I'm sorry if this is out of place, what I'm presenting here is not related directly to astrology per se, but it's
very important and I've wanted to share this for quite some time already. Please let me know
what you think of this, and if I should go further into it.
It's a well known fact that names have power. Giving a name to something is like giving it an
official existence which will, from that moment onward, carry its own purpose and develop its
meaning. Nomen est omen. The names of the gods are vibrated as words of power. In ancient
languages, letters had numerical equivalence; letters and numbers were interchangeable and all
had special significance and power.
More than that, the power of the letters and numbers is based on the fact that they represent
the vibrations of the universe. Each one of them is a concept within itself, and each one is a
part of the whole. Names, mantras, runes, sigils, symbols, letters, numbers - all are
connected. The numbers and letters are tools with which one can understand this process and
shed light on what makes things what they are, what is their basic constitution and what they represent to the rest of the world.
Numerology studies and utilizes these tools to understand and work with the energies of the
univserse. Together with Astrology, it can provide invaluable information about the self, the
others and the future. It's extremely simple and straightforward to use - though very detailed
as well - and can clarify or even reveal trends not easily seen within a chart.
In this post, I will present the numbers, their basic meaning/rulership and relationship for
future reference. Later, I'll show the methods that reveal exactly how they are used in Numerology.
Basic rules and the Numerical equivalence of Letters
In numerology, all the numbers are reduced to one digit that represents a vibration. This is
done through the addition of the digits. For example: 258 is actually 6, because 2 + 5 + 8 = 15 = 1 + 5 = 6.
Two tables are used to assign numbers to the letters: the Pythagorean table, which is the most
widely used and the Chaldean table, which is rarely used.
In the Pythagorean table, numbers relate to the letters in a very straightforward way: A = 1, B = 2 and so on.
Also, sets of letters represent vibrational levels of each number and are divided in physical/material, mental/social and spiritual/emotional.
PYTHAGOREAN TABLE
----------------------------------------------------------
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
----------------------------------------------------------
Physical A B C D E F G H I
Mental J K L M N O P Q R
Spiritual S T U V W X Y Z
----------------------------------------------------------
The Chaldean table does not use the number 9 (supposedly) because it was considered a divine,
sacred number, unrelated to people. The Pythagorean table is the most practical and accurate for general use,
and is the one I prefer, however the Chaldean table is said to hold most closely the real vibrational
qualities of the numbers and letters and thus represents occult meanings and underlying
forces. Choice between the two is free and depends entirely on preference.
CHALDEAN TABLE
-----------------------------------
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-----------------------------------
A B C D E U O F
I K G M H V Z P
J R L T N W
Y S X
Q
----------------------------------
The Meaning of the Numbers
Number 1
Yang, the masculine principle, existence, will, spirit, creation, pure, absolute power.
Assertion, independence, individualism, consciousness, clarity, uniqueness, spontaneity,
bravery, courage, ambition, dominance, leadership, originality, pioneering, potence, drive,
action, agitation, achievement. Agression, selfishness, arrogance, war, separation.
Number 2
Ying, the feminine principle, polarity, reflection, antithesis, complement, union, equality.
Co-operation, association, subtlety, harmony, sensibility, emotion, empathy/sympathy,
intimacy, adjustment, calmness, persuasion, diplomacy, peace. Dependence, passivity,
submission, weakness, depression, sabotage, deception, opposition.
Number 3
Growth, fertility, expression, movement, progress, change.
Joy, fun, youth, demonstration, creativity, activity, brilliance, luck, celebration, sexuality
for expression/reproduction, performing arts, communication, sociability, friendship,
popularity. Immaturity, dispersion, futility.
Number 4
Order, the manifestation of form, reality, substance, matter, solidity, time.
Systems, standards, facts, routine, consistence, stability, structure, incarnation, useful
work, discipline, resilience, patience, engineering, exactitude, logic, maturity, economy,
efficience, conservation. Roughness, restriction, repression, limitation, indifference,
tedium, opposing change, stagnation, the old.
Number 5
Multiplicity, the quintessence, infinite possibilities, freedom, the five senses, experience,
expansion.
