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 for him to change the discordant name to one that stands in more proper relation to those to which he has been opposed.

To illustrate how easily this may be done, we may take the name of “Anna,” used in the preceding chapter, for it will be remembered that this name bore an inharmonious relation to its BIRTH NUMBER, which was given as the first day of the month, or 1. As the BIRTH NUMBER, or the day of birth, was a matter over which “Anna” could exercise no control, it was obviously impossible for her to change it. At the same time, she could change her NAME NUMBER, and, to do this, she had only to select, as another name, a combination of letters standing in more harmonious relation to the date of her birth.

The name “Anna” counts 12, or, after the necessary addition of the two numbers, 3. This places her in the Triad of 3–6–9, whereas the date of her birth (1), is in the Triad of 1–5–7. To correct