Numbers, Their Occult Power and Mystic Virtues

Numbers, Their Occult Power and Mystic Virtues is a book by William Wynn Westcott, first published in 1911. A concise, learned survey of number-symbolism across traditions, this work collects and explains the mystical meanings long attached to numerals — from Pythagorean and Chaldean lore to Kabbalistic and Indian systems. Written in the spirit of late-Victorian esoteric scholarship, the text guides the reader through the symbolic virtues ascribed to individual numbers and simple combinations, placing everyday arithmetic beside centuries of occult interpretation and ritual use. This makes the book a useful reference for anyone researching numerology, Western esotericism, kabbalah, or the history of occult thought. Practical and archival in tone, the book lays out correspondences and brief historical treatments rather than promising illusions: readers interested in tarot, magical symbolism, ceremonial ritual, or the Golden Dawn milieu will find here a compact handbook of traditional number lore. Its concise chapters and historical cross-references make it suitable both for curious newcomers seeking an introduction to numerological symbolism and for students of occult history looking for a primary-period account of how numbers were read and used by magicians and mystics.