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==Principles==
  
==Principles==
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There are various numerological techniques for calculating the values associated with a particular subject. Two such methods are {{W|Gematria}} and {{W|Isopsephy}}.
  
There are various numerological techniques for calculating the values associated with a particular subject. Two such methods are {{W|Gematria}} and {{W|Isopsephy}}.
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==Chronology==
  
==Chronology==
 
===Toaru Majutsu no Index===
  
===Toaru Majutsu no Index===
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====Academy City Invasion Arc====
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{{Main|Academy City Invasion Arc}}
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Aspects of numerology were incorporated into the {{W|Pythagoreanism|Pythagorean}}-derived [[Wooden Stake Magic]] which the [[Roman Catholic Church]] intended to use to skewer the residents of [[Academy City]] who had been rendered unconscious by [[Vento of the Front]]'s [[Divine Punishment]].<ref name=IndexV13BTL7>[[Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 13]] Between the Lines 7</ref>
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====British Royal Family Arc====
  
====British Royal Family Arc====
 
{{Main|British Royal Family Arc}}
  
{{Main|British Royal Family Arc}}
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When [[Elizard]] explained to [[Kamijou Touma]] about the [[Curtana]], it was mentioned that {{W|Henry VIII}} made use of the four nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland as part of one [[United Kingdom|large nation]] in the [[All-English Continent|spell]] he was constructing, in order to use the 'land' aspect symbolized by the number four.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt4>[[Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 17]] Chapter 3 Part 4</ref><!--V18 ref?-->
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When [[Elizard]] explained to [[Kamijou Touma]] about the [[Curtana]], it was mentioned that {{W|Henry VIII}} made use of the four nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland as part of one [[United Kingdom|large nation]] in the [[All-English Continent|spell]] he was constructing, in order to use the 'land' aspect symbolized by the number four.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt4>[[Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 17]] Chapter 3 Part 4</ref><!--V18 refs?-->
   
 
====World War III Arc====
  
====World War III Arc====
 
{{Main|World War III Arc}}
  
{{Main|World War III Arc}}
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When [[Fiamma of the Right]] uses the [[Star of Bethlehem]] to reset the [[Distortion of the Laws of the World|distorted]] [[four elements]] as part of [[Project Bethlehem]], he was referred to as monopolizing the numbers three and four, associated with the heavens and the earth, which were important numbers in [[Christian]] culture.<ref name=IndexV21Ch8Pt9>[[Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21]] Chapter 8 Part 9</ref>
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When [[Fiamma of the Right]] uses the [[Star of Bethlehem]] to reset the [[Distortion of the Laws of the World|distorted]] [[four elements]] as part of [[Project Bethlehem]], he was referred to as monopolizing the numbers three and four, associated with the heavens and the earth, which were important numbers in [[Christian]] culture.<ref name=IndexV21Ch8Pt9>[[Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21]] Chapter 8 Part 9</ref><!--built from parts/techniques of 3 churches, 4 elements-->
   
 
===Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index===
  
===Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index===
 
====Aleister Crowley Arc====
  
====Aleister Crowley Arc====
 
{{Main|Aleister Crowley Arc}}
  
{{Main|Aleister Crowley Arc}}
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During the events in [[Windowless Building]] on December 11th, it was mentioned that the number associated with both [[Aiwass]] and [[Thelema]] is 93.<ref name=ShinyakuV18Ch3Pt9>[[Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 18]] Chapter 3 Part 9</ref>
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During the events in [[Windowless Building]] on December 11th, it was mentioned that the number associated with both [[Aiwass]] and [[Thelema]] is 93.<ref name=ShinyakuV18Ch3Pt9>[[Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 18]] Chapter 3 Part 9</ref><!--Spiritual Tripping?-->
   
 
====Processor Suit Arc====
  
====Processor Suit Arc====
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====Coronzon Arc====
  
