Arithmancy: First Year: Week 1: Tuesday

Professor Septima Vector
Tuesday
Gryffindor Time: 9:00
Ravenclaw Time: 1:00
Hufflepuff Time: 10:00
Slytherin Time: 11:00

Hello Class and Welcome! Today you will begin to study the ancient art of Arithmancy, which is older than 2,500 years. It is also called numerology and comes from the Greek words arithmo, meaning number and mancy, meaning prophecy. The most widely used method involves a basic chart. Please refer to the Black Board to see this chart. As you can see, there are numbers between 1 and 9 and each one has three or four letters. Please take out a piece of paper and a quill. We will figure out your personal number. First write out your name like so:

Septima Vector

Next put the corresponding numbers below:

Septima Vector
1572941 453269

Next do the same with all the vowels, then all the constanants:

eia eo
59156

sptm vctr
1724 4329

Now add each line:

Septima Vector
1+5+7+2+9+4+1+4+5+3+2+6+9 = 58

eia eo
5+9+1+5+6 = 26

sptm vctr
1+7+2+4+4+3+2+9 = 32

Now we can't have two number on each line so take to sum of the first and we will reduce it. To reduce a number, separate to numbers and add them together (5+8= 13). Reduce until the sum is a single number (1+3 =4) Do that to the other lines.

Septima Vector
1+5+7+2+9+4+1+4+5+3+2+6+9 = 58 = 13 = 4

eia eo
5+9+1+5+6 = 26 = 8

sptm vctr
1+7+2+4+4+3+2+9 = 32 = 5

To get your personal number, add all of the reduced numbers (4,8,5) as if they were a new line (4+8+5= 17). Now reduce (1+7 = 8). Thus eight is my personal number.
Now that is all for now. Please refer to the homework below and copy out the chart. Class dismissed.


Homework
Figure out the number of two pets or friends.

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