I am continuing my exploration of mundane numerology by examining an event that has just occurred. A few days ago, a huge storm swept through my area. I got through it just fine with only a downed internet line to worry about, which was fixed this morning. The city of Rome, NY, did not fare so well as a tornado touched down and carved a swath through the area. Having nothing to do for a few days because the internet was gone, I sat down with a journal and cast a chart for Rome.
Often, cities have multiple “birth dates” so in this case I used the day that the State of NY recognized Rome as a city: February 23rd, 1870. The total sum of the numbers in this date add to a 23/5 Life Path.
The day of the tornado was July 16, 2024. This adds to a 22. I will be referring to this as a “universal 22” because as a calendar date, its energy is universal to all.
The universal year energy for 2024 is 8.
So let’s construct a core chart for Rome:
The first thing I notice is the repetition of 23, in the day of birth and in the Life Path. This number is often called The Royal Star of the Lion and relates directly to Regulus, one of the Royal Stars of Persian astrology. It is an extremely fortunate number to have in one’s core chart and the City of Rome has it twice! The presence of this number does not prevent bad things from happening but its presence tells me that negative things have positive outcomes. Having a 23 in your chart is like having a guardian angel to protect you. As someone with a 23 in their chart who is also surrounded by repeating 23s, who has Mr. Magooed my way through life, I can attest to the benefic power of 23.
But that’s all just for trivia. It doesn’t point to the tornado although it does foreshadow that things will work out well for the city. If you’re a resident reading this OR a victim of another tornado in another town OR you have survived any other type of disaster AND you’re reading that, AND you’re thinking to yourself, “Well this is a load of horseshit. I lost my house because of this weather, how is this lucky?” I am not talking about the individuals within the community. I am doing a chart for the city itself. Individual charts for people will tell me about those people and their circumstances.
So let’s construct a core chart for Rome:
- Cornerstone: R/20 (Judgment)
- Life Path: 23/5 (King of Wands)
- Expression: 33 (7 of Wands)
- Heart: 21/3 (The World)
- Destiny: 54/9 (Page of Swords)
Let’s construct a year chart for Rome, NY:
- Personal year: 15/6 (The Devil)
- Personal month: 12/3 (The Hanged Man)
- Personal day: 28/1 (2 0f Wands)
- The tornado struck at 15:25 (3:25 pm). 14:16 to 15:31 was the Hour of Mars, based on the Chaldean order of the planets and the timing of sunrise and sunset on that day. Planetary hours have nothing to do with clock hours. They won’t be in neat little 60-minute blocks. Why am I using this? The timing of the tornado is relevant and we will never truly know the birth time of the city to calculate the personal hours and minutes for that day. The planetary hour tracks, however.
- The Triads for Rome’s personal year are 18/9 (Feb 23rd to June 23rd symbolized by The Moon in Tarot), 13/4 (June 23rd to October 23rd symbolized by Death in Tarot), and 11 (October 23rd to February 23rd symbolized by Strength in Tarot).
The first thing I notice is the repetition of 23, in the day of birth and in the Life Path. This number is often called The Royal Star of the Lion and relates directly to Regulus, one of the Royal Stars of Persian astrology. It is an extremely fortunate number to have in one’s core chart and the City of Rome has it twice! The presence of this number does not prevent bad things from happening but its presence tells me that negative things have positive outcomes. Having a 23 in your chart is like having a guardian angel to protect you. As someone with a 23 in their chart who is also surrounded by repeating 23s, who has Mr. Magooed my way through life, I can attest to the benefic power of 23.
But that’s all just for trivia. It doesn’t point to the tornado although it does foreshadow that things will work out well for the city. If you’re a resident reading this OR a victim of another tornado in another town OR you have survived any other type of disaster AND you’re reading that, AND you’re thinking to yourself, “Well this is a load of horseshit. I lost my house because of this weather, how is this lucky?” I am not talking about the individuals within the community. I am doing a chart for the city itself. Individual charts for people will tell me about those people and their circumstances.
So let’s get into it!
