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The Significance of 108

At Angkor, the early mountain temple of Phnom Bakheng had its central
sanctuary surrounded by 108 smaller ones.

The story also contains significant numerological symbolism. The two teams
consisted of 54 devas and 54 asuras. The number 108 is highly important in
Hinduism. All Hindu eras, or yugas, are comprised of large numbers divisible
by 108, while mantras are often repeated 108 times. The number is considered
as a ‘building block’ of the universe.
Thanks to modern-day science, we know that the sun is 108 times the
diameter of the Earth, while the moon’s diameter times 108 is the distance
between the moon and the Earth.

ANGKOR WAT, CAMBODIA Angkor Wat was an ancient city in present

Cambodia built by a people whose culture came from Vedic India. They were
not of the Mongolian type, in contrast to most of modern Cambodians.
Cambodia is 1200 miles southeast of Calcutta. Angkor Wat's culture was more
like cultures of ancient Bali and of cities of North India. For some reason the
ancient society at Angkor failed. Perhaps disease and warfare caused their
decline and disappearance. In either event, the jungle took over and grew upon
this former great city, concealing its amazing architecture and city planning,
much of which have now been uncovered. French exploring parties
rediscovered Angkor Wat, in the 19th century, when Cambodia was a French
colonial protectorate. They began to clear away the jungle and unveil its

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ancient architecture and city plan. Angkor Wat incorporates the numbers 54,
108 and 540, in its planning, architecture and engineering. This type of
evidence is much different than ancient literature or ancient oral traditions.
Angkor was laid out for both practical transportation and for honor to celestial
deities. The city has a diameter of about two miles, and was surrounded by a
moat with five bridges. It has five gates, and to each of them leads an avenue,
bridging over that water ditch which surrounds the whole civic area on a flat
plane. A row of huge stone figures, 108 per avenue, 54 on each side, a total of
540 statues of the Indo-Aryan deities Deva and Asura, border each of these
roads, and each row carries a huge Naga serpent with nine heads.

DEVA. One half of the statues were replications of the Vedic deity Deva. In
Zoroastrian mythology, Deva was a demon, an evil spirit. The Latin word
“diabolus” and the English word "devil" are semantically and linguistically
related to Deva. In Sanskrit, "div" means "from the sky" (meaning "from the
region of the planets", not from Earth's stratosphere). Deva is a deity in Hindu,
Jainistic and Buddhist literature. ASURA. "Asura" in Sanskrit means "glowing"
or "glowing breath". Possibly the meaning of "Asura" is related to the glowing
ancient cometary tail of Mars, in the P&W scenario, according to whom the
Greeks saw this cometary train as the "fleece of Aries". The ancient Egyptians
and the Israelites saw the reflective cometary tail as celestial "wings". Mars has
dried ancient river beds in only one hemisphere, longitudes 10° W to 190° W,
and thus the ices, in the P & W scenario, effervesced off its surface in 12-hour
cycles (Mars has approximately a 24 hours day). Angkor also involves serpents
with nine heads. That serpent is interpreted, in the P&W scenario, as a
representation of Mars, appearing like a serpent followed by its ancient,
dragon-like cometary tail, churning the heavens.

108 AND 108,000 IN INDIA The number 432,000 appears not only in
Germanic traditions (the Eeinherier entering Valhalla, see below) and in
Chaldea (the Chaldean king list in Berossus) but also in the Rig Veda of India.
The Rig Veda has 10,800 stanzas with 40 syllables per stanza, a total of
432,000 syllables. There are 10,800 bricks in the Indian fire altar
(Agnacayana), a funeral pyre, a number of fate. Page 9 In the Ramayana (prose
version by Buck , the monkey Hanuman breaks the skull of the demon
Lighting Tongue into 108 pieces.

