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How Base-12 Numerology Unlocks the Universal Wisdom of Twelve, by Michael Smith

(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)

The Base-12 Connection Between Math, Nature, and Spirituality

The number 12 serves many practical uses in our daily lives, including the way we track time (in twelve-hour clock cycles and years in twelve-month calendar cycles), measure length (in twelve inches per foot) and package items (often in multiples of twelve). There's a good mathematical reason why counting in 12's, called the "base-12" number system, has stood the test of time: it can be divided evenly in a number of ways such as in half (2 groups of 6), thirds (3 groups of 4), quarters (4 groups of 3) or sixths (6 groups of 2). This makes it twice as versatile and efficient as the decimal or "base-10" system of counting in 10s, which is only divisible in two ways: in half (2 groups of 5) or fifths (5 groups of 2). In short, the power of base-12 is its superior ability to creatively express the whole through smaller proportions of itself.

Not surprisingly, base-12 also reveals itself in the underlying structure and cycles of nature. After all, nature is all about expressing itself in the most diverse, balancedm and efficient way possible, making base-12 the natural choice. In quantum physics, for example, there are twelve subatomic particles from which all physical matter in the universe is made. These particles are further classified in two groups of six based on electrical charge (quarks and leptons) and three groups of four based on mass (generations). In chemistry, the element carbon is the critical building block of all organic life and of the carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis and the oxygen we breathe. From the softness of graphite to the hardness of diamond, the versatility of carbon to combine into numerous diverse compounds is due to its base-12 atomic structure of six protons and six electrons. The spiral pattern of growth and fractal regeneration in plants and organisms also follows a base-12, "golden triangle" geometry with angles of 36, 72, and 72 degrees, the only triangle with its sides in golden ratio to each other. Last but not least, the twelve-note chromatic musical scale is the one scale which achieves the maximum number of intervals (pitch combinations) within the smallest number of notes. This scale is also inherently pleasing to hear, as it follows the same logarithmic structure as the golden spiral geometry of the cochlea of the human ear. So, even the human body is naturally tuned to the base-12 cycle.

Base-12 has always held a special place in spirituality, too. From the twelve signs of the zodiac in astrology to the twelve apostles of Jesus in Christianity, the twelve stations in life of Buddhism, and the twelve gods and goddesses of Olympus in ancient Greek mythology, the number 12 has long been a symbol of divine order and completion. Sacred geometry, the ascribing of symbolic spiritual meanings to geometric shapes and proportions, is also intimately connected to the number 12 and its various fractions and factors. Again, we see how base-12 enables the whole to be expressed fully and diversely through the sum of its parts. As above, so below.

Is Base-10 Obscuring the Truth?
As a former engineer and statistician, the prevalence of the highly efficient base-12 number system in the world around me made perfect sense. Nevertheless, modern society has largely discarded base-12 in favor of base-10 as the standard for commerce, mathematics, and science, as counting in tens is simpler than counting in "clock cycles" of twelve. The number 568 in base-10, for example, represents 5 cycles of 100 (10x10) plus 6 cycles of 10, plus another 8 (or, simply, 5x100 + 6x10 + 8 = 568). Easy to calculate and easy to picture in our mind. That same number converted to base-12 instead represents 3 cycles of 144 (12x12), plus 11 cycles of 12, plus another 4 (or, 3x144 + 11x12 + 4 = 3114). Note that 11 in base-12 is treated as a single digit, as is 10, underlined here so as not to confuse them with their double-digit counterparts. As you can see, it takes a little getting used to thinking in terms of twelves after a lifetime of tens! But like any new language, we only become fluent with practice.

Although I grew up learning strictly base-10 and applying it exclusively in my earlier number-crunching career, I always had a nagging feeling that, despite appearing easier on the surface, base-10 may actually be obscuring and over-complicating how everything naturally works in base-12. I didn't fully appreciate this until a spiritual awakening in 2014 drew me deeply into the study of base-12 and numerology convincing me that it is indeed the true universal language beneath it all.

Why Isn't Numerology in Base-12?
Despite the standardizing of society towards base-10, many spiritual traditions remain true to base-12, with a notable exception: numerology.

Numerology is the study of numbers as vibrational energies, with each number resonating with a distinct meaning or theme. The number 1, for example, represents the theme of new beginnings, independence, originality, and leadership, whereas the number 2 is all about duality, contrast, relationships, and balance. By adding together the digits in a number and then reducing the sum until you get a single digit, you can determine the underlying vibrational "personality" of any number or date. The numerology of any word or name can similarly be found by adding together the number value of each letter's position in the alphabet and reducing that sum to a single digit. From just your birth date and birth name a comprehensive personal numerology reading can be derived that reveals the vibrational path and role you chose for yourself before you incarnated into this physical experience.

