SYMBOLISM OF NUMBERS.
At the very foundation of all symbolism lie mathematics and geometry. In fact, the universe itself is built up, from the smallest particle seen under the compound microscope, to the largest sun or even Nebula, on exact geometrical and mathematical principles.
Men have simply followed Nature's lead in the symbolic use of numbers. The number seven is interwoven throughout the very warp and woof of Nature's handiwork. In all ancient books we find a divine plan of sevens extending through the pages. Genesis is written from first to last on a number plan. The great pyramids of Egypt are bristling throughout with a wonderful plan of mathematical and geometrical calculation, based upon knowledge of the grandest kind.
The basis of all numbers is one. The basis of all life is one. The basis of all that exists is one, the Universal Ego. But this number must be infinite, for the universe is infinite both in duration and extent. In fact the Universal Ego is made up of a countless number or entities, each in itself infinite in certain ways. Thus we can say, that there is an infinite number of suns, an infinite number of uninhabited worlds; an infinite number of inhabited worlds; an infinite number of satellites, in the universe. For there can be no end to space, and the same law that peoples one portion with countless numbers of heavenly bodies, must operate to produce them everywhere.
The Ancient Magi adopted, as their representation of infinity, a circle; for the very significant reason that a circle has no beginning or end and thus fulfills two of the con-
