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The Numerological Key |
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| Some of the number motifs used in the story
have a mystic base. |
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The Power of 3 |
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Wonder why so much magic is associated with
this number? In faerie tales, a genie or a goblin always
grants 3 wishes. Or in superstition they say ‘third time
lucky!’ There is of course the fact that number 3 is Jupiter
ruled. Jupiter in astrology, is the Great Benevolent, the
bestower of luck, ‘Optimist Maximus’ as they say. In The Garud Prophecies, Sitara’s story, the number stands for
completion. 3 points to the eternal knot, 3 sisters that
fuse their gifts for deliverance. Many religions acknowledge
the power of 3 – the Holy Trinity in Christianity, or
Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva in Hinduism, etc. A lot of rituals are
to be performed thrice to be sacred. And the cycle of
stories/life also follows a similar path: Birth/life/Death
or Past/Present/Future or Beginning/Middle/End. |
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Number 8 |
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A karmic number, most numerologists will tell you. It is revered
as an equaliser, it can create and destroy, it is, of course,
ruled by planet of restriction or then, long term gains, Saturn.
It is a number of potency, one that is deep and significant. In
the story,
Sitara goes through her rites of passage at age 17, a
vibration of the number 8. Number 8 people may not always have
an easy path, but it is believed that if they overcome obstacles
through tenacity and at-times sacrifice, their rewards are
enduring. |
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Number 12 |
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In The Garud Prohecies, Sitara’s story, 12 is
the number of years between the Eagle’s first visit to central
character Padmini and his next. As a symbol of cosmic order, 12
stands tall. As a mystic number its significance cannot be
doubted. 12 planets in astrology, 12 Apostles in the Christian
faith. 12 hours for day, 12 for night. 12 months in a year, 12
Gods on Greece’s Mt Olympus. 12 Chinese animals, 12 zodiac
signs. And as trivia, in Sport - In the Rugby League, one of the
starting second-row forwards wears the number 12 jersey in most
competitions. An exception is apparently the European Super
League, which uses static squad numbering. |
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