Revised Edition: 2016 ISBN 978-1-283-50858-2 © All rights reserved. Published by: The English Press 48 West 48 Street, Suite 1116, New York, NY 10036, United States Email: [email protected] Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Numerology Chapter 2 - How to Calculate Name Number in Numerology Chapter 3 - How to Know What Repeated Numbers in Numerology Mean Chapter 4 - How to Predict Life's Challenges with Numerology Chapter 5 - Numbers in Chinese Culture Chapter 6 - Magic Square WT Chapter 7 - Number of the Beast Chapter 8 - Numbers in Norse Mythology Chapter 9 - Numbers in Egyptian Mythology Chapter 10 - 2012 Phenomenon ________________________WORLD TECHNOLOGIES________________________ Chapter- 1 Numerology Numerology is any of many systems, traditions or beliefs in a mystical or esoteric relationship between numbers and physical objects or living things. Numerology and numerological divination by systems such as isopsephy were popular among early mathematicians, such as Pythagoras, but are no longer considered part of mathematics and are regarded as pseudomathematics by modern scientists. This is similar to the historical relationships between astrology and astronomy, and between alchemy WT and chemistry. Today, numerology is often associated with the occult, alongside astrology and similar divinatory arts. The term can also be used for those who place excess faith in numerical patterns, even if those people don't practice traditional numerology. For example, in his 1997 book Numerology: Or What Pythagoras Wrought, mathematician Underwood Dudley uses the term to discuss practitioners of the Elliott wave principle of stock market analysis. History Modern numerology often contains aspects of a variety of ancient cultures and teachers, including Babylonia, Pythagoras and his followers (Greece, 6th century B.C.), astrological philosophy from Hellenistic Alexandria, early Christian mysticism, early Gnostics, the Hebrew system of the Kabbalah, The Indian Vedas, the Chinese "Circle of the Dead", Egyptian "Book of the Masters of the Secret House" (Ritual of the Dead). Pythagoras and other philosophers of the time believed that because mathematical concepts were more "practical" (easier to regulate and classify) than physical ones, they had greater actuality. St. Augustine of Hippo (A.D. 354–430) wrote "Numbers are the Universal language offered by the deity to humans as confirmation of the truth." Similar to Pythagoras, he too believed that everything had numerical relationships and it was up to the mind to seek and investigate the secrets of these relationships or have them revealed by divine grace. ________________________WORLD TECHNOLOGIES________________________ In 325 A.D., following the First Council of Nicaea, departures from the beliefs of the state Church were classified as civil violations within the Roman Empire. Numerology had not found favor with the Christian authority of the day and was assigned to the field of unapproved beliefs along with astrology and other forms of divination and "magic". Despite this religious purging, the spiritual significance assigned to the heretofore "sacred" numbers had not disappeared; several numbers, such as the "Jesus number" have been commented and analyzed by Dorotheus of Gaza and numerology still is used at least in conservative Greek Orthodox circles. as well as other. Numerology is prominent throughout Sir Thomas Browne's 1658 literary Discourse The Garden of Cyrus. Throughout its pages the author attempts to demonstrate that the number five and the related Quincunx pattern can be found throughout the arts, in design, and in nature - particularly botany. Modern numerology has various antecedents. Ruth A. Drayer's book, Numerology, The Power in Numbers (Square One Publishers) says that around the turn of the century (from 1800 to 1900 A.D.) Mrs. L. Dow Balliett combined Pythagoras' work with Biblical reference. Then on Oct 23, 1972, Balliett's student, Dr. Juno Jordan, changed WT Numerology further and helped it to become the system known today under the title "Pythagorean", although Pythagoras himself had nothing to do with the system. Methods Number definitions There are no set definitions for the meaning of specific digits. Common examples include: 1. Individual. Aggressor. Yang. 2. Balance. Union. Receptive. Yin. 3. Communication/interaction. Neutrality. 4. Creation. 5. Action. Restlessness. 6. Reaction/flux. Responsibility. 7. Thought/consciousness. 8. Power/sacrifice. 9. Highest level of change. Alphabetic systems There are many numerology systems which assign numerical value to the letters of an alphabet. Examples include the Abjad numerals in Arabic, the Hebrew numerals, Armenian numerals, and Greek numerals. The practice within Jewish tradition of assigning mystical meaning to words based on their numerical values, and on connections between words of equal value, is known as gematria. ________________________WORLD TECHNOLOGIES________________________ 1= a, j, s; 2= b, k, t; 3= c, l, u; 4= d, m, v; 5= e, n, w; 6= f, o, x; 7= g, p, y; 8= h, q, z; 9= i, r ...and are then summed. Examples: • 3,489 → 3 + 4 + 8 + 9 = 24 → 2 + 4 = 6 • Hello → 8 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 6 = 25 → 2 + 5 = 7 A quicker way to arrive at a single-digit summation (the digital root) is simply to take the value modulo 9, substituting a 0 result with 9 itself. Different methods of calculation exist, including Chaldean, Pythagorean, Hebraic, Helyn Hitchcock's method, Phonetic, Japanese, Arabic and Indian. The examples above are calculated using decimal (base 10) arithmetic. Other number systems exist, such as binary, octal, hexadecimal and vigesimal; summing digits in these WT bases yields different results. The first example, shown above, appears thus when rendered in octal (base 8): • 3,48910 = 66418 → 6 + 6 + 4 + 1 = 218 → 2 + 1 = 38 = 310 Pythagorean system Pythagoras was never involved in the numerology systems known nowadays. He was actually a philosopher who contributed with the concept of numbers as symbols rather than mere numerals, but numerology as we know it is a system based on Gematria, which is one of the Cabbalistic disciplines. Through Gematria one can get the number of each word or name, since the Hebrew alphabet has the same symbols for both letters and numbers. Western numerology is but a way to adapt the principles of Gematria into the Latin alphabet so as to get the numbers of words and names as well. Chinese numerology Some Chinese assign a different set of meanings to the numbers and certain number combinations are considered luckier than others. In general, even numbers are considered lucky, since it is believed that good luck comes in pairs. