Compound number 21 · root number 3
Born on 21 October
Jupiter · knowledge and the gift of expression
Root number 3 belongs to Jupiter, teacher of the gods, so learning and teaching are both woven into your nature. What you know you cannot keep to yourself; it has to be told to someone.
Compound number 21: The number of attainment. Victory after long effort is the pattern here. Nothing arrives early, but what arrives is permanent.
Your three-layer personality
the Moon: Inside, you are soft and easily touched. You read someone's state of mind from their face alone, and that is exactly why small remarks wound you more than they should.
the Sun: The world outside knows you as a confident person. Whatever group you are in, the responsibility arrives on your shoulders before anyone has assigned it.
Root number 3 belongs to Jupiter, teacher of the gods, so learning and teaching are both woven into your nature. What you know you cannot keep to yourself; it has to be told to someone. That quality carries you into the place of a teacher, an adviser or a guide, and even without the title people come to you for counsel. The danger is a single one: interest spreads in too many directions and nothing reaches its end. It is the work you finish that gives you your name.
friend Inside versus outside: The inner mind and the outward behaviour support each other. You do what you think, which is why people trust you easily.
Born in October: 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 multiplying yourself several times over.
- Childhood & family
- The events of childhood are more intense than usual; good or bad, everything leaves a deep mark.
- Career turning point
- The turn in working life comes suddenly and on a large scale, not in stages.
- Love & marriage
- More rise and fall in relationships. Whatever happens, happens largely.
- Places & travel
- Establishment in a large city or an influential centre is indicated.
The main areas of life
Career
Teaching, law, publishing, consultancy, religion and philosophy, media, marketing and any work on a stage. Your second layer, 1 (the Sun), adds: Administration, management, senior government posts, your own business and politics. Broadly, wherever the final decision rests in your hands, that is where you do your best work.
Money
Money arrives from several sources, but your hand is generous. You spend freely on giving and on hospitality, and you have never once counted that as a loss.
Love & marriage
In a relationship you value the friendship most. You feel drawn to the person you can talk to without guarding your words. More rise and fall in relationships. Whatever happens, happens largely.
Health
Liver, weight and blood sugar. Moderation at the table and at other people's tables is your main prescription. Also, through the Sun: The weak points are the eyes, heart, blood pressure and spine. Fatigue collects quietly under continuous work, and one day it surfaces all at once.
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 · Jupiter
Giving yellow cloth, chickpeas or sweets on Thursday, and seeking an elder's blessing, clears obstacles for this number.
Remedies are a matter of traditional belief; take them as counsel rather than instruction.
Same root number 3, different people
The 21th 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 21 October?
The birthday is 21, so 2+1 = root number 3 (Jupiter). The first digit 2 (the Moon) is the inner mind; the second digit 1 (the Sun) is the outer manner.
What does the compound number 21 mean?
The number of attainment. Victory after long effort is the pattern here. Nothing arrives early, but what arrives is permanent.
What does the birth month add for 21 October?
October’s arena is multiplying yourself several times over. Inside, you are soft and easily touched. You read someone's state of mind from their face alone, and that is exactly why small remarks wound you more than they should.