THE NUMBERS 54 AND 108 : Donald W. Patten, Meridian Publishing Company, Seattle and Emilio Spedicato,
University of Bergamo-http://www00.unibg.it/dati/persone/636/414.pdf

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The hermit Pulastya gets angry when he is disturbed for the 108th time.
Indrajit, the son of the demon Ravana, who takes away Sita from Rama, wins
108 kinds of illusions from Brahma. In a battle between Rama and the
Rakshasas in the Dandaka forest, a Rakshasa soldier hit a brass plate 108
times. At variant with the number 108, but this might be easily explained by a
memory slip when, after several years, he told his story to Rustichello of Pisa
while in a Genoa prison, Marco Polo (Il Milione, third book, chapter 23, latin
version of 1485 by Pipino, with notes by Cristoforo Colombo; italian edition by
Edizioni Paoline, 1985) states, with reference to the king of Maabar, in
southern India: on his neck there is a silk band adorned with 104 pearls and
rubies. Every day he has to recite 104 prayers in the morning and 104 in the
evening. Mustang is a secluded province of in north-west Nepal, which the
Nepalese government is still trying to keep out of the main tourist directions by
charging a quite high entrance visa. The local religion is mainly Buddhism and
that land is rich of monasteries (gompas) with extremely ancient and rare
documents (a copy of the Kangyur written on pure gold foils, weight 40 kilos, is
kept in the fortress of the town of Tsarang).

The famous gompa of Lo Gekar is located in a mountain area in the middle of

108 chorten. See Terzani [15]. Muktinath is a temple town in Nepal, where
Buddhism and Hinduism coexist with several temples. Near the Vishnu temple
the water of a holy source is distributed by a system of 108 outlets, see Tucci
[24]. The Hindu rosary has 108 grains as does the Buddhist rosary (perhaps it
is worth recalling that Buddhism can be seen just as a variant of Hinduism;
this was the opinion of Gandhi for instance). Curiously, Allen [17] notes that
the Survey of India Office was able to send his agents incognito into Tibet for
land measuring where the agents counted the number of their passes, the
basic length unit, using a modified rosary with 100 instead of 108 grains.

Astronomer, mathematician, and physicist Galileo Galilei made an interesting

statement. He said that the universe is written “in mathematical language”. He
maintained that the mysteries of creation itself could be solved through
numbers and mathematical equations. Mystics of all traditions around the
world, found that numbers offered more than scientific insight—they offered a
secret language for awakening, a key to our own intuition and higher aspects of
our being. Yogis found the number 108 to be such a key.
The number 108 has always been a highly revered number for thousands of
years, coveted by many spiritual traditions and ascribed special significance in
meditation and prayer.  Considered to be the most auspicious number of all,
108 also happens to be the number of stitches on a baseball.  

In yoga, the number 108 refers to spiritual completion. That’s the reason why
malas used for japa (silent repetition of a mantra) are composed of 108 beads –
with an additional “meru” bead, which when reached, prompts the practitioner
to count the mala beads in reverse order. Pranayama cycles are often repeated

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in 108 cycles and even sun salutations are often completed in nine rounds of
the 12 postures, which when multiplied, adds up to 108. Ancient yogis believed
that we can attune ourselves to the rhythms of creation by completing
practices in rounds of this sacred number.

108 seems to be a mysterious number that connects the ancient world to the
modern world and also connects the physical realm to the metaphysical realm.
The number 108 is sacred in mathematics, geometry, astrology, numerology
and in many world religions and spiritual traditions.

Let’s look at some of the reasons why 108 is considered to be a sacred number:

1. It represents the unity and wholeness of existence

According to the mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci, who was born around

A.D. 1170 and after whom the Fibonacci sequence is (nick)named, it is believed
that the number 108 has a way of representing the wholeness of existence.
The Fibonacci sequence is also related to the golden ratio. The spiral
arrangement of leaves or petals on some plants follows the golden ratio.
Pinecones exhibit a golden spiral, as do the seeds in a sunflower, according to
"Phyllotaxis: A Systemic Study in Plant Morphogenesis" (Cambridge University
Press, 1994).

The Fibonacci sequence is one of the most prominent mathematical formulas.

Each number in the sequence is the sum of the two numbers that precede it.
So, the sequence goes: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and so on. The
mathematical equation describing it, is Xn+2= Xn+1 + Xn
It’s been called "nature's secret code," and "nature's universal rule." It is said to
govern the dimensions of everything from the Great Pyramid at Giza to the
iconic seashell called Nautilus.

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What is interesting though is that Leonardo Fibonacci  (whose real name was
Leonardo of Pisa) did not actually discover the sequence. Instead ancient
Sanskrit texts that used the Hindu-Arabic numeral system first mention it, and
those predate Leonardo of Pisa by centuries.