====Coronzon Arc====
 
{{Main|Coronzon Arc}}
  
{{Main|Coronzon Arc}}
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The final barrier of the [[England-Londinium Fortress]] was said to have been intentionally randomized, such that enemies cannot make fixed correspondence tables using {{W|Gematria}} and other similar methods to untangle it.<ref name=ShinyakuV20Ch2Pt5>[[Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 20]] Chapter 2 Part 5</ref>
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The final barrier of the [[England-Londinium Fortress]] was said to have been intentionally randomized, such that enemies cannot make fixed correspondence tables using {{W|Gematria}} and other similar methods to untangle it.<ref name=ShinyakuV20Ch2Pt5>[[Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 20]] Chapter 2 Part 5</ref> Being composed of triple barriers of four different types, a combination of 3 and 4 just like the UK's combination of three factions and four regions, it was noted by Index to give physical repulsive force to the rules permeating the land and space, using aspects of national or regional character which work to distance outsiders.<ref name=ShinyakuV20Ch2Pt5/>
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During the events surrounding the [[Ceremony of Mo Athair]], the [[Honours of Scotland]] (three regalia, together with the [[Stone of Scone]]) were noted to be another pair of 3 and 4, like the system behind the [[Curtana]].<ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch1Pt5>[[Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22]] Chapter 1 Part 5</ref> The ten sides of the [[Queen Britannia]]'s heliport temple were also noted to represent the ten [[Sephirah]].<ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch3Pt10/> Later, during the [[attack on the Queen Britannia]], [[Qliphah Puzzle 545]] realized her essence as a guide to the Abyss inherited from her [[Coronzon|creator]], declaring her number to be the true 11, meaning 'the stepping stone of wickedness that supports good deeds'.<ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch4Pt11>[[Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22]] Chapter 4 Part 11</ref><ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch4Pt16>[[Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22]] Chapter 4 Part 16</ref>
   
 
==Uses of Numerology within the story==
  
==Uses of Numerology within the story==
 
<!--The number {{W|93 (Thelema)|93}} is a key number in Thelema, associated with both the term Thelema itself and Aiwass,<ref name=ShinyakuV18Ch3Pt9>[[Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 18]] Chapter 3 Part 9</ref> being the sum of [[Numerology|numerical values]] assigned to the individual letters of certain variants of the terms via the technique of [[isopsephy]].-->
  
