THE LORE OF NUMBERS 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