- Roman Connection
Coincidentally, the first six Roman numerals
written in their correct descending order (DCLXVI) represent
666:
- D = 500
- C = 100
- L = 50
- X = 10
- V = 5
- l
= 1
- Total 666
So it is possible that the allusion to
666, being the number of the beast, could have been a
sideways swipe at the Roman authorities, who were responsible
for the crucifixion.
Magic Square of the Sun
|
6 |
32 |
3 |
34 |
35 |
1 |
|
7 |
11 |
27 |
28 |
8 |
30 |
|
19 |
14 |
16 |
15 |
23 |
24 |
|
18 |
20 |
22 |
21 |
17 |
13 |
|
25 |
29 |
10 |
9 |
26 |
12 |
|
36 |
5 |
33 |
4 |
2 |
31 |
|
The number 666 also emerged
in another context- through the number symbolism of magic squares.
As John Michell pointed out in his book View Over Atlantis the
magic square of the sun contains all the numbers from 1 to 36
and is laid out as follows:
Total number of figures
= 36
Sum of each row and long
diagonals = 111
Sum of numbers of perimeter
= 370 |
The magic square of the sun has the curious
property that if all the numbers between 1 and 36 are added together
the total is 666. That this number should again
be associated with the Sun - as in the Kings quotation mentioned
earlier - may indicate some fragmentary knowledge or tradition
from the distant past. Symbolic associations were undoubtedly
important to ancient peoples. Yet it is likely that originally
there was some valid practical thinking behind their number symbolism.
We do not know what this can be, so we can only surmise.
To continue our investigation of
666,
let's take a close look at the number itself. The factors of
666 are 2 x 3 x 3 x 37 or 18 x 37. The number 37 has the
unusual properties that many of its multiples have repeated digits:
|
1 x 37 |
= |
37 |
|
2 x 37 |
= |
74 |
|
3 x 37 |
= |
111 |
|
6 x 37 |
= |
222 |
|
9 x 37 |
= |
333 |
|
10 x 37 |
= |
370 |
|
12 x 37 |
= |
444 |
|
15 x 37 |
= |
555 |
|
18 x 37 |
= |
666 |
|
21 x 37 |
= |
777 |
|
24 x 37 |
= |
888 |
|
Bligh Bond
discovered that the ground plan of Glastonbury Abbey was
based on a regular grid of squares of 74 ft or 888
inches. |
Although a prime number,
37 strikes a subliminal
chord within the human psyche, as psychological research into
people's preferences has shown. Offered the opportunity to select
at random any number between 11 and 50 with two non-repeating
digits - not 22, 33, or 44 - people are most likely to select
37. This has recently been highlighted by the British National
Lottery. The reason why this is so is not known, but it is a
fact nonetheless.
Of its factors, the numbers 111 and 370
are woven into the magic square of the sun and the number 18
(18 x 37 = 666) may also have been seen as significant because
this number is the sum of 6 + 6 + 6.
My research into 666 was tantalising
but inconclusive. Nevertheless if ancient measurements are related
to the size of the Earth and the number 666 has some ancient
symbolic significance, it seemed relevant that the circumference
of the Marlborough Downs landscape circles should exactly equal
the Earth's equatorial circumference by the ratio of
1/666
.
Extract from "The
Keys to the Temple" which describes the landscape patterns over the
Marlborough Downs in England.
See article: Keys part
1
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2, 3,
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