Numerical Ratings For Luo Shu Astrology

Nine years ago I developed a Luo Shu Rating Method that I am now sharing with the public for the first time. It compares and evaluates the compatibility between the numbers and gives a numeric value for each possible combination. It has an infinite amount of uses and is limited only by one's imagination. There are 9 charts, one for each number and they can be combined and recombined by taking into account the Luo Shu number for a particular Year, Month, Day, Hour (or other time period). The chart shows the relationship for each combination and what the rating is according to the interaction of the five phases (wu xing).

1 WATER

1 with 1... reinforced ...+ 2
1 with 2... controlled ...- 4
1 with 3... exhausted ...- 3
1 with 4... exhausted ...- 2
1 with 5... controlled ...- 4.5
1 with 6... nourished ...+ 4
1 with 7... nourished ...+ 5
1 with 8... controlled ...- 5
1 with 9... dominates ... +1

2 EARTH

2 with 1... dominates ...+ 1
2 with 2... reinforced ... + 2
2 with 3... controlled ... - 4
2 with 4... controlled ... - 5
2 with 5... reinforced ... + 2.5
2 with 6... exhausted ... - 2
2 with 7... exhausted ... - 3
2 with 8... reinforced ... + 3
2 with 9...nourished ... + 4

3 WOOD


3 with 1... nourished ... +4
3 with 2... dominates... +1
3 with 3... reinforced... +2
3 with 4... reinforced... +3
3 with 5... dominates... 0
3 with 6... controlled... -5
3 with 7... controlled... -4
3 with 8... dominates... -1
3 with 9...exhausted... -2



4 WOOD


4 with 1... nourished... +5
4 with 2... dominates... -1
4 with 3... reinforced... +3
4 with 4... reinforced... +2
4 with 5... dominates... 0
4 with 6... controlled... -4
4 with 7... controlled... -5
4 with 8... dominates... +1
4 with 9... exhausted... -3


5 EARTH


5 with 1... dominates... 0
5 with 2... reinforced... +2.5
5 with 3... controlled... -4.5
5 with 4... controlled... -4.5
5 with 5... reinforced... +2.5
5 with 6... exhausted... -2.5
5 with 7... exhausted... -2.5
5 with 8... reinforced... +2.5
5 with 9... nourished... +4.5


6 METAL


6 with 1... exhausted... -3
6 with 2... nourished... +5
6 with 3... dominates... -1
6 with 4... dominates... +1
6 with 5... nourished... +4.5
6 with 6... reinforced... +2
6 with 7... reinforced... +3
6 with 8... nourished... +4
6 with 9... controlled... -4


7 METAL


7 with 1... exhausted... -2
7 with 2... nourished... +4
7 with 3... dominates... +1
7 with 4... dominates... -1
7 with 5... nourished... +4.5
7 with 6... reinforced... +3
7 with 7... reinforced... +2
7 with 8... nourished... +5
7 with 9... controlled... -5


8 EARTH


8 with 1... dominates... -1
8 with 2... reinforced... +3
8 with 3... controlled... -5
8 with 4... controlled... -4
8 with 5... reinforced... +2.5
8 with 6... exhausted... -3
8 with 7... exhausted... -2
8 with 8... reinforced... +2
8 with 9... nourished... +5


9 FIRE


9 with 1... controlled... -4
9 with 2... exhausted... -3
9 with 3... nourished... +5
9 with 4... nourished... +4
9 with 5... exhausted... -2.5
9 with 6... dominates... +1
9 with 7... dominates... -1
9 with 8... exhausted... -2
9 with 9... reinforced... +2




With these charts you will now be able to compare the interaction and compatibility rating for any two (or more) entities. For example, if you are to analyze a numerical relationship rating for two people, you can follow these steps. Let us say that the rating is for Robert and Mary's energies. Roberts natal numbers are 7-3-2-1 and Mary is 1-4-2-2. We will first look at how Robert perceives the relationship by specifically looking at his numbers to see how they relate to Mary's. Then we can do the same for Mary. The person who's perception we are taking into account would represent the first number in the chart. In any relationship, the perceptions of one person to the other is very rarely identical. One spouse usually feels the relationship in a different way than the other. The charts and ratings can help us identify this tendency. We calculate Robert and Mary's yearly 7 and 1...then their monthly 3 and 4...the daily 2 and 2... and finally their hourly 1 and 2 numbers. Looking at the above charts we have :

Robert's Perception
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Step 1 - Robert's Yearly perception = -2
Step 2 - Robert's Monthly perception = +3
Step 3 - Robert's Daily perception = +2
Step 4 - Robert's Hourly perception = -4
Step 5 - Robert's Total perception = -1

Mary's Perception
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Step 1 - Mary's Yearly perception = +5
Step 2 - Mary's Monthly perception = +3
Step 3 - Mary's Daily perception = +2
Step 4 - Mary's Hourly perception = +1
Step 5 - Mary's Total perception = +11

We can see by the final rating that Mary's energy is much more receptive to the relationship than Robert's. Most of the stress and complications involved will affect Robert more so than Mary. If a divorce ever became a consideration Mary would be less likely to comply to the separation, whereas Robert would feel more liberated by the breakup and would likely want to go all the way with the separation procedure. Again, these charts can be used for much more than spousal relationships. It is useful for employer/employee compatibility, tenant/renter compatibility, athletic partnership compatibility, or any other type where an interaction of more than one entity takes place. The range for the ratings would be from -20 through +20. If we decide to factor in the stems and branches in the same way, we would have a much wider range of possibilities. You can also include the hexagrams to widen the range even more. Remember, the possibilities or potentials are entirely up to you.