Introduction to Primitive Cabalistic Science (1789) - Page 11

The variation of the Δ trigonsoriginal: "Δ Trigonen"; the delta symbol (Δ) represents a triangle, which in astrology refers to the "trine," a 120-degree aspect between planets., the sight of the oppositions, and the square and sextile aspectsoriginal: "gevierten, der gesechsten Scheine"; historical astrological terms for the 90-degree (square) and 60-degree (sextile) angles between celestial bodies. provided so much material for modifications that, by reducing the objects to unity by means of the number 3, one arrived at the very unit from which they had originated through these various modifications.

The first author of the philosophy of numbers who used the number 7 as a key to provide a characteristic for all numbers rising above 10—from 11 to 99—or to make them symbolic, chose the characters of the 7 planets and divided them as can be seen here.

Planetary Numbers or Number Characters.

	Direct-moving					—		Retrograde
♄ Saturn	12	21	34	43	67	—	—	29	92	59	95	76
♃ Jupiter	13	31	35	53	68	—	—	28	82	58	85	86
Mars ♂	14	41	36	63	69	—	—	27	72	57	75	96
Uranusoriginal: "Urano"; the text uses the symbol ☉ (traditionally the Sun) but identifies it in the margin as Uranus, which was a relatively recent discovery at the time of such manuscripts. ☉	15	51	37	73	78	—	—	26	62	56	65	87
Venus ♀	16	61	38	83	79	—	—	25	52	49	94	97
☿ Mercury	11	22	33	44	55 / 88	66 / 99	77	23	32	47	74	—
☾ Moon	17	71	39	93	89	—	—	24	42	48	84	98
☊ Dragon's Head (North Node)	18	81	45	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
☋ Dragon's Tail (South Node)	19	91	46	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—