The meaning of life is 42
Anyone interested in numerology?
by Sunnygal41 21 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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whitman
I would suggest you take Crowley's work with a very large grain of salt. He's not the most rigorous or critical writer.
Although he and Mm. Blavatsky are on opposite ends of the black/white dichotomy - they both used numerology, or gematria which they attributed to Pythagoras. Particularly Gematria - that has always been attributed to Pythagoras, who was pretty cool after all. He wore paper shoes because he was a vegetarian and didn't want to wear animal products on his body. He could also walk on water and could be in two different places at once. Love the big P., he rocks.
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StAnn
I read somewhere that C. T. Russell is considered the father of modern numerology in the USA. Don't remember where I read that. Anyone able to confirm that?
My oldest brother is deeply into numerology. It doesn't appeal to me but it seems to make him happy.
StAnn
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Witchettygrub
It's said that life begins at 40.
There is no end to numbers - they go on to infinity like God.
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frankiespeakin
I had a gf do mine and it was 9999s all the way,
I did my own with a differentent sytem and come out with different #s but all seemed to be true no mater what sytem.
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Sunnygal41
I read somewhere that C. T. Russell is considered the father of modern numerology in the USA. Don't remember where I read that. Anyone able to confirm that?
well, I don't think he was..........I know that Mme Blavatsky was a major influence, as well as Crowley..........anyone else got anything to add? MY personal numbers are 8 and 22, btw........and yes, Pythagoras was a kewl dude!
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Sunnygal41
Actually BT, those are the month and day of my personal birthday. So, in many ways, they resonate for me. 8 turned on its side is the symbol of eternity. 22 is what is called a Master number. Check out the links below for more explanation and examples.....
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Rapunzel
It's interesting that in the minds of many Japanese and Taiwanese, the number "4" is associated with death. In the Chinese and Japanese languages, the word designating the number "4" sounds very similar to the word "death." Many hospitals and hotels in Taiwan have no floor with the number 4. In other words, the floor or level directly above floor/level number three has the number "5." In numbering the levels/floors in many of their buildings, Taiwanese will skip from level 3 right to level 5. There is no "fourth floor" because no one would be willing to occupy a room on any floor with the number 4. There is no problem with asking people to occupy a room on the level directly above level 3; it's just that they give it the number 5.
In Taiwan, there is a big problem with motor vehicle registration plates and telephone numbers. Nobody wants to have the number "4" appearing in either one. People pay money to have such numbers changed to a more "auspicious" number.
Likewise, multiples of 4 such as 40, 400, and 4000 are also bad. The only exception is a series in which the number "4" appears five times. This is because, in the Chinese language, the phrase "five 4's" [wu sz] sounds siimilar to "no death."
For this reason, I put absolutely no stock at all in numerology. For me, it's just a bunch of superstition. It's ironic that in Western culture, the number 4 is viewed as favorable, while in Asians cultures, the number is shunned and avoided like the plague.
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Big Tex
Actually BT, those are the month and day of my personal birthday. So, in many ways, they resonate for me. 8 turned on its side is the symbol of eternity. 22 is what is called a Master number. Check out the links below for more explanation and examples.....
I got confused reading about life numbers. My birthdate is 4/25/1962 which totals out to 1991. So does that mean my life number is 20?
Chris
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wednesday
Aleister Crowley could be considered tame by todays standards. I really don't like the Thoth deck ,
I prefer to use one the rws decks.