Enigma of Numbers

Are numbers the great archetypal forces that power ourselves and the cosmos? This eminently readable book explores the symbolic and psychological aspects of numbers and shows how they are far more than the symbols we use for counting. Numbers are founded on a deep psychic structure which underlies many of our thoughts and behaviors and gives shape and meaning to our socially constructed world. Each of the numbers, from zero to ten, is given its own chapter plus chapters on number symbolism in the Kabbalah, divination, music, religion and mythology.