INDEX. LIST OF CHAPTERS OF THE SECOND BOOK.


1	On the necessity of mathematical disciplines, and on many wonderful works that are performed by mathematical arts alone	173
2	On numbers and their power and virtue	176
3	How many virtues numbers possess in both natural and transnaturaloriginal: "transnaturalibus." These are things that exist beyond the laws of nature, such as spiritual or metaphysical realities. things	178
4	On unity and its scaleoriginal: "scala." In this context, a "scale" is a ladder or table of correspondences showing how a specific number manifests across different levels of existence—from the divine names to the stars, elements, and the underworld.	180
5	On duality and its scale	183
6	On the triad The number three. and its scale	185
7	On the quaternary The number four. and its scale	188
8	On the quinary The number five. and its scale	195
9	On the senary The number six. and its scale	198
10	On the septenary The number seven. and its scale	200
11	On the octonary The number eight. and its scale	212
12	On the novenary The number nine. and its scale	214
13	On the decade The number ten. and its scale	217
14	On the numbers eleven and twelve, with the double scale of twelve: KabbalisticPertaining to Jewish mystical traditions regarding the nature of God and the universe. and OrphicPertaining to the ancient Greek mystery cult of Orpheus, often dealing with the soul and the afterlife.	218
15	On the numbers that are above twelve, and their power and virtues	226
16	On numerical notations established in certain gestures This likely refers to "finger counting" or manual signaling used in the ancient and medieval worlds to represent numbers.	230
17	On various numerical notations observed among the Romans	233
18	On the notations of the Greeks	234
19	On the notations of the Hebrews and Chaldeans, and certain other notations of the MagiThe "Magi" here refers to wise men or practitioners of ancient, learned magic.	236
20	Which numbers are attributed to letters, and on divination through the same	238
21	Which numbers are sacred to which gods, and which are assigned to which elements	241
22	On the planetary tablesoriginal: "mensulis." Also known as "magic squares," these are grids of numbers where each row and column adds up to the same sum, used to invoke the powers of the seven planets., their virtues and formulas, and which divine names, intelligences, and spiritsoriginal: "daemonia." Following the Platonic tradition, these are intermediary spirits, not necessarily "demons" in the modern sense. are set over them	242
23	On Geometric figures and bodies, by what virtue they prevail in Magic, and which ones correspond to which elements and to the heavens	254