numerology

Equilibrium Journey continues to deepen my understanding of individual bottles while also offering fascinating insights in to the system as a whole. Here is one example that has arisen in a recent course.

41 42 and 43

When we look at the 40’s as a sequence we have to think about B4. The 40’s develop the theme of the 4. In Equilibrium 4 is the Yellow / Gold. This combination also connects with the Tarot card of the Emperor - the one who rules this world. For a long time I had a question about B4.

Why does B4 contain two colours not one?

B2 is Blue / Blue and B6 is Red / Red. So why should B4 be Yellow and Gold rather than simply Yellow / Yellow? In time I came to realise that the two colours here was perfect. The clue was in the Tarot card of the Emperor where he is wearing armour on his legs. Despite all his power he remains afraid. This is the consequence of the ego ruling the conscious mind while the soul remains buried in the unconscious. Yellow over Gold.

An echo in the 40s

Imagine then how immensely I was when I finally realised how amazing it is that this Yellow / Gold theme returns so strongly at the start of the 40s sequence. 41 is Gold / Gold and 42 is Yellow / Yellow. The very two colours of B4 appearing again! But even more fascinating is that this time the relationship between these two colours is changed: here it is not Yellow over Gold but now Gold preceding Yellow. When we consider the meaning of number this change is very significant because it says that gold - as the 1 - is more important than the yellow which now follows as the 2.

Healing the Emperor

This change in relationship between Gold and Yellow is in fact the solution to the predicament of the Emperor. While yellow relates to our sense of self, but a self that is limited to this space and time; gold is something more - it relates to a deeper level of consciousness - the soul level. The understanding is that while the yellow self is something we experience in this life, the soul is something that journeys from life to life. If the Emperor within us can bow to the soul within then his fears of this life will diminish as this life becomes a learning experience for the soul more than a challenge for worldly success alone. From an Aura-Soma point of view it is entirely fitting that the gold should lead the yellow. And this change in relationship between ego and soul makes possible the next step. The 43.

Turquoise and Individuation

What then of the 43 Turquoise / Turquoise?  For 1, 2, 3 we can think “Ready, Steady, Go.” 3 is the flow that follows from 1 and 2. So here we have 41, 42, 43. Gold is now the main actor, the ego is following the main action, and 43 then becomes the process the flow that arises from this.

From a soul point of view however we don’t come to earth to be right or powerful, we come here to (amongst other things) evolve as a soul. This is the individuation process that Carl Jung first indentified and which is now an important idea in Aura-Soma too.
And the key is that this process relates to the soul not the ego. The soul is the 1, the ego follows as the 2. So the soul is the main subject of the turquoise individuation process. Amazing these three colours should follow each other in this way with these numbers!

41, 42, 43.
Soul, ego, individuation.
Gold Yellow Turquoise.
It is a perfect fit of Aura-Soma colour, number and life!

And 44?

Well with its pale colours it is almost the exact opposite of what you would expect from a double Emperor. Yet the perfection of Aura-Soma continues. As the emperor bows his ego to his soul and surrenders to the teaching evolving energy of turquoise he is transmuted through trust. The very thing that caused the Emperor to wear his armour - his fear - is now dissolving. The Emperor bows to above. And in so doing he is opening the door for the Master sequence that begins at 50.

Final Thoughts

The deeper I go with Aura-Soma the more it amazes me. The perfection of the sequence is a revelation to me. As I say when introducing the Equilibrium Journey concept, it is the Equilibrium sequence itself which is the greatest teacher, and the sequence itself is Aura-Soma’s most treasured book. The Equilibrium courses are the chance to read and learn from this most amazing book. Courses are in Japan February 4 – 7 and in Holland in September.

I saw it was the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall coming down yesterday. I was surprised to note the date. 9th November 1989. According to the English way of writing dates that would be: 9.11.89 How strange both capitalism and communism should have suffered attacks on such important symbols on dates with the same number – 9.11 !!!

We all have walls

Speaking of walls I had a kind of “wall-coming-down moment” on a Rainbow Evolution course I presented this weekend in Switzerland. It was the last afternoon of the course and, as I collected the names for the student’s certificates, I had the idea to give one to myself too. Perhaps it was because I had enjoyed and learnt a lot from the course, perhaps it was because there was a collective, intimate feeling in the group, perhaps it was because we were exploring the coral energy just then in the course – and coral is a colour for being part of something …

Struggle

Anyway, whatever the reason that inspired me, I told the group I would make a certificate for myself too. But then while the students were working in pairs and I was filling in the certificates, I felt quite uncomfortable. How could I sign for myself? Was I being presumptuous, arrogant even? You see the coral master is Sanat Kumara and it is the last of the Cosmic Master Beings. After SK comes Maha Chohan, and this is the Greater Teacher. With the coral ray and Sanat Kumara we arrive at the point where we are ready for life itself to become our teacher. Could I really sign to that?

