How to read destiny matrix charts, one point at a time
How to read destiny matrix charts in six steps: the centre, the four main points, the karmic tail, money and love lines, purposes and the age scale.
- Steps
- 6
- Time needed
- About 10 minutes for a first read
- What you need
- Only the date of birth
- Numbers on the chart
- 28, each one of the 22 arcana
How to read destiny matrix charts in six steps
Start with the centre
The circle in the middle is the sum of the four main points. It is the number readers start with: your core and the place you return to when things are calm.
Read the four main points
A (left) is the day of birth: how you come across. B (top) is the month: what comes easily. C (right) is the year: your practical lesson with work and money. D (bottom) is A + B + C: the root of the karmic tail.
Read the karmic tail from the centre out
The three numbers on the line from the centre to D, read inwards to outwards (for example 18-6-6), describe the pattern you tend to repeat until you notice it.
Find the money and love lines
The dotted channel between C and D holds the love point (in the middle), the money point (towards C) and the partner point (towards D). Read them with the numbers at each end of the channel.
Check your purposes
Personal purpose (up to about 40) is sky (B + D) plus earth (A + C). Social purpose (about 40 to 60) is the paternal line plus the maternal line. Spiritual purpose is the two added together.
Find where you are on the age scale
Starting at A for birth and moving clockwise, every side of the outer square is ten years, with a number every 1¼ years. The number at your current age is the theme of this stretch of your life.
How to read destiny matrix numbers: what each position means
Open the destiny matrix calculator and enter your date of birth. Every number on the chart is one of the 22 major arcana, from 1 (Magician) to 22 (Fool), and what it means depends on where it sits. The same 6 (Lovers) means one thing as your personality point and another as the root of your karmic tail. That is why lists of the 22 arcana on their own rarely answer the question people actually have, which is what a number means in a specific place.
On our chart, tap any circle: you get the position, the arcana, one sentence on what it means there, and the sum that produced it.
The 22 arcana at a glance
1 Magician: will, skill, beginnings. 2 High Priestess: intuition, inner knowing. 3 Empress: abundance, care. 4 Emperor: order, structure. 5 Hierophant: tradition, teaching. 6 Lovers: choice, closeness. 7 Chariot: drive, direction. 8 Justice: balance, responsibility. 9 Hermit: solitude, search. 10 Wheel of Fortune: change, timing. 11 Strength: courage, endurance. 12 Hanged Man: pause, another view. 13 Death: endings, renewal. 14 Temperance: moderation, patience. 15 Devil: desire, attachment. 16 Tower: shake-ups, release. 17 Star: hope, talent. 18 Moon: imagination, doubt. 19 Sun: joy, warmth. 20 Judgement: awakening, family. 21 World: completion, the wider world. 22 Fool: freedom, play.
Common questions when you read a destiny matrix for the first time
Why is my number outside the dotted line? Points on the outer square are your main and ancestral points; the small circles between them and the centre are steps on the way in. Why are my money and love lines different? They share one channel but read different points: money leans towards C (material), love towards D (the tail). If a number appears three or four times on your chart, readers treat it as a main theme and start there.
Frequently asked questions
Which number should I read first?
The centre. Then the number that repeats most on your chart; the calculator lists it under the chart.
What does it mean if a number repeats?
By convention, a number that appears in several main points is a main theme of the chart. Start your reading there.
Why do the small circles have numbers too?
They are the steps on each line between an outer point and the centre: the first is the outer point plus the centre, the next is the outer point plus that number.
Do I need a reader to understand my chart?
No. Each number has a one-line meaning in its position on our chart, free. The paid PDF reads the lines together if you want more depth.
Read your own chart
Enter your date of birth and tap any number to see what it means where it sits.