THE SCIENCE OF NUMBERS
within the line of attraction of other numbers.
CHANGING A NAME
As the act of changing a name is often a matter of grave consequence to the individual, it is well to remember that, while the new name will exert a greater ratio of power if adopted for all time, and in all the social and business affairs of life, it is not absolutely necessary that such a definite step should be taken. In accordance with the operation of the law of numbers, the name by which we know ourselves and the name by which we are known to other people are both of importance; yet the former, or the name by which we know ourselves, carries so much more weight than the latter, or the name by which others know us, that excellent results may be obtained if we merely change our name in our own thoughts. To do this, of course, it is absolutely necessary that we should always think of ourselves by our new name, and it is im-
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