The Philosophy of Arithmetic and the Number Symbolism

W. D. Gann / J. C. Street (compendium) · 1910

Esoteric tradition that links each number with a cosmic quality and a cycle.

Each number from 1 to 9 carries an archetypal quality: unity, duality, order, structure. It is the philosophical substrate of every numerological reading.

It takes up the old Pythagorean idea that number is form and rhythm, not just quantity. Useful for understanding why each digit is assigned a 'personality'.