Pythagorean Numerology—A Summary of the Esoteric Properties of Numbers (Item #1017)
Presents the Pythagorean theory of numbers; the esoteric properties of the first eight "perfect numbers" with speculation as to the value of the ninth—and revealing the remarkable symmetrical pattern hidden in them; and treats philosophically and mystically of the first twelve numbers.
8-1/2 x 11 inch format, elegantly comb-bound with laminated covers. Amply illustrated with diagrams and tables. 60 pp., 22 illustrations, 12 in color–$12.50 (Spanish translation available for the same price as Item #1017S)
PYTHAGOREAN NUMEROLOGY
Foreword by the Author
Pythagoras,
“the most initiated man in history,” had declared that “All
is Number” with respect to the creation and objective expression of the
Cosmos. “God geometrizes” echoes this statement. The Book of Formation
(Sepher Yetzirah) of the Kabbalah states that “. . . the Lord . . . created
the Universe by three Sepharim (Universal Books or Numerations), namely, Numbers,
Letters and Sounds, which are in Him one and the same”; and elsewhere,
with reference to the many examples of cycles that occur in seven steps, “For
this reason God loves the number 7 more than any other thing under the heavens.”
Such utterances point up the fact that the world of objective form in which
we gain experience is not constructed haphazardly, but is the reflection of
a marvelously systematic conception of the Divine Mind, terribly complex in
its adherence to mathematical laws of proportion and spacial relations—though
flowing, changeable and relative in light of the insights of modern quantum
philosophy.
I
have prepared this summary to demonstrate the Pythagorean approach to the
theory and behavior of numbers—especially from a metaphysical standpoint—in
terms of their more esoteric or hidden properties, which bear witness to the
reality of the Divine Plan of the Universe as we experience it. In particular,
I have presented herein an analysis of the first nine “perfect numbers”
of Pythagoras, that reveals a remarkable hidden symmetry unique to them, and
is certainly a reflection of a unifying cosmic paradigm.
Of particular value as reference works, used in the preparation of this booklet, were Thomas Taylor’s “Theoretic Arithmetic of the Pythagoreans,” and Manly P. Hall’s “The Secret Teachings of All Ages.” Other useful references are given in the Bibliography at the end of this book.
