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 time and this practice is based on the mystical tradition like I-Ching and an individual's birth date. Here, Chinese numerology and the Lo Shu Square/Grid is explained clearly.

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. Chinese numerology practitioners believe that a Chinese emperor, Wu, saw a shell of tortoise with a perfect grid of nine squares on it and this magic square was originally seen on the river of Lo, therefore, it is called Lo Shu Square, where Shu here is known 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 resultant number 15 is the complete duration of days between the new moon day and a full moon day, and the other way around.

Lo Shu Grid is the fundamental concept for the Chinese numerology and a person can determine their personal strengths and characteristics through this numbers. Although this grid and its number look very confusing at first, it is very simple to calculate the personal strengths. An individual just need their date of birth to calculate the trait using this grid and every number is the symbolic representation of an individual traits. 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 of the universe relates to the number and personal qualities, such as water for 1; land for 2, 5, 8; timber for 3 and 4, the metal on 6 and 7, and the fire 9. Chinese numerology and Feng Shui are much interconnected and most people around the world believe in Feng Shui. The element makes use of word-play and the punning to determine whether the number is good or bad. The six basic concepts 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.