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creation, by its correspondence with all others, serve as their 

 natural exponent, but that each octave, if its constituents 

 are correctly classified, rests upon internal evidence of its 

 own. And if this serial order of graduated progression is 

 duly recognized, and its laws are properly understood, we 

 may use any seven-fold classification, known to be correct, in 

 correcting the errors of others, just as the musician would 

 correct the discords of one octave by the harmonies of 

 another. 



But before proceeding further, we must speak briefly of 

 the laws which, as we proceed, will be seen to govern the 

 septinary classifications, and by which it may be generally 

 known whether any classification is correct. In each correct 

 classification, the members, in their numerical order, may, in 