signup
for email updates
Directory
Our
Archive: 2001-2004
Cover
Art Archive
Search
|
NUMB3RS & Numerology
How mathematics plays an integral role in our life on Earth
An Edge Life Interview with Numerologists Wes Hamilton and Deborah Lynn 11
by Tim Miejan
"We all use math every day...to forecast weather...to tell time...to handle
money. We also use math to analyze crime...reveal patterns...predict behavior. Using
numbers, we can solve the biggest mysteries we know." -- introduction to the
CBS series "NUMB3RS"
The unexpected CBS hit NUMB3RS has made mathematics sexy again. Outside of baseball
enthusiasts, who revel in statistical interplay, when's the last time you have thought
about math when you didn't have to?
Its first season just concluded, NUMB3RS introduced Rob Morrow as FBI agent Don Eppes,
who recruited his mathematical genius brother, Charlie (David Krumholtz), to help
solve challenging crimes in Los Angeles. Inspired by actual events, NUMB3RS depicts
how the interaction of police work and mathematics provides unexpected revelations
and answers to the most perplexing criminal questions. Actual mathematicians are
consultants to the program: probabilist/statistician Gary Lorden, number theoretician
Dinakar Ramakrishan, combinatoralist Rick Wilson and topologist Nathan Drunfield
(and two graduate students) of California Institute of Technology.
While the mysteries on the television series relate to identifying the next target
of terrorists, snipers and bank robbers, a community of number crunchers utilize
mathematics in an entirely different way, every day and in every nation on Earth.
Known as numerologists, they use ancient formulas and systems to identify your soul's
purpose, lessons you chose to learn in this lifetime and a wealth of information
that makes you who you are.
As in astrology, the theory is that our soul identified the perfect time and location
to enter this lifetime in human form. It also delivered the key to understanding
the soul's destiny in the form of a name, with each letter representing a number,
and each number adding a specific vibration of energy to create the being known as
you.
The power of numbers as a tool of divinition has been used throughout human history
-- by early Egyptions, Babylonians and other ancient civilizations. Numerology, also
known as arithomancy or numeromancy, also was used by the Chinese, Japanese, Greek,
Hebrews, Egyptians, Phoenicians, early Christians, Mayans, and Incas to gain a deeper
understanding of themselves and the universe. The Pythagorean system, developed by
Greek philosopher Pythagoras, derives from mathematical disciplines of the Arabic,
Druid, Phoenician, Egyptian and Essene sciences and is today the most commonly used
system of numerology in the West.
In separate interviews, Edge Life explores the use of numbers by two numerologists
who live and practice in the Twin Cities, Deborah Lynn 11 and Wes Hamilton.
Deborah Lynn 11
Twenty five years ago, Deborah Lynn 11 was browsing through book titles in
a friend's apartment. She picked up Numerology, the Romance in Your Name, by Juno
Jordan, and never put it down. The practice of numerology, she reports, has been
revealed to her to be an incredibly powerful tool of self-awareness, so much so in
her case that she became increasingly attuned to her intuitive gifts and now offers
readings to people around the world.
How did you begin your practice of numerology?
Deborah Lynn 11: I started asking for people's names and their dates of birth.
As I read the book, little by little, and giving people numerology readings, people
would say, "You're scary. You're too good." At the time, I was just doing
numerology charts by hand, and then I bought software for my computer. I still have
all those charts that I did by hand.
Will you give us a brief idea of how numerology works?
Deborah Lynn 11: Each letter of the alphabet is given a number value -- from
one through nine. You take the full name exactly the way it's spelled on the original
birth certificate and you give it the number value, and then you add the numbers
together. When you get that number, you add the two digits together, such as 35 would
be 3 + 5 = 8. The full name gives you the destiny number, what you are learning to
do. Take all the vowels in the full name at birth and add those together until they're
one digit, and that tells you what the person wants in life. Take the full date of
birth and that tells you what your capabilities are. And then there are many other
more complicated formulas that tell you much more about a person.
It breaks down to more specific parts of one's life?
Deborah Lynn 11: Yes, and what I discovered is a different formula of arithromancy
in which the letters of the alphabet are given a number value according to the age
of the letter. Instead of just using numbers one through nine, you're using numbers
as high as 1,400, 700 and such. It's very complex. I found this process in a book
called Discover Numerology by Julia Line, and another book called the Kabbalah of
Numbers. Through this formula, I can tell anyone where they are spiritually and what
they're striving for or what they need to avoid. This process correlates with alchemy
and sacred geometry.
You've told me that your intuitive abilities appeared as a result of studying
numerology?
