Name Numerology
Now modern numerology, having its antecedents in the Hebrew
Qabalah, is a simplification of the very complicated number
system charted out by the ancient rabbis. The main difference
between modern numerology and ancient gematria is the scope
of symbolic attributes for the number series. The ancient
Hebrew Qabalah gave deep, rich metaphors for every whole integer
in the number series as far as one can count. Thus the numbers
6, 60, and 600 each has its own unique poetical number metaphor,
while in modern numerology 6, 60, and 600 are each interpreted
as the single digit "6." For in modern numerology
only the first nine numbers are symbolically significant,
the number metaphors beyond nine having been lost to time.
Pythagoras
Beyond the ancient Hebraic
source for modern numerology, one other esoteric tradition
for numbers should be mentioned: the Pythagorean school of
numerical philosophy. As the Hebraic number code may have
its source as far back as 1500 BCE, Pythagoras’ famous
school of number philosophers was founded in Crotona around
529 BCE. Most of what we know of the Pythagorean number doctrine
comes from the historical writings of Diogenes Laertius (around
the third century CE).
Basically, the Pythagorean
doctrine views the number series as the basis from which God
created the Universe. The first ten numbers are each given
symbolic attributes, and ultimately any word in Greek could
be calculated as a number, thus connecting word to number.
Any divine name of a Greek Goddess or God could be numbered,
as well as any proper name. Thus, Pythagoras’ own name
by this ancient Greek numerological method was numbered as
864.
By the ancient Pythagorean
technique of name numerology, a symbolic meaning would be
given to the name Pythagoras by finding other words equal
in number value to 864. But by modern numerology, to find
the symbolic meaning of this name, the three digits composing
the number 864 would be reduced, by addition, to a one digit
number known as the digital root.
Let’s try this modern
method as an example. Pythagoras’ number in Greek is
864. By adding the 3 digits composing this number we get 8
+ 6 + 4 = 18. Since 18 is beyond 9, we must do one more addition/reduction.7
Thus 18 become 1 + 8 = 9.
Modern Numerology
The letters of the English
alphabet are numbered from 1 to 26. Then these numbers are
reduced by adding the digits together until the result is
a number from 1 to 9. By reducing the 26 letters of the English
alphabet to the numbers 1 through 9 we get the following numerological
chart:
Number Grid for the English
Alphabet
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
Name Numerology Example
As an example of the use of the formula of Motives, Appearances,
and Methods, let’s use the name of the founder of the
Theosophical Society, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, the most
influential woman in the development of modern occultism.
This name is made up of 8 vowels and 15 consonants. (Note:
In modern numerology "Y" is always a consonant;
the five vowels are A, E, I, O, U). The three basic calculations
are as follows:
1. Motives—The eight
vowels in the name Helena Petrovna Blavatsky are E, E, A,
E, O, A, A, and A, which when added together equal (E = 5)
+ (E = 5) + (A = 1) + (E = 5) + (O = 6) + (A = 1) + (A = 1)
+ (A = 1) = 25 = 2 + 5 = 7.
Thus the number governing
her ideals or deepest desires is 7.
2. Appearances—The 15
consonants in Helena Petrovna Blavatsky are H, L, N, P, T,
R, V, N, B, L, V, T, S, K, and Y, which when added together
equal (H = 8) + (L = 3) + (N = 5) + (P = 7) + (T = 2) + (R
= 9) + (V = 4) + (N = 5) + (B = 2) + (L = 3) + (V = 4) + (T
= 2) + (S = 1) + (K = 2) + (Y = 7) = 64 = 6 + 4 = 10 = 1 +
0 = 1.
Thus the number governing
her personality is 1.
3. Methods—The 23 letters
contained in Helena Petrovna Blavatsky combine 25 (the vowels)
and 64 (the consonants), totaling to 89. 89 reduces to 17,
which in turn reduces to 8 (25 + 64 = 89 = 8 + 9 = 17 = 1
+ 7 = 8).
Thus the number governing
her conduct in the world is 8.
Therefore by modern name numerology
the name Helena Petrovna Blavatsky is generated by the number
series 7:1:8.
| Authors Details: David Allen Hulse
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