<!--The number {{W|93 (Thelema)|93}} is a key number in Thelema, associated with both the term Thelema itself and Aiwass,<ref name=ShinyakuV18Ch3Pt9>[[Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 18]] Chapter 3 Part 9</ref> being the sum of [[Numerology|numerical values]] assigned to the individual letters of certain variants of the terms via the technique of [[isopsephy]].-->
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*'''Gematria''': An alphanumeric code for assigning numerical values to Hebrew or English word based on its letters, and a system of numerology.
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**[[Index]] refers to Gematria while discussing the intentional randomization of the [[England-Londinium Fortress]]'s final barrier, which prevents people from untangling it via correspondence tables using Gematria and other similar methods.<ref name=ShinyakuV20Ch2Pt5/>
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<!--Isopsephy: practice of adding up the number values of the letters in a word to form a single number. Greek rather than Hebrew-->
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|Sky, the heavens
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*[[Fiamma of the Right]]'s ceremony with the [[Star of Bethlehem]] to reset the [[four elements]] was described as monopolizing 3 and 4, the heavens and the earth, important numbers in [[Christianity]].<ref name=IndexV21Ch8Pt9/>
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*The number 3 indicating the heavens was likely one of the meanings incorporated into the {{W|Pythagoreanism|Pythagorean}}-derived [[Wooden Stake Magic]] which the [[Roman Catholic Church]] intended to use during the [[0930 Incident]] (according to [[Tsuchimikado Motoharu]]'s analysis).<ref name=IndexV13BTL7/>
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*The [[All-English Continent|system]] behind the [[Curtana]], woven into the structure of the [[United Kingdom]], has been noted to be based on a combination of 3 and 4 (three factions and four regions).<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt4/><ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch1Pt5/> The alternative Scottish system of the three [[Honours of Scotland]] and the [[Stone of Scone]] has also been noted to be another pair of 3 and 4.<ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch1Pt5/> The final barrier of the [[England-Londinium Fortress]] is also a combination of 3 and 4, noted to give physical repulsive force to the rules permeating the land and using aspects of national or regional character, working to distance outsiders.<ref name=ShinyakuV20Ch2Pt5/>
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*Henry VIII used four nations for the [[All-English Continent]] in order to use the symbolic meaning of 'land' associated with the number four.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt4/> The [[All-English Continent|system]] behind the [[Curtana]], woven into the structure of the [[United Kingdom]], has been noted to be based on a combination of 3 and 4 (three factions and four regions).<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt4/><ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch1Pt5/> The alternative Scottish system of the three [[Honours of Scotland]] and the [[Stone of Scone]] has also been noted to be another pair of 3 and 4.<ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch1Pt5/> The final barrier of the [[England-Londinium Fortress]] is also a combination of 3 and 4, noted to give physical repulsive force to the rules permeating the land and using aspects of national or regional character, working to distance outsiders.<ref name=ShinyakuV20Ch2Pt5/>
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*[[Fiamma of the Right]]'s ceremony with the [[Star of Bethlehem]] to reset the [[four elements]] was described as monopolizing 3 and 4, the heavens and the earth, important numbers in [[Christianity]].<ref name=IndexV21Ch8Pt9/>
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*The number 4 indicating the earth was likely one of the meanings incorporated into the {{W|Pythagoreanism|Pythagorean}}-derived [[Wooden Stake Magic]] which the [[Roman Catholic Church]] intended to use during the [[0930 Incident]] (according to [[Tsuchimikado Motoharu]]'s analysis).<ref name=IndexV13BTL7/>
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|The [[Sephirah]]
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|The ten sides of the [[Queen Britannia]]'s heliport temple are meant to represent the ten conventional Sephirah, the spheres of the [[Sephiroth]].<ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch3Pt10>[[Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22]] Chapter 3 Part 10</ref>
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|The [[Qliphoth]], [[Da'at]], the [[Abyss]]<!--Abyss, 5 and 6 - Microcosm and Macrocosm-->
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*Being created by [[Coronzon]] and sharing the same essence of a guide to the Abyss, [[Qliphah Puzzle 545]]'s number is the true 11; 'the stepping stone of wickedness that supports good deeds'.<ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch1Pt4>[[Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22]] Chapter 1 Part 4</ref><ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch3Pt10/><ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch4Pt11/><ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch4Pt12>[[Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22]] Chapter 4 Part 12</ref><ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch4Pt14>[[Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22]] Chapter 4 Part 14</ref><ref name=ShinyakuV22Ch4Pt16/>
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*The number 12 indicating the world was likely one of the meanings incorporated into the {{W|Pythagoreanism|Pythagorean}}-derived [[Wooden Stake Magic]] which the [[Roman Catholic Church]] intended to use during the [[0930 Incident]] (according to [[Tsuchimikado Motoharu]]'s analysis).<ref name=IndexV13BTL7/>
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|[[Thelema]], [[Aiwass]]
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|Aiwass's numerical value of 93, the same as Thelema, was referred to multiple times during the events on December 11th.<ref name=ShinyakuV18Ch3Pt9/><ref name=ShinyakuV19Pr/>
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|[[Coronzon]], dispersion
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|The number 333 is repeatedly mentioned as Coronzon's numerical value and connected to its nature of dispersion.<ref name=ShinyakuV19Pr/><ref name=ShinyakuV19BTL4/>
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==External Links==
  
==External Links==
 
*{{W|Numerology|Numerology (Wikipedia article)}}
  
*{{W|Numerology|Numerology (Wikipedia article)}}

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Numerology is the study of numerical values in the letters of words, names and ideas, and the belief in mystical relationships between numbers and coinciding events.

In Toaru Majutsu no Index, certain numerological aspects are connected to various forms of Magic.

