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This eminently readable book explores the symbolic and psychological aspects of number. The author shows that numbers are far more than the symbols we use for counting, for they are founded on deep psychic structures which underlie many of our thoughts and behaviours. Numbers also give shape and meaning to our socially constructed world. "Enigma" reads like a mystery novel as it traces the first appearance of number in Palaeolithic times through Eastern and European countries and Meso-America. And while the author does consider the mathematical properties of numbers, the book is also aimed at the layperson with an interest in the more esoteric and psychological aspects of mathematical concepts. It will also have a strong appeal to those interested in popular science and in Jungian ideas. Each of the numbers, from zero to ten, is given its own chapter plus excursions into number symbolism in the "Kabbalah", divination, music, religion, astrology and mythology.

Table of Contents
Origins of number; Rational and irrational numbers; Transcendental and complex numbers; Infinity; The archetype of number; The Kabbalah; The void (zero); Music of number; Synchronicity; Divination; Parapsychology; Chaos of number

The Enigma of Numbers

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      Publisher Pari Publishing
      Published 24 January 2008
      ISBN-13 9788895604008
      978-8895604008
      ISBN-10 8895604008
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      Numerology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This eminently readable book explores the symbolic and psychological aspects of number. The author shows that numbers are far more than the symbols we use for counting, for they are founded on deep psychic structures which underlie many of our thoughts and behaviours. Numbers also give shape and meaning to our socially constructed world. "Enigma" reads like a mystery novel as it traces the first appearance of number in Palaeolithic times through Eastern and European countries and Meso-America. And while the author does consider the mathematical properties of numbers, the book is also aimed at the layperson with an interest in the more esoteric and psychological aspects of mathematical concepts. It will also have a strong appeal to those interested in popular science and in Jungian ideas. Each of the numbers, from zero to ten, is given its own chapter plus excursions into number symbolism in the "Kabbalah", divination, music, religion, astrology and mythology.

      Table of Contents
      Origins of number; Rational and irrational numbers; Transcendental and complex numbers; Infinity; The archetype of number; The Kabbalah; The void (zero); Music of number; Synchronicity; Divination; Parapsychology; Chaos of number

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