DC writes: “My husband sees the number 417 everywhere, has for many years. Someone emailed him this sacredscribesangelnumbers.blogspot.com. Does this fall under numerology or Angel initiatives, or ???”I can confirm your suspicions, DC. Angel numbers are just another version of an age-old occult practice known as numerology.
For those of you who have never heard of them, “angel numbers” are supposedly number sequences that New Agers believe are communications from a person’s guardian angel or spirit guide.
For those of you who have never heard of them, “angel numbers” are supposedly number sequences that New Agers believe are communications from a person’s guardian angel or spirit guide.
"Within numerology, angel numbers are number sequences (usually three or four numbers) that contain repetition (such as 111 or 4444) and/or patterns (such as 321 or 8787)," this site explains.
"It is believed that these numbers are messages from the spiritual universe that offer insight, wisdom, and directionality. Whether you assign them to angels, guides, ancestors, spirits, or simply a higher state of your own consciousness, angel numbers can confirm you're on the right path, shed invaluable insight on a complicated situation, or even illuminate the powerful, mystical meaning behind recurring themes you experience throughout your life."
This site explains how a person discovers their specific angel number.
"You can figure out your personal angel number by adding up the digits of your birth date (day, month, year) until you get a single number. For example, if your birthday is 14-03-1990, you do: 1+4+0+3+1+9+9+0 = 27, then 2+7 = 9. So your Angel Number is 9!"
According to this site, specific numbers are also assigned meanings, such as the number 333 which is said to appear during times of stress to reassure us that our ascended masters are near. The number 1616 is a harbinger of major life changes to come, and 666, rather than referring to Satan, is considered a lucky number predicting good fortune ahead. The number 1111 is considered a "master number" signaling a time of spiritual awakening and the desire of angel guides to contact you,
The use of numbers to divine the future or interpret a person’s character, which is precisely what angel numbers attempt to do, is known as numerology and because all divination is condemned by the Church (See Catechism No. 2116), it must be strictly avoided.
Your husband may very well be seeing a recurring number, but Satan, who is a fallen angel but still possessed of enormous preternatural powers, is more than capable of causing something like this to happen. He uses it as a way to rouse your husband’s curiosity and lead him into the clutches of occult practitioners.
Every time he sees that number, he would be better advised to thank and praise Our Lord Jesus Christ for the wonders of His universe – and leave it at that.
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