Number Systems Reference

Pythagorean (Greek)#

Numbers 1–10 as cosmic principles. The Tetractys (1+2+3+4=10) as the foundation of all harmony.

Kabbalistic Gematria (Hebrew)#

22 Hebrew letters mapped to numbers. Three mother letters, seven doubles, twelve simples corresponding to elements, planets, and zodiac signs.

Arabic Abjad (Islamic)#

28 Arabic letters mapped to numbers using the Abjad system. Buduh magic squares (4×4 grids summing to 34) used in talismanic practice — directly connected to Lunar Mansion magic.

Yoruba Ifá (West African)#

Binary system: 256 Odù generated from 16 principal signs. Each Odù has numerical significance and ordering within the corpus.

Chinese (I Ching)#

Trigrams (3 lines, 8 combinations) and hexagrams (6 lines, 64 combinations). The He Tu and Lo Shu magic squares encode directional and elemental correspondences.

Vedic/Jyotish (Indian)#

Planets numbered 1–9, each governing specific qualities. The Nakshatra (lunar mansion) system divides the sky into 27 segments, each with numerical properties.