To fully understand the significance of the number 108, it is necessary to

understand the numerical science of decimal parity. 
In many ancient cultures (e.g., Egypt and India) decimal parity was used as a
way to understand the truth of numbers.

Using decimal parity we can break numbers down into single digits. Let’s take
the following example: the decimal parity equivalent of the number 377 is 3 + 7
+ 7 = 17 and 1 + 7 = 8. So the decimal parity equivalent of 377 is 8.

The first 24 numbers of the Fibonacci Sequence are: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21,

34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, 10946, 17711,
28657.

If we apply decimal parity to the Fibonacci sequence we find that there is a

repeating series of 24 digits as seen here: (0), 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 4, 3, 7, 1, 8, 9, 8,
8, 7, 6, 4, 1, 5, 6, 2, 8, 1.

If we add these 24 digits up, we get the number 108.

0+1+1+2+3+5+8+4+3+7+1+8+9+8+8+7+6+4+1+5+6+
2 + 8 + 1 = 108

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What’s amazing is that the 1.08 constant growth rate the nautilus uses to
build its spiral shell involves the same pattern which repeats every 24 numbers
in the Fibonacci sequence.

Furthermore, the number 108 has significance with regards to the distance
between the earth and the moon and between the earth and the sun.

The distance between the moon and the earth is 108 times the diameter of the
moon – but only once a month, because according to NASA the moon’s orbit
around the Earth is not a perfect circle but more of an ellipse. Similarly, the
distance between the earth and the sun is 108 times the diameter of the sun.
Earth’s orbit around the Sun is however also an ellipse. And so on September
18-19 the distance of the Sun from Earth is 108 times that of the Sun’s
diameter.

Consider the number of days in a leap year – 366 days. When we multiply the
three numbers we arrive at 108. 3 x 6 x 6 = 108.

2. 108 in mystical traditions and numerology

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Numbers can be seen as messengers. When the number 108 appears in our life
it may mean that we are about to attain a long-desired goal or achievement.
The number 108 consists of the individual numbers 1, 0 and 8. The number 1
represents authority and leadership. It also represents new beginnings, taking
initiative, and embarking on a new path of progress.

The number 0 is a mysterious one in that it represents both nothingness and

eternity, but when combined with other numbers it will amplify the vibrational
influence of the other numbers.

The number 8 is related to power and influence, abundance and achievement

and the power to manifest desired outcomes. When this vibration becomes
dominant in our lives we can expect to wield a great amount of influence in the
chosen area of interest or in our professional lives.

Another explanation is this: 1, 0, and 8: 1 stands for God or higher truth, 0

stands for emptiness or completeness in spiritual practice, and 8 stands for
infinity or eternity.

The number 108 may also be thought of as a special number or a special

combination that represents the number 9. Number 9 is considered to be a
highly spiritual number and entrusts us with a high spiritual energy associated
with altruism and humanitarianism. So when number 9 “shines” through the
number 108 it signals that we should share our gifts and abundance with
those less fortunate than us. The abundance we attract, we must remember,
has come to us by aligning with the Divine Source. Conversely, when we align
our thoughts with the Divine Source, our whole attitude changes and we
become generous, altruistic and benefactors of the world, naturally – all the
while maintaining a sense of gratitude for all that we have.

The Divine Source keeps giving without expecting anything in return. We can
best maintain a connection to that source by an attitude of gratitude and
generosity – such an attitude will continue to attract prosperity into our lives,
materially and spiritually.

3. Shri Yantra

On the Shri Yantra there are marmas (points) where three lines intersect, and
there are 54 such intersections. Each intersection has masculine and feminine
qualities, which represent Shiva and Shakti. 54 x 2 equals 108. Thus, there are
108 points that define the Sri Yantra as well as the human body.

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4. Heart Chakra

The chakras are the intersections of subtle nerve channels or nadiis, and there
are said to be a total of 108 nadiis converging to form the heart chakra. One of
them, sushumna leads to the crown chakra, and is said to be the path to Self-
realization.

5. 108 defilements in Buddhism

In Buddhism, it is among the tenets that there are exactly 108 types of
defilements – no more and no less. This could be the reason a bell is usually
chimed exactly 108 times in Japanese Buddhist Temples to mark the end of an
old year and to usher into a new year.

