Compound number 31 · root number 4
Born on 31 October
Rahu · the ability to think differently
Root number 4 belongs to Rahu, the shadow planet, whose nature is to avoid the easy route. Nothing in your life arrives in a straight line either.
Compound number 31: The number of the solitary seeker. You are alone even in a crowd, and that solitude gives you a depth others do not have.
Your three-layer personality
Jupiter: Inside, you are curious and hopeful. The chance to learn something new freshens your whole mind.
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 4 belongs to Rahu, the shadow planet, whose nature is to avoid the easy route. Nothing in your life arrives in a straight line either. What another person reaches in ten years you may reach in fifteen, but what you reach, nobody can take from you. Those born under this number find, again and again, that a major upheaval arrives midway through life, and that the real progress begins only after it. Patience is your greatest asset and haste your greatest enemy.
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
Technology, engineering, research, electricity and machinery, construction, transport, work with a foreign connection, and any unconventional profession. 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 comes and goes by unexpected routes. Sudden gain is indicated, and so is sudden expense. For you, savings are the only real security.
Love & marriage
You feel deeply but express awkwardly. The person who understands what your silences mean is the one who can stay with you for life. More rise and fall in relationships. Whatever happens, happens largely.
Health
Nerves, skin, knees and sleep. Feeling unwell for no traceable reason is a familiar complaint under this number. 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 · Rahu
Giving a blanket or black sesame on Saturday, and feeding someone in need, quietens Rahu's restlessness.
Remedies are a matter of traditional belief; take them as counsel rather than instruction.
Same root number 4, different people
The 31th 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 31 October?
The birthday is 31, so 3+1 = root number 4 (Rahu). The first digit 3 (Jupiter) is the inner mind; the second digit 1 (the Sun) is the outer manner.
What does the compound number 31 mean?
The number of the solitary seeker. You are alone even in a crowd, and that solitude gives you a depth others do not have.
What does the birth month add for 31 October?
October’s arena is multiplying yourself several times over. Inside, you are curious and hopeful. The chance to learn something new freshens your whole mind. The world outside knows you as a confident person.