Relief

After tea break we had a feedback session and students shared their experience form the coral exercise. I also shared and told them about my process with the certificate. With a wave of enthusiasm they declared they would all sign it for me. And that’s what happened, I passed it around and they all signed it.

Certificate with student signatures

Wall coming down?

Well it is a vital part of coral that we help each other, we are interdependent. If I had stayed in my yellow-thinking-prison about whether I could sign for myself, the breakthrough would not have come. By opening the wall of my ego and sharing my situation with the group the perfect solution came. The gift of that experience was the reminder that i am just a human being, we are all part of the circle of humanity.

71 and 1: a No and a Yes

In Numerology 1 (see previous blog) I looked at the 171 steps of the Statue of Liberty from a numerological perspective as a combination of a 17 and a 1 : B17 (the path of The Star) and B1 (the path of The Magician). It is however more orthodox to see the 171 as a combination of a 1 and a 71. This article explores the implications of this view. Since in numerology we read numbers from right to left we shall start with the inside number - 71.

B71: Born out of No

The Pink / Cear combination brings the intensity of the light to the red in the top fraction a very strong way. Pink is primarily the energy for love of course, but the red hidden within the pink has further themes related to it. Themes such as the tendency to say “No” (introduced in the Level 2 course); and also themes of separation and grounding (finding one’s place to stand on the earth).

Those who initially left the Old World of Europe to the New World of North Americas did so out of a “No”. It was the lack of religious freedom that led the Founding Fathers to sail from Boston UK (just down the road from Tetford). There was no Statue of Liberty then of course but the principle of No was present. Later waves of immigrants separated (red) from their homelands (red / pink theme of mother country) because of hardships at home such as poverty, famine, persecution and war. Notice too that red is about struggle - red’s complementary colour - green - is about flow and harmony. In green there is no struggle, no pressure to change. Red drives change.

In B71 we find the suffering (clear) that leads people to say No, separate from the mother energy and search for a new place to put down their roots.

B1: Inspired by Yes

Where red is No, blue is Yes. As much as emigrants from the Old World were pushed by No, when they arrived as immigrants they held a strong Yes for a new chance. A desire (blue) for something better. As discussed in the previous blog Numerology 1 - there is a resonance between B1 and the American Dream - the chance to achieve your dream.

Evolution

Reading numbers from right to left is like travelling from East to West. This numerological interpretation of the Statue of Liberty’s 171 steps begins from the inside (the eastern side) with the 71, and travels towards the outside number - the 1 - which is on the far left of the 171 (and so the western-most number). This is how the USA was born. Out of a No and towards a Yes.

Now the USA has extended all the way to the West Coast and the energy has settled there. In contrast to the the East Coast of the USA which looks back across the Atlantic to Europe the West Coast is definitively American and looks out to the Pacific. The West looks forwards to the future rather than back to the past.

Conclusion

In the Numerology 1 blog, I unconsciously started with the 17 and the 1 - reading uncharacteristically from right to left. But I now see that this choice reflected something about the USA itself. The USA has reached its West Coast where the quintessence of the American Dream may be found. For example Hollywood, the creator of dreams is situated here. The American message of freedom and dreams is now able to travel back from the West towards the East! This interpretation sees the 1 - The Magician - the power to create the American Dream - firmly rooted within (the 1 on the inside). And this inner 1 expresses itself through The Star - 17 which represents the freedom to flow and live one’s truth in the world.

Stars and Stripes

A fascinating confirmation to all this comes from the American flag. Known as the Stars and Stripes it is another key symbol for the USA. On its right hand (eastern) side are the 13 red and white stripes (B71 Pink / Clear) that represent the 13 original States that rebelled (red!!) against the British Empire of the Old World. In the top left (western) corner of the flag are the 50 white stars on the blue background which represent the current states of the Union (less Hawaii). From red to blue, from right to left, from east to west.

Can you believe there is yet a third way to interpet the 171. There is. It is creative and original and you can read about it in Numerology 3.