6. There are 108 earthly temptations

In Buddhism, it is also believed that the road to nirvana is laden with exactly
108 temptations. So, every Buddhist has to overcome 108 earthly temptations
to achieve nirvana. In addition, the ring of prayer beads worn around the waist
of Zen priests is usually made of 108 beads.

7. Tibetans have 108 sacred books

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All their holy writings in Tibet, as much as it is, have been divided into exactly
108 sacred books. Tibetan Buddhism also believes that there are 108 sins and
108 delusions of the mind. Some of these sins and delusions are callousness,
blasphemy, anger, abuse, and aggression.

8. The basis of all creation

A certain aspect of Indian cosmology defines the number 108 as the basis of all
creation. The number ‘1’ in 108 represents Divine Consciousness. Zero
indicates null or void implying that everything on this Earth is vanity since all
creatures are here only temporarily. Eight represents the infinity of creation.

9. 108’s significance in astrology

 There are 12 zodiacs and 9 planets and when multiplied, we get 108.
Additionally, there are 27 lunar mansions and they are divided into 4 quarters.
When 27 is multiplied by 4, the result is 108.

10. 108 images of Lord Buddha

Kathmandu is said to be the capital of Buddhism and there are exactly 108
images of Lord Buddha, erected in and around the place in reverence of the
Buddhism deity.

11. There are 108 names for deities

Each deity in Hinduism has 108 names.

12. Sarsen Circle Stonehenge has a diameter of 108 feet

Sarsen Circle Stonehenge, in the UK, is one of the world’s most famous
prehistoric monuments. Interestingly, it has a diameter of 108 feet. The
structure of the monument is similar to that of PhNom Bakheng, an ancient
Shiva Temple located in Cambodia. The temple also has 108 towers around it.

13. 108 types of feelings in a human

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Both Buddhism and Hinduism believe that every human being has 108
different types of feelings. 36 of these feelings revolve round their past, 36
revolve round the present, and the remaining 36 are based on their dreams
and future ambitions.

14. The significance of 108 degree Fahrenheit

When the internal body temperature reaches 108 degrees Fahrenheit, the vital
organs in the body will begin to shut down.

15. Mathematical significance of 108

Ancient Indians were astonishing with mathematics and they were the ones
that discovered the significance of the number – 108 a long time ago. First of
all, they discovered the links between 108 and 9, a more sacred number. The
link between 9 and 108 is much more than one being a multiple of the other.
Here are some of the interesting mathematical relationships between 9 and
108.

 11 x 22 x 33 = 108. This means (1) x (2x2) x (3x3x3) = 108.

 When 108 is divided by 2, the answer is 54 and 5 + 4 = 9.

 When 54 is further divided by 2, it will lead to 27 and 2 + 7 = 9.

 When 1 is added to 0 and 8, the answer is 9 (1+0+8 = 9).

 When 108 is multiplied by 2, the resultant figures will result in 9

when added together – 108 x 2 = 216; 2+1+6 = 9.

 When 108 is multiplied by 3, the resultant figures will result in 9

when added together – 108 x 2 = 324; 3+2+5 = 9.

Other reasons number 108 is sacred

There are exactly 108 sacred sites (also called pithas) all over India. There are
108 Upanishads, and there are 108 Marmas with regard to Ayurveda. There
are 108 stars in Chinese astrology and while 72 of them are malevolent, the
remaining 36 are beneficial. Tibetan legends are made of 108 Masters and 108
initiates.

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108 saints are celebrated in Japan and they are also known as Vajradhatu.
The Buddha has 108 names and there are 108 lamps devoted to him. Both
Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva have 108 names each.

The division of Christian holiday from Soul’s day which is on November 2nd to
25th December has 54 days and 54 nights. The significance of the number lies
in the fact that within those two dates, light transformed into darkness a total
of 108 times and the reverse also occurred the same number of times.

Most Buddhist temples usually have 108 steps and 108 columns. A very good
example of such temples is the temple at Angkor. The temple is built around
108 huge stones.