Intelligence, versatility, creativity, understanding, pleasure, excitement, sexuality for
physical/mental experience and pleasure, change, resourcefulness, charisma, shrewd, fluency, breaks the
status quo and mental prisions. Disruption, nervousness, uncertainty, dispersion, shallowness, promiscuity.
Number 6
Hearth, family, justice, duty, service, connection, humanity.
Care, fairness, tact, excellence, harmony, beauty, aesthetics, taste, poise, responsibility,
dedication, devotion, tradition, protection, help, medicine, marriage, exchange, equivalence,
relationships, welfare, community, sociability, society, civilization, social code, rules,
laws, ethics, advice, teaching, guidance, arts. Dependence, abuse, closed groups, oligarchy,
conformism, mafia, indecision, criticism, nitpicking.
Number 7
Wisdom, the occult, mystery, study, science, analysis, magic, philosophy.
The mental realm, truth, metaphysics, higher consciousness, solitude, quietude, detachment,
introspection, search for meaning and perfection, meditation, purification,
physical/mental/spiritual refinement, spiritual knowledge, mental breakthrough, the male-
female union, hermaphrodite, androgyny, symbolism, specialization, dignity, self-reliability,
technique. Anti-social, weirdness, ostracism, paranoia, omission, hides the truth, skepticism.
Number 8
Power, triumph, conquest, extremes, crisis, death.
Ascension, determination, competence, authority, concentrated effort, intensity, control,
focus, reincarnation, recuperation, executive ability, finances, politics, government,
material success, achievement, status, wealth, loyalty, pure logic and reasoning. Cold,
calculating, sadism, wrath, hatred, torture, extreme violence, cruelty, obsession, corruption,
intolerance, destruction, crime.
Number 9
Divinity, immortality, the world/universe, infinite knowledge.
Omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence, illumination, inspiration, comprehension, spiritual
leadership, elevation, perfection, transcedence, universal counsciousness, myths, religion,
broadcasting, fame, idealism, charisma, sacrifice, neverending expansion, foreigners,
enthusiasm, the world at large. Martyrdom, fanatism, victimization, superiority complex,
drugs, alcohool, aberrations, loss, gullibility, madness.
There are also three main (or more, but few people use them at all) so-called "Master Numbers":
11(2), 22(4) and 33(6) which are basically the same as their reduced, single-number
form, only much more powerful. They are rarely realized in full by people who have them in
their makeup, but they nevertheless provide greater-than-average potential to both glory and
downfall. They operate pretty much as the higher octave planets. Usually, whenever they appear
in the numerological chart, they are not reduced because of their special significance.
It's worth noticing that the number 33 had its meaning and potential abused by the enemy,
who called it the number of Christ, "the son of God"/"savior"/"protector", when in fact it
represents our Gentile relationship with the Gods, our humanity. Six is the number of family
bond and connections and we have family bonds with the gods, we descend from them and we will
always be connected to them, also as their family. There are many other ways to see the misuse
of number 33, it's very clear. This also serves to show how the 33 works in relation to the
single number 6: one represents divine, elevated meanings, and the other represents more
common meanings.
Similarly, numbers followed with 0, such as 10, 20, 500 etc. are the same as their single
form, only intensified by the presence of number zero. Number zero, for all practical
purposes, is not used but exists nevertheless and is only considered in a couple of cases,
such as this one.
Numerical Relationships
As shown in the descriptions (and I tried my best to separate them as much as possible), the
numbers have an overlapping spectrum of (rather than mutually exclusive) meanings. Some of
them are directly related to each other, some have similar characteristics, but with different
expression.
- The even numbers represent conformity, accordance, permanence. The odd numbers stand alone,
bring change and break the conformity.
- Numbers 3, 6 and 9 are all related, all deal with relationships and connections, in
different degrees: 3 deals with few relationships, friends; 6 deals with larger groups of people, the community;
9 deals with relationships with the world at large.
- 3 is rather superficial, 6 is deeper, 9 is both the ultimate soul commitment and complete
detachment.
- 2 represents all 1 on 1 relationships.
- 1 represents the head and has to do with the powers of the mind, can represent raw mental
energy, genius, mental prowess.
- 4 and 8 deal with logic and reasoning.
- Number 5, despite being mental, is also very physical; it works through the senses and as
such, is one of the most sexual numbers.
