In Chaldean numerology, the Total Name Number (TNN) and the Birth Number (the day of the month on which a person was born, such as the 17th) are generally regarded as the two strongest numbers in the numerological chart. Individual days of the month are already mentioned in the Bible. Both numbers have approximately equal strength.
First names and surnames are generally considerably weaker, although the first name is usually somewhat stronger than the surname. Much depends on whether people primarily address us by our first name or by our surname.
The Life Path Number is also powerful. Opinions about its strength, however, differ. Some numerologists deny its significance altogether (e.g., Cheiro), while others regard it as a key date number (e.g., Montrose). It appears to be somewhat stronger than the first name and surname, but weaker than the TNN and Birth Number.
The Bridge Number of the initials, the Goal Number between the Birth Number and the TNN, and the number formed by all the consonants have approximately the same strength as the numbers of the first name or surname. Vowel numbers, by contrast, are weaker than consonant numbers.
Many Chaldean numerologists are allergic to the use of vowels and consonants and regard them as innovations introduced by modern Pythagorean numerology. In my opinion, these numerologists are making a serious mistake. Instead of engaging in an ideological battle against Pythagorean numerology, it would be better to examine actual numerological charts and determine the rules governing the use of these numbers within the Chaldean numerological system. Readers can look at the many short numerological analyses on my blog and form their own opinion about the influence of vowel and consonant numbers.
The consonant and vowel numbers within a first name or surname are indeed very weak in themselves. However, they acquire greater significance when they connect with other numbers. For example, the 3-5-8 chain can, under certain circumstances, represent “money numbers”; 1-3-9 can bring greater masculinity and decisiveness; the combination 2-5-8 can create excessively strong emotions and fears; and the 2-3-5 chain can be associated with purification practices, children, and moral development.
For the time being, I do not practice numerology as a form of business consulting. Even when it comes to friends, however, I am reluctant to suggest that they adopt new first names or surnames. This is a very serious responsibility, and in addition, the new name must actually appeal to the person who will bear it. Even the best practitioners can find it extremely difficult to come up with a suitable name.
Sir, a significant paradox often arises when working with the Chaldean system of numerology—one that troubles many thinkers and practitioners. The dilemma is this: when determining the compound number of a name, why do we reduce the letter values to a range of 1 to 8 (or single digits) using ‘Mispar Katan’ right at the start, rather than using their full numerical values (ranging from 1 to 22 or 400)? Calculating the total compound number of a name after having already reduced the letter values seems somewhat odd from both mathematical and logical standpoints. I read an article by the renowned numerologist Isidore Kozminsky in *Wynn’s Astrology Magazine* in which he expressed doubts about the very system he had devised or adopted. He questioned whether converting English alphabet letters to single-digit values to understand their vibrations was truly the correct approach, or if one should instead use the actual full values of the letters. Could you please shed some light on whether the use of reduced values is correct?
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Hi, Sushant,
Sorry for the late reply.
The old numerologists used several different methods for calculating the name number, and each method operates on a different level. Mispar Katan, or Reduced Value, represents the most basic level. Reduced Value is also the most thoroughly researched. There are several reasons for this.
First, we primarily know the meanings of numbers below 100. The higher the numbers, the greater the risk of misunderstanding the ways in which such a number may operate.
Second, the database available for studying numbers is also larger when we use Reduced Value. For example, if one person’s name vibration according to Ordinal Value is 109 and another person’s is 82, but their Reduced Value is, say, 28, then we encounter the number 28 much more frequently in analyses than we encounter 109 or 82. Standard Value produces an even more dispersed set of data.
Third, as early as the nineteenth century, Chaldean numerologists recognized that the basic impression could be determined simply by using the basic values.
Fourth, the Reduced Value approach closely resembles the ancient technique of Bridge Numbers, in which the first name and surname are reduced to their basic vibrations, and a new number is derived from those two vibrations. In a similar way, with each letter we identify its essence (a number from 1 to 9) and then add these essences together.
Ordinal Value (the Hebrew name is Mispar Siduri), ranging from 1 to 22, operates with varying degrees of intensity from person to person. The numbers obtained this way can be used as a supplementary layer at the next level, particularly when analyzing well-known and successful people. This is, in fact, an extremely old technique. However, because we must always return to the basics, we should always examine the Reduced Values as well. Ordinal Value is therefore more like the icing on top of the cake.
Standard (Egyptian) Value (Hebrew: Mispar Hechrachi), with values ranging from 1 to 400, can be used when analyzing major statesmen and religious figures, as well as biblical expressions or expressions from the Qur’an. For most people, these numbers are largely inactive. They represent the final decorative elements on top of the cake. But the “essence” of the cake is hidden from view, whereas in numerology, the Reduced Value approach is completely visible.
I should also add that this is not merely a matter of Chaldean numerological theory. Some Pythagorean numerologists also use numbering systems that assign values to the English alphabet from 1 to 26 or from 1 to 800.
And one more interesting point: with the Total Name Number (TNN), the Bridge Number is at the forefront anyway, so it does not really matter which approach we use to arrive at the TNN.
Best regards,
Boštjan
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