english gematria is a type of number system in which letters are given numeric values and then used to calculate a word or phrase's numerical value. It is useful for correlating words and phrases with specific numbers which can be studied further. English Gematria is one of several methods used by Kabbalists to decode hidden messages in the Bible, although it has been possible for non-Kabbalist sources to employ the method for other reasons as well.
To understand how English Gematria works, it is important to first understand the basis of all Gematrian systems: each letter of an alphabet is assigned a numerical value. In English Gematria, the values range from 1 to 10, every 10th letter being worth 10 points. For instance, A is worth 1 while J is worth 10, and so on up to Z which holds a value of 36. To calculate a word's numerical sum in English Gematria, simply add together the values associated with each letter in a given word or phrase. So, if we were trying to calculate how much "love" would be worth we would add up L (12), O (15), V (22), E (5), giving us a total of 54; "love" would hold a numerical value of 54 in English Gematria.
This system can then be used as part of divination or spiritual work to connect words and ideas with specific numbers that can then be studied further. For example, 54 carries certain cosmic properties including being equivalent to the 12 signs of the zodiac and related constellations together with the four fixed elements or temperaments — air, fire, earth and water — multiplied by three; all figures found heavily associated with mysticism and cosmology in general. Thus by connecting words/ideas with their corresponding numerical values via English Gematria we open up new prospects for understanding deeper truths about our experience here on Earth.
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