Deborah Lynn 11: Yes. In the years that I've studied numerology, I've found that
it's the easiest and most accurate way to learn self-awareness. You can really develop
your gifts. It's all about trusting yourself and knowing who you are.
I've heard it said that as souls, we come in with our names. In fact, our soul
gives our name to our parents.
Deborah Lynn 11: I was pregnant with my daughter, and in my seventh month, I
heard very clearly in a dream, "Name her Tiffany Evangeline Woodbury."
If we believe, in fact, that we name ourselves, then our soul at a higher level
is actually providing the name and the numbers for our destiny in this lifetime.
Do you think this actually happens in that way?
Deborah Lynn 11: Yes. I don't think it, I know it.
Why don't we all look at our numbers and know more about who we are as souls?
Deborah Lynn 11: Most people are afraid of it. But knowing about yourself in
this way is invaluable. It's priceless. It's like being in kindergarten and all of
sudden going to college in the snap of a finger.
But that knowledge doesn't necessarily translate to instant wisdom. Doesn't that
take life experience?
Deborah Lynn 11: Yes, on one hand, but once I discovered this information about
myself, about what I am capable of, I said, "Wow, that really makes sense!"
This was like an epiphany in an instant.
Will you share some meaning of each of the numbers one through nine?
Deborah Lynn 11: One is individuality -- original, independence. Two is cooperation
and diplomacy. Three is expression and creativity. Four is firm, like the Rock of
Gibraltar. Five is new, energy and change. Six is beauty and idealism. Seven is analytical
and mystery. Eight is courage and self-discipline. Nine is philanthopism, and service
to mankind.
We originally started talking about numerology in connection with the program
NUMB3RS on television. How did that show strike you when you first saw it?
Deborah Lynn 11: It was very intriguing, because it showed me that numbers are the
basis of all things. It's where everything is at, like a building block of the universe.
How would you describe your relationship to numbers?
Deborah Lynn 11: They are the essence of all that I've always been wanting to
know. Now, when I meet someone, I find myself wanting to know the person's date of
birth, and their full name at birth. I want to delve deeper into his or her persona.
I used numerology to buy my home. I use it for everything in life now.
I understand that you're working on a book. Can you describe what it is about?
Deborah Lynn 11: It's called Murphy's Law No More, by Deborah Lynn Murphy. It's
a biography of my life. In each stage of my life, I can see the importance of what
happened. And through numerology I can see that nothing ever goes wrong in your life,
ever.
Even if you think that something has gone wrong, there's some meaning to it?
Deborah Lynn 11: Yes, because your hardest lessons in life are your greatest
rewards.
Contact Deborah Lynn 11 at (651) 439-5337 or visit her website at www.DeborahLynn11.com
* * *
Wes Hamilton
A Realtor by trade, Wes Hamilton became interested in numerology about 15
years ago. He was on a spiritual retreat in Sedona, Ariz., and ended up talking with
a fellow participant, a psychologist, who began adding up Wes' name and birthdate
as they hiked through Boynton Canyon. "It just flabbergasted me," Hamilton
said. "I told her, 'I just met you and you know more about me than I do. I mean,
I don't get how you know that. Teach me.' That was my introduction to it and I spent
three years flying to Florida and started to really understand what numerology was
about."
What is your reaction to the show NUMB3RS?
Wes Hamilton: I believe personally that it's an attempt to get people more aware
that there's more to life than what we see on the surface. They keep talking about
being aware of the formulas and the patterns and that sort of thing, and I think
it's a really good introduction to just scratch the surface.
What is your relationship to numbers?
Wes Hamilton: In the last 15 years, my relationship to numbers has been an understanding
of my life and the life around me. When I was first introduced to numerology, I realized
that there was something going on that I had no clue about. When I started looking
at it in my own life, it just gave me so much insight. Geez, there was a pattern
here that's going on, just like they talk about in the show NUMB3RS -- and if we're
aware of it, we can work with it or at least learn the lesson.
What makes numerology systems different from each other?
Wes Hamilton: The thing that I've noticed about the process is how you get to
the answer. The answers seem to be very similar. The differences are the steps you
take to derive that answer. The Pythagorean theory is the one I use, and there are
several others. I've just felt comfortable with that theory, because it takes the
whole picture apart and looks at all the aspects and then puts it back together again.
Speaking of Pythagoras, you're talking about a very ancient system.
