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 it by applying it to our individual needs and experiences, men have found it advisable to express this truth by a series of Harmonies: (1) by letter; (2) by number; (3) by color; and (4) by note, or musical tone. In every respect these four Harmonies bear a relation of perfect concord to one another. Thus, each name has its own numerical symbol, and each symbol is governed by the vibrations that play in and through the name, standing in a certain ascertainable harmony to its respective color and musical tone. According to the action of these vibrations, or in accordance with the degree of concordant or discordant relation in which the symbols stand to their Harmonies, the life of the individual is turned into fortunate or unfortunate channels; into paths that are pleasant or unpleasant; into ways that are good, or ways that are bad.

It may seem strange, if not a trifle unreasonable, that a mere accident of