Every interpretation on NameAligned is anchored in a documented tradition. We do not invent meanings. This page lists the primary and secondary sources behind the readings you see, so you can verify or read deeper if you choose.
Primary numerology sources
Cheiro, Book of Numbers (1926)
The single most important source for our system. Cheiro (Count Louis Hamon) was a British-Irish astrologer and palmist active in the late 1800s and early 1900s, who consulted with Mark Twain, Queen Victoria, Thomas Edison, and Oscar Wilde, among many others. Book of Numbers codified the Chaldean letter-value table and the planetary correspondences that form the foundation of modern Chaldean numerology. Public domain. Our letter table, planetary triangles, and compound-number interpretations follow Cheiro directly.
Cheiro, Language of the Hand (1894)
Cheiro's earlier work on palmistry, which intersects with numerology through the planetary correspondences. Public domain.
William Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647)
The foundational text of Western horary astrology, the practice of reading a chart cast at the moment of a question. We draw on Lilly's framework, not for date-of-birth numerology, but for the horary-style conversational logic in Aura. Public domain.
Indic horary & symbolic traditions
Prashna Marga
A 17th-century Sanskrit treatise on horary astrology (prashna meaning "question"). The framework, reading the chart of the moment a question is asked, deeply informs Aura's conversational design. We do not quote any specific English translation verbatim; modern translations are largely under copyright. The system-level concepts (significators, time-based reading, question chart) are framework, not copyrighted expression.
Prashna Tantra
A related Indic horary text. Same notes apply.
Lal Kitab
An early 20th-century tradition combining Vedic astrology with practical karmic interpretation. We reference the framework (planetary "rishtas", karmic patterns) without quoting any specific English translation. Original Urdu/Hindi farmans are anonymous folk-tradition material.
Western esoteric tradition
The Kybalion (1908, anonymous, "Three Initiates")
The most accessible summary of Hermetic principles (the law of mentalism, correspondence, vibration, polarity, rhythm, cause and effect, gender). Public domain. Aura's philosophical undertone draws on Hermetic correspondence, "as above, so below", read as a way of seeing patterns rather than literal cosmology.
Depth psychology
Carl Gustav Jung, archetypal psychology
Aura's use of archetypes (the wounded healer, the shadow, the senex, the puer, the warrior, the sage) draws on Jung's framework. We do not quote Jung's specific texts, all of which remain in copyright in most jurisdictions; we use his ideas at the framework level, which are not copyrightable.
What "framework, not quote" means
Copyright protects specific expression (the exact words of a translator, the specific case examples of an author), not ideas or systems. When we say "Aura draws on Prashna Marga", we mean she uses the framework, the idea of reading the moment, the time-based significator logic, not any specific translator's phrasing. This is the same way a yoga teacher can teach pranayama without infringing on any specific translator of the Yoga Sutras.
Why we publish our sources
Most numerology and astrology sites do not name their sources because the field has historically operated on authority alone. We think that is a mistake. Naming the books and traditions behind a reading invites the user to verify, read deeper, or disagree, all of which are healthy responses. NameAligned is a starting point, not an end-point.
If you spot an error
If you ever find a calculation, citation, or interpretation that contradicts Cheiro's primary text or a major secondary source, please write to us. We treat factual corrections seriously and will update the affected page within seven days.
Frequently asked
Is NameAligned based on real numerology traditions?
Yes. Primary source is Cheiro's Book of Numbers (1926). Aura's conversational design draws on Prashna Marga, William Lilly, Hermetic principles and Jungian archetypes (framework only, not specific translations).
Can I verify your sources?
Yes. Cheiro's texts and The Kybalion are public domain on archive.org. Other traditions are framework-level references.
Do you use AI to write the interpretations?
Partially. AI assists drafting; humans review every interpretation before publishing. The factual claims (planetary correspondences, letter tables, compatibility logic) come from Cheiro, not AI.
What if a translation says something different?
Send us the citation. We will compare against Cheiro's primary text and update if we are in error. We treat factual corrections as priority bugs.