Origin and Meaning
A Greek philosopher named Pythagoras who lived around 500 b.c. is responsible for modern day numerology. Unfortunately no recorded data was left by him. The meaning of the word Numerology comes from the Latin word “numerus”, which means “number”, and the Greek word “logos”, which means “word”, “thought” or “expression
Methods
Numerologists following the Pythagorean theory use a letter chart to assign numerical values to your name. They use the basic numbers 1 through 9 that are almost universally accepted in Numerology circles and the Master numbers 11 and 22.
Each letter in the English alphabet has a numeric value that is surrounded by certain energies. Total of the numbers in your birth date and the total of the value derived from the letters in the name provide an interrelation of vibrations.
Two of the most common and important methods involve looking at the date of birth (Birth Number), and names of people (life number).
Your Birth Number is the date you were born on. For instance, if your date of birth is September 6, 1978, your birth number is 31 that are 3 + 1 = 4. (All double-digit values are reduced to single digits by adding them till you get a single digit result.)
Names are easily translated into numbers by using a reduction table:
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 |
So if name is Ram. Then your life number is R= 9 plus A = 1 plus M = 4 (i.e. 13 = 1 + 3 = 4) or 9+1+4=14 and deduced to single digit it is 1+4=5. So Ram’s life number is 5.
The numbers 11, 22, and 33 are said to be master numbers which are not reduced to a single digit. People whose names correspond to these numbers are said to be highly developed spiritually. The number 33 is that of avatar.
Chart of Characteristics of Numbers
No.Characteristics
1. Unity, Creation, Independence
2. Duality, Emergence
3. Power, Generative Force
4. Solidity, Dullness
5. Sensuality, Pleasure
6. Perfection, Harmony, Balance
7. Mysticism, Psychic, Magic
8. Material, Success, Justice
9. Spiritual, Mental Achievement
