Numerology

Numerology is the study of numerical values in the letters of words, names and ideas, and the belief in mystical relationships between numbers and coinciding events.
In Toaru Majutsu no Index, certain numerological aspects are connected to various forms of Magic.
==Principles==
In various traditions across the world, certain numbers have been given certain meanings. These meanings, representation and symbolism, can be utilized in and affect magic in certain ways.
There are various numerological techniques for calculating the values associated with a particular subject. Two such methods are and .
===Gematria===
 is a code system used in Kabbalah and other fields, which assigns numerical values to Hebrew characters and words made from them, with various meanings derived from these values.
The twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet (which are also associated with the paths of the Sephiroth) are each assigned an initial numerical value. For a word made up of these characters, the respective numbers of its components are used to calculate the word's number. For characters and combinations with a multiple-digit value, the digits are added together to produce a single-digit number (e.g. for 300, 3+0+0=3). For example, a combination of Mem and Shin (40 + 300), with each digit split out separately and summed together, the result comes out as a 7. If the result of the sum is a multiple-digit value, the process is repeated with the digits of this value until a single-digit number is left (e.g. for 390=300+90, 3+9+0=3+9=12, then for 12, 1+2=3).
Two words with the same number are considered to have the same meaning. However, a result can have more than one meaning - they can be read simply as they are, or they can be read as a sum (e.g. Shin's numerical value is 300, which becomes 3 - this can be 3 (Gimel) or 1+2 (Aleph and Bet)). Depending on how it is broken down, the possibilities are endless, which has been noted as why a powerful grimoire can be a hotbed of misreadings.
The numerical values typically assigned to Hebrew characters in Gematria are:
# 	Letter	Glyph	Number
1 	Aleph 	א‬ 	1
2 	Beth 	ב 	2
3 	Gimel 	ג‬ 	3
4 	Dalet 	ד‬ 	4
5 	Heh 	ה 	5
6 	Vau 	ו‬ 	6
7 	Zayin 	ז‬ 	7
8 	Chet 	ח 	8
9 	Tet 	ט‬ 	9
10	Yod 	י 	10
11	Kaf 	כ‬ 	20
12	Lamed 	ל 	30
13	Mem 	מ 	40
14	Nun 	נ‬ 	50
15	Samech	ס‬ 	60
16	Ayin 	ע 	70
17	Peh 	פ 	80
18	Tsade 	צ‬ 	90
19	Qof 	ק 	100
20	Resh 	ר‬ 	200
21	Shin 	ש‬ 	300
22	Tau 	ת 	400
==Chronology==
===Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====Angel Fall Arc====
Misha Kreutzev chants an incantation and forms several serpentine columns water taken from a nearby source to strike Kamijou Touma like a sword. The incantation uses Hebrew numerals, a number corresponds to a letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
====Academy City Invasion Arc====
Aspects of numerology were incorporated into the -derived Wooden Stake Magic which the Roman Catholic Church intended to use to skewer the residents of Academy City who had been rendered unconscious by Vento of the Front's Divine Punishment. Between the Lines 7
====British Royal Family Arc====
When Elizard explained to Kamijou Touma about the Curtana, it was mentioned that made use of the four nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland as part of one large nation in the spell he was constructing, in order to use the 'land' aspect symbolized by the number four. Chapter 3 Part 4
====World War III Arc====
When Fiamma of the Right uses the Star of Bethlehem to reset the distorted four elements as part of Project Bethlehem, he was referred to as monopolizing the numbers three and four, associated with the heavens and the earth, which were important numbers in Christian culture. Chapter 8 Part 9
===Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====Aleister Crowley Arc====
During the events in Windowless Building on December 11th, it was mentioned that the number associated with both Aiwass and Thelema is 93. Chapter 3 Part 9
====Processor Suit Arc====
During the events in the evening of December 11th and the morning of December 12th, Aiwass's numerical value of 93 is mentioned again, together with Coronzon's numerical value of 333. Prologue Between the Lines 4
====Coronzon Arc====
The final barrier of the England-Londinium Fortress was said to have been intentionally randomized, such that enemies cannot make fixed correspondence tables using and other similar methods to untangle it. Chapter 2 Part 5 Being composed of triple barriers of four different types, a combination of 3 and 4 just like the UK's combination of three factions and four regions, it was noted by Index to give physical repulsive force to the rules permeating the land and space, using aspects of national or regional character which work to distance outsiders.
