Compound number 18 · root number 9
Born on 18 May
Mars · courage and the will to fight
Root number 9 belongs to Mars, the commander. A fight never quite leaves your life, and each one leaves you harder than before.
Compound number 18: The number of conflict. A constant struggle runs inside and outside at once. Master your own impulses and the opposition outside gives way on its own.
Your three-layer personality
the Sun: Inside, you are built for independence. From childhood, an order given in the wrong tone makes something in you refuse, and you find no peace unless the decision is your own.
Saturn: Outside, you are steady and dependable. When a task falls to you, people know it will get done.
Root number 9 belongs to Mars, the commander. A fight never quite leaves your life, and each one leaves you harder than before. You are the kind of person who holds a position even standing alone. In a crisis, at home or at work, everyone eventually turns to look at you. But Mars's fire cuts both ways, and the decisions you have taken in anger have cost you more than any outside enemy ever managed.
enemy Inside versus outside: There is a pull between the inside and the outside. You are not quite the person others see. Reconciling the two is the larger lesson of your life.
Born in May: how it marks your life
friend The strength of your birth month is a friend to your root number. So the events below arrive comparatively easily and on time, with family and the people around you supporting them. This month's central theme is communication and movement.
- Childhood & family
- Childhood passes in restlessness; your mind does not stay in one place for long.
- Career turning point
- The turn comes through a journey, a transfer or an offer that arrives suddenly.
- Love & marriage
- You need freedom in a relationship. Tie the knot too tight and you suffocate.
- Places & travel
- Living in more than one city is indicated, with foreign travel and frequent moves being normal.
The main areas of life
Career
Army and police, engineering, surgery, sport, land and construction, machinery, and any competitive profession. Your second layer, 8 (Saturn), adds: Law and the judiciary, administration, construction, land, mining and oil, heavy industry, financial control, and any long-term responsibility.
Money
Money comes through hard work and bold decisions. But borrowing on impulse, or standing surety for someone, has caused loss under this number time and again.
Love & marriage
In love you are intense and possessive. Your home runs happily with a partner who knows how to cool your temper rather than feed it. You need freedom in a relationship. Tie the knot too tight and you suffocate.
Health
Blood, fever, injury and inflammation. Accidents are relatively more frequent under this number, so care with vehicles and sharp tools is lifelong. Also, through Saturn: Bones, teeth, knees and arthritic pain, which worsen with age. Regular walking and proper rest are the equivalent of medicine for you.
Who you get along with
Supportive birth dates
Birth dates that clash
How numbers relate
| Number → | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 the Sun | ● | F | F | N | F | F | N | E | F |
| 2 the Moon | F | ● | F | E | F | N | N | E | E |
| 3 Jupiter | F | F | ● | N | F | E | F | N | N |
| 4 Rahu | F | E | N | ● | F | F | F | F | E |
| 5 Mercury | F | F | F | N | ● | F | N | N | N |
| 6 Venus | F | N | E | N | F | ● | F | N | N |
| 7 Ketu | F | N | F | F | F | F | ● | N | N |
| 8 Saturn | E | E | F | N | F | F | F | ● | N |
| 9 Mars | F | F | F | E | F | N | N | E | ● |
How the row number sees the column number. F = friend, E = enemy, N = neutral, ● = itself. Your root number's row is in bold.
Remedy · Mars
Giving red lentils or jaggery on Tuesday, and treating your brothers and sisters well, cools the sharpness of Mars.
Remedies are a matter of traditional belief; take them as counsel rather than instruction.
Same root number 9, different people
The 18th in other months
Your full reading with the birth year
The four life phases, the life-path number and your personal readings for today, this week, month and year need the year.
Common questions
What is the root number for someone born on 18 May?
The birthday is 18, so 1+8 = root number 9 (Mars). The first digit 1 (the Sun) is the inner mind; the second digit 8 (Saturn) is the outer manner.
What does the compound number 18 mean?
The number of conflict. A constant struggle runs inside and outside at once. Master your own impulses and the opposition outside gives way on its own.
What does the birth month add for 18 May?
May’s arena is communication and movement. Inside, you are built for independence. From childhood, an order given in the wrong tone makes something in you refuse, and you find no peace unless the decision is your own.