Words are tools that are easily overlooked. We take them for granted. Yet, in my opinion, they are the most powerful tools we have at our disposal. The power of words is indirectly expressed, but implied, in one of the ancient writings of India, the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (IV.4.5) : “You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny.”
I’m currently reading an interesting book titled the Energy of Words by Michelle Arbeau, Llewellyn Publications, 2013. It analyzes the numerological value of words. In her Introduction she discusses the law of attraction and how it seems difficult to use. She says it is difficult because we use more negative words than positive words in our self-talk, sabotaging our efforts to succeed. She makes a good point. Visualization is only part of the law of attraction. If we visualize correctly but undercut our efforts with our thoughts, “I hope this works” or “I’ll try this and see if it works”, then we are working against our hopes and dreams.
The same is true for labels we use for ourselves. By the way, a great book on the numerology of peoples’ names is Numerology: The Romance in Your Name, by Dr. Juno Jordan; I highly recommend it. But names are not the only labels we use for ourselves. We hear the name shaman along this path. Numerology indicates that name equates to the number 20 which further reduces to the number 2 which, according to Michelle Arbeau, is associated with the title supportive guide. On the other hand, the label medicine maker equates to (medicine = 8, maker = 3) the number 11 which reduces further to 2. This may seem the same as the value for shaman but it is not. This (11/2) is one of the Master-Numbers in numerology. It is the highest spiritual number and is associated with the title spiritual-guide. The difference is subtle but significant.
Other labels are interesting to compare: Mom/Dad, Teacher/Student, Leader/Follower. Michelle discusses all of them in her book. But the main point is that the words we use every day have a positive or negative influence and it is in the here and now of our communications, written or verbal, where most of the influence, negative or positive, occurs. I’m going to discover the positive words and use those most frequently, especially in my self-talk. Â Words are the most powerful tools we have.
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Dec 05, 2013 @ 08:03:19
What would the effect be for “writer”? is that a good number? Patti
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Dec 05, 2013 @ 14:28:38
Patti, the word writer reduces to the number 39 which reduces (3 + 9) to 12 which reduces to the single digit 3. I looked in three different books I have on numerology, all of them categorized the number as a person who likes social interaction. Other comments are: Dr. Juno Jordan – gift of words, self expression, imagination; Michelle Arbeau – sensitive, verbal expression, inspirational; and Michael Brill – artistic, communicator, good sense of humor. As you can see they all mention ‘communicating’ so that makes sense.
As far as good or bad, each number has its positive side as well as its negative side. It is our free will which allows us to decide how we want to use a word, positively or negatively. Even a word like ‘hate’ can be used in a positive way, as in the statement “I hate the evil acts that people commit.” By the way, the way you sign your name, Patti, also equates to a 3. Patricia is a 5. Positive aspects of Patricia are freedom loving, curious and balanced. Have a great weekend.
Dec 05, 2013 @ 15:54:23
Thanks, Paul. 3 and 5 have always been lucky numbers for me….