Principles

This section requires expansion

There are various numerological techniques for calculating the values associated with a particular subject. Two such methods are Gematria and Isopsephy.

Chronology

Toaru Majutsu no Index

Academy City Invasion Arc

Main article: Academy City Invasion Arc

Aspects of numerology were incorporated into the Pythagorean-derived Wooden Stake Magic which the Roman Catholic Church intended to use to skewer the residents of Academy City who had been rendered unconscious by Vento of the Front's Divine Punishment.[1]

British Royal Family Arc

Main article: British Royal Family Arc

When Elizard explained to Kamijou Touma about the Curtana, it was mentioned that Henry VIII made use of the four nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland as part of one large nation in the spell he was constructing, in order to use the 'land' aspect symbolized by the number four.[2]

World War III Arc

Main article: World War III Arc

When Fiamma of the Right uses the Star of Bethlehem to reset the distorted four elements as part of Project Bethlehem, he was referred to as monopolizing the numbers three and four, associated with the heavens and the earth, which were important numbers in Christian culture.[3]

Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index

Aleister Crowley Arc

Main article: Aleister Crowley Arc

During the events in Windowless Building on December 11th, it was mentioned that the number associated with both Aiwass and Thelema is 93.[4]

Processor Suit Arc

Main article: Processor Suit Arc

During the events in the evening of December 11th and the morning of December 12th, Aiwass's numerical value of 93 is mentioned again, together with Coronzon's numerical value of 333.[5][6]

Coronzon Arc

Main article: Coronzon Arc

The final barrier of the England-Londinium Fortress was said to have been intentionally randomized, such that enemies cannot make fixed correspondence tables using Gematria and other similar methods to untangle it.[7] Being composed of triple barriers of four different types, a combination of 3 and 4 just like the UK's combination of three factions and four regions, it was noted by Index to give physical repulsive force to the rules permeating the land and space, using aspects of national or regional character which work to distance outsiders.[7]

During the events surrounding the Ceremony of Mo Athair, the Honours of Scotland (three regalia, together with the Stone of Scone) were noted to be another pair of 3 and 4, like the system behind the Curtana.[8] The ten sides of the Queen Britannia's heliport temple were also noted to represent the ten Sephirah.[9] Later, during the attack on the Queen Britannia, Qliphah Puzzle 545 realized her essence as a guide to the Abyss inherited from her creator, declaring her number to be the true 11, meaning 'the stepping stone of wickedness that supports good deeds'.[10][11]

Uses of Numerology within the story

  • Gematria: An alphanumeric code for assigning numerical values to Hebrew or English word based on its letters, and a system of numerology.
    • Index refers to Gematria while discussing the intentional randomization of the England-Londinium Fortress's final barrier, which prevents people from untangling it via correspondence tables using Gematria and other similar methods.[7]

Numbers

# Meanings and Associations Usage in Toaru Majutsu no Index
3 Sky, the heavens
4 Land, the earth
10 The Sephirah The ten sides of the Queen Britannia's heliport temple are meant to represent the ten conventional Sephirah, the spheres of the Sephiroth.[9]
11 The Qliphoth, Da'at, the Abyss
12 The world
93 Thelema, Aiwass Aiwass's numerical value of 93, the same as Thelema, was referred to multiple times during the events on December 11th.[4][5]
333 Coronzon, dispersion The number 333 is repeatedly mentioned as Coronzon's numerical value and connected to its nature of dispersion.[5][6]

External Links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 13 Between the Lines 7
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 17 Chapter 3 Part 4
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 21 Chapter 8 Part 9
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 18 Chapter 3 Part 9
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 19 Prologue
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 19 Between the Lines 4
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 20 Chapter 2 Part 5
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22 Chapter 1 Part 5
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22 Chapter 3 Part 10
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22 Chapter 4 Part 11
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22 Chapter 4 Part 16
  12. ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22 Chapter 1 Part 4
  13. ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22 Chapter 4 Part 12
  14. ↑ Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 22 Chapter 4 Part 14
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