The numerology system followed most widely today is Pythagorean numerology established in ancient Greece about 2,500 years ago by the philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras. Also called "Western" numerology, this approach to numerology follows the base-10 number cycle from 0 to 9. An even earlier system originating from Mesopotamia, called Chaldean numerology, is different yet again, excluding the number 9 as being considered sacred.

So, unlike most other areas of metaphysics that follow cycles of 12, numerology doesn't. This just didn't make sense to me intuitively or logically, so I immersed myself in numerology searching for answers.

Re-Tuning Numerology to Base-12
Through an unexpected detour into the mathematics of prime numbers, the missing link between numerology and base-12 revealed itself to me in the form of a base-12 pattern hidden within the prime numbers themselves. A prime number is any whole number greater than 1 that's only divisible by 1 and itself. Thus, the numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13 are the first handful of primes. Also, all possible whole numbers are either primes or products of primes. This is why prime numbers are often called the building blocks of mathematics.

It turns out that all prime numbers except for 2 and 3 (as the factors of 12 itself) occur at just four positions of the base-12 cycle, positions 1, 5, 7, and 11. When graphed as a repeating cycle, those four positions combine into an elegant, infinity-shaped vibrational waveform that looks just like the double-helix spiral of DNA. And wherever this waveform intersects the horizontal number line is where the prime numbers can occur. Combining those two overlapping waves together in turn produces a single perfect cosine wave, which appears to represent the fundamental vibrational chord of the primes and the path along which each number's vibration achieves balance.

I realized that this base-12 waveform must be the fundamental structure of the prime numbers when numbers themselves are considered vibrational frequencies. As that's exactly what numerology is, I was confident I had found the connection between numerology and base-12 that had been tugging on me. Still, numerology takes it a step further by giving specific qualities or personalities to each number frequency within the cycle and to double-digit master numbers such as 11, 22, and 33. These number definitions have stood the test of time, remaining unchanged over thousands of years. So, I wondered how the traditional base-10 number meanings might fit into the new base-12 pattern I had uncovered, if at all.

Sure enough, when I applied the traditional base-10 number definitions for 0 to 9 and master number 11 to the base-12 prime waveform, the geometry of the waveform at each number matched its number meaning perfectly. It also revealed the geometric meanings of the numbers 10 (awareness) and 11 (illumination) as single digits in base-12 and clarified the meanings of the double digit master numbers (as higher octaves "mastering" the digits being doubled). This included identifying a missing master number, the 11 of mastery of self, now that the 11 of illumination was put in its proper place as a single digit. This not only validated the ancient number definitions from a mathematical perspective but also confirmed that the true language of numerology has been base-12 all along. More importantly, I now had a practical blueprint that explained everything about numerology in a single intuitive picture, a blueprint only brought into focus by switching from a base-10 lens to base-12.

What convinced me to adopt base-12 most of all was how much more accurate and insightful my numerology readings were in base-12 than in base-10. Comparing the two methods for many individuals whose life stores and personalities I knew well, such as myself, family, friends, and famous celebrities, base-12 simply provided superior results across the board.

At the Heart of 12 is the 6 of Love
To me the most important aspect of the base-12 cycle is that it is centered at the 6 frequency of love. Not only does this feel right and agree with the universal idea of love being the center and source of all things, it also resolves another discrepancy with base-10 numerology. Although the number 6 does represent love in base-10 numerology, it is not at the center of the base-10 cycle but rather the 5 of change.

So, in our vibrational journey from the 0 of potential to the 11 of illumination, it is through the 6 of love that we must pass to progress from the more physically focused themes of 1 through 5 to their more spiritually enlightened counterparts from 7 to 11. Like a window to our soul, the 6 of love provides the divine perspective to clearly see what matters most. It is only at 6 that the two opposing waves of the base-12 prime vibration come together into a still point, a timeless state of pure joy and connection that defines the very geometry of love.

Although I have described the base-12 cycle as beginning at the 0 of potential and ending at the 11 of illumination, this is merely the illusion of time as we perceive it—moving relentlessly forward in a linear way. In truth, the universal cycle begins and ends with the 6 of love, reaching outward as a figure-eight to explore both past and future but always relative to the timeless now. Like the central black hole from which a galaxy emerges to creatively experience itself and back into that which was manifested and learned is reintegrated, so too is love the source and destination of all that we are and all that we learn while in physical form. This pure state of love we experience upon our return home to 6, I believe, is our true spiritual essence between incarnations and the true nature of All That Is/Source/God of which we are part. So each moment we express love for ourselves or another we are experiencing heaven on earth.

And according to the wisdom of base-12, it's perfectly natural.

