology and an individual can calculate their personal strengths and trait through this numbers.  This grid and the number arrangement may look very confusing at first sight, but this is the easiest method.  A person need to use their date of birth to determine the trait using this square and each number is the symbolic representation of an individual trait.  Hence, a person will have the characteristics of the numbers that is in their birth chart and also number zero is not included in the Chinese numerology.

Chinese astrology also defines the five elements: water, earth, fire, metal and wood that makes up the universe.  Each element is associated with a number and the personal traits such as water for 1; earth for 2, 5, 8; wood for 3 and 4; metal for 6 and 7; and fire for 9.  Chinese numerology and Feng Shui are much interconnected and most people around the world believe in Feng Shui.  The element that makes a number good or bad is based on the word-play and the punning.   The six fundamental ideas of Chinese numerology are yang numbers, yin numbers, lucky numbers, unlucky numbers, Feng Shui house numbers, and Kua numbers.  Chinese numerology is a great method of getting a view about personal traits of a person.