Wes Hamilton: Yes, I actually did quite a bit of study on Pythagoras once I got
interested in numerology. Pythagoras was hanging around in 600 B.C., and he had two
schools: one scientific school and one metaphysics or spiritual school. At that time,
those all worked together. He had started a project to study ancient cultures, to
understand humanity. They discovered that all people, from those in Egypt and Greece,
from the Mayans to the Romans, that all of those ancient cultures, up to 5,000 years
before them, had a system using the name and the birth date to help people understand
who they are. So Pythagoras took those symbols that were used over the years and
integrated our number system and our alphabet into that.
What you need to do for numerology is to take the name you were given at birth,
is that correct?
Wes Hamilton: Yes. That sets the original blueprint, or the frequency, as we
call it, and then it's like a stew. If you're going to make beef stew, it's always
going to be beef stew, but if you add parsnips or turnips or something in it then
that's your beef stew. By adding someone else's name -- or in today's world, people
change their name just to get a different frequency -- that adds to the original
frequency you were born with. It doesn't shift it 100 percent. It's just another
twist.
So you can actually maybe get some additional information by using the new name?
Wes Hamilton: Yes. Oftentimes people will call me, especially the gals, and say,
"OK, I'm getting married. Should I take my husband's name or not? In some cases,
I look at the numbers and say, "I don't think I'd do that." And in some
cases, grab that name and don't ever divorce him.
From your 12-year experience in giving numerology readings, why would you say
that this is a valid system that helps people?
Wes Hamilton: I totally believe in it, because I watch myself every week and
every day and I really connect to what's going on. I've done it for such a long period
of time that I've got a lot of repeat business. People come back every year and say,
"Geez, what you told me last year was so on target and so helped me out. Some
of the stuff I didn't want to know about, but you're right, that's what was going
on, and what's up next year?" So, the repeat business tells me this stuff works.
Generally, what can numerology add to our life?
Wes Hamilton: Insights, understanding. When I do readings now, especially on
an annual or quarterly basis with people, we're looking for the lessons -- what's
going on and how can your life become more effective, so you're not struggling so
much.
You've mentioned that like astrology, you can use numerology to look at a lot
of different aspects of life, like when should I buy a house, or when should I move
or relocate.
Wes Hamilton: Yes, totally. I use it in my real estate business all the time. That's
part of my initial interview with my clients. Typically they have an idea in their
head, "OK, I want to move in April." I just had this happen last year to
a gal. She's a very strong, corporate lady, six-figure income, and she says, "I'm
going to sell my house this fall and then travel."
I say, "It doesn't look like that, but we can sure try it."
"No, I trust my intuition."
Well, we had it on the market, priced it right, a perfect house in Edina. It should
have sold the first week. Six months later, she says, "Let's take it off the
market and wait until when you said we should do it." That happens more often
than not.
There's a right timing to things.
Wes Hamilton: There's a timing based on your date of birth. As people, we go
through seven-year cycles on our inner growth, and we go through nine-year cycles
on our outer world. In numerology, our first 30 to 35 years are our development years.
Numerology shows us what they call Pinnacle, or what was on your plate the first
35 years of your life, what you were to learn. Then the next nine-year cycle shows
up. OK, now you're here and this is what's going on. You've got nine years to figure
this out.
Most of the people who come to me are from 40 to 60 years old. They're starting to
look for more in their life, trying to see what's going on in front of them. It's
uncanny. When I go back in time and I say, "Now, here's where you met your husband,
right?"
"Yeah!"
"And, here's when you lost your job, and here's when you got divorced."
And they're going, "Yeah!"
"And, you've got some health issues now or you had some when you were a kid
and they cleared up."
"Yeah, how'd you know that?"
"Well, it says you were going to do that so that you could learn lessons about
the physical body." So the timing is what a lot of people are looking for.
A lot more people are asking about numerology. People who normally would stay in
the closet are coming to me. It's incredible, the political leaders who are showing
up at my doorstep asking for guidance, people who run our city and our state. Oh
my gosh, we're finally getting into their consciousness.
If someone's looking for answers, numerology is a good way to find out what's going
on. It's what I call their software program. If they want to change their life, there's
information structured in the chart that can give you some tools to shift it without
struggling. It's kind of like playing golf. You can go out and play golf, but if
you have a couple lessons and use the right clubs, you play a little better.
Contact Wes Hamilton at (612) 308-2962 or visit www.weshamilton.com
Links to websites on NUMB3RS and mathematical principles discussed therein:
www.cbs.com/primetime/numb3rs/
www.numb3rs.org
www.technorati.com/tags/numb3rs
Tim Miejan is editor of Edge Life magazine. Contact him at (651) 578-8969, toll-free
1 (888) 776-5687 or e-mail editor@edgelife.net
Copyright © 2005 Tim Miejan.
All rights reserved. |
| June 2005 |
|
|
