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Numerology Meaning: Four

Four is the number of order, particularly material order. The structure, comprising of two triangles, symbolises the ultimate in stability. Since ancient times the number four has been seen as...

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Numerology Meaning: Five

According to Schiller, Five is the human soul. Certainly it reflects our bodies: head, arms and legs within the circle of soul, as pictured in Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic image of Vitruvian Man… Five...

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Numerology Meaning: Six

Six was seen by the Neoplatonists as the perfect number, as it has a wonderful symmetry. It is formed by either adding or multiplying 1, 2 and 3; the product of the first male and female numbers (3...

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Numerology meaning: Seven

Seven – the heptad – has long been considered a powerfully magical number – the seventh child of the seventh child, the seven-year itch; or the seven ages of man, for example. Arabic philosophers also...

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Nine: the cosmic number

Well, we’re nearly at the Decad (10). Nine has always seemed like a magical number to me – a powerful magical number, though some old writers – particularly Christian – identify it with sorrow and...

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Eight: the auspicious number

Eight has been considered an auspicious number from antiquity. It was thought that beyond the seven planets, there was an eighth sphere – that of the stars. As early as Babylonian times, the number was...

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TEN – Completion and the start of a new cycle

The number ten must have signified the limits of our counting for millennia – our ten fingers. Ten contains all natural numbers – 1+2+3+4 = 10, and is represented by an equilateral triangle. Ten serves...

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Twelve: The Sacred Gates

Twelve: 4×3; 6×2; 7+5, 10+2. We should now be able to intuit why the number is so potent when we look at the combinations of these numbers. Twelve is a culmination of the first part of the journey...

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Thirteen: Death or Rebirth?

Number thirteen is the sixth prime number, and many cultures find it portentous, if not unfortunate. Its negative associations can be seen as far back as Babylonia and ancient China, when an extra 13th...

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Fourteen: the Higher Helpers

When we get to the higher numbers, we often can gain insight into their meanings by looking at the divisors (in this case, 2 and 7). Two is feminine, primarily about balance or tension between...

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