Different Cultures, Different Numbers

The accuracy of numerology is often questioned because the
calculations must be translated to the alphabet and the calendar
in widespread use within that culture. This is a valid question
since we are dealing with universal energies. Some alphabets
have fewer or more letters than others. Not all calendars have
the same starting base. China and Thailand, for example use a
calendar numbers from several thousand year prior to the
calendar in use in most of the western cultures. Our own
calendar was adjusted in 1752, which needs to be noted in doing
historical charts.

Each of us is to a large part a product of the culture in which
we were reared or in which we live. There is a degree of
consistency within a single culture that influences the
interpretation of the numbers. Even the rebels among us are
rebelling against the dominant culture, and thus are influenced
by it.

Subcultures color the mix. Subcultures divided by different
languages will be divergent in the reading of the numbers, even
though they may be occupying the same territory. The readings
for two people born at the same time in the same location could,
for this reason, be quite different. To the extent that these
two cultures merge, the readings will become more similar.

Numerology tells us how we will relate to our environment. If by
common consent we choose to create a certain system of
interactions. This consensus will be reflected in the language
and in the calendar used.

A woman who marries and decides to assume the surname of her
husband may have a challenge in adjusting to the new energy of
the married name if it is in conflict with her birth energies.
She is bringing an added nuance to her birth energies. She does
not discard her birth energies from her chart, but the new
energy must be assimilated into a blend. The same merging takes
place in the process of a legal name change, whether done for
personal or professional reasons. Such a change should not be
done lightly.

When a person moves out of the culture of his or her birth, the
same process takes place. There will be an adjustment period. It
can be intense if the energies conflict. It will be mild if the
energies are compatible. For this reason, some immigrants
immediately feel at home and others will always be yearning for
the birth land.

The energies are universal, but each culture interprets them
from the perspective of its own cultural values. In the English
speaking world, we have 26 letters in the alphabet. Our
calculations are based upon those letters. We then state that
the resulting number has a certain meaning. In other cultures
the calculations from their alphabets may give a different
number, but the interpretation of that resulting number will be
set for that culture. For this reason it is extremely important
to be careful in running cross-cultural charts.

If you are doing business globally, often you will be working
with people who are of a similar culture to your own. If you are
working with a company or individual of a different culture, you
may be wise to have an interpreter, not only of the language,
but also of the cultural traditions. Even major corporations
have made the mistake of moving forward without a full
understanding and creating a major faux pas in the process.

If you are relying upon numerology in your business, when you
move into a foreign culture try to find a numerologist of that
culture to be sure of the accuracy of your approach.


© 2004 Daniel R. Hardt

Daniel R. Hardt
Life Path Numerology Center, Inc.
Life Path Publishing House
Life Path Business Services
http://www.lifepathnum.com 
800-442-2589

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