Introduction

The first time I read about Numerology on the Internet was around the year 2019. I was immediately interested in the topic and decided to find some books to learn more about it. The first book that came to my attention was “Numerology – The Key to Your Inner Self” by Hans Decoz with Tom Monte, 1st edition in 1994, which appeared almost everywhere I looked; the second one, less well-known, perhaps since it was published for the first time in 1979: “Numerology and The Divine Triangle” by Faith Javane and Dusty Bunker. Sometime later, I found another book, which I would say is quite different from the other two: “Chaldean Numerology for Beginners – How Your Name & Birthday Reveal Your True Nature & Life Path” by Heather Alicia Lagan. The reason for the difference is that while the first two books were based on the Western form of numerology—the Pythagorean system—the third one was based on the Chaldean system of numerology, which was attributed to the ancient Chaldeans, who were said to have lived over two thousand years ago around the southernmost tip of Babylonia.

It didn’t take me much time to read all three books, each just several days. But merely reading doesn’t ensure that I really understand the content inside the books! For around more than four years later, I collected many birth- and name-data from my family, my relatives, friends, friends of friends, some well-known people, or even somebody I know just a little bit. Then I calculated all the data according to the three above books and made comparisons among different methods; I also observed the people whose data I have collected to check the level of accuracy of the methods. But still, everything I got seemed sporadic; sometimes I felt I found something, but it wasn’t clear enough for a proper research. One thing, however, I could see again and again: there is almost always ‘something off’ or some kind of discrepancy between the calculated development cycles and the cycles that I observed in real life of these people.

Gradually, I had the idea of putting other systems to this analysis as well – not just numerology, but also other esoteric systems, because they all cover at least some numbers somewhere, and numbers do have meanings on the own, they do not denote just some quantities.

Needless to say, there are many esoteric systems out there and I know only some of them, so I tried to put all I know into my analysis; the main ones include: Astrology, Chakra system, Tarot, Maya calendar and I Ching (as mentioned in some work of José Argüelles – the co-founder of the Planet Art Network and the Foundation for the Law of Time), Tree of Life (Kabbalah), Seven Rays of Soul, etc.,

Contemplating meanings of numbers in a variety of contexts have really helped me a lot in understanding numerology and figuring out what makes sense and what not in the books I’ve read. I don’t want to mention the correctness of the content since I don’t live in their time (or did I actually have a lifetime there but I don’t remember? Who knows?), and there’s always a possibility that a truth remains a truth in this time, but not a truth anymore in another time.

After reading many texts from different sources regarding different esoteric systems, one of the deepest underlying patterns across all these systems stands out in front of my eyes: BALANCE – balance between mind, heart, and soul; balance between inner and outer life; balance between self and others; etc.

Here I would not focus on analysing all the data I compared, but instead, I will present the results I achieved from the whole researching process in a systematic way, focusing on BALANCE at multiple levels. And since I incorporate quite a number of systems in my research, this topic shall be covered in a series of small writings. I want to emphasize that this is the results I got from my research, so they would not necessarily reflect opinions of the public. I would appreciate it a lot if some of you are interested in what I am writing and leave some comments for me so that we can make this content more complete.

Basic Esoteric Geometries

In Numerology and The Divine Triangle, the authors mentioned different esoteric geometries, including the above 4 shapes/lines, also symbolizing the numbers from 1 to 4:

Regarding number 1 or the circle: “The Circle (1) represents the Godhead, all that was, is and ever shall be; spirit, the I Am; love because it encompasses, enfolds and contains; balance, because however you turn it, it maintains its shape; and justice, because it is in a state of perfect balance. A circle contains three hundred sixty degrees: 3 + 6 + 0 = 9. 9 is the highest and final digit in the series of single digits; when multiplied by another number, the result always reduces again to 9 (2 x 9 = 18 / 9, 3 x 9 = 27 / 9, 4 x 9 = 36 / 9 and so on). A circle has no beginning and no end; it is infinite and endless.”

Regarding number 2: This number is composed of two lines: one vertical and one horizontal. The vertical line symbolically represents “spirit descending into matter, or energy leaving the Godhead”. This line has masculine qualities: “it is outgoing, dynamic, energetic, fiery, upright and commanding.” The horizontal line, meanwhile, symbolizes the opposing energy to the vertical one. It represents ”the feminine, the receptive and absorptive qualities of mother earth. This line is an ancient symbol for matter and the material world.”

As with the number 3 or the triangle: “The triangle is the first closed form that can be made with single lines. It represents the Trinity, Father-Son-Holy Ghost, father-mother-God, father-mother-child, spirit-soul-mind, super-conscious, subconscious, conscious.”

And about the number 4 or the square: “The square is the second perfect shape that can be drawn with single lines; it is symbolic of the earth… the points on the compass; the four elements of fire, earth, air, and water…”, the four seasons, etc. The four sides of the square represent the four parts of the individual – with the physical body added to the triangle of mind, heart, and soul. The soul now has a mind and a heart to work in the material world.

The Divine Triangle and The Life’s Blueprint – Opening

In Numerology and The Divine Triangle, this triangle is called the triangle of mind, soul and spirit, but I would rather call it mind, heart and soul after I’ve done my data analysis. I will explain the reason in the following paragraphs.

Firstly, I’ve searched for the differences between soul and spirit in different sources and it seems that the distinctions can be quite varied across different philosophical, religious, and spiritual systems. I just mention here what resonates the most with me.

