Have you ever considered incorporating numerology into your practice but were unsure how to begin? Numerology is the knowledge and understanding that all numbers have significance.
Most practicing pagans understand the significance of the day of the week, the time of the day, the phase of the moon, and various colors.
So why wouldn't you want to also incorporate the significance of individual numbers into your practice?
Keep on reading for more information and ideas on how you can use numerology in your everyday pagan activities.
Bringing Numerology Into Rituals
Understanding what basic numbers mean or represent in numerology can allow you to bring those numbers into a ritual or into spellwork.
For instance, if you are performing spellwork focused on awakening something (yourself, a connection to your higher self, or learning your genuine desire), you could use the number 9 in this spell or ritual.
In numerology, the number 9 has the strengths of awakening, being supportive, and being tolerant. So, this number would be the best to use in this type of ritual.
You can utilize a number in many different ways. Some of the more common methods include having a ritual start on the 9th day of the month, doing it for 9 days straight, or performing it at 9 in the morning or 9 at night.
Each number has associated strengths and weaknesses. There are other factors for each number as well, such as personality traits or life path numbers.
Understanding each number can help you master divination in a way that you never thought possible. You can combine your knowledge of numerology, your understanding of tarot cards, and your intuition to get a more accurate reading.
Check out our article on Rituals and Spells: An Introduction
Bringing Numerology Into Tarot Readings
Many pagans start out in divination by learning to “read” tarot cards. They start by understanding the main definitions and symbolism associated with each card.
With 78 cards, this could feel overwhelming, and many people will use a book or a guide until they become proficient.
However, most people who are skilled at reading tarot cards do not just use the accepted definitions of each card. They will also use their intuition and feelings.
For instance, a tarot reader will take all the cards present and their impressions on how each relates to the rest of the cards in the reading. They will use this info to understand what the cards may be trying to tell them.
This will include thoughts and feelings while looking at the cards, the artwork depicted, and the actual meanings.
Another way to read tarot is to include what you know about numerology.
Instead of looking up what the ace of cups or the four of coins means, you could learn the basic numbers of numerology and use that knowledge in conjunction with the cards.
Bringing Numerology Into Worship
There are ways to bring numerology into your worshipping practices as well. For instance, if you are looking to worship a specific god, you can match the meanings of a particular number to a God or Goddess and use that number in your worship.
Hekate is a popular Goddess that many pagans worship or have a special relationship with. Hekate is the Goddess of witchcraft and magick.
She is also seen as the Goddess of necromancy, spirits, the nighttime, and the moon. If you want to use numerology in your worship with this Goddess, you could use the number 2 as a focus.
The strengths of the number 2 include unifying, influential and intuitive. As the Goddess of the night, the dead, and all of witchcraft-she is all of these things and more. Some personality traits for the number two include protective, empathetic, supportive, inclusive, and cooperative.
By using the number 2 in your worship of Hekate, you are creating a more meaningful practice and letting her know that you understand who she is and appreciate her. Of course, your practice does not have to limit yourself to one number. You could include 7 to represent spiritual, 6 to represent being supportive, and 4 to represent service-oriented.
You can use these numbers in any way that you are comfortable with. Some ideas would include how often you worship, for how long, the time of the day, the day of the month, or the month of the year.
Take Away
Incorporating numerology into your practice is not difficult to do at all. In fact, it is as easy as it is to base your practice around traditional elements, colors, and days of the week.
Your pagan path should be based on what makes you the most comfortable and what feels right to you. Try out some of our suggestions and see what works for your own rituals and practices.
The more things you use to correspond to your goal (numbers, colors, moon cycle, etc.), the more successful your ritual will be.