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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.

I'm a writer of children's fiction and have long wondered about the curious and fascinating relationship that builds up with my characters during the writing of a book. I have guardian angels and spirit guides, and I communicate with them in much the same way that I would communicate with the characters I write about. It's as though I'm writing about real people, and the story is more like channeling than making stuff up. I wonder if these people are real in some dimension. My stories have a fantastic element to them and seem to be set in a world slightly outside of the one I'm living in. They're usually set in the past, too. I find my characters leave me little signs, much like my guides and angels do. One smells of smoke, another stands sulking. I entered into a long written correspondence about all sorts of topics with one of them, and yet another boy refused to be drawn into my time wasting and made me get on with things! (Incidentally, I finished his story first.) I wonder what's going on here, and whether I'm just a victim of my own endless imagination or really seeing stories as they happened. If so - why choose me to write them? Also, does the connection work both ways - are my people aware that I'm writing about them? Sometimes it feels like being in a book within a book, and I wonder if someone is writing about me too. The other thing that pickles my brain is whether I'm actually creating these worlds in some other place as I write. (Perhaps the story didn't exist before I wrote it, but now it does!) Any thoughts about all this?

Starlakid

Astrea:

My uncle is also a writer of children's books, and his characters are all very real to me because when I read about them, I see him in them. There is a little bit of him in every character he creates, just as I'm sure there is some of you in every character you write about. Recently, we attended an opera for which my uncle wrote the libretto, and those characters seemed completely real to me.

In order to come to life, your fictional characters and places must be born, developed, lived with, nurtured, and even fed from within you. As you clearly have a very well-developed imagination, you are exceptionally gifted at giving your creations life.

I think it's pretty common for writers to feel their characters are as real as the people around them, and to continue to have a sense of relationship to them long after their writing about them has been completed. In fact, I'm sure that writers who are like this are especially good at creating complex, believable characters.

It's only natural for you to relate to your characters as you would real people. How else are you supposed to bring them to life on the page? Corresponding with your characters sounds like a great way to figure out their thoughts and feelings. I think you've hit upon a wonderful writing technique; I'm sure lots of writers would benefit from giving it a try.

Each character you create comes from someone real: YOU. Each one of us is the sum of all the things we have both experienced and imagined. By creating these vivid, true to life characters, you are amalgamating many of your own life experiences. All of your stories and characters existed within you before you found ways to share them through your writing. Perhaps the fact that they were already real within you is what has you feeling the way you do.

Suspending disbelief is important for both the readers of fiction AND its writers. I think your characters have become real to you because you've done so much to make them vivid and believable. There is nothing unusual about getting lost in the creative process. Though you've taken it to an extreme level, perhaps that is just what you need to do in order to make the most of your creative gifts.

These characters aren't real, but that doesn't mean you're crazy: you're just especially good at getting lost in your own imagination. By relating to them as though they are real, you're able to make your characters come alive on the page. Keep up the good work!

*****

Susyn:

A writer's world is often filled with amazing ideas and experiences. I believe that parallel universes do exist, and that our minds can travel in other dimensions when we're lost in thought. It's said that we are only limited by our beliefs and imagination; because of your own unlimited beliefs and imagination, you possess the ability to experience your characters as real people.

You may indeed be composing stories about your spirit guides, loved ones who have crossed over to the other side, and souls you've spent past lives with. How wonderful to be in contact with all these entities at the same time, and to write their stories for them!

The most important part of this process is to embrace these experiences as they happen. Trust in the feelings these people bring you, the awareness they provide, and the new ideas they fill you with as they urge you to use their stories for your children's books.

No one is more open to the fantastic worlds you write about than children who have not had their beliefs challenged or distorted by society. Of course, it must be the same with you: In order to write freely about all sorts of fantasies, you must cast off the constraints of mundane reality. As a writer of children's books, it does you far more good to wholeheartedly embrace these characters than to question whether or not they are real.

You ask why these amazing characters would choose you to write their stories, and the answer is simple: Not only can you see, hear and sense them, you understand them. Imagine how difficult it must be to have a story to tell but no one who can hear it. These people trust you to hear and channel their stories into written form so they can be shared with the world.

Yes, they are definitely aware that you are doing for them what they cannot do for themselves. Like the boy who chastised you for wasting time, I'm sure they are very eager to have you turn their visions and experiences into written works.

You've asked if you may be creating these worlds in other dimensions as you write about them, and in some ways, this is a valid idea. The best way to determine where these ideas are coming from is to ponder whether you are channeling this information or drawing from personal experiences or learned knowledge in order to create them. When you are formulating the story or creating the world from within you, you could be creating those people and places in another dimension by writing them into being.

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.