The Enneagram and the Lo Shu

The enneagram generates numbers that correspond to the Luo Shu and other Magic Squares.
              
The above three magic squares are the first three arrangements of numbers beginning with zero, featuring 4, 5, and 6 as center numbers.

Every row, column, or diagonal forms a three digit number; the corresponding three digit number in the adjacent square has a difference of 111.

Some interesting notes about the Enneagram:
  • the numbers 147, 258, and 369 occur in all three arrangements of numbers
  • These numbers are seperated by a difference of 111.
  • 111 is the constant of the 6x6 Magic Square, the square of the Sun, 666 is the total sum of all the numbers in the 6x6 MS.
  • The pattern of increments of 111 would begin with 36, or 6*6.
  • The numbers: 36, 147, 248, 369, 480, 591, 702 fall into pattern in the 27x27 Magic Square
  • 702 is equal to 729 - 27 (or X*X - X, when X = 27, relevant to the 27x27 MS).
More:

If the numbers of the Enneagram are read backwards:
  •  9  - 3*3 and the 9x9 Magic Square
  • 63 - Add 6(111) and you get 729 or the square of 27
  • 85 - is the center number of the 13x13 Magic Square, a key to the calendar.
  • 27 - 3*3*3 and the 27x27 Magic Square is the key to the calendar
  • 41 - Represents the center number of the 9x9 Magic Square. The constant of the 9x9 Magic Square is 369. That is, any row, column, or diagonal of the square adds up to 369. (Or, 9*41).
Therefore, the 3x3 , 6x6 , and 9x9  Magic Squares are seemingly connected to the Enneagram.
In Alchemy:
Saturn is represented by the 3x3 MS,
The Sun is represented by the 6x6 Magic Square,
The Moon is represented by the 9x9 MS.  

FORMULA FOR A 3X3 MAGIC SQUARE FOR ANY NINE CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS

         

X - 1

X + 4

X - 3

         
         

X - 2

X

X + 2

         
         

X + 3

X - 4

X + 1

         
                         

3

8

1

   

4

9

2

   

5

10

3

2

4

6

   

3

5

7

   

4

6

8

7

0

5

   

8

1

6

   

9

2

7

 

1.       There will be a cruciform of odd or even numbers.

2.       The constant of the square is 3X, with X as the center number of the nine numbers.

3.       The sum total of the square is 9X.

4.       The sum total of the cruciform of five numbers is 5X.

5.       The sum total of the remaining four numbers is 4X.