How is Shango linked to the number 6?

Through the psychic number of Vedic numerology: the day of the month you were born, reduced to one digit. Each pantheon on this site assigns one god to each number from 1 to 9, and Shango holds 6 in the Yoruba Orishas table.

Is this a traditional Yoruba Orishas belief?

No. The gods and their domains are traditional; pairing them with birth numbers is a modern numerological reading, and it is presented here as reflection rather than doctrine.

What if my life path is different from my birth day number?

They are two different numbers. This page follows the day of the month; the life path uses your whole date of birth and has its own pages under Numbers.

Yoruba Orishas

Shango

Thunder, lightning, justice, courage

In the Yoruba Orishas table used by the Who Watches Over You calculator, Shango answers to the number 6: the day of the month you were born, reduced to a single digit.

Born under Shango

Shango throws lightning and dances with the double axe, the king who became the thunder. You have charisma, courage and a sense of justice that strikes fast. Your gift is to make people brave; your test is the fire that follows.

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Birthdays Shango watches over

The psychic number is the day of the month reduced to one digit, so these are the days of any month that answer to 6.

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About the Yoruba Orishas gods

The Orishas of the Yoruba tradition each have sacred numbers of their own, and this table keeps them where they are single digits: Eshu's 3, Oshun's 5, Shango's 6, Yemaya's 7, Obatala's 8, Oya's 9. Orunmila, Babalu-Aye and Ogun take the numbers their domains fit.

The same number in other traditions

In the Vedic table the number 6 belongs to Goddess Lakshmi, through Venus.

The other Yoruba Orishas gods

Frequently Asked Questions About Numerology

How is Shango linked to the number 6?: Through the psychic number of Vedic numerology: the day of the month you were born, reduced to one digit. Each pantheon on this site assigns one god to each number from 1 to 9, and Shango holds 6 in the Yoruba Orishas table.
Is this a traditional Yoruba Orishas belief?: No. The gods and their domains are traditional; pairing them with birth numbers is a modern numerological reading, and it is presented here as reflection rather than doctrine.
What if my life path is different from my birth day number?: They are two different numbers. This page follows the day of the month; the life path uses your whole date of birth and has its own pages under Numbers.

Gods and Guardians by Number