Mathematics and Geometry

108 is a Harshad number (1+0+8=9) / 108 is divisible by 9

366 days in sidereal year; 3x6x6 = 108
1 squared plus 2 squared plus 3 squared equals 108
108° degrees on inner angles of a pentagon

Theology and Culture

108 beads on a mala

108 repetitions of a mantra
108 types of meditation
108 dance forms in Indian traditions
108 time frame in Rosicrucian cycles
108 gopis of Vrindavan in the Gaudiya Vaishnavism
108 defilements in some schools of Buddhism
108 earthly temptations
108 beads on a juzu (prayer beads) worn by Zen priests
108 questions for Buddha in the Lankavatra
108 previous incarnations remembered in modern Gnosticism
108 chances or lifetimes to rid the ego and transcend the materialistic world
108 earthly desires/lies/delusions in Buddhism
108 is maximum number of repetitions in Kriya Yoga
108 Sun Salutations in yoga
108 breaths in a day to reach enlightenment
108 energy lines or nadiis converging to form the heart chakra
108 sacred books in the holy writings of Tibet
108 epistemological doctrines in Hinduism tradition
108 virtues in Jain tradition

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108 steps in temples mentioned in the Lankavatara Sutra
108 sins or 108 delusions of the mind in Tibetan Buddhism
108 pressure points in body according to Marma Adi and Ayurveda

In conclusion, we may say that the sacredness of 108 began in ancient times
but it is not likely that the origin will be discovered. What we may discover are
the hidden reasons for it being regarded a sacred number.

Ancient and Sacred use of these numbers – 5/7

I was stimulated into realising the importance of my Cube discovery, from information
mentioned in books I read recently and a television show I saw on a particular number autistic
savant, Daniel Tammet.
Firstly I would like to describe why I believe the number 9 has such underlying importance. As
shown in this Ant Cube of number patterns, the number 9 reveals itself as a ‘physical’ structure,
totally encompassing the number Cube’s outer shell, with internal intersecting pillars, and wholly
different to the other eight numbers 1 to 8. The importance of the three dimensions of the number
nine, as well as the Cube coupling numbers, is shown in part by the following:-
With reference to the book ‘Heavens Mirror; Quest for the Lost Civilisation’ by Graham
Hancock and Santha Faiia, there are numbers considered of such importance that they are passed
down in myth, legend, architecture and religious texts. I would like to point out some very
interesting links between these numbers mentioned and the number patterns discovered in the
Ant Cube (i.e. the ‘structural’ number 9 and the coupling numbers). At the time of writing this I
have not yet made contact with the authors to discuss these links. Also there is no mention that I
could find, in their wonderful book, of these links.
Firstly regarding the number 9 being a possible ‘structure’ inherent in the mathematics of our
measurement of time and the universe, please note the following extracts from their book i.e.
Page 150. “The great ‘world ages’ of Hindu cosmology… Their respective durations are
1,728,000 years, 1,296,000 years, 864,000 years and 432,000…  (and with respect to Angkor
Wat) the key sections of the causeway 1,728 Hat, 1,296 Hat, 864 Hat and 432 Hat – the Yuga
lengths scaled down by 1000… passage of time is numerically expressed by the length
corresponding to yugas along the west – east axis”.

