HAND SCALE / Lots, texts, names & numbers

Numerology / arithmancy.

Systems that assign symbolic significance to numbers and numerical relationships.

LEXICON / LANGUAGE & MEANING

Names in context.

Numerology: Numerología
Symbolic interpretation of numbers through a stated set of correspondences.
Arithmancy: Aritmomancia
Divination or symbolic interpretation through numbers and calculations.

PROVENANCE & INTERPRETATION

A practice,
a setting.

Number symbolism appears in several textual and esoteric traditions. Modern numerological rules vary, so calculations and correspondences must be named before comparing results.

Hand scale

FIELD NOTE / METHOD

Keep a record.

Choose a named rule set and record its source.
Show each calculation from the original input to the resulting number.
Explain the symbolic association separately from the arithmetic.

POTPOURRI / PHOTO GUIDE

What to include.

Provide a legible calculation sheet showing every step.
Use initials or a chosen example when full names or birth dates are unnecessary.

POTPOURRI / PERSONAL INTERPRETATION

Share a photograph or a record.

A photograph, drawing or dated record can be sent privately for a personal reading. Include the procedure and the question.

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