Lesson 1: Intro to Arithmancy
This lesson will introduce you to the basic principals of Arithmancy.
Homework Due: September 30, 20010 @ midnight HOL time.
What is Arithmancy?
Arithmancy is from Greek origins. The word Arithmancy comes from two Greek words which put together means “Divinations by numbers” which is exactly what Arithmancy is, the branch of divinations that deals with numbers. I prefer to think that Arithmancy is a bit more accurate then most other forms of Divinations because it is based off of tangible numbers. Another name for Arithmancy is Numerology.
Where did Arithmancy Come From?
Arithmancy has been around since the time of the Greeks and has been prominently used almost exclusively in the wizarding community for nearly 2000 years. Arithmancy has two different systems: the Agrippan Method & the Chaldeon Method. The primary difference between the two methods is that the Agrippan method uses 9 numbers in its calculations and the Chaldeon uses only 8.
Why Does the Agrippan Method Work?
The letters A-Z are assigned to numerical values 1-9 as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
| J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R |
| S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
In almost all cases in Arthimancy names of people are analyzed. Names can be broken down like this:
| C | H | A | R | L | E | S | P | E | N | D | R | A | G | O | N | |
| 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
How did I get that? Well… You will definitely have to stick around and find out how for the next lessons. We will start out by learning what a character number is and how it is found then move on to heart number and then finally social number shortly before our exam.