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Aerial view Angkor Wat

My comment: As well as the 4, 3, 2 ratio between these periods of time, when adding the number
integers until a single number is reached, each of these ancient number periods add up to the
number nine, the ‘structural number’ of our universe:- i.e.
1,728,000 years and 1,728 Hat = 1 + 7 + 2 + 8 (+0 +0 + 0) = 18 = 1 + 8 = 9;
(note coupling numbers 1 + 8 [7 + 2 + 8] = 9)
1,296,000 years and 1,296 Hat = 1 + 2 + 9 + 6 = 18 = 1 + 8 = 9;
(note coupling numbers 3 [1 + 2 + 9] + 6 = 9).
864,000 years and 864 Hat =  8 + 6 + 4 = 18 = 1 + 8 = 9;
(note coupling numbers 8 + 1 [6 + 4 = 1] or 5 [8 + 6] + 4 = 9).
432,000 years and 432 Hat = 4 + 3 + 2 = 9;
(note coupling numbers 4 + 5 [3 + 2], or 7 [4 + 3] + 2 = 9).
The grand total of the ‘World Ages’ of Hindu cosmology = 4,320,000 years. (A reminder that the
ratio of the ‘world ages’ is also 4 to 3 to 2 and 4 + 3 + 2 = 9.)
At this point I would like to mention that this number 4,320,000 or its division by 10 = 432,000
or again by 10 = 43,200 is mentioned in many ancient forms such as the following:
 Kali Yuga, the last of the four world ages mentioned above describes 1200 god years of
360 mortal years, which equals 1200 x 360 = 432,000 mortal years.
 The ancient religious Hindu texts, the Rig Veda, has 10,800 stanzas of 40 syllables each,
which equals 10,800 x 40 = 432,000 syllables.
 The ratio of the scale of the Great Pyramid to our planet’s circumference of 1: 43,200 has
been hinted at from ancient times. Note that the number 43,200 divided by 2 = 21,600 (2 +
1 + 6 = 9), which is the number of nautical miles in the circumference of our planet. The
perimeter of the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza, as described further on, is to all intents
and purposes, 0.5 nautical miles, which when multiplied by the 43,200 ratio of the Great
Pyramid equals the 21,600 nautical miles circumference of our planet. I discuss this in more
detail further on.
Continuing with extracts from ‘Heavens Mirror; Quest for the Lost Civilisation’ by Graham
Hancock and Santha Faiia,
Page 164. In discussing the pyramid mountain Pnohm Bakheng, north of Angkor Watt, the
central sanctuary is surrounded by 108 towers.  “The number 108, one of the most sacred in
Hindu and Buddist cosmologies, is the sum of 72 and 36 (i.e 72 + half of 72). As such it is a key
component in the sequence of numbers linked to the earth’s axial precession… Great Cycle of
25,920 years, at the rate of one degree every 72 years.”

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Image Great Cycle

My comment: The Great Cycle refers to the axial precessional cycle of our planet: If one
extends, as a straight rod, the longitudinal axis of our planet into space, over time this rod slowly
moves in a circle. It takes 72 years, approximately, per degree of this 360 degree circle, which
means that it takes 72 x 360 years to complete the Great Cycle = 25,920 years. Effectively for an
astronomer looking up to the heavens from Earth it would take 72 years for the stars to move just
one degree in the sky. For an older civilisation to know about this Great Cycle would be
considered highly unlikely without highly sophisticated equipment; and yet it seems some very
early civilisations did possess this knowledge.
The sums of the numbers above, each added as per the logic of the number Cube, are as follows;-
The sacred numbers  108 = 1 + 0 + 8 = 9; – 72 = 7 + 2 = 9;- 36 = 3 + 6 = 9; –  The Great Сycle
of 25,920 years = 2 + 5 + 9 + 2 + 0 = 18 = 9.  The numbers all add up to the structural number 9.
Before bringing in other extracts from the book ‘Heavens Mirror’ I also wish to remind readers
of the important ‘coupling’ of numbers revealed in my Cube and how these ‘couplings’ are
prevalent in these ancient numbers i.e. the numbers 1 and 8 are of equal pattern but at 90 degrees
to one another and can be shown as 18 or 81 or 108 etc. Similarly the numbers 2 and 7 are shown
as 72 or 27; 3 and 6 as 36 or 63; 4 and 5 as 54 or 45. Note the numbers in the paragraph above
108, 72 and 36 each reflecting this number ‘coupling’ of 1 with 8, 7 with 2 and 3 with 6. Again I
remind the reader that each ‘coupling’ adds up to the structural number 9.
With regard to larger numbers such as 216, optional number couplings may apply. 2 + 1 + 6 =9
and furthermore in terms of number couplings 216 may read as 2 with 7 (1+6) as well as 3 (2 +
1) with 6.
Similarly with large numbers such as noted in the previous page, ‘1296 Hat’, adjacent numbers
may be added in any combination, but will still end up with the coupling numbers. i.e. 1296 =
coupling numbers
1 with 8 ( 2 + 9 + 6 = 17 = 1 + 7 = 8) or 3 (1 + 2) with 6 (9 + 6 = 15 = 6) or again 3 (1 + 2 + 9 =
12 = 3) with 6.
FURTHER EXTRACT REFERENCES TO ‘HEAVENS MIRROR’
Angkor Watt in Cambodia sits 72 degrees east of the Great Pyramid of Giza, and the overall
major building works consists of 72 temple complexes, including Angkor Watt and Angkor
Thom.

