Why I Am Creating My Own Numerology Framework

Celestial geometry and golden zodiac chart by Astrrid and AI

15th May 2026

There is a particular irony in becoming deeply involved in symbolic systems while simultaneously becoming dissatisfied with almost everything available within them. 

Not because the systems themselves lack intelligence. Indeed, quite the opposite. 

The deeper I explored numerology and astrology, the more convinced I became that they contain something profoundly valuable — sophisticated symbolic languages capable of revealing meaningful patterns within human behaviour, development, timing, identity, and life cycles. 

But as I explored, I also began noticing something else. 

My relationship with these systems was never going to be purely about following any methodology exclusively, or even about preservation. It was always going to be taking what resonates the most and then to become reconstructive. 

My immersion into numerology (and esoterica in general) has been sporadically concentrated rather than lifelong, but it has been incredibly intensive. I have studied deeply, explored multiple systems and interpretations, and spent considerable time examining both traditional teachings and modern practitioner frameworks. Much of the material I encountered has been exceptionally detailed, psychologically perceptive, and symbolically sophisticated. 

Certain aspects resonated with me immediately. 

I was especially drawn to the Chaldean emphasis on sound resonance within language, the importance of compound numbers, and the idea that symbolic structure extends beyond simplistic single-digit reduction. Compared to more reductionist systems, it felt richer, more layered, and more symbolically alive. 

At the same time, I also became increasingly aware that my own philosophical instincts naturally leaned in a somewhat different direction. 

In astrology, for example, I work primarily within a Western tropical framework. Of course, as is my style, I have looked at astrological systems from around the world, and settled with that which has held greatest resonance and accuracy for readings. I now view astrology less as a literal mapping of distant constellations (albeit these still hold incredible value), and more as a symbolic directional system linked to Earth’s relationship with the Sun and the cyclical movement of seasons and light. Yet despite that Western orientation, it’s numerological equivalent, Pythagorean numerology, felt too structurally simplified for me. 

So I found myself in an unusual middle space:

drawn toward the symbolic richness and esoteric depth of Chaldean numerology, while simultaneously approaching it through a highly analytical, systems-oriented mindset.

That combination became increasingly important because over time, I realised I was less interested in memorising interpretations and more interested in understanding underlying mechanics. I mean: 

Why do certain compound numbers consistently behave differently despite sharing the same root number? 

Why do some numerical patterns appear stabilising while others appear disruptive? 

Why do certain numbers repeatedly emerge around influence, wealth, visibility, leadership, creativity, or transformation? 

What structurally makes a timing cycle feel supportive, difficult, expansive, or catalytic?

Historically, numerology contains many observational conclusions. Certain numbers are considered fortunate, difficult, magnetic, karmic, expansive, or transformative because repeated human observation associated them with those qualities over long periods of time. But my instinct has always been to ask an additional question:

why?

Not to dismiss the observations - but to understand the architecture beneath them. 

As someone with a strong systems-thinking background, I eventually recognised that one of my deepest compulsions is to reduce systems down to their core components. Not simply to criticise them. But to understand what they are fundamentally built from.

Over time, I realised I do this almost instinctively. I strip concepts back to principles, separate structure from tradition, and look for the underlying mechanics beneath the presentation. Once I understand the architecture, I naturally begin rebuilding. Not destructively, but creatively. Or perhaps even more accurately - reconstructively. During my corporate career, this is what clients paid me for, so I was always destined to incorporate this way of thinking into subjects within esoterica and occultisim.

When I later examined my own numerology more deeply, this tendency suddenly made far more sense. At a core level I have a 7 Day Vibration (DV), a 13/4 Life Path (LP), and 31/4 Higher Life Path (HLP). A 7 DV does not easily accept surface-level explanation. It seeks hidden order, underlying truth, and structural coherence. It wants to understand what exists beneath appearances. The 13/4 LP intensifies this further. The 13 carries a strong reforming principle. It dismantles inherited structures that feel incomplete, outdated, distorted, or inefficient. It questions systems not necessarily out of rebellion, but out of compulsion toward refinement and improvement. Then the 31/4 HLP adds something highly individual to the process. It does not simply want to improve existing structures. It wants to rebuild them through an individual lens. To reinterpret and redesign. To create frameworks with their own internal integrity and recognisable signature.

In hindsight, I can now see that I was never particularly suited to becoming a traditional practitioner who simply inherited interpretations and repeated them unchanged. My instinct has always been toward synthesis, restructuring, refinement, and reinterpretation. Essentially:

taking systems apart and rebuilding them in the style of Astrrid.

Not in a grandiose way – just purely out of a natural compulsion and driving force to create something unique to me I cannot help but embody.

