“Nomes est Oman.”
Roman proverb (The Name is the Destiny)
The Doctrine of Correspondences is at the root of all occult interpretation, via our human
presentation of the Universal Law which binds the Microcosm to the Macrocosm as an effect to its antecedent cause.
The mystic, the poet and the creative artist are all unconscious interpreters of this universal law.
They have in some degree the universal sense by which their souls are rendered responsive to the pulsations of Nature’s own rhythm. The
clairvoyant , the diviner and the seer are in even closer touch with the Great Life, while they have less conscious enjoyment of that intimacy.
Others who would reach to the heart of things by a clear and conscious intellection, understanding what they see, analyzing and interpreting what they feel. These are the true wizards, the true masters of the secret knowledge.
What divination is not able to predict? No existing form of divination is able to predict someone's death, as well as there is no form of divination that is suitable to predict the end of the world. If someone claims that he can do this, run, do not walk to the nearest exit.
The forefront of all divination art has always been Astrology. Tycho Brahe24 used a phrase to summarize his studies in astrology: suspiciendo despicio, "by looking up I see downward".
The connection between celestial order and terrestrial dynamics was explored first by Isaac
24Tycho was well known in his lifetime as an astronomer and alchemist.
Newton with his development of a universal theory of gravitation, claims that the gravitational effects of the celestial bodies are what accounts for
astrological generalizations are the basis of astrological divination. There is more to this.
Science has not reached the adequate level in refined measurements of cosmic rays to explain and understand the force of the heavenly bodies on us.
Occult magicians, after reaching a certain level and insight, will stop feeling the effects of the stars;
in fact they can have impact, limited as it may be, on the stars, if they wish.
Advanced adepts of alchemy will often
experience a karmic spiritual birth25 months before their actual conception takes place. This is why astrological charts do not always work for old souls or magicians. Prenatal astrology has attempted to overcome this problem, however as exact date and time must be known to graft an accurate
astrological chart, prenatal astrology is not exact enough. Also, prenatal astrology will look at
embryonic existence instead of birth, but that will not alleviate the problem stemming from of
spiritual, karmic birth which comes even before embryonic state.
More exact divination art is numerology, often relegated as "second cousin" of the more
established and popular art of astrology.
Numerology is closely related to the Kabbala and numerical associations to letters, which the Hebrew alphabet is perfectly suited for.
Numerology presupposes that we humans evolve by reincarnating into the physical plane over and over again. It also accepts that Karma as
accumulation of our deeds and attributes is a
25The sprit can hover over the womb long before the actual conception.
lesson to all to learn and evolve. Our new
incarnation, our new life is staged already in our prior life by our thoughts and deeds. Indeed the country and family we born into is direct result of our individual Karmic account.
Our birth is not the first time our spirit enters to the realm of the physical existence and our death is not the last incarnation. This is very important to grasp when one studies Numerology.
Our birth event in a certain snapshot in time and space has special significance. This is a cosmic barcode of time and space where the physical Universe is conditioned for accepting us in the new incarnation. This date is a date of our birth. It is part of the two pronged events coupled with our naming that will give us the roadmap to our life.
The attributes and characteristics that we are and in fact who we perceive ourselves hinge upon this two events.
Now let’s talk about naming. Shakespeare said
“A Rose is a rose no matter what you name it”. Yet, the paradox is that Rose is the most perfect sound to describe the sublime beauty of that flower.
It is alleged that if a child is not named at birth he/she will whiter away and die. I am not sure of the accuracy of this but I am sure with not naming something we inherently deny our attention and love and then the premise will come true.
One thing is very important, naming a child carefully and with love usually comes from our higher self. Parents agonize over the name of the newborn and this concern is not without merit. Bad naming and bad childrearing could result
self-doubt, development issues and eventually a change of a name.
According to the Pythagorean numerology, each letter in the modern alphabet has an associated number.
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
Figure 4 the Pythagorean matrix
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A B C D E U O F
I K G M H V Z P
J R L T N W
Q S X
Y
Figure 5 the Chaldean matrix
Chaldean numerology was originally developed in Ancient Babylon26, and combines Kabbalistic name interpretation with aspects of astrology. The 9 is considered holy and therefore is kept apart from other vibrations, except when it results as the sum of vibrations for example numbers derived from the first and last name.
The Life Path number (as calculated using the Pythagorean system)
The Life Path, as is the case with all numbers derived from your date of birth, has to do with the momentum, the direction, of your life. The Life Path is a cycle. (Example deleted to protect privacy) How to Find Your Personality number
Add only the consonants of each name and
reduce to a single-digit.
Next, add the resulting numbers and reduce to a single-digit.
A N D R A S M I K L O S N A G Y
5 4 9 1 4 2 3 6. 1 5 7
5+4+9+1=19 4+2+3+1=10 5+7=12
1+9=10/1 10/1 1+2=3=1+1+3=5
HEART'S DESIRE NUMBER (sometimes called
"Soul Urge")
Your Heart's Desire is derived from the vowels of your name.
The vowels are A, E, I, O, and U. All other letters are consonants, except, in some cases, the letter Y.
26modern day Iraq
A N D R A S M I K L O S N A G Y
1 1 9 6 1 7
1+1=2 9+6=15 1+7=8
2 15/6 8
=16/7
The interpretation of these numbers as whole is the task of a skilled numerologist. This chapter's goal to give the reader a taste and the rationale of why and how this all works, not to teach it in detail.