Numerology and the Divine Triangle Paperback – January 6, 1997

"Numerology and the Divine Triangle" by Faith Javane is the most complete book on numerology that I have found. In this book, Faith explores a concept she calls the Divine Triangle, with which you can map out your name in numbers through the years of your life.This is an incredible book. An amazing reference tool for spiritual readers and healers of all types. My favorite part of this book has to do with the correlation between Tarot cards and numbers. Faith has assigned each Tarot card with a number, starting with the Major Arcana and proceeding through the deck.My interest in numerology started after my interest in the Tarot. After buying a deck I found myself memorizing the cards one by one. The next year, I realized that numerology was one of the roots of the Tarot; I found Faith’s book, and I have to say it is one of the best books on numerology out there. I keep this book as a reference in my bookcase.I am a writer myself, having now written 11 books on creativity, personal development, and social change. Three of those books are on the Tarot. Why is numerology so important?I believe that the ancients concealed their knowledge in the numbers of the cards. When I created my deck, “The Tarot of Creativity,” I was determined to reveal this knowledge directly on each card in the form of words that described the energy of the number as modified by the energy of the suit. I spent over a year with a spreadsheet: the numbers headed the columns and the five suits of the Tarot as the rows. I was looking for single words to express the energy in each card. In my study of the Tarot, I have learned that the cards reflect the energy of their number first and then the energy of the suit.For instance, in the Tarot the six is always about love. This is especially true in both The Rider Waite Smith Tarot, and The Tarot of Creativity. The Major Arcana card, The Lovers, as the first row in my spreadsheet, headed up all the other sixes in the suits. Each six card represents love according to the wisdom of the suit (each suit is a particular path of knowledge). The Six of Wands is about adulation or recognition; the Six of Swords is about surrender/peace/renunciation; the Six of Cups is about nostalgia/romance; the Six of Pentacles is about generosity/altruism.The next year, I took my knowledge to the next step and wrote a book on the Tarot. My knowledge of numerology is one of the cornerstones of my understanding of the Tarot system of knowledge. Here is a quote from my book, “The Tarot Key:”~ ~ ~“Numerology and the Tarot“Numerology is one of the cornerstones of the Tarot. Pythagoras, the Greek philosopher and mathematician (569-470 B.C.), is said to be the father of modern numerology, but it is speculated that he got his information from the “Mother” numerology system, called “Chaldean numerology” which originated in the part of the world that anthropologists have identified as “the cradle of civilization,” Mesopotamia.“The Chaldean and the later system developed by Pythagoras were both alphanumeric systems that assigned meanings to numbers and numbers to letters. Pythagoras believed that there is a direct esoteric relationship between numbers and the creative nature of the universe. Each number in both systems is believed to possess a unique signature vibration; the system includes the base numbers one through nine, with two Master numbers, 11 and 22, which are never reduced.“The Strength Versus Justice Argument“There is a long-standing argument about the numbering of tarot cards. Early tarot decks did not have numbers on any of the Arcana cards, while later decks placed the Justice card after The Chariot as the eighth card of the Major Arcana. In The Tarot of Marseilles, Justice was the eighth card and Strength was the eleventh card, but the influential Rider-Waite-Smith deck switched the position of these cards in order to make them better fit astrological correspondences, or so some people believe. Waite is said to have had a vision that these two cards should be switched though he apparently never said why.“If you are new to tarot, you may be surprised at the vehemence of the various factions that support each numbering system. Those who argue for the “traditional numbering system of the Tarot” are referring to the practice started by the Tarot of Marseilles which is not the earliest version of the Tarot. The earliest decks were unnumbered; when the decks started to acquire numbers there were many transposed cards, not just the eight and the eleven.“Many people who believe that the Tarot outlines very esoteric knowledge conjecture that these two cards were deliberately transposed in order to confuse non-practitioners and protect secret knowledge that was hidden inside the cards. This was called a “blind” and if true, it means that the readers of tarot with the knowledge of numerology had to get used to transposing the numbers of the cards in their heads in order to render an accurate reading.“In my own exploration of the Tarot. I have found that the RWS numbering system seems to follow the rules of numerology that I use. Numerology within the Tarot reveals the path of creative manifestation and what I see as the esoteric path of personal development, and this is why my deck, 'The Tarot of Creativity,' follows this system." ~ "The Tarot Key: Unlock the Secrets of Your Soul"~ ~ ~I see numerology as one of the main forms of ancient esoteric knowledge. It's an amazing study, that like the Tarot, seems endlessly fascinating. You can never get to the end of this knowledge, so for the esoteric querent, the study of numerology is a must. In my opinion, you cannot truly understand other mystical traditions like the Tarot without at least a basic knowledge of numerology.If you want a book on numerology, this is the one to buy!

This is a great way to impress your family and friends at any occasion. A great self help in uncertain times when you need a little help or just general care.

This is a very respected and valued numerology book - if you want to have 10 most influential and filled with information numerology books, this one should probably be in your collection. However, you need to know that The Divine Trianble is a "branch" of numerology, a unique method of predictive numerology which is based on the classical Pythagorean (Western) numerology but it is focused foremost of all on a unique calculation method which provides a better granularity to one's potentials, both looking back into the past and into the future. It is different from standard set of numbers and analysis of numbers associated with each year than you find in most other numerology books. A lot of information, although the book could have benefited from a better editing and more clear language. The book was published first time, I believe, in 1981, and has withstand the test of time. Calculations are a little bit complicated, one step above in complexity over the standard numerology, but one can find in the internet an option to purchase an Excel spreadsheet which does all math for you. In my experience so far, this method is accurate. You should know, and I hope you do, that numerology does not tell your fortune, but it predicts your potentials. For example, it may tell you that in that particular year you will have vibrations which makes it more likely for you to fall in love or even meet a prospect for marriage; or that it will be a challenging year for you; but numerology also believes in free will and impact of the environment, so potential is not the same as fate. Also, things may happen without favorable vibrations, so it is just a trend, just a tendency that we are talking about.The book also shows some correlations with Taro cards and astrology, but it is not a book about Taro cards or astrology in any shape or form. However, those who study Taro cards or astrology can find references to planets or taro cards useful and interesting.Aside from the method of calculation, this book is interesting in that it provides interpretation not just to numbers 1 to 9 plus 11 and 22 and 33, but to all single and two-digit numbers up to, if I remember correctly, 76, and each of these numbers is linked to a Taro card. The interpretations of numbers are aligned with standard numerology, but provide more specifics and granularity.

I am just so pleased to finally find a numerology book that covers esoteric numerology. The first page I opened it to had a Tarot card on it, which instantly made me realize that I bought the correct book. I haven’t been able to find a decent source on numerology in Tarot. The information I tend to find in other books always feels like information meant for beginners, and very much on the surface level.. however this book looks like it goes a lot deeper than that. It also includes information on the minor arcana. I will definitely update my review after I finish reading the book.Other numerology books, oh, Waze annoy me, because they only seem to be written for people that want to calculate personal life numbers and apply the information to their life. I have been on the hunt for a numerology book that teaches me numerology for the sake of numerology. I want to learn numerology for the purpose of decoding numbers as esoteric symbols in a philosophical and knowledge-driven way.If you want to use numerology for practical applications, this book has that too. It has chapters on personality, career, and compatibility. However, over half the book is more about the esoteric knowledge of numerology, and the entire last half the book is dedicated to Tarot Numerology specifically (which was the best surprise ever to myself! Tarot is why I bought the book, but I had no idea it would actually touch on tarot cards!)Due to my own excitement, my review is kind of all over the place. But I still hope someone finds it helpful.