Of course, improvement is subjective. No symbolic framework will resonate with everyone. Nor should it. But I have become increasingly comfortable with the idea that my role is not to preserve consensus. It is to explore structure, identify patterns, refine interpretation, and develop frameworks that resonate deeply with a particular kind of person — especially those searching for greater coherence beneath surface-level symbolism.

In a strange way, understanding my own Life Path numbers gave me permission to more fully embrace this aspect of myself. Not because I suddenly became different after learning them. Quite the opposite. The tendency had always been there.

The compulsion to question systems.
To dismantle inherited structures.
To reduce things to their underlying principles.
To rebuild them into something more internally coherent.

But before understanding these patterns through my own numerology, there was still part of me that wondered whether this constant drive toward reconstruction was somehow excessive. Whether I should simply accept what already existed and work quietly within established frameworks. Why on earth have I created so much work for myself?! These questions repeatedly arose, and to some extent, still do. But instead of giving in to these concerns, the deeper I explored my own numbers and my own astrology chart, the more I accepted that this tendency was not incidental to my nature. It is my nature.

At some point, I stopped viewing this impulse as intellectual restlessness and began recognising it as a core developmental pattern within my own life.

Numerology did not create the drive. It gave more language to it. And perhaps more importantly, it gave permission to stop suppressing it.

Another major factor in this journey has been the surprising lack in volume of serious, accessible numerology material available — particularly within the United Kingdom. Compared to astrology, numerology remains relatively underdeveloped in public awareness here. There are comparatively few modern frameworks, few psychologically sophisticated practitioners (those that are, know who you are!), and very little material attempting to bridge symbolic theory with contemporary life in a grounded, intellectually coherent way.

I would ultimately like to see numerology become as widely recognised and explored as astrology itself.

I mean, why not? Why not make use of all we have available to improve our lives and wider humanity?

Although astrology presents its own challenges. Unfortunately, much of popular sun-sign astrology has significantly damaged public understanding of what astrology actually is. While it succeeded in making astrology culturally visible, it also reduced an extraordinarily sophisticated symbolic system into oversimplified personality stereotypes and entertainment content. The irony is that many people dismiss astrology while never having encountered genuine astrology at all.

I believe numerology risks the same fate if it is not approached seriously.

I am not interested in reducing symbolic systems into vague positivity, rigid fatalism, or spiritual performance. I am a serious person. I would not dedicate years of my life to studying and developing these systems if I were not convinced they genuinely work and provide meaningful value to human life.

Not necessarily in the simplistic predictive sense people often imagine. But as symbolic languages capable of revealing developmental patterns, behavioural tendencies, timing dynamics, psychological structures, and deeper forms of self-understanding.

The more deeply I researched numerology, the more I also began noticing something difficult to ignore. Numerology appears far more widely used amongst influential, wealthy, powerful, and publicly visible individuals than most people realise. At first, I approached this cautiously. I did not want to project patterns onto randomness. But after much observation, comparison, and study, recurring numerical structures appeared with such consistency that eventually I could no longer dismiss them as coincidence alone.

Certain numerical patterns appear repeatedly around influence, visibility, wealth, branding, leadership, and large-scale success. Not occasionally, but repeatedly.

This does not mean every successful person consciously studies numerology. Nor does it imply some simplistic hidden conspiracy (although who knows?). But I have become convinced that symbolic intelligence — whether consciously understood or intuitively applied — operates far more actively within higher levels of society than most people currently recognise.

Historically, this should not surprise us. Human beings have always used symbolic systems to navigate uncertainty, improve timing, strengthen identity, and better understand cycles of life and collective behaviour. In many ways, modern society did not eliminate symbolic thinking. It simply pushed much of it outside mainstream intellectual legitimacy while continuing to use aspects of it implicitly through branding, image construction, naming strategy, timing, architecture, narrative, and cultural symbolism.

Part of what motivates me is the belief that these systems should not remain inaccessible to ordinary people. I would like to help democratise this knowledge. Not through fear, elitism, or dogma. But through research, education, exploration, structural analysis, and practical application.

My view is that if symbolic systems genuinely contain useful insight into personality, timing, development, behaviour, cycles, and alignment, then I believe everybody should have the opportunity to explore and work with those patterns consciously.

Ultimately, my aim is not simply to create another numerology system. It is to contribute toward the development of a more modern, psychologically intelligent, structurally coherent symbolic framework — one capable of evolving alongside the complexity of modern life rather than remaining frozen in inherited interpretation.

And if through my work I can help more people become curious about numerology, think more symbolically, recognise patterns more consciously, or feel inspired to explore these systems for themselves, then I suspect I will have fulfilled a significant part of what I am here to do.

You would like to find out more about my work here.

~ Astrrid