The Success Plane is the right column of the Lo Shu Grid, and describes what happens to an opportunity once it appears. This page covers what each of its numbers contributes, the four strength tiers, the traditional remedies, and how it reads against the other columns.
What Is the Success Plane in the Lo Shu Grid?
The Success Plane is the right column of the Lo Shu Grid, formed by numbers 2, 7 and 6, and it governs follow-through, networking and the conversion of opportunity into result. It is the last of the three vertical planes and describes what happens to a chance once it appears.
Which numbers form the Success Plane?
| Number | Planet | Element | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Moon | Earth | Connection — the relationships opportunity arrives through |
| 7 | Ketu | Metal | Analysis — the judgement that selects which to pursue |
| 6 | Venus | Metal | Follow-through — the sustained attention that closes |
What Do the Success Plane Strength Tiers Mean?
| Tier | Cells | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Strong | 3/3 | Opportunity arrives, is judged well and gets converted; advancement happens through networks rather than solo effort |
| Moderate | 2/3 | The conversion chain breaks at one stage — arrival, selection or closing |
| Weak | 1/3 | Opportunities are pursued one at a time and depend on being brought by others |
| Absent | 0/3 | An Arrow of Frustration on the Success Plane — conversion has no structural support |
What does a partial Success Plane mean?
Missing the 2 leaves judgement and follow-through without the relationships that carry opportunity: what arrives is handled well and less arrives. Missing the 7 leaves connection and follow-through without the filter — everything gets pursued, including what should have been declined. Missing the 6 leaves connection and judgement without closing: chances open, are correctly assessed, and lapse unconverted.
What Are the Remedies for a Weak Success Plane?
The Success Plane is strengthened through its empty cells, and the order matters more here than on most lines because its three cells run in sequence rather than in parallel.
Which empty cell do you treat first?
Numbers 2 and 6 each sit on three lines; Number 7 sits on two. On reach alone, either of the outer cells beats the middle one — the 2 also carries the Mind Plane and the Silver Yog, the 6 also carries the Practical Plane and the Golden Yog.
But this line describes a chain: opportunity arrives through relationships (2), gets filtered by judgement (7), and is closed by follow-through (6). A chain fails at its first break, so where the 2 is empty, treat it first regardless of reach — judgement and follow-through have nothing to work on if opportunity never arrives.
What does strengthening a cell actually involve?
A missing 2 is worked through a short feelings journal and by asking one direct question rather than inferring the answer — both convert an intuitive process into a deliberate one. A missing 7 through a deliberate pause before anything irreversible. A missing 6 through automating one recurring commitment so follow-through does not depend on remembering.
The pattern across this line is deliberateness replacing instinct. Every remedy here inserts a conscious step where a filled cell would have supplied an automatic one, which is why they feel effortful at first and stop feeling that way with repetition.
How long before a line reads differently?
The cells are fixed by your date of birth and stay as they are. Full remedy sets are in the Lo Shu Grid missing numbers guide.
How the Success Plane Connects to the Rest of Your Grid
Against the other columns. Planning builds, Willpower carries, Success converts. A Strong Planning Plane with a Weak Success Plane describes work that is well designed and poorly capitalised on.
Shared cells. The 2 also sits on the Mind Plane and the Silver Yog in the grid, the 7 on the Emotional Plane, and the 6 on the Practical Plane and the Golden Yog.
See your own Success Plane tier with the Lo Shu Grid calculator.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Success Plane
What is the Success Plane in the Lo Shu Grid?
The Success Plane is the 2-7-6 right column, governing follow-through, networking and the conversion of opportunity into result. It is one of the three vertical planes.
Does a Strong Success Plane guarantee success?
No. It describes a tendency — opportunity arriving through relationships and being converted rather than lapsing — not an outcome. The grid maps patterns of behaviour, not results.
Is the Success Plane the same as the Golden Yog?
No. The Success Plane is 2-7-6, the right column. The Golden Yog is 4-5-6, the rising diagonal. They share only the number 6.