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Super Bowl XLlV & Numerology: Revolution No.9

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:58:36 +0000

Because his affinity for Red Sox [team stats] legend Ted Williams led him to choose the No. 9 for his football jersey, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees heads into Super Bowl XLIV next weekend with some weird numerology seemingly aligned.
Were the Saints to beat the Colts on Feb. 7 -- a date that in the standard format (i.e., 02/07) adds up to nine -- Brees would become the just the ninth quaterback with a single-digit jersey to win the Super Bowl. Read More

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admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:54:17 +0000

Numerology has perhaps been around since humans first learned to count. Special significance attached to numbers or their position in a sequence can be found in most belief systems.

The study of numerology allies the significance of numbers to the alphabet. This makes it possible to analyze names to find their numeric significance. There are two widely used systems. The Chaldean and the Pythagorean systems of numerology.
Chaldean Numerology
The Chaldean System of numerology has its roots in Ancient Babylon. This system is related to the Vedic System of India and the Kabbalah System of the Hebrew mystics.

The underlying premise of Chaldean numerology is that every letter has a unique vibration. Numbers are assigned to letters based on the vibrational value. In the Pythagorean System of numerology numbers are assigned by sequence. Read More

Shichi-go-san (seven-five-three): The Coming of Age Day

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:14:13 +0000

The Coming of Age Day is so significant in Japanese society that it is a national holiday.

JAPAN is steeped in tradition. From birth to adulthood, there are rites of passage to mark a child’s growth at a certain age.
A boy in haori and hakama with the chitose-ame (candy).

Shichi-go-san (seven-five-three) is observed on Nov 15 for girls aged three and seven, and for boys aged five. But why seven, five and three? It could have originated from the belief that children of certain ages are susceptible to bad luck and thus are in need of divine protection. They are also lucky numbers in the Japanese numerology.

It is said that Shichi-go-san dates back to the Heian Period (794-1185) and was observed among the aristocrats who celebrated their children’s stages of growth, on an auspicious day in November. The date was subsequently fixed on Nov 15 during the Kamakura Period (1185-1333).

The samurais in the Edo Period (1603-1858) adopted the tradition, albeit with some rituals added. By the Meiji Period (l868-1912), the practice had become widespread among commoners. Read More