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Page 184.- regarding the Cambodian ancient temple complex of Angkor Thom where each of the
five gates is “surmounted by four serene and gigantic sculpted faces…oriented with high
precision towards the four cardinal directions” and “is approached by a bridge, and each … is
lined by parallel rows of 54 devas  and 54 asuras – ‘108 per avenue……altogether 540
statues……’a colossal model set up’ of the precessional cycle.”
My comment: 54, 540 and 108 are the number couplings 5 with 4, and 1 with 8 in the Cube and
both add up to the ‘structural’ number 9
Page 189 “ ….54 (or 72, or 108, or 216, etc)  … the numerical code by which the cosmic cycle
of precession was evoked in ancient cultures.”
My comment: the numbers add up to 9 and are the cube number couplings 5 with 4, 7 with 2, 1
with 8 and 3 (1+2) with 6
Page 190 “there are ‘72 major stone and brick temples and monuments of Angkor’… located 72
degrees of longitude east of the Pyramids of Giza) is, in our view, highly suggestive of an overall
plan.”

My comment: If one takes the centre of the Great Pyramid as 0 degrees longitude (instead of
Greenwich, London) then Angkor lies 72 degrees east of the Great Pyramid and has 72 temples

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(or temple complexes). Significant ancient and Sacred sites lie on degrees longitude which relate
directly to the coupling numbers in the Number Cube. 7 and 2 are coupling numbers in this
example, adding to 9.
Page 194. At the exact geometric centre of enclosure of Angkor Thom is the Bayon “ the Bayon,
54 massive stone towers, each … is carved with four gigantic faces… making a total of 216
faces”.
My comment: 54 is the Cube number coupling 5 with 4 and adds up to 9. Also 216 faces = 2 + 1
(3) + 6 = 9.

Page 201, 203.  “54 degrees of longitude to the east of Angkor… Nan Midol… extensive
underwater ruins”

My comment: 54 is the cube number coupling of 5 with 4 and adds to 9. Nan Midol is therefore
72 degrees (number coupling 7 with 2) + 54 degrees, east of the Great Pyramid of Giza = 126
degrees east = 1 + 2 + 6 = 9

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Page 220. In discussing the changes to the angles of the earth’s obliquity of the ecliptic “ the
range of the obliquity cycle is 2 degrees 24 minutes. Each degree is subdivided into 60 arc
minutes… a total of 144 arc minutes… total of 8640 arc seconds “.
My comment:  144 adds up to 1 + 4 + 4 = 9, note arc seconds 8 + 6 + 4 + 0 = 18 = 1 + 8 = 9.
Again the ‘structural’ number 9 and coupling numbers are inherent in the movement of earth
over time. The logic of the coupling numbers with these larger numbers applies as described
previously.

 
My comment:  216 adds 2 + 1 + 6 = 9, the structural number I believe, behind the mathematics
of our universe. Note that the circumference of Earth is also 21,600 nautical miles. It seems that
there is a coincidence in the same number 21,600, applying to both the time required for the
minimum to maximum shift of the tilt of the earth’s axis and the number of nautical miles around
the earth’s axis. Has anyone else noticed this?  Also I now notice another interesting
coincidence! – The number of years required for the tilt of the earth’s axis from maximum back
to maximum, minimum back to minimum, which is 43,200 (21,600 x 2) years, is also the ratio in
scale of the Great Pyramid to Earth ( i.e. 1 in 43,200. I discuss this ratio further on).Page 220 “If
we now divide these 8640 seconds by 40 seconds (the estimated change of obliquitry in a
century) we find that 216 centuries- i.e. 21,600 years – is the period required for the tilt of the
earth’s axis to shift from its minimum to its maximum value”.
My comment continued; Note that the number 20, or its multiple as 40 (seconds as above), and
60 (arc minutes) above that, not itself divisible by 9, also often plays a role with 9 and the other
number couplings in many of these calculations, but with the result still divisible by 9. I mention
this now because when looking at the DNA units of life itself, the number 20 (and its multiple) is
significant.
The next paragraph in this book ‘Heavens Mirror’ is undoubtedly a co-incidence (?) because it
relates to our present point in time, however please note that these co-incidental numbers add
back to 9, which may mean that our present time is somehow significant.(As these numbers
change they would no longer add to 9) i.e.
“Using the accepted rate of change of 40 arc seconds per century, the earth’s last period of
maximum obliquity must have occurred 94.5 centuries ago (3780 divided by 40 = 94.5), i.e. 9450
years before the present”.
(My comment 3780 adds 3 + 7 + 8 + 0 = 18 = 1 + 8 = 9; and also 9450 = 9 + 4 + 5 + 0 = 18 = 1
+ 8 = 9. )