- 2, 6 and 9 are all helpers, humanitarians, sensitive numbers.
- 2 is entirely passive, will give itself entirely; 6 is also passive, but will stand by
itself and its ideals, even if abused sometimes; 9 can give itself entirely to a cause it
believes, but will always act to change a situation and fights whenever necessary.
- 5 and 9 both represent expansion.
- 4 and 8 are very similar, but while 4 maintains the status quo for the sake of simply having
a status quo, 8 does it for personal reasons, to maintain power.
- 6 also seeks permanence, but for the sake of balance and harmony.
- 1 and 8 have abundant energy and can be very sexual, like number 3 and 5, but are usually concerned with other things.
Combined, letters and numbers provide a very fine-tuned energetic signature to whatever they
are attached to.
The numbers also relate to certain signs and planets, though not really directly. Different
authors on the subject offer different ruling planets to each number, and none of them seem to
encompass their meaning entirely, so I'll not go into that. Numbers usually rule a set of
similar characteristics from two or more signs at once:
- 1 relates to both Aries and Leo.
- 2 relates to Libra and Cancer.
- 3 relates to Taurus, Gemini and Leo.
- 4 relates to all the earth signs.
- 5 is most closely related to the Gemini-Sagittarius axis, though it is also related to
Aquarius.
- 6 is Cancer, Virgo and Libra.
- 7 is almost entirely related to Aquarius.
- 8 is strongly related to Scorpio and Capricorn.
- 9 is Sagittarius and Pisces.
- 11 is very close to the entire meaning of Pisces.
- 22 has the qualities of Taurus, but of Aries and Pisces as well. Transcendent number 4.
- 33 represents the Virgo-Pisces axis very strongly.
The numbers relate to the tarot cards, runes and chakras as well.
As said in the introduction, the numbers encompass the meaning of many energies and can be
used to understand their interactions and how they work in the world. Though the focus here is
self-knowledge and people, they can be used for pretty much everything, including predicting
the future. I'll go into that in future posts, if you want.
P.S.: If for some reason the tables are screwed up, just do a quick search with their names and you'll find many images of them.
Formatting text on Yahoo is a terrible, painful job.
very important and I've wanted to share this for quite some time already. Please let me know
what you think of this, and if I should go further into it.
It's a well known fact that names have power. Giving a name to something is like giving it an
official existence which will, from that moment onward, carry its own purpose and develop its
meaning. Nomen est omen. The names of the gods are vibrated as words of power. In ancient
languages, letters had numerical equivalence; letters and numbers were interchangeable and all
had special significance and power.
More than that, the power of the letters and numbers is based on the fact that they represent
the vibrations of the universe. Each one of them is a concept within itself, and each one is a
part of the whole. Names, mantras, runes, sigils, symbols, letters, numbers - all are
connected. The numbers and letters are tools with which one can understand this process and
shed light on what makes things what they are, what is their basic constitution and what they represent to the rest of the world.
Numerology studies and utilizes these tools to understand and work with the energies of the
univserse. Together with Astrology, it can provide invaluable information about the self, the
others and the future. It's extremely simple and straightforward to use - though very detailed
as well - and can clarify or even reveal trends not easily seen within a chart.
In this post, I will present the numbers, their basic meaning/rulership and relationship for
future reference. Later, I'll show the methods that reveal exactly how they are used in Numerology.
Basic rules and the Numerical equivalence of Letters
In numerology, all the numbers are reduced to one digit that represents a vibration. This is
done through the addition of the digits. For example: 258 is actually 6, because 2 + 5 + 8 = 15 = 1 + 5 = 6.
Two tables are used to assign numbers to the letters: the Pythagorean table, which is the most
widely used and the Chaldean table, which is rarely used.
In the Pythagorean table, numbers relate to the letters in a very straightforward way: A = 1, B = 2 and so on.
Also, sets of letters represent vibrational levels of each number and are divided in physical/material, mental/social and spiritual/emotional.
