Prelude to Letters
The alphabet and the ten numerical signs are of course
the basic elements of all sciences—each sign represents
an absolute or essential idea. The form of each cypher and
of each letter has its mathematical reason and hieroglyphic
significance. Ideas, inseparable from numbers, follow their
movement by addition, multiplication, etc., and acquire
their exactitude. (The Book of Splendours, 136)
The words that are interpreted in this section are figured by their root
totals.
Full word numbers are interpreted only in cases where they are espe-
cially significant.
Omnia in numeris sita sunt.
(Everything lies veiled in numbers.)
CHART 4
THE POSITIVE, NEGATIVE, AND DESTRUCTIVE
ASPECTS OF NUMBERS
Positive: Active. Ambitious. Confident. Doer. Individual.
Inventive. Leader. Thinker.
Negative: Aggressive. Lazy. Self-conscious. Selfish.
Stubborn.
Destructive: A Bully. Antagonistic. Bigot. Egotistical. Puts self
first at all times.
Positive: Cooperative. Friendly. Helpful. Modest. Neat.
Tact and diplomacy.
Negative: Easily hurt. Indecisive. Insecure. Over-emotional.
Subservient. Timid.
Destructive: Bad temper. Cruel. Deceptive. Lacks self-control.
Liar. Sneaky. Sly.
Positive: Cheerful. Humor. The Entertainer. Enthusiastic.
Good at writing, speaking, singing.
Negative: Bored. Dislikes responsibility. Impulsive. Moody.
Vain. Wasteful.
Destructive: Gossip. Greed. Hatred. Intolerant. Jealous.
Pedophile.
Positive: Disciplined. Family lover. Good worker. Honest.
Organized. Patient. Patriotic. Practical. Reliable.
Negative: Argumentative. Dry. Humorless. Narrow-minded.
Opinionated. Stern. Workaholic.
Destructive: Animalism. Crude. Hatred. Jealous. Violent.
Vulgar.
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