Rome NY’s personal cycles begin on the 23rd. The city’s personal year runs from February 23rd of one year to February 23rd of the next year. Its months run from the 23rd to the 23rd. This obviously does not line up neatly with the calendar but here we are. The year is divided into three monthly blocks of time called Triads. Rome is experiencing its second triad, which started on June 23rd of this year. This particular triad is symbolized by 13/4 which not only corresponds to the Death card in Tarot but is considered a karmic or malefic number in numerology. So the period from June 23rd to October 23rd is under a karmic influence. We in the West see karma as a system of punishment but that is not true. Every action produces karma. Its like a wheel that never stops turning. All outcomes are a production of everything before them. I am explaining this because I know how the Western mindset interprets things and Rome is not being “punished” with a tornado because of anything karmic. A karmic period in numerology reflects a time when situations will arise that allow for “unfinished business” to be dealt with. We are talking about the whole period, though, not just the day of the tornado. In particular, a 13/4 karmic influence specifically reflects a time of death/transition and a complete change of life. So basically, the universe is going to keep sending Rome opportunities to change during this karmic period. The 13/4 period brings change and transition by supporting opportunities to clean up messes, literal and figurative. Now numerology was developed by the ancient Chaldeans and was originally a branch of astrology. So you’re going to learn a little bit about planets and signs. The number 13 reduces to 4. The number 4 is ruled by Rahu/the North Node. In numerology 4/Rahu presides over complete and total overhauls and disruptive events. When 4/Rahu is supported that disruption can occur in violent ways such as through civil uprisings, mobs……..or tornadoes. Rahu is definitely suppported in this chart. The root number 13 corresponds to the sign of Scorpio and is ruled by Mars. In astrology the planet Mars relates to aggression and violence and in mundane astrology – the astrology of events in the world – Mars can relate to natural disasters, accidents, and uprisings. The personal year for Rome is 15/6. The number 15 corresponds to the sign of Capricorn. In astrology, when Mars enters the sign of Capricorn we say that Mars is exalted. Mars is a welcome guest in Capricorn’s space. Being that the personal year for Rome is a number that corresponds to Capricorn, any numerical energies supported by Mars will be “well fed”. The number 13 is ruled by Scorpio, which in turn is ruled by Mars. It’s a strong energetic aspect created by these two numbers. Because 4 is the end result of 13, the energies of Rahu are also well-supported. If reading that made you cross-eyed, here is the least you need to know about this part of the chart interpretation: The energy during this triad is conducive to reflecting big, destructive, sudden events that will disrupt and derail the current order of things to force a new path that needs to happen. Why do I keep using words like reflecting and supporting? I say those words because numerology, like astrology, is reflective and not causal. This means that numbers and planets don’t cause things to happen, they serve as a mirror to reflect what is happening: As above, so below. Certain energies support each other just as certain energies take away from each other.Let’s narrow it down from the Triad and look at the Personal Month
The personal month that we are looking at for Rome, NY, began on the 23rd of June. Like personal years, personal months also begin on the day of birth. Rome’s day of birth is the 23rd so all personal months begin the 23rd. Again, like the personal year, this does not line up neatly with the calendar months. The personal month that we are concerned with began on June 23rd. So Rome’s June energy is still being experienced and will continue for a few more days. The personal month energy vibrates to a 12. This is a number of sacrifice and is symbolized in the Tarot by The Hanged Man and also corresponds to the Zodiac sign of Pisces. Events that manifest during a time period ruled by 12 are often unseen and unnoticed until it is too late to stop them OR they can be events that people may feel powerless to deal with. Wrapped up within these events is often an opportunity to start a new chapter in life if those involved will consider a new point of view or new way of doing things. So the energy of this personal month supports everything I just wrote above, in regards to the triad energy.Let’s drill down even further to the Personal Day
The personal day energy for Rome, NY, on July 16th, 2024 was 28/1. This is symbolized by the 2 0f Wands. This number is associated with law, loss, and the hand of God. It is tied up with battles for security and things coming out of left field. On a more positive note, it is also connected with intuitively knowing what to do in a crisis and taking responsibility for those around you. Before reducing to a 1, the 28 first reduces to a 10. The 10 vibration is therefore a hidden influence. This number is symbolized by the Wheel of Fortune. Its quiet presence in the personal day energy of Rome supports the city being unexpectedly thrown into a situation that will occur suddenly and end abruptly. If Rome was a person and I was reading their chart for this day, I would probably tell them that today would not be a good day to eat buffet, drive without a seat belt, jaywalk, or get into it with anyone. On the flip side, this is a chart that shows support for sudden fame.Let’s have a peek at the universal energy for that day
Two things strike me about the universal day energy for the 16th. First, it is indeed the 16th. This number is ruled by Mars and is symbolized by The Tower in Tarot. It is a number of disaster and catastrophe, injuries, anger, aggressive acts, and structures being torn down – hence why The Tower card is the 16th card in the deck. Even though it is ruled by Mars, this type of disaster supported by the 16 number vibration relates to severe storms and floods. If we add the numbers of the full date, we get 22. This is symbolized by The Fool in Tarot. This number pattern is ruled by Uranus, the planet of the unconventional, unplanned, the great disruptor. If you start to research the number 22, you will see that it shows up a lot in disasters and accidents. In his book, “The 11:11 Code”, numerologist and engineer Charles J. Wolfe discusses how often the number 22 shows up in complex mathematical calculations related to growth and destruction. Now, does all this mean that if you should happen to come across a string of numbers like this certain and unfortunate doom will arrive in the form of a tornado? No, it does not. As I said in my post about the numerology of The Titanic, the thing about studying disasters that have already occurred is we have a way of looking at the many ways in which such energy can manifest because it’s already happened. Had a storm cell not been traveling through this area on that day, something completely different but most likely also big and unexpected, would have manifested. Energy takes the path of least resistance.Adding another layer: Energetic Timelines
The energy of a personal month runs similarly to a moon cycle. This cycle can be applied to personal months and days as well. Let’s look at Rome’s personal year.- June 23rd: old personal month ends, new one begins
- June 30th: first action point
- July 8th: peak point
- July 16th: second action point
- July 23rd: old personal month ends, new one begins