PYTHAGOREAN TABLE
----------------------------------------------------------
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
----------------------------------------------------------
Physical A B C D E F G H I
Mental J K L M N O P Q R
Spiritual S T U V W X Y Z
----------------------------------------------------------
The Chaldean table does not use the number 9 (supposedly) because it was considered a divine,
sacred number, unrelated to people. The Pythagorean table is the most practical and accurate for general use,
and is the one I prefer, however the Chaldean table is said to hold most closely the real vibrational
qualities of the numbers and letters and thus represents occult meanings and underlying
forces. Choice between the two is free and depends entirely on preference.
CHALDEAN TABLE
-----------------------------------
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-----------------------------------
A B C D E U O F
I K G M H V Z P
J R L T N W
Y S X
Q
----------------------------------
The Meaning of the Numbers
Number 1
Yang, the masculine principle, existence, will, spirit, creation, pure, absolute power.
Assertion, independence, individualism, consciousness, clarity, uniqueness, spontaneity,
bravery, courage, ambition, dominance, leadership, originality, pioneering, potence, drive,
action, agitation, achievement. Agression, selfishness, arrogance, war, separation.
Number 2
Ying, the feminine principle, polarity, reflection, antithesis, complement, union, equality.
Co-operation, association, subtlety, harmony, sensibility, emotion, empathy/sympathy,
intimacy, adjustment, calmness, persuasion, diplomacy, peace. Dependence, passivity,
submission, weakness, depression, sabotage, deception, opposition.
Number 3
Growth, fertility, expression, movement, progress, change.
Joy, fun, youth, demonstration, creativity, activity, brilliance, luck, celebration, sexuality
for expression/reproduction, performing arts, communication, sociability, friendship,
popularity. Immaturity, dispersion, futility.
Number 4
Order, the manifestation of form, reality, substance, matter, solidity, time.
Systems, standards, facts, routine, consistence, stability, structure, incarnation, useful
work, discipline, resilience, patience, engineering, exactitude, logic, maturity, economy,
efficience, conservation. Roughness, restriction, repression, limitation, indifference,
tedium, opposing change, stagnation, the old.
Number 5
Multiplicity, the quintessence, infinite possibilities, freedom, the five senses, experience,
expansion.
Intelligence, versatility, creativity, understanding, pleasure, excitement, sexuality for
physical/mental experience and pleasure, change, resourcefulness, charisma, shrewd, fluency, breaks the
status quo and mental prisions. Disruption, nervousness, uncertainty, dispersion, shallowness, promiscuity.
Number 6
Hearth, family, justice, duty, service, connection, humanity.
Care, fairness, tact, excellence, harmony, beauty, aesthetics, taste, poise, responsibility,
dedication, devotion, tradition, protection, help, medicine, marriage, exchange, equivalence,
relationships, welfare, community, sociability, society, civilization, social code, rules,
laws, ethics, advice, teaching, guidance, arts. Dependence, abuse, closed groups, oligarchy,
conformism, mafia, indecision, criticism, nitpicking.
Number 7
Wisdom, the occult, mystery, study, science, analysis, magic, philosophy.
The mental realm, truth, metaphysics, higher consciousness, solitude, quietude, detachment,
introspection, search for meaning and perfection, meditation, purification,
physical/mental/spiritual refinement, spiritual knowledge, mental breakthrough, the male-
female union, hermaphrodite, androgyny, symbolism, specialization, dignity, self-reliability,
technique. Anti-social, weirdness, ostracism, paranoia, omission, hides the truth, skepticism.
Number 8
Power, triumph, conquest, extremes, crisis, death.
Ascension, determination, competence, authority, concentrated effort, intensity, control,
focus, reincarnation, recuperation, executive ability, finances, politics, government,
material success, achievement, status, wealth, loyalty, pure logic and reasoning. Cold,
calculating, sadism, wrath, hatred, torture, extreme violence, cruelty, obsession, corruption,
intolerance, destruction, crime.
Number 9
Divinity, immortality, the world/universe, infinite knowledge.
Omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence, illumination, inspiration, comprehension, spiritual
leadership, elevation, perfection, transcedence, universal counsciousness, myths, religion,
broadcasting, fame, idealism, charisma, sacrifice, neverending expansion, foreigners,
enthusiasm, the world at large. Martyrdom, fanatism, victimization, superiority complex,
drugs, alcohool, aberrations, loss, gullibility, madness.
