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The Numerology of 666: Is It Really Such an Evil Number?
666. The Mark of the Beast, the Antichrist, the Devils number. Seeing it strikes fear in the hearts of many, while others find it simply amusing. Whatever your viewpoint, this number always seems to draw attention and controversy. Most commonly associated with the Bible in the Book of Revelations (13:17-18), 666 can be symbolic of many things and have multiple meanings. In the realm of numerology is 666 really all that evil?
Whats in a Number?
To paraphrase Shakespeare, Whats in a number? That which we call evil by any other number would still be bad. Numbers are often used as symbols, but what really counts is the intention behind them. Numbers in and of themselves are neither good nor bad. It is we who assign meaning to them. After all if you had a winning lottery ticket with 666 on it, would you object? In some spiritual circles, 666 is a triple number of 6, a feminine number representing home and family, idealism and loyalty. Either way, numbers can be looked upon for guidance in our lives. The ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras was a true believer of this and is often credited as the founder of numerology, but as far as we know, he never mentioned the number 666.
The Many Interpretations and Representations of 666
Although most of us know about 666 from Christianity and the Bible, there are many other interpretations for this number. In some spiritual circles, 666 is a triple number of 6, a feminine number representing home and family, idealism and loyalty. As a triple number it has three times the power of a typical 6, meaning even greater energy. Among some pagan cultures, 666 is actually symbolic of goddess energyone number 6 for each aspect of the goddessmaiden, mother and crone. Who knows? *********Maybe 666 became associated with evil due to some ancient male writers fear of women.********
In other philosophies, 666 refers not to the Mark of the Beast, but to humanity. According to researcher Clyde Lewis, he reminds us that we are carbon-based living units, which reduces us to 6 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons or 666. Perhaps mankind is the so-called beast. Some biblical interpreters would agree, citing that Revelations 13:18 should be translated as the number of man plural instead of the number of a man singular. According to ancient Jewish mysticism known as Kabbalah, 666 is a holy number. It represents creation and the physical universe. In the Torah, God creates the world in 6 days. There are also 6 cardinal directions emanating from a central point in the universal planenorth, south, east, west, above and below. All physical space and objects adhere to these dimensions. Repeating the number 6 three times emphasizes the power, strength and perfection of creation.
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ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Similar systems, some of which were derived from or inspired by Hebrew gematria, have been used in other languages and cultures, i.e. Greek isopsephy, Arabic abjad numerals, and English gematria.
A well-known example of Hebrew gematria is the word chai ("alive" , which is composed of two letters that (using the assignments in the Mispar gadol table shown below) add up to 18. This has made 18 a "lucky number" among the Jewish people. Gifts of money in multiples of 18 are very popular.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gematria
defacto7
(13,485 posts)Kushner building in NYC. In that case I'd vote for the evil tripple six.
brush
(53,778 posts)world wide wally
(21,743 posts)3 is a good number
8 Is the perfect number because it never ends
9 cancels out so it is an ominous number
Example of 9 canceling out:
9+5= 14 (1+4=5) the 9 is gone
6+6+6= 18 (1+8= 9) The entire equation cancels out, so 666 is an ominous number
(for what its worth)
DavidDvorkin
(19,477 posts)SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
hunter
(38,312 posts)It's the devil's magic to people who have been taught pi = 3
pi = 3.14159...
3 1/8 = 3.125 ( Knowledgeable trades people used this. It was good enough. )
22 / 7 = 3.14285...
666 / 212 = 3.14150... (The gematria expression is 3 times 111 / 106. Was dividing a "holy" number like 666 heresy???)
355 / 113 = 3.14159...
CrispyQ
(36,464 posts)I was sure to say, "Your total is six, six, six." In every case they bought gum or mints.
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)When I worked at a convenience store. I always liked saying "your total comes to 666." Almost everyone freaked lol
niyad
(113,304 posts)Smickey
(3,320 posts)Majority interest in the National Geographic Channel has been purchased by Murdoc and 20th century fox. The channel number on my cable system for NGC is......you guessed it. 666