In THE PATH of January, 1887, page 316, under the head of the very interesting "Tea Table Talk" by "Julius," reference is made to certain significant numeric renderings given by "a secret Sanskrit book called the Diary of the Pandavas." In a footnote by the editor, suggestion is made concerning the numbers cited (18x360), with the remark that; "If the product of 18x360 be added, the sum is 18." This product is found to be 6480; which 6, 4, 8, 0, added as suggested, give, first, 18 (the sixth multiple of three) and second, 9, (the third multiple of three); thus: 6, 4, 8, 0,=18 = 9. In view of this opening of a wonderful theme, I am prompted to offer THE PATH some extended numeric formulas and combinations which, so far as I am aware, have never before been made public, and yet have such a bearing upon occult science that I incline to think they will be interesting to some of its readers.
Many years ago, in course of reflection and studies regarding the fundamental laws of creative order in our human origin, development, and final destiny, I was led to represent what I saw to be the necessary primary law in being, (the occult of theosophy, I apprehend), by reflex appearances in "the things that are seen" by our natural vision.
Amongst these illustrative types of interior realities I employed the elementary geometric forms, point, direct line, and deflected line; the last of which, as true arc, produces the circle when carried to its ultimate; this circle representing the triune order of movement, the point in the line, the line in the curve, and the curve in the circle.
Passing thence to the digital scale of units rooted in potential base at zero (0) as the static involution of numeric power, and ultimating in the compound term ten (10), as the full numeric scale or series evolved, I saw the principles, first: of static being or involution, (0) — second: of active appearing or evolution, (1-9), and third: of fulfilled and composing power (10); and this was seen to be a unitary principle in creative order, variously manifest by varying forms; but having its fundamental law as (1st), God, the Creator, in essential being; (2d), God creating by the instrumentality of His natural Humanity; and, (3d), God in Created fullness by the conscious unity of His natural Humanity with His Essential Divinity; wherein the fullness and order of creative power culminate and rest in immortal vigor.
Triunity being, then, the regulative law of the Creative Series as (1st), Simple Unity; (2d), Diversity; (3d), Compound Unity; and coming to analyze and classify the secondary term of this numeric series (1-9) accordingly, it was seen that the full series would stand thus:
I. II. III.
0, 2, 3: 4, 5, 6: 7, 8, 9: 10.
Hence the developing group (1, 2, 3:) would stand to its kindred groups 4, 5, 6: and 7, 8, 9: as cipher stands to developing series (II) and developed form (III) and a further solution of the groups of the diversified term (II) by the same alkahestic touchstone, would find the primates 1, 4, 7: standing in the same character and order to their respective groups; while the mediants 2, 5, 8: and the ultimates 3, 6, 9: are found allied with the same consistency, to their proper groups.
The geometric elements, rendered as symbols of creative order, are held to typify, first, Creator, involving creature-form; (.) second, Creative movement in conscious creaturely selfhood, or subjective form: ( — ) third: Creative movement to re-form creaturely consciousness in unitary spirit — in self-deflection, or bending to the universal in Humanity; (Ç ), fourth; full Creative achievement in the unitary consciousness perpetually actualized in circularity or associate wholeness-organic alliance in Universal Brotherhood truly experienced; and through that experience, conscious unity of Man with his Source: (O).
The numeric scale is held to be formed, either consciously or unconsciously, consistently with these motary forms of geometric elements rendered as typifying creative system.
Having thus read and formulated this simple scale of numeric power, as impressively symbolic of Creator, Creating, and Created, it occurred to me to make a test of the consistency of the whole conception, including the minor groupings. I had known that if any given number were multiplied by three or the multiples of three, 6 and 9, and the product thereof were added together until a single unit was produced, that unit would invariably be three (3), or six (6) or nine (9) as its second or third multiple. And I believed that the esoteric principle implied in this full analysis and synthesis, as a consistent reflex of the Divine and Human in creation, would display corresponding orderly results to the same process carried through all of the terms of the developing scale, 1 — 9. So I proceeded to multiply and add sums quite extensively in the same manner; taking the sums as multiplicands at random.
