Numerology - Harish Johari

1 8 7 6 3 2 9 5 4
cancel the 9 itself and the following combinations:
1 + 8 = 9 6 + 3 = 9 7 + 2 = 9 5 + 4 = 9
Since all the numbers cancel out, the resulting single whole number = 9. Thus
we see, the number 9 should be omitted for ease in calculation. In the Hindu
system, the number nine is beyond the “ octave of Prakriti” (or the
manifested universe). Known as Primordial Nature, Prakriti is composed of
the three Gunas (3) and Five Elements (5). Going beyond this transitory
nature, nine is, therefore, the number of the unchangeable Purusha
(Consciousness).
The eight numbers of Prakriti plus One, the Purusha, form nine—the
manifested world of names and forms. This one Purusha becomes many and
creates forms in combination with the eightfold Prakriti. If we look at the
multiples of the number 8 in the Vedic Square, we will observe a gradual
reduction from 8 to 7 to 6, (8 x 1 = 8, 8 x 2 = 16 = 7, 8 x 3 = 24 = 6) and so
on down to 1; then when 8 gets multiplied by 9 again it achieves full power
and becomes 9 (8 x 9 = 72 = 9). It comes back to 8 when multiplied by 10
(which is a 1 with a zero), regains its basic number 8 with a zero: 8 x 10 = 80
= 8, and can create a series of 8 with 1 and 2 and so on up to 89, where a
combination of 9 leaves it behind and starts its own series of 9. Nine is
therefore the number of Purusha and refers to completion. Eight is the
number of Prakriti and reduces gradually to evolve other numbers.
These concepts, which are basically mathematical in nature, gave birth to
the mystic science of numbers known as numerology. This science starts with
the study of numbers as representatives of cosmic energy, which embody
hidden power and significance. Giving a particular number to Primordial
Nature, calling it eightfold, and perceiving existence through the vehicles of
the Five Elements and three Gunas, enabled the human mind to see unity in
diversity and to observe fundamental laws working at the base of all
existence. Reducing the innumerable to numbers, and contemplating the
innumerable through numbers, made man think about the basic nine numbers
as not merely digits, but as agents of cosmic energy. Each number soon came
to assume a personality of its own, which helped man determine the
dynamics of his relationships to people and objects.