Meanings of numbers and arcana

The Arcanoir numerology dictionary: what the numbers 1 to 9, the master numbers and the 22 Major Arcana mean — in character, love and work, and as the arcanum of birth, year and day.

Numbers 1 to 9

  1. Number 1 · The WillA number of initiative: you are here to begin things and to answer for them.
  2. Number 2 · The PairA number of attunement: you read the room before you read the page.
  3. Number 3 · The VoiceA number of expression: nothing is quite real to you until it has been said, shown or made.
  4. Number 4 · The FrameA number of structure: you turn intentions into schedules and schedules into results.
  5. Number 5 · The RoadA number of movement: you learn the world by walking into it.
  6. Number 6 · The HearthA number of care: you measure a life by who is safe inside it.
  7. Number 7 · The SeekerA number of depth: you would rather understand a thing than possess it.
  8. Number 8 · The ScaleA number of weight: money, power and consequence are your natural subjects.
  9. Number 9 · The LanternA number of completion: you are here to gather experience and hand it on.

Master numbers

11, 22 and 33 are not reduced to a single digit: they are intensified versions of 2, 4 and 6 — with greater potential and a heavier load.

  1. Number 11 · The ConduitA master number of heightened perception: you receive more signal than you can comfortably process.
  2. Number 22 · The Master BuilderA master number of construction: you are here to build something that outlasts you.
  3. Number 33 · The TeacherA master number of service: care carried out at a scale most people never attempt.

The 22 arcana

In numerology the Major Arcana are not cards in a spread but the numbers 0 to 21. Each has three readings: as the arcanum of birth, of the year and of the day.

  1. The Fool — 0
    The Fool0
  2. The Magician — I
    The MagicianI
  3. The High Priestess — II
    The High PriestessII
  4. The Empress — III
    The EmpressIII
  5. The Emperor — IV
    The EmperorIV
  6. The Hierophant — V
    The HierophantV
  7. The Lovers — VI
    The LoversVI
  8. The Chariot — VII
    The ChariotVII
  9. Strength — VIII
    StrengthVIII
  10. The Hermit — IX
    The HermitIX
  11. Wheel of Fortune — X
    Wheel of FortuneX
  12. Justice — XI
    JusticeXI
  13. The Hanged Man — XII
    The Hanged ManXII
  14. Death — XIII
    DeathXIII
  15. Temperance — XIV
    TemperanceXIV
  16. The Devil — XV
    The DevilXV
  17. The Tower — XVI
    The TowerXVI
  18. The Star — XVII
    The StarXVII
  19. The Moon — XVIII
    The MoonXVIII
  20. The Sun — XIX
    The SunXIX
  21. Judgement — XX
    JudgementXX
  22. The World — XXI
    The WorldXXI

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