Speaking about soul, I choose to cite some words from Plato’s Theories of Soul. According to him, “the soul is most like, and most akin to, intelligible being, and that the body is most like perceptible and perishable being… the soul must be deathless – that is, immortal.” Socrates argues that the soul “is not visible and, in general, not perceptible, and that it shares its natural function with the divine, namely to rule and lead (the body in the one case, mortals in the other).” The soul, as Plato conceives of it, “is something that reasons, more or less well depending on the extent to which it is disturbed or distracted by the body and the senses; something that regulates and controls the body and its desires and affections, ‘especially if it is a wise soul’, presumably in a way that involves, and renders effective, judgments about what it is best to do, and how it is best to behave; and something that has, as the kind of adornment that is truly appropriate to it, virtues such as temperance, justice and courage.” “A good soul cares, rules, deliberates (etc.) and lives well, whereas a bad soul does these things badly.” (https://plato.stanford.edu)

With respect to spirit, there is much less information mentioning it clearly, but as explained in the Bible, we could understand that spirit is “your connection with God. It is the innermost part of your being, the center of you, the source of your identity.” (https://www.davidhernandezministries.com/)

Although there are distinctions between soul and spirit, and I also believe that it is necessary to indicate these differences, but as far as I know and have experienced, your spirit is actually the core part of your soul, your spirit is the centre of your soul just as your soul is the centre of your body. Since the spirit already lies in the soul, I would take the hypotenuse of the divine triangle as soul instead of spirit as mentioned in the book Numerology and The Divine Triangle.

As with the side of the triangle that represents soul, I replace it with heart, not just because of my experiences and observations through the years, but also on the basis of the following reasons:

• Over thousands of years, ancient cultures like Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Babylonians, Chinese, and Greeks, shared a similar belief and knowledge about the heart as a source of intelligence and inner guidance. The heart, according to their belief, is capable of influencing and directing one’s emotions, morality, and decision-making ability. In the Tree of Life (Qabalah), which is presented as ten circles known as Sephiroth (spheres or emanations of the Divine), for example, we have Tiphereth (the 6^th Sephirah) – the harmonizing centre of the Tree, embodying balance, the divine heart, and the union of mercy and severity – as the very centre of the Tree of Life (the centre of Equilibrium) and receives the powers of all other Sephiroth.
• Modern science has also proved that our physical heart is an information processing centre that sends important signals to the brain and the rest of the body. It has the heart brain that talks to our head brain. “Our heart influences everything, from the way we feel to the way we interact with others, our brain function and our health”. (https://www.heartmath.org)
• It would be a mistake if our Heart Chakra or the 4^th Chakra is not mentioned when talking about the heart. In the popular system of 7 main chakras in our body that has been well known nowadays, Heart Chakra is the central point: “This is our spiritual center, our core, the place that unites forces from above and below, within and without. The task of chakra four is to integrate and balance the various aspects of our being.” “In entering the fourth chakra, we transcend ego in order to loosen our self-defined boundaries and merge into the ecstasy of love… Love and approval are basic to our personal growth, as the promote self-acceptance – a necessary step to loving oneself.” “More than anything, love is the deep sense of spiritual connection, the sense of being touched, moved, and inspired to heights beyond our normal limits.” (Wheels of Life – The Classic Guide to The Chakra System, Anodea Judith)

When we follow the path in the life’s Blueprint that is presented below, it should be reasonable that the three main stages of growth in a person’s life would start from mind, to heart, and then soul, taking turns being the prevailing decision maker.

The above mentioning of basic esoteric geometrical forms is the introduction of the so-called Blueprint of each person’s life, which is the delineation of the Divine Triangle ADG (based on Pythagorean Theorem, which states “The square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.”)

As in the above illustration, the cross is also part of the Divine Triangle, where “spirit descends into matter” and “we as human beings are stationed at the corner point where the two lines of the cross meet… we are the recipients of the cosmic energy; therefore, these points represent an aspect of consciousness.”

I agree with the book Numerology and The Divine Triangle that the soul enters the body at point A and moves through each path from A to I in sequence, but since each person has their own speed, the time for each one to finish one path should never be the same as in the book (which is 9 years for each path); rather, time for each person to go through a path should be different, and the time for this same person to finish each of their different paths could be different as well. Life has cycles, and the cycles for each person are not necessary the same; besides, as one is the main decision maker of his/her own life, one can totally choose how to react and behave in one’s own cycles, which may alter the length of the cycles.

I take the name of the three squares of the Blueprint as they are in the book – Youth Square, Power Square, and Wisdom Square – but I will explain them in details in my way in the next article.

Sources:

1. Anodea Judith PhD, ‘Wheels of Life – The Classic Guide to The Chakra System’, Llewellyn Publications – Woodbury, Minnesota – Second Edition, 2019.
2. Chic Cicero & Sandra Tabatha Cicero, ‘Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot – Keys to the Rituals, Symbolism, Magic & Divination’, Llewellyn Publications – Woodbury, Minnesota – Second Edition, 2020.
3. Faith Javane and Dusty Bunker, ‘Numerology and The Divine Triangle’, Whitford Press, U.S., 1997.
4. Hans Decoz with Tom Monte, ‘Numerology – The Key to Your Inner Self’, TarcherPerigee, 2002.
5. Heather Alicia Lagan, ‘Chaldean Numerology For Beginners – How Your Name & Birthday Reveal Your True Nature & Life Path’, Llewellyn Publications – Woodbury, Minnesota, 2020.
6. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ancient-soul/#3
7. https://www.davidhernandezministries.com/blogarchive/2021/7/16/body-soul-spirit-simply-explained
8. https://www.heartmath.org/
9. https://www.meaningfullife.com/your-soul-map-the-tree-of-life/