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Interestingly it is also mentioned that the Hindus and Mayans believed that the New Age started
3100 BC and the Mayan end is 2012 AD.
(My comment: This is a period of 5112 years and 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 9. Of course every nine years
on the date will again add to 9 so not particularly significant, apart from tying in with the Mayan
end of calendar)
Page 221. “..a network of monuments was set up around the world in prehistoric times… co-
ordinates of longitude and latitude… through a sequence of ‘precessional numbers’ : 54, 72, 108,
144, 180, 216, etc”
My comment: These numbers expressing degrees longitude all add up to 9 and express the
number couplings 1 and 8 (108, 180), 2 and 7 (72), 3 and 6 (216 = 2+1 and 6 = 3 and 6), and 4
and 5 (144 = 1+4 and 4 = 5 and 4). The knowledge of the number couplings, discovered in the
Cube highlight that the following, or combinations of the following, many covered above, may
further aid in discovering ancient sites of importance from the 0 degree longitude base line of the
Giza Pyramids (actually the Great Pyramid) i.e. 18 and 81, 27 and 72, 36 and 63, 45 and 54.
Combinations 81 and 27 or 72 and 36 or 63 and 45 = 108; 72 and 45, 63 and 54 = 117; 81 and
54, 72 and 63 = 135; 81 and 63 = 144; 81 and 72 = 153. Also additions such as 108 +108 = 216
or 144 + 72 = 216. In terms of the coupling numbers, the three longitudes up to 180 degrees (half
way around the world east or west from the Great Pyramid) that I did not see mentioned in
Heaven’s Mirror are 117, 135 and 153; these may reveal important ancient sites yet to be
discovered. Similarly longitude mirrored numbers between 180 and 360 degrees or working
west from the Great Pyramid.
I need to investigate the relationship, if it exists, of the coupling numbers to latitude also. If a
coupling number link to latitude is found to the sites we know of then all of the possible
positions for these ancient markers of ancient ‘sacred’ sites could be identified. The reference in
old texts that Angkor Watt complex of 72 temples was built over old sacred ‘mounds,’ hints at a
very much older positioning of sites around the ancient world, placed on a careful grid of
coupling number inter-relationships.
In terms of the latitude of these ancient sacred sites there is a convincing hypothesis
in www.Ancient-World-Mysteries.com, by Keith M Hunter and various other authors, such as
Jim Alison, that the majority of these ancient sacred sites such as Giza, Angkor, Nazca,
Ollantaytambo, Easter Island etc, sit on one Great Circle around earth, tilted in a way that crosses
the equator so that an equal half is above and the other half below. When rotating the earth
visually along the equator, the Great Circle creates a single great sine wave, with a wave height
equal to half the radius of earth. The distance between the sites have a strong ‘golden section’
relationship i.e. 1.618, as does the Great pyramid (length both sides divided by the base length,
712/440 = 1.618).
My comment: If the above hypotheses are true then the coupling numbers of the number Cube
are reflected only in the longitude positioning of these mysterious ancient sites, and
the latitude is determined by their location on the Great Circle. As an aside, does another such
Great Circle exist, picking up other ‘sacred’ sites?
I believe that there is an exception to the greatest significant ancient sites being located on the
Great Circle, and that is the locations of the legendary ‘Halls of Records’ (i.e. sites containing
secrets of the universe, hidden by the ‘Gods,’ and undiscoverable by chance, according to the
Egyptian ancient texts); they would otherwise be too easy to find, in my opinion. According to
the author Ralph Ellis, and as discussed on the next page, the one possible Hall of Records site
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latitude, i.e 45 degrees east of the Great Pyramid and 36 degrees north of the equator, both
coordinates separately and together adding to the structural number 9. To my sensibilities and
logic, this rings an important bell, and points to a site of great importance in terms of the Cube
number couplings.
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