The Three Worlds

Let's apply the analogical method to these three items :

The Three Worlds also represent the Creator, the Creature and Creation. As Hermes the Trismegistus says:

“There can be no Creator without Creation, and no Creation without Creator. Each is defined by its function, and can no more abstract from the other than from itself.” - Hermes

Analogy immediately leads us to look for the representation of each of the worlds in the other two, since analogy requires one or more identical terms in each of the worlds, terms that we're here to discover.

In the Physical World, there must be a characteristic element of this World (number 9), which in turn must be represented in the other two worlds (numbers 3 & 6).

The same applies to the second world, the Human Being, which must have its own element (number 5) and the representation of this element in each of the other two worlds (numbers 2 & 8).

As for the Spiritual World, which has its own characteristic element (number 1) and a representation in Man (number 4) and the Physical World (number 7). We saw earlier that numbers 4 and 7 are considered to be “reflections” of number 1, all three possessing a secret value equal to 1.  

The theory of analogies and correspondences considers parts of the world and nature to be analogous, and their elements to be in correspondence. Thus, man (microcosm) and the world (macrocosm) would be analogous, resembling each other, with the same structure.

The first world is that of the divine or spiritual, also called the upper world. It is the world of Ideas, the realm of archetypes, universal principles that shape the universe, the source of all creation. It is the domain of unity, unconditional love, eternal wisdom, and transcendent truth. In religious traditions, this world is often associated with God, angels, deities, and spiritual guides. It is the realm of invisible realities, where divine laws govern the universe and where souls seek enlightenment and union with the divine.

• The Divine or Spiritual World is associated with numbers 123.

⫘ Ramifications of the divine or spiritual tree

The Human World represents the individual who thinks, feels, and acts. It is the domain of the conscious Self (The "Me"). The Spirit directs, orders, and enlightens. Through thought (4), it serves to know, to understand, to orient, but it cannot act on matter if the heart (5) does not get involved. The Soul is the passage point between spirit and matter. There mental alchemy takes place, the process of transmutation. Thoughts (4) transform into feelings (5) and influence the organs of the Will (6): eyes, speech, and hands. It thus appears that the soul is an intermediary, a link between the physical world and the world of the spirit; it is the vehicle that transports elements from heaven to earth and from earth to heaven.

• The Human or Psychic World is associated with numbers 456.

⫘ Ramifications of the human or psychic tree

The third world is that of matter and the physical, also called the lower world. It is the realm of material manifestation, physical forms, natural laws, and the cycles of nature. In this world, matter comes to life, stars shine in the sky, oceans rage, flowers bloom, and living creatures evolve.

It is the world of action, where human beings' intentions and emotions take shape and manifest in physical reality. It is also the place where souls have the opportunity to learn and grow through their material experiences. The physical world provides souls the opportunity to incarnate, develop their consciousness, transcend the limits of matter, and explore the mysteries of the universe.

• The Natural or Physic World is associated with numbers 789.

⫘ Ramifications of the natural or physic tree

Each world can be subdivided into three, forming a set of nine numbers. These numbers represent different dimensions or aspects of reality, offering a framework to explore the relationships between different parts of existence. 

Each of the nine numbers is associated with a specific law, forming a grid of understanding of the universe's functioning. These laws can be seen as fundamental principles governing interactions and structures at all levels of reality.

1. Law of Unity: Everything in the universe is interconnected, forming a single entity. Every part is connected to the whole.

2. Law of Polarity: Everything has its opposite, and these opposites are complementary. Duality is present in all things.

3. Law of Ternary or Universal Creation: The ternary symbolizes the dynamic balance between opposites, the synthesis of opposites.

4. Law of Intention/Vibration: Thoughts, intentions, and emotions have vibrational frequencies that influence reality and what surrounds us.

5. Law of Attraction/Resonance: Similar energies attract. Our thoughts and emotions attract experiences and circumstances of similar frequency.

6. Law of Analogy or Deliberate Creation: The Law of Analogy establishes links of similarity and correspondence between different levels of reality, revealing the intrinsic harmony of the Universe. It helps understand the relationships between the macrocosm and the microcosm, revealing that man's mind reflects the spiritual world and his body is a mirror of the universe, being made up of the same elements.

7. Law of Cycles: Everything follows cycles, rhythms, and seasons. Nothing is permanent, and everything evolves in cycles.

8. Law of Cause and Effect/Karma: Every action has a reaction. We reap what we sow, but we also have free will to choose our actions.

9. Law of Transmutation: Energy is constantly transforming, moving from one state to another. Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything transforms.

The 9 universal laws can be divided into the three worlds as follows.

This doesn't mean that the laws apply only to their world, but that they are archetypes of it and are also reflected in the other two worlds.

Claude de Saint-Martin urges us to start from the known and work our way up to the unknown when he says:

Let's take the previous table and apply the law of analogy :

First of all, we can replace the first ternary, of the Main Type, by Spiritual World, Psychic World and Physical World, and the second, of the Ontological Type, by mind, soul and body.

The horizontal links show that the Spiritual World is associated with Mind and Head, the Psychic World with Feelings and Heart, and the Physical World with Body and Stomach.

Let's take the Semantic Ternary of level 3, characterizing the three functions of Man through his head, heart and stomach, and find out.

Once we've done that, let's find out how each of the segments is represented in the other two, since analogy requires one or more identical terms in each of the segments. So, he'll say: In the head, there must be a characteristic element of the head which, in turn, must be represented in the other two segments. Let's put it this way:

1. an element specific to the head;
2. representation of the head in the heart;
3. representation of the head in the belly;

The same applies to the second segment, the heart, as well as the third, the stomach, which must have its own element and the representation of this element in each of the other two segments.

It's a kind of Pythagorean table, where the elements of study play the role of numbers, and this was the true aspect of the Pythagorean table as used by the initiates. 

Analogy will enable us to fill in the empty squares representing the elements to be discovered - and in a very simple way. All we have to do is combine the two names that intersect in each empty square. (The Pythagorean method for numbers).

So we have a table made up as follows:

If we consider the head through its major organ, the brain, we now know that it is triple and forms a whole: the reptilian brain, the limbic brain and the neocortex.

Vertically, the Brain in the heart is literally the intelligence of the heart associated with Intuition, while the Brain in the abdomen is represented by the solar plexus, linked to Instinct.

The heart in the heart is symbolized by Emotions and Feelings, while the stomach in the heart is linked to its Circulatory function, which is the source of life that feeds the lower world.

The heart in the abdomen is ventral Breathing.

Finally, the stomach in the stomach is the archetypal physical world of food and sexuality.

The matrix presentation suffers from a certain form of rigidity and offers limited possibilities of extension.

The tree presentation mode allows a better visualization of the relationships between the first nine numbers and the Three Worlds.

The other advantage of the tree over the matrix is to provide a dynamic representation (in extension in opposition with reduction) of the unit deployment in a ternary, or better tri-unity mode.

Each element or "node" of the tree is connected: 

• to its mother branch (left);
• to its two sister branches (vertically);
• and to its three daughter branches (right). 

The Attributes are identifiable by their color: yellow~divine, red~human and green~natural.

Each number/law corresponds to a well-defined location in the tree. The place it occupies in the tree (or matrix) informs us about its deep nature. It is this place that gives it its own quality.

In view of this diagram, we better understand the words of Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin in his book Des Nombres: 

In this quotation (above), the Spiritual World corresponds to the Human or Psychological World in Geonumerology, the Divine World being assimilated to the Spiritual World.