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Isopsephy — Isopsephy (*iso* meaning “equal” and *psephos* meaning “pebble”) is the Greek word for the practice of adding up the number values of the letters in a word to form a single number. The early Greeks used pebbles arranged in patterns to learn arithmetic and geometry. A Greek synonym for the word “pebbles” is…

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Tree of Life:The Human Body *Part of the series* T H E   T R E E   O F   L I F E *The includes* Columns from *Liber 777:* CLXXXII—”The Human Body” CLXXXVIII—”The Body” CLXXXIX, CXC—”Bodily Functions” CLXXXVI—”Diseases (Typical)” Within the western magical tradition, the is used as a kind of conceptual filing…

Hinduism *Part of the series* Hinduism (सनातन धर्म; *Sanātana Dharma*, roughly Perennial Faith) is generally considered to be the oldest major world religion still practised today and first among faiths. Hinduism is characterized by a diverse array of belief systems, practices and scriptures. It has its origin in ancient Vedic culture at least as far…

Sigil *Part of the series.* Sigil of Ameth from his workingsA sigil (lat. *sigillum*, diminutive of *signum*, “sign”) is a symbol designed for a specific magical purpose. They are designed to represent a glyph, composed of a variety of symbols or concepts with the intent and inherent iconic meaning. Essentially, sigils are symbolic icons that…

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Christian Bible *Part of the series* The Bible is the primary sacred scripture of both the and religions. These scriptures are compilations of what were originally separate documents (called “books”) written over a long period of time. The first selection, which later formed the Jewish Bible (Tanakh) consisted of 39 books, and falls into three…

Hinduism *Part of the series* Hinduism (सनातन धर्म; *Sanātana Dharma*, roughly Perennial Faith) is generally considered to be the oldest major world religion still practised today and first among faiths. Hinduism is characterized by a diverse array of belief systems, practices and scriptures. It has its origin in ancient Vedic culture at least as far…

Athamas — Athamas was the mythological king of the Greek city of Orchomenus. He had four children: Phrixus and Helle with his first wife Nephele, and Learches and Melicertes with Ino. Through the machinations of the latter, Athamas was persuaded to sacrifice Phrixus and Helle to save Orchomenus from drought. Nephele, however, sent a flying…

Era vulgaris *Era vulgaris*, Latin for “common era” and frequently abbreviated as “e.v.” or “EV,” is used to denote Gregorian calendar years after Christ. Like the English equivalent, “CE,” it is used instead of the “AD” (which stands for *Anno Domini* or “the year of our Lord”) because does not identify the birth of with…