Numerology is based on the contribution made
by the Greek philosopher and sage Pythagoras. He updated the
system of numerology constructed by the Hebrews who operated
with a limited alphabet of a fixed sequence of letters.
The Hebrew
alphabet started with the letters Aleph, Beth, Gimmel, and
Daled. But the application of this alphabet was highly complex
and esoteric. It was known and understood by only a select
group of priests. It is still known today via the Kabbala
(the esoteric teachings of the Hebrews) and the more popular
use of the Tarot.
Pythagoras,using
the Greek alphabet with letters resembling those of the Hebrew
alphabet (which started with the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma
and Delta) allied the number sequence 1 through to 9 with
the letters of the alphabet - this time the Greek alphabet.
In other words Pythagoras deserted the Kabbala and the Hebrew
alphabet for the vernacular Greek language as the sole means
of numerological interpretation. He used the Greek alphabet
rather than the Hebrew alphabet.
Modern numerologists follow in Pythagoras's
footsteps: today we acknowledge that numerology is subject
to the laws of relativity. There is no fixed interpretation
of letters. We cannot rely any longer on alphabets from the
dim past. If we have a fixed alphabet with a known sequence
of letters, then by the law of analogy we can ally the fixed
and limited vernacular alphabetical sequence of letters to
the known fixed sequence of numbers in the numerical system.
It is obvious that today the first letter of the English alphabet
is A and as such can be said to be analogous to the first
letter of the Hebrew alphabet Aleph: it is also analogous
to the first letter of the Greek alphabet Alpha. The same
is true of the second letter of the English alphabet, B which
is the English alphabet is C - and this letter cannot be said
to be analogous to either the Hebrew Gimmel or the Greek Gamma.
Using the English alphabet we find the following correspondence
between numbers and letters:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
In this way
we can see that the letters A, J and S have the numerical
value of the number 1, the letters B, K and T have the numerical
value of the number 2 and so on. We can now anlayse words
and names and find the symbolical meaning of words and names
according to what these names consist of numerologically.
First the name is turned into a sequence of numbers.
Most people know their astrological sign of the zodiac, but
anyone who has ever had a horoscope drawn up for the moment
of birth has discovered the day of birth only gives one factor,
and that being , say, an Aries is something that is shared
with approximately one-twelfth of the human race. There is
a vast amount of data to be found in a horoscope. In the sameway
name numbers say much - but not nearly enough.
A name may be seen as a whole but first its best to see the
parts of the name first, and the way these parts hand together.
We can see which numbers dominate, and which numbers are subordinate
- and we can also see which numbers are absent from the name
diagram.
Firstly do not consider what is absent from the name diagram;
just concentrate on the energy present. Most numerologists
describe the energy of a name through the totality of the
energy of the name (symbolised by the addition of all the
values of the letters in the name), the name diagram analyses
the name by investigating the interaction of energy between
the component parts of the name, the letters.
By looking closely at the various forces at work in the name,
we can describe the nature of the individual bearing this
name. It allows a unique method of exploring the name for
its strengths and weaknesses, it shows the flow of energy
in the name. It shows what is present - and what is missing.
