Here is another possible connection between numbers and the Germ of Life. It likely doesn’t stem directly from the Chaldean tradition. It follows the doubling sequence: 1, 2, 4, 8, 7 (from 16), 5 (from 32 or 14)… but not in that exact order. Instead, it appears in the sequence defined, for example, by the formula:
1/7 = 0.142857…
Opposing values add up to 9, which makes this a kind of “magic hexagon”—in a similar sense to how we also know “magic squares.”
Nowadays, the study of sacred geometry and the so-called Flower of Life has become very popular. It’s important to note, however, that sacred geometry operates within the basic matrix and the dualistic world—and it also contains certain hidden pitfalls.
Within the Flower of Life lies the so-called Germ of Life, composed of six petals, which includes six points around the edge and one central point. These seven points are then associated with the planets.
In Arabic numerology, which in many ways is a successor to Chaldean numerology, there is also a solution of connecting the seven classical celestial bodies (the five planets, the Sun, and the Moon) with the seven points in the Germ of Life. I’m including an image of it that speaks more than a thousand words. This system was published nearly 100 years ago by the numerologist Mabel Louise Ahmad, wife of numerologist Sheikh Habeeb Ahmad.
You’ll notice that the planets—or rather, the seven luminaries—are divided into two triangles, except for the Sun, which is placed at the center. The luminaries are divided based on whether they move faster or slower across the sky than the Sun. The slower-moving lights are arranged in one direction around the circle, while the faster ones are arranged in the opposite direction.
The Mystery of Numbers, Luck, Worlds and Planets 