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Numerology / tarot-astrology / I Ching birthday overlays

Numerology, tarot correspondences and I Ching birthday overlays have different histories and should not be presented as one ancient science.

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Word origin · etymology

Mixed modern compound labels and a Chinese book-title.

Numerology joins number vocabulary with -logy; tarot is a French card-name with uncertain deeper origin; I Ching is an older romanization of Yijing, Book of Changes.

Merriam-Webster: numerology ↗Merriam-Webster: tarot ↗Merriam-Webster: I Ching ↗

How we know · epistemology

System-specific sources and conventions

This entry covers Numerology / tarot-astrology / I Ching birthday overlays. Its cited texts document the methods or teachings being compared; any computed result depends on the stated inputs and rules. Historical attestation and reproducible arithmetic do not by themselves test a personal interpretation.

Tim Husband: Before Fortune-Telling, the History and Structure of Tarot Cards ↗V&A: A History of Tarot Cards ↗Chinese Philosophy of Change (Yijing) ↗Joseph A. Adler: What Is the Yijing? ↗

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Sources & provenance

Use the citations beside each section to distinguish a calculation convention, a historical teaching and an editorial example.

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  1. Tim Husband: Before Fortune-Telling, the History and Structure of Tarot Cards ↗
  2. V&A: A History of Tarot Cards ↗
  3. Chinese Philosophy of Change (Yijing) ↗
  4. Joseph A. Adler: What Is the Yijing? ↗
  5. Merriam-Webster: numerology ↗
  6. Merriam-Webster: tarot ↗
  7. Merriam-Webster: I Ching ↗