Parents and children in the Destiny Matrix

The parent-child line shows what flows between generations: the inheritance received from your parents, and what you pass on in turn.

The essentials

Parents and children at a glance

When: whole life
Points: 3

Parents and children: what it refers to

This line starts at the portrait, on the left of the diamond, and runs toward the center.

The first inner point, closest to the portrait, sums up what you received from your parents, for better and for worse. The next, closer to the center, describes what you pass on to your children or to the younger people you guide. You don’t need to be a parent for this line to speak to you: it applies your whole life.

When

whole life

The points

Portrait: The way people perceive you at first sight, your calling card. Active from birth.

Parents and children: What you received from your parents, and what flows from one generation to the next.

Parents and children (inner): What you pass on to your children, or to the younger people you guide.

The calculation, step by step

The portrait is the starting point, then the center is added to it.

Fictional example, March 14, 1987: the portrait is 14 and the center 3. The transmission point adds the two, 17, the Star. The received inheritance point adds the portrait and this transmission: 14 and 17 make 31, then 3 and 1 make 4, the Emperor. The full line therefore reads 14, 4, 17, from the portrait toward the center.

A symbolic reading of the Destiny Matrix: food for thought about yourself, never a verdict or an established fact.

Parents and children: the 22 energies

Frequently asked questions: parents and children

Do you need children for this line to speak to you?

No. The transmission point concerns all the younger people you influence: nieces and nephews, students, apprentices, a partner’s children. It also describes what you leave behind in the broader sense, a skill, an attitude, a value. And the received inheritance point speaks to everyone, since everyone was once a child.

Does this line judge your parents?

No. It describes what you took from your upbringing, often a lack or a grievance, sometimes a gift. It doesn’t say who was right. Understanding your parents’ constraints, their era, and their own story generally helps ease that grievance, and lets you choose what you want to pass on in turn.

Can you change what gets passed on?

Yes, and that is the whole point of this line. What is never looked at tends to repeat across generations. What is named can be transformed: a rule that was too harsh softened, a family habit let go, a quality cultivated consciously. Each generation thus keeps the best of what it received and lightens the rest.