What happened in a past life
In a past life you achieved great success and received recognition and admiration. One book adds that you grew proud of your position, talent or looks, set yourself above others, saw them as unworthy of your attention and humiliated them.
Another book links this tail to the 17th arcanum, the energy of the Divine guide and the creative star. You may have been connected to ancient traditions and ancestral knowledge, had experience as a teacher, healing abilities, and skill in art, science or esotericism. You may have been a star warrior, a military leader, a revolutionary or a cultural figure, possibly in the time of the Inquisition.
The arcana of the 6-5-17 tail
The tail is read from the centre of the chart to its edge. Each of the three numbers is an arcana with its own meaning.
Arcana 6 in the Destiny Matrix: The Lovers
Closest to the centre: how the lesson shows in character
Arcana 6 in the Destiny Matrix, The Lovers: love, relationships, communication, beauty and the vital choices you make with your heart.
Arcana 5 in the Destiny Matrix: The Hierophant
In the middle: how the lesson shows in events
Arcana 5 in the Destiny Matrix, The Hierophant: teacher and student, law, order and tradition, gathering knowledge and passing it on to others.
Arcana 17 in the Destiny Matrix: The Star
Point D: the karmic task itself
Arcana 17 in the Destiny Matrix, The Star: the energy of talent, creativity and popularity, a gift for shining for people and leading them by example.
Where to start
- The main task is to move towards your goal in small steps from the very beginning, because getting everything at once will not work. Do not look for connections or instant success. Patience and steady growth will bring you recognition. Define your goals and break them into concrete, achievable steps.
How this tail shows in your own chart
The full reading reads the tail with your whole chart: how it shows in money and relationships, its minus, all the advice for working through it and the family programs next to it.
How this code comes about
The third number is point D (the sum of the day, month and year of birth), here 17. The first number is D + the centre of the chart, here 6; the second is D + the first number, here 5. That gives the code 6-5-17.
Other karmic tails
Questions people ask
What does the 6-5-17 karmic tail mean?
The 6-5-17 tail is called "Pride". It describes a lesson the soul brought from past experience that keeps repeating until it is learned. The meaning of its three arcana and the first steps are on this page.
How do I know if I have the 6-5-17 karmic tail?
Calculate your Destiny Matrix chart from your date of birth. If the line from the centre to point D holds 6, 5, 17, this is your tail.
Can the 6-5-17 karmic tail be worked through?
Yes: the tail shows a repeating scenario, not a sentence. Once a person sees it and lives the tail's energies in their plus, the lesson closes. The full plan, read with the whole chart, is in the full reading.
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The calculator works in your browser and shows every step. The formulas were checked against six books and tested on the worked examples of four of them. Where authors calculate differently we use the version most of them share. The readings are written from the same books.