By the Numbers

The use of numbers has been around for as long as human kind can remember. Even in cave man times, they had to learn to count in order to exist in their clan. Counting gave them the ability to know who was best at bringing in food, making tools and becoming a good prospect for marriage. Women wanted a man who could provide for their family. This same “cave woman mentality” continues today. Even though women are perfectly capable of being able to take care of themselves and their family, they want a strong spouse who has plenty to count. 

This love affair with numbers is shown in one of the most sold of books, the Bible. One of its first chapters is “Numbers.” That is probably because people at the time of the creation of the Bible held numbers in such high regard. It is said that scribes in the Bible hid religious truths by numerology to protect its secrets. Long before the year 3000 BC, mathematics was being used. From the days of inventing the calendar to the days of going into outer space, numbers are the way we are doing it. Ancient societies such as the Egyptians, Chaldeans, Assyrians, and the Greeks had a method of using numbers in other ways as well. It was called Numerology and used to decipher what a person’s personality traits are. Also Numerology was used to find future events for that person’s life. Numerology, like Astrology, was something coveted for its ability to help forecasts life’s events.

For our purposes, we look at how numerology affects people’s names. There are twenty-six letters in the alphabet. When each is looked at as a numerical equation, they give substance to the letters. Assigning a number to each letter of the alphabet, from one through twenty-six, ascribes certain characteristics to each letter. In deciphering the numbers, you can learn about the attributes of the letters in question. Each letter has both positive and negative attributes. If there are multiple letters that are the same in a name, then that quality is over emphasized. When there are different letters, they have to stand on their own in meaning. In bringing the different letters together, you can find strength or weakness, which impacts the letters character. After all, a person’s name is how they are looked upon by society. And more, it is how they look back at society. Breaking these letters into numbers, then into characteristics, this book is designed to assist you in interpreting the hidden meanings in names.