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$\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad$ from 3 to 9 } Equation Equation original: "Aequazion"; a Latinate term for balance or mathematical equality. of
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Perhaps it was for this reason that the number 7 was a sacred number, or a sacred formula, to various peoples of the East; because they used it as a key to explain all sciences with their objects and their various modifications; for one finds:
in their astronomy — 7 planets.
in their natural science — 7 metals.
— — — 7 primary colors.
— — — 7 primary tones.
in their moral philosophy — — — 7 remedies for the passions.
in their statesmanship — 7 objects of administration,
etc.
It would have been ideal if one could have also reduced the linguistic alphabet to 7 numbers. However, the sheer quantity of objects made this impossible. It was instead set at 12.
This number was called "Completeness," or the "mysterious number"; because it corresponds to the base number 3 of the system of creation, which is divided into the 4 trigonsIn historical astrology, a trigon is a group of three zodiac signs belonging to the same element (fire, earth, air, or water). of the 12 heavenly signs, and consequently corresponds to unity: