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Arithmomancy
This form of divination takes its name from the Greek words arithmos, meaning “number”, and manteia, meaning “divination”. Practitioners use numbers and letters values to foretell the future. Because of this, many believe arithmomancy, also known as arithmancy, to be a precursor of numerology. There were several forms of arithmomancy. In one version, diviners would assign a number value to each letter of the alphabet. For each word, the number value of each letter was added up and the final number was then analyzed. Names were especially important –a person’s future could be determined by using arithmomancy. The significance of numbers is still found in the Bible, where the number 666 is the “number of the beast”. Pythagoras saw numbers and mathematics as a way for the gods to communicate with mankind. To him, the entire universe could be represented numerically. Everything revolved around mathematics. Many of his followers, nicknamed Pythagoreans, practiced the ancient art of arithmomancy, as did the Platonists. In ancient gladiator contests, early Olympic Games, and even battles, fortunetellers would predict the outcome by arithmetically examining the letter values in the names of each competitor. The name with the greatest value was believed to be the winner. … Continue reading Arithmomancy →
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Richard Cassaro is a journalist, speaker and author of “Written In Stone: Decoding The Secret Masonic Religion Hidden In Gothic Cathedrals And World Architecture.” The book uncovers a lost Wisdom Tradition that was practiced globally in antiquity, found memorialized in pyramids, Triptychs, and identical images worldwide. The central tenets of this tradition have been perpetuated in Western Secret Societies. The most visible of these is the so-called “Masonic Fraternity,” an age-old chivalric Order whose ranks have included Europe’s Gothic cathedral builders and America’s Founding Fathers. Richard has two websites: www.DeeperTruth.com and www.RichardCassaro.com
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