During the events surrounding the Ceremony of Mo Athair, the Honours of Scotland (three regalia, together with the Stone of Scone) were noted to be another pair of 3 and 4, like the system behind the Curtana. Chapter 1 Part 5 The ten sides of the Queen Britannia's heliport temple were also noted to represent the ten Sephirah. Later, during the attack on the Queen Britannia, Qliphah Puzzle 545 realized her essence as a guide to the Abyss inherited from her creator, declaring her number to be the true 11, meaning 'the stepping stone of wickedness that supports good deeds'. Chapter 4 Part 11 Chapter 4 Part 16
===Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====Christmas Day Arc====
During the battle with Kamijou Touma and St. Germain on Christmas Day, Anna Sprengel made use of Gematria, in conjunction with the rose symbol with twenty-two petals corresponding to Hebrew characters, in order to determine the type of power that was formed within her right hand using Aiwass's power. Chapter 4 Part 4 Chapter 4 Part 6 The jewel store which the fight ended up in, one affected by R&C Occultics, was offering a December Gematria Special, converting customers' names to numbers free of charge to find gems for them. Chapter 4 Part 3
==Uses of Numerology within the story==
*Gematria: An alphanumeric code for assigning numerical values to Hebrew or English word based on its letters, and a system of numerology.
**Misha Kreutzev used an incantation, which included both Hebrew characters and their respective numerical values, to form several serpentine columns water taken from a nearby source to strike a target like a sword. Chapter 1 Part 4
**Index refers to Gematria while discussing the intentional randomization of the England-Londinium Fortress's final barrier, which prevents people from untangling it via correspondence tables using Gematria and other similar methods.
**Anna Sprengel has made use of Gematria in the control mechanism for determining and switching between different powers formed within her right hand using Aiwass's power.
===Numbers===
# 	Meanings and Associations 	Usage in Toaru Majutsu no Index
3 	Sky, the heavens 	
*Fiamma of the Right's ceremony with the Star of Bethlehem to reset the four elements was described as monopolizing 3 and 4, the heavens and the earth, important numbers in Christianity.
*The number 3 indicating the heavens was likely one of the meanings incorporated into the -derived Wooden Stake Magic which the Roman Catholic Church intended to use during the 0930 Incident (according to Tsuchimikado Motoharu's analysis).
*The system behind the Curtana, woven into the structure of the United Kingdom, has been noted to be based on a combination of 3 and 4 (three factions and four regions). The alternative Scottish system of the three Honours of Scotland and the Stone of Scone has also been noted to be another pair of 3 and 4. The final barrier of the England-Londinium Fortress is also a combination of 3 and 4, noted to give physical repulsive force to the rules permeating the land and using aspects of national or regional character, working to distance outsiders.
4 	Land, the earth 	
*Henry VIII used four nations for the All-English Continent in order to use the symbolic meaning of 'land' associated with the number four. The system behind the Curtana, woven into the structure of the United Kingdom, has been noted to be based on a combination of 3 and 4 (three factions and four regions). The alternative Scottish system of the three Honours of Scotland and the Stone of Scone has also been noted to be another pair of 3 and 4. The final barrier of the England-Londinium Fortress is also a combination of 3 and 4, noted to give physical repulsive force to the rules permeating the land and using aspects of national or regional character, working to distance outsiders.
*Fiamma of the Right's ceremony with the Star of Bethlehem to reset the four elements was described as monopolizing 3 and 4, the heavens and the earth, important numbers in Christianity.
*The number 4 indicating the earth was likely one of the meanings incorporated into the -derived Wooden Stake Magic which the Roman Catholic Church intended to use during the 0930 Incident (according to Tsuchimikado Motoharu's analysis).
9 	A significant number in Norse Mythology.	The Jeans Slasher makes use of the significance of the number Nine in her "Nine Support spell".Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume SS2 Chapter 2
10 	The Sephirah 	The ten sides of the Queen Britannia's heliport temple are meant to represent the ten conventional Sephirah, the spheres of the Sephiroth. Chapter 3 Part 10
11 	The Qliphoth, Da'at, the Abyss 	Being created by Coronzon and sharing the same essence of a guide to the Abyss, Qliphah Puzzle 545's number is the true 11; 'the stepping stone of wickedness that supports good deeds'. Chapter 1 Part 4 Chapter 4 Part 12 Chapter 4 Part 14
12 	The world 	The number 12 indicating the world was likely one of the meanings incorporated into the -derived Wooden Stake Magic which the Roman Catholic Church intended to use during the 0930 Incident (according to Tsuchimikado Motoharu's analysis).
93 	Thelema, Aiwass 	Aiwass's numerical value of 93, the same as Thelema, was referred to multiple times during the events on December 11th.
333	Coronzon, dispersion 	The number 333 is repeatedly mentioned as Coronzon's numerical value and connected to its nature of dispersion.
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