To learn more about harnessing the power of twelve in your own personal journey, look up my book Base-12 Numerology: Discover Your Life Path Through Nature's Most Powerful Number. You will find everything you need to complete your own numerology reading and to apply the vibrational language of numbers for greater clarity and mastery in all aspects of your life.

Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2019. All rights reserved.

My son was born 02/08/1993. He passed away of cancer on 11/02/08. Since then, I have been trying to connect with him. I ask him to come to me in my dreams, to flicker my lights - anything to validate that he is with me and hasn't forgotten his life here on Earth. I haven't received anything from him yet. I pray to my spirit guides and ask for help, but no one is answering. It's making me question the afterlife and if it really exists. I have been struggling ever since he passed from cancer. I'm lost and feel very alone without him. I need to hear from my boy and know that he's all right. I want to know that he hasn't forgotten me or his younger brother and if he misses me. I'm just so worried about him. Please, any help would be appreciated. I feel I can't go on without some validation from my son.

Jen

Astrea:

I can't think of anything worse than losing a loved one to cancer; it's the most helpless feeling in the world. Losing an elderly loved one is bad enough, but losing a child is the worst thing ever.

Even the most spiritual, enlightened people have a very difficult time saying goodbye and trusting that we will all see each other again. Nevertheless, we will. That's just the way the Universe works.

There are all sorts of reasons we may long for contact but be disappointed or frustrated in our efforts. Sometimes it's our sadness that blocks us from receiving signs, information and advice from those who have crossed over. Sometimes we're too stubborn in our approach. Sometimes we try too hard. The most difficult thing to do is relax and wait for our departed loved ones to be ready to share with us.

I honestly don't know if our people miss us or not. I don't think they do. I think part of being in Heaven is being in that Paradise of the Mind. I don't think sadness or longing can be a part of that. Of course, none of us wants our people to be unhappy in the afterlife.

I know they think of us with fondness and that they often come to see if we're doing well. They can see us whether we see them or not. Missing someone is more of a human thing to do; the Divine are probably beyond that. I know they care what happens to us and they guide us when they can, but I have to believe that Paradise is wonderful and beautiful and that all suffering and unhappiness ends there.

I'm sure that when we are reunited again, our departed loved ones will say they missed us because that's the right thing to say. Personally, however, I don't want anyone over there to feel any longing about being here. We must keep the faith that our loved ones are taking it easy and waiting for us to join them, but aren't in a hurry to have that happen!

Because I lost my own father to cancer a year ago, I understand how miserable you are not to be hearing from your son. It's not unusual for those who have crossed over to take a year or more to come back to us in a form that we can perceive and understand. Don't give up trying to contact your son; he'll come through to you as soon as he's able to do so.

Also, look for tangible signs of your son's love for you. Daddy leaves me dimes. Look around and you'll discover something that your son has waiting for you every day to show that you're with him and he is with you.

Keep the faith and believe me: we will all see our departed loved ones again one day.

*****

Susyn:

I am sorry for your loss. There is nothing more tragic than having our children precede us in death. It must be very disheartening to realize that, no matter how hard you've tried or how much you've believed, you have been unable to contact him or sense his presence so far.

Oftentimes when we are very close to a situation and carry high emotions around it, we can actually block messages and signs from coming through. Thus the more you try to contact him, the more fear or pain may be blocking your ability to do so.

I can assure you that your son is doing well and that he is often near you and his younger brother. Because he is an Aquarius, he may try to make his presence known by affecting electrical equipment in your home. Computers, cell phones, monitors and electronic games were probably his favorite means of communication while he was here on earth, so you may want to watch for electrical equipment of this nature to act up as a sign that he is trying to communicate with you or let you know he is near.

Some spirits will try to come to us through dreams, signs or sensations. A tingling or burning sensation, a familiar odor that fills a room for no reason, hearing his voice in the distance or spotting his favorite toy, animal or movie when you least expect to see it are all ways a loved one who has passed over can let us know they are near.

A more overt way to connect with him may have to come from a third party. If you schedule a reading with a reliable psychic or channeler who specializes in relaying messages from the spirit world, you should be able to carry on a conversation with him. He will also be able to tell you what signs he will send you and how to interact with him on your own.

When you can have a direct conversation with him, not only will you be assured that he is all right and doing well, you can ask him if he has any requests of you or his brother. You can also make requests of your own or ask pressing questions. Though a reading of this type can't fill the hole that has been left in your heart since his passing, it will relieve some of the fear and pain you continue to experience based on your inability to connect with him.

It is understandable to doubt the existence of an afterlife when no evidence has been forthcoming, but I encourage you to keep watching for signs of his presence. Connecting with your son through a third party via a reading or channeling session may prove the key that opens the door to more frequent and undeniable contact with him.

Astrea:

Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.

Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!

While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!

I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!

As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.

I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.

You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!

Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.

A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.

You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.