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The Number is a being of the spiritual plane. It has its particular laws of construction and evolution and its study is one of the most important that the occultist can pursue. But, before approaching this study, it is necessary to make certain important distinctions. The first is to distinguish the quantitative study of numbers as it is pursued by modern mathematicians from the qualitative study as it was pursued in the centers of initiation of antiquity. This remark is moreover general for all that concerns occultism. The contemporary smiles at the thought that the number could act as a living being in the plane of "ideas-forces" or even that it represents, in the world of laws, a key that opens many doors that are still closed. The second distinction to establish is not to confuse Numbers, which are beings, with Numbers, which are their habits. A man dressed in green, yellow or black is always himself. A number represented by a Chinese, or Sanskrit, or Roman, or current typographical character is always itself. However, the number question has often confused the number question. Finally the last distinction to establish is that the study of numbers embraces multiple adaptations. It is a real intellectual world.