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and its associated fields such as acupuncture, base their "science" on “mystical numerical associations”, such as the “12 vessels circulating blood and air corresponding to the 12 rivers flowing toward the Central Kindgom; and 365 parts of the body, one for each day of the year” being the basis of locating acupuncture points. ________________________WORLD TECHNOLOGIES________________________ Chinese number definitions Cantonese frequently assign the following definitions, which may differ in other Chinese languages: 1. 一 [jɐ́t] — sure 2. 二 — easy 易 3. 三 — live 生 4. 四 [sēi] — considered unlucky since 4 is a homophone with the word for death or suffering 死 [sěi], yet in the Shanghainese, it is a homophone of water (水) and is considered lucky since water is associated with money. 5. 五 [ŋ̬] — the self, me, myself 吾 [ŋ̭], nothing, never 唔 [ŋ, m] 6. 六 — easy and smooth, all the way 7. 七 [tsʰɐ́t] — a slang/vulgar word in Cantonese. 8. 八 — sudden fortune, prosperity 發 9. 九 [kɐ̌u] — long in time 久 [kɐ̌u], enough 夠 [kɐ̄u] or a slang/vulgar word deriveWd from dog 狗 [kɐ̌u] in Cantonese T Some lucky number combinations include: • 99 — doubly long in time, hence eternal; used in the name of a popular Chinese- American supermarket chain, 99 Ranch Market. • 168 — road of prosperity or to be prosperous together literal translation is "continuing to be wealthy"— many premium-pay telephone numbers in China begin with this number. It is also the name of a motel chain in China (Motel 168). • 518 — I will prosper, other variations include: 5189 (I will prosper for a long time), 516289 (I will get on a long, smooth prosperous road) and 5918 (I will soon prosper) • 814 — Similar to 168, this means "be wealthy, entire life". 148 also implies the same meaning "entire life be wealthy". • 888 — Three times the prosperity, means "wealthy wealthy wealthy". (E.g., the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were designated by the Chinese officials to begin on the most auspicious date possible to ensure the success of the Games for its hosts: August 8, 2008—on the 8th day, of the 8th month in the 8th year of the new millennium.) • 1314 — whole lifetime, existence. • 289 — This combination is quite straight forward: ease in finding enough luck/fortune and holding it for a long time. (2 is easy, 8 is fortune, 9 is enough and/or for a long time) ________________________WORLD TECHNOLOGIES________________________ Other fields Numerology and astrology Some astrologers believe that each number from 0 to 9 is ruled by a celestial body in our solar system. Numerology and alchemy Many alchemical theories were closely related to numerology. Persian alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan, inventor of many chemical processes still used today, framed his experiments in an elaborate numerology based on the names of substances in the Arabic language. "Numerology" in science Scientific theories are sometimes labeled "numerology" if their primary inspiration appears to be a set of patterns rather than scientific observations. This colloquial use of the term is quite common within the scientific community and it is mostly used to dismiss WT a theory as questionable science. The best known example of "numerology" in science involves the coincidental resemblance of certain large numbers that intrigued such eminent men as mathematical physicist Paul Dirac, mathematician Hermann Weyl and astronomer Arthur Stanley Eddington. These numerical co-incidences refer to such quantities as the ratio of the age of the universe to the atomic unit of time, the number of electrons in the universe, and the difference in strengths between gravity and the electric force for the electron and proton.. The discovery of atomic triads (dealing with elements primarily in the same group or column of the periodic table) has been considered to be a form of numerology, and yet ultimately led TO the construction of the periodic table. Here the atomic weight of the lightest element and the heaviest are summed, and averaged, and the average is found to be very close to that of the intermediate weight element. This didn't work with every triplet in the same group, but worked often enough to allow later workers to create generalizations. Large number co-incidences continue to fascinate many mathematical physicists. For instance, James G. Gilson has constructed a "Quantum Theory of Gravity" based loosely on Dirac's large number hypothesis. Wolfgang Pauli was also fascinated by the appearance of certain numbers, including 137, in physics. Numerology in gaming Numerology is sometimes referred to as the only effective method when it comes to playing such games like bingo, roulette, keno, lotteries and other games with numbers. ________________________WORLD TECHNOLOGIES________________________ Due to the fact no strategy can be applied to increase player odds, players turn to leaning numbers in order to find what they think will help them. For example, numerology is frequently used in the game of roulette where players bet on a single number. Special tools called the Lucky number generators are used to find out person’s lucky numbers based on basic principles of this study. WT ________________________WORLD TECHNOLOGIES________________________ Chapter- 2 How to Calculate Name Number in Numerology WT Numerology is full of many different numbers that are important to you and your life. One of the most important numbers is your name number. This number can change throughout your life, and reflects your personality at a particular point in time. ________________________WORLD TECHNOLOGIES________________________