Destiny Matrix Calculator (Matrix of Destiny Chart)

The destiny matrix, also called the matrix of destiny, is a method that turns your date of birth into a chart of numbers. Each number from 1 to 22 stands for one of the 22 cards of the tarot's Major Arcana, so a matrix chart reads a little like a tarot spread built from your birthday.

It is a modern system. It was popularised by Natalia Ladini in the 2000s and draws on tarot and numerology. It does not come from an ancient tradition, and we present it as a way to reflect on yourself and for entertainment.

Enter your date of birth. That is all the tool needs: no name, no birth time and no birth place. Vela's book opens and an octagram is drawn on the page. It is made of two overlapping squares, one straight and one turned on its corner, with a numbered circle at each point.

The free result shows:

• every point on the star, with its number, the matching tarot card and a one-line meaning;
• your centre number, the core of the chart;
• your three purpose numbers: Sky, Earth and Personal purpose;
• a short reading for each card, covering a strength and its shadow side.

The calculator shows the core points only. A full matrix reading from a practitioner adds many more points, including age charts and separate areas of life, which this free tool leaves out.

Everything is simple addition. The one rule to know is the limit of 22, because there are only 22 cards. If a number is greater than 22, add its digits and repeat until the result is 22 or less. A 22 is not reduced further. It stands for The Fool.

• A (left) is your day of birth.
• B (top) is your month of birth.
• C (right) is the digits of your birth year added together.
• D (bottom) is A + B + C.
• E (centre) is A + B + C + D.
• F (top left) is A + B, G (top right) is B + C, H (bottom right) is C + D and I (bottom left) is D + A.
• Sky is B + D, Earth is A + C and Personal purpose is Sky + Earth.

Every result is reduced to 22 or less. Here is a worked example for 15 March 1990:

In this chart the left point is 15 (The Devil), the top is 3 (The Empress) and the centre is 11 (Justice). The table further down lists all 22 cards, and the calculator shows the reading for each point.

• The centre (E) is called the comfort zone. It is read as the core of the personality, the state you return to when life is calm.
• The four main points (A, B, C and D) are the left, top, right and bottom of the straight square. They are read as the main themes you start from, with A as your day energy and D as the number the other three produce together.
• The ancestral line corners (F, G, H and I) sit on the diagonal square. F and H are the father's line and G and I are the mother's. Matrix readers use them to talk about family patterns that a person may recognise or want to move past.
• The purpose lines are Sky, Earth and Personal purpose. Sky is often read as what your spirit is drawn to, Earth as what you are asked to do in the practical world, and Personal purpose as the way the two combine.

These are the usual meanings among matrix readers, and schools differ in the labels they use.

Matrix practitioners number Strength as 8 and Justice as 11, which is the order used in the Rider-Waite deck. Some older decks swap them. The Fool is 22 here, though many tarot decks number it 0.

The destiny matrix is a modern system and it has no scientific basis. It cannot predict your future, your relationships or your career, and the card meanings are symbols to think about, not facts about you. A hard card does not mean a hard life, and a kind one does not guarantee an easy one. This tool is for entertainment and reflection only.