There are also three main (or more, but few people use them at all) so-called "Master Numbers":
11(2), 22(4) and 33(6) which are basically the same as their reduced, single-number
form, only much more powerful. They are rarely realized in full by people who have them in
their makeup, but they nevertheless provide greater-than-average potential to both glory and
downfall. They operate pretty much as the higher octave planets. Usually, whenever they appear
in the numerological chart, they are not reduced because of their special significance.
It's worth noticing that the number 33 had its meaning and potential abused by the enemy,
who called it the number of Christ, "the son of God"/"savior"/"protector", when in fact it
represents our Gentile relationship with the Gods, our humanity. Six is the number of family
bond and connections and we have family bonds with the gods, we descend from them and we will
always be connected to them, also as their family. There are many other ways to see the misuse
of number 33, it's very clear. This also serves to show how the 33 works in relation to the
single number 6: one represents divine, elevated meanings, and the other represents more
common meanings.
Similarly, numbers followed with 0, such as 10, 20, 500 etc. are the same as their single
form, only intensified by the presence of number zero. Number zero, for all practical
purposes, is not used but exists nevertheless and is only considered in a couple of cases,
such as this one.
Numerical Relationships
As shown in the descriptions (and I tried my best to separate them as much as possible), the
numbers have an overlapping spectrum of (rather than mutually exclusive) meanings. Some of
them are directly related to each other, some have similar characteristics, but with different
expression.
- The even numbers represent conformity, accordance, permanence. The odd numbers stand alone,
bring change and break the conformity.
- Numbers 3, 6 and 9 are all related, all deal with relationships and connections, in
different degrees: 3 deals with few relationships, friends; 6 deals with larger groups of people, the community;
9 deals with relationships with the world at large.
- 3 is rather superficial, 6 is deeper, 9 is both the ultimate soul commitment and complete
detachment.
- 2 represents all 1 on 1 relationships.
- 1 represents the head and has to do with the powers of the mind, can represent raw mental
energy, genius, mental prowess.
- 4 and 8 deal with logic and reasoning.
- Number 5, despite being mental, is also very physical; it works through the senses and as
such, is one of the most sexual numbers.
- 2, 6 and 9 are all helpers, humanitarians, sensitive numbers.
- 2 is entirely passive, will give itself entirely; 6 is also passive, but will stand by
itself and its ideals, even if abused sometimes; 9 can give itself entirely to a cause it
believes, but will always act to change a situation and fights whenever necessary.
- 5 and 9 both represent expansion.
- 4 and 8 are very similar, but while 4 maintains the status quo for the sake of simply having
a status quo, 8 does it for personal reasons, to maintain power.
- 6 also seeks permanence, but for the sake of balance and harmony.
- 1 and 8 have abundant energy and can be very sexual, like number 3 and 5, but are usually concerned with other things.
Combined, letters and numbers provide a very fine-tuned energetic signature to whatever they
are attached to.
The numbers also relate to certain signs and planets, though not really directly. Different
authors on the subject offer different ruling planets to each number, and none of them seem to
encompass their meaning entirely, so I'll not go into that. Numbers usually rule a set of
similar characteristics from two or more signs at once:
- 1 relates to both Aries and Leo.
- 2 relates to Libra and Cancer.
- 3 relates to Taurus, Gemini and Leo.
- 4 relates to all the earth signs.
- 5 is most closely related to the Gemini-Sagittarius axis, though it is also related to
Aquarius.
- 6 is Cancer, Virgo and Libra.
- 7 is almost entirely related to Aquarius.
- 8 is strongly related to Scorpio and Capricorn.
- 9 is Sagittarius and Pisces.
- 11 is very close to the entire meaning of Pisces.
- 22 has the qualities of Taurus, but of Aries and Pisces as well. Transcendent number 4.
- 33 represents the Virgo-Pisces axis very strongly.
The numbers relate to the tarot cards, runes and chakras as well.
As said in the introduction, the numbers encompass the meaning of many energies and can be
used to understand their interactions and how they work in the world. Though the focus here is
self-knowledge and people, they can be used for pretty much everything, including predicting
the future. I'll go into that in future posts, if you want.
P.S.: If for some reason the tables are screwed up, just do a quick search with their names and you'll find many images of them.
Formatting text on Yahoo is a terrible, painful job.