To illustrate: let the given sum as multiplicand be 10,841, multiplying successively by the first, second, and third terms of the three groups, and adding together the figures of the products till the result is expressed by a single unit, either simple or compound.
First, I repeat the groups:
1, 2, 3: 4, 5, 6: 7, 8, 9:
Second, the process; mutiplicand being 10,841.
10,841 10,841 10,841
____1 _____4 _____7
10,841 = 14=5. 43,364=20=2. 75,887=35=8.
10,841 10,841 10,841
____2 ____5 ____8
21,682=19=10=4. 54,205=16=7. 86,728=31=4.
10,841 10,841 10,841
_____3 _____6 _____9
32,523= 15= 6. 65,046=21=3. 97,569=36=9.
It is here seen that the results are not less orderly, or consistent, from operations by the first terms of the groups, (1, 4, 7) and the second (2, 5, 8:) than by the third, (3, 6, 9:). But it will be noticed that, in the above illustrative instances, the consistency is shown in this: the resultant terms derived from multipliers 1, 4, 7: as first terms of the three groups, are successively 5, 2, 8: these being the middle terms of the three groups in irregular order. So, in the second line of operations, with the middle terms 2, 5, 8: as multipliers, the resultant figures are 1, 7, 4, these being the first terms of the three groups, in irregular order; here reversing the order of the previous products: this giving the lowest (1) as the first resulting term, the highest (7) as the next, and the mediant (4) as the third.
The 3 and its multiples 6 and 9 as multipliers, operated as before known, give ultimate terms in the above operations, of 3 and its multiples 6 and 9, but in the irregular order of 6, 3, 9.
Any given sum, worked by the same process, will show equally remarkable consistency, though with a liability to constant variations in such consistency, in results. Such variations are manifestly as consistent and orderly as are the varying chords in a musical composition, and in their rhythmic flow seem not less impressive.
If this scale of digital numeric symbols was projected from an understanding of the human significance of the geometric line, curve, and circle, as motary elements, as I am led to believe, it would follow that the figures themselves were designed to be clearly typical of human character, or motive power, during the processes of human development from Man's Vitalizing Source to his final magisterial reign in perfect Lordship. It further follows that they may be consistently read according to such a rule of occult science.
In such case, the first series in developing scale, as a whole, (1, 2, 3:) would stand for the in-forming process in creatureship; before distinctive human selfhood is realized; the second series (4, 5, 6:) would represent the de-forming process as to creaturely state; which is a process that distinctly fixes in the conscious will and power of creaturely selfhood: the third series (7, 8, 9:) would represent the re-forming process, by which, when fully matured, the final composite fulness is experienced; which realizes unity of man with God, with Humanity at large, and with all corporeal existence — universal unity.
There is always a certain interest in external appearances by visible things; and it is thought that these numeric formulas and operations may not come amiss, even if not seen to point distinctly to the divine and human realities of which they are shadows as seen by deeper vision. To those who are more or less seers by this deeper vision, they will, I hope, betoken the constancy of divine love, wisdom, and power in creation, and the positive order of the divine working there, whatever seeming contrariety and discordance may appear on the surface. The one power of Life that works unseen in the Unitary Humanity, giving form and force to all visible individual and associate powers inspired thereby, is as constant and true as is the occult in mathematics constant and true and available to human experience. And it can no more be diverted from its true power and purpose regarding that Humanity by the mistakes and painful blunders we make, during our human unripeness, under the working of our quasi freedom, than can the immutable in mathematic laws be nullified or perverted by our unqualified and mistaken renderings.
The power of that Life resides in the great Racial Humanity in all fulness; and all that comes to us outwardly as conscious experience in truest being, knowing, and doing, comes through a hearty devotion to that Life, on our part, where it struggles to fulfil its designs; making an immutable law of Human Brotherhood which we may violate at our cost, but can never controvert to the peril of Divine purpose.
Sub-natural vision sees these digital numeric forms as the unschooled savage sees: Super-natural vision sees them rationally as scientific powers: Supreme-natural vision sees them sophially — by the rule of Wisdom in the immutable order of Creative Triunity.
Concord, N. H.