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Chaldean vs Pythagorean numerology for business names

Rahul Kaushl (OccultMaster) · published 2026-09-11 · updated 2026-09-12 · 1 min read

Two letter tables, two totals for every name, and one rule: Chaldean leads, Pythagorean is the second lens, and the two are never blended.

The two tables

ValueLetters
1A I J Q Y
2B K R
3C G L S
4D M T
5E H N X
6U V W
7O Z
8F P

Alphabet total 103.

ValueLetters
1A J S
2B K T
3C L U
4D M V
5E N W
6F O X
7G P Y
8H Q Z
9I R

Alphabet total 126.

The same name, both ways

ARHAM SPICES (chaldean)
A1
R2
H5
A1
M4
S3
P8
I1
C3
E5
S3
369compound → digit

Compound 36, Avoid, 3 and 6 enmity.

ARHAM SPICES (pythagorean)
A1
R9
H8
A1
M4
S1
P7
I9
C3
E5
S1
494compound → digit

Compound 49, Avoid.

Why Chaldean leads here

Cheiro set it, Indian business practice follows it almost without exception, and the compound readings from 10 to 52 belong to it. The Pythagorean table is the Western default and drives the second-lens appendix in the Blueprint: pinnacles, challenges, planes of expression, karmic lessons.

What never happens

Averaging. A name is Chaldean 36/9 or Pythagorean 49/4; it is not a blend of the two, and no page blends them.

Questions founders ask

Which should a founder use?

Chaldean for the name; read the Pythagorean total as a second opinion.

Why do the totals differ so much?

Different values per letter and a 9 in one table but not the other.

Does the report show both?

The Blueprint appendix does; the Chaldean reading leads.

Where this sits in the reading

Numerology is guidance for reflection and planning. It is not financial, legal, medical or investment advice, it is not a science, and no outcome is promised. Remedies are traditionally worn or placed to strengthen a planet; no health claim is made.

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The Business Name Report scores three respellings, reads the founder in both directions, flags karmic numbers and dates a 30-day plan. The Blueprint adds the Lo Shu grid, the twelve-month calendar, partners, phone, domain and premises.

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Rahul Kaushl (OccultMaster)
25+ years in Vedic sciences · Trichakra Foundation
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