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10-28-2007, 01:51 PM
| | |  Lesson 1: Introduction to Arithmancy and the Energy of Numbers
You enter the Arithmancy classroom to see neat and exactly-positioned rows of wooden desks and chairs, the latter of which have cushions in a myriad of colors and textures to match your comfort and liking. The walls are filled with thick wooden shelves, on which rest a seemingly endless number of Arithmancy texts and the occasional Ancient Runes and Divination reference. When you look to the front of the room, you see a tall, blonde-haired woman leaning against a desk made of dark angelique wood. In contrast to the darkness of the desk, this woman appears bright and vibrant, some of it due to her bright fuschia robes and some of it due to the vitality of her aura. The woman, your professor, is a new face among the Hogwarts staff. She smiles at you as you enter the classroom and gestures for you to take a seat... | |
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Sabrina answered the question as well. "Arithmacy is a branch of magical study of numbers to find out how it influences our lives. An Arithmancer is a person who studies Arithmacy." She finished. | 
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Originally Posted by zoraidatrowbridge  Zora's hand shot up into the air and she said " Arithmancy is the study of numbers and how it relates to divination and the meaning of the numbers " Professor Shackleton nodded and replied, "That is mostly right. I'll give you one house point for answering part of my question." Quote:
Originally Posted by G.Narcissa Malfoy "The person who studies Arithmancy is called an Arithmancer professor. Also it is used for studying the occult meanings of numbers!" Giselle answered. "That is correct, though your definition of arithmancy could use a bit more meat on its bones. So, two house points." Quote:
Originally Posted by shortfry Kerry raised her hand "Arithmancy is an ancient system of fortune-telling based on names and numbers. It studies the numbers and the influence they have on human life. And a person who studies arithmancy is called an Arithmancer. "Very good! That is correct and has the appropriate amount of detail. Three house points to Gryffindor!" Quote:
Originally Posted by SenoritaMaxie Shel's hand immediately shot up into the air.
"Arithmancy is a kind of divination, based on names and numbers," he said clearly. "People generally utilize it to analyze their strengths and weaknesses, overcome obstacles, and predict the future. The person studying it is called Arithmancer."
He lowered his hand, quite sure his answer was correct. "Another excellent answer! Three house points to you!" Quote:
Originally Posted by Dasha Ginny grinned, thinking now of what she could design her note book with. She put up her hand "a person who studies arithmacy is an Arithmancer. arithmacy is made from two greek words "ginny hesitated trieng to remmeber then it clicks " from the two words arithmos and manteia. arithmos meaning number and manteia meaning divination." she raked her brain for more."the purpose of arithmacy is studying occult numbers that for example your birth date and name and tell you about your potentials and challenges." she finished and smiled hoping she had gotten it correct. "Ah! You've added a bit of interesting information to the discussion! The root of the word 'Arithmancy' most certainly is Greek! One point to you!" Quote:
Originally Posted by Faerilicious Sabrina raised her voice and asked her question again. Her hand was still in the air. "Err. Professor! I asked how often we had to hand our journals in." She had. It seemed like the professor probably overlooked her hand. Professor Shackleton had not heard the girl's original question and apologized, "I'm sorry, Sabrina. I hadn't heard you ask. Your journals will be turned in when each homework assignment is due, as well as at the end of term with your final exam." Professor Shackleton summed up the answers by saying, "You are all quite correct. Arithmancy is a symbolic language of numbers, as well as a system of relating numbers and names to teach us about the human condition. And as was mentioned, a person who studies Arithmancy is known as an Arithmancer." Macadrian paused so they could all take notes. She continued, "There are two main branches or methods of Arithmancy currently in use. What are they called and what is their major difference?"
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Shel raised his hand again.
"They're the Agrippan Method and the Chaldean Method," he told the Professor. "The most significant difference between the Agrippan method and the Chaldean method is that the number 9 is not used in calculations in the latter."
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"Those are Pythagorean (or Agrippan) Method and Chaldean Method. The number 9 makes the difference. Chaldean doesn't have the number 9, Pythagorean does," said Excelsior. | |
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Claudian's large hand again went through the air. "Chaldean and Pythagorean, professor?"
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Sini smiled thinking about the answer, raising her hand she said, "The two branches of Arithmancy are the Pythagorean System and the Chaldean System. There main difference is the numbers they use, the the Pythagorean System uses all 9 numbers to represent the alphabet whereas the Chaldean system only does not use the number 9 at all."
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"There is the pythagorean and chaldean methods but pythagorean is more common. Main difference is the presence/absence of number nine which is present in Pythagorean Arithmancy. It represents letters."
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"There is the Chaldean Method which excludes the number 9, and there is the Pythagorean Method which uses the number as a letter...that is the main difference between the two." Saylie paused, then added, "In the textbook it said we would work only with the latter of the two methods."
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Kerry smiled as she was awarded three points, Gryffindor badly needed those points, she raised her hand again, "The two main branches are the Pythagorean or the Agrippan Method and the Chaldean Method. The Pythagorean System uses the number 9 to represent letters, while Chaldean System excludes the number 9 entirely. Because of this, most Arithmancers use the Pythagorean system."
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Sabrina smiled at Professor Shacklebolt and nodded. "Thank you Professor." She said and scribbled all what Professor said in her journal and once another question was asked, her hand shot up in the air again. "The two main methods of Arithmacy currently being used are the Pythagorean (Agrippan) Method and the Chaldean Method. The Pythagorean System uses number 9 to represent letters, the Chaldean System doesn't use this number at all." She finished.
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Ryan raised is hand again and tried: "The Agrippan method and the Chaldean method are two well know method that are used in arithmancy."
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Emma's hand shot into the air excitedly. She actually knew something!
"There is the Pythagorean or Agrippan method, which uses the number nine. Then there is the Chaldean method, which doesn't use nine at all. | |
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Isabella raised her hand and gave the answer, "The Pythagorean Method and the Chaldean Method. The major distinction between these systems is the number 9. The Pythagorean System uses the number 9 to represent letters, but the Chaldean System doesn't use this number at all." | |
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Ryan wrote down what his fellow classmates were answering to the professor's question he did not know much about the subject but he was here to learn
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Ginny took a deep breath..ok...ok what was it "Pythagorean System and the Chaldean System" she said " the pythagorean system uses alll number up to 9 to represnt letter but teh chaldean system does not use this number at all" she smiled. Nice a point to hufflepuff.
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There is Agrippan Method and the Chaldean Method.
The main differnet is that the Agrippen Method uses all the number upto 9 however the Chaldean Method does not.
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Zora looked up and heard she had gotten a point for her answer. She sat there singing in her head - I got a point. I got a point. I got a point hey hey, hey hey - happily. Now the next question was about the two branches she just listened to the other students she knew one used 9 while the other did not but beyond that she really could not remember too much.
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Izzie listened to quick answers all the same with small differences. In her journal she wrote down the two main methods of Arithmancy is Pythagorean (Agrippan) Method and the Chaldean Method.The Pythagorean System uses number 9 to represent letters, the Chaldean System excludes this number completely. Thinking thoughtfully for a moment after skimming through her textbook to ask "Professor, why are we only going to focus on the Pythagorean method according to our textbook? Is the other method too difficult to learn?"
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Originally Posted by SenoritaMaxie Shel raised his hand again.
"They're the Agrippan Method and the Chaldean Method," he told the Professor. "The most significant difference between the Agrippan method and the Chaldean method is that the number 9 is not used in calculations in the latter."
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Originally Posted by Linda Black "Those are Pythagorean (or Agrippan) Method and Chaldean Method. The number 9 makes the difference. Chaldean doesn't have the number 9, Pythagorean does," said Excelsior. "You are quite correct. Two house points to Slytherin!" Quote:
Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah Claudian's large hand again went through the air. "Chaldean and Pythagorean, professor?" "Those are the two methods, yes. One point for answering half of my question." Quote:
Originally Posted by Sinister Snape Sini smiled thinking about the answer, raising her hand she said, "The two branches of Arithmancy are the Pythagorean System and the Chaldean System. There main difference is the numbers they use, the the Pythagorean System uses all 9 numbers to represent the alphabet whereas the Chaldean system only does not use the number 9 at all." Professor Shackleton nodded and replied, "Indeed, your answer is correct. Two points to you!" Macadrian added, "But there is a bit of information that was not included in your text book and thus, not in anyone's answer. I will award one point to whoever can first tell me correctly why the Chaldean method excludes the number nine."
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Originally Posted by zoraidatrowbridge Zora looked up and heard she had gotten a point for her answer. She sat there singing in her head - I got a point. I got a point. I got a point hey hey, hey hey - happily. Now the next question was about the two branches she just listened to the other students she knew one used 9 while the other did not but beyond that she really could not remember too much.
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Kerry raised her hand, "Professor isn't the number 9 kept out of the Chaldean method because it is considered sacred?"
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"Because it's supposed to be a sacred number," said Excelsior.
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"Because the number nine is the number of becoming thus change?"
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Sabrina wasn't sure about this. Why it didn't include the nimber nine was a mystery to her. Her eyes looked at the Professor, blankly, waiting for her to tell her the answer to this query, but she decided to have a guess. "Is it because it represents perfection? And nobody is perfect?" She had no idea where that one came from, but she had to have a guess. | |
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She's hand went into the air yet again.
"Chaldean numerology combines Kabbalistic name interpretation with aspects of astrology. The 9 is considered holy and therefore kept apart from the method."
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