THE LORE OF NUMBERS
(by Scott Cunningham)

To be used in ritual and magickal workings. In
general, odd numbers are related to women, receptive energy
and the Goddess; even numbers to men, projective energy and
the God.
1. The universe; The One; the source of all.

2. The Goddess and God; The perfect duality;
projective and receptive energy; the couple;
personal union with deity; interpenetration
of the physical and spiritual; balance.

3. The Triple Goddess; the Lunar phases; the
physical, mental and spiritual aspects of our
species.

4. The elements; the Spirits of the Stones;
the winds; the seasons.

5. The senses; the pentagram; the elements
plus Akasha; a Goddess number.

7. The planets which the ancients knew; the
time of the Lunar phase; power; protection and
magick.

8. The number of Sabbats; a number of the God.

9. A number of the Goddess.

13. The number of Esbats; a fortunate number.

15. A number of good fortune.

21. The number of Sabbats and Esbats in the
Pagan year; a number of the Goddess.

28. A number of the Moon; a number of the
goddess.

101. The number of fertility.
The planets are numbered thus:

Saturn 3 Venus 7

Jupiter 4 Mercury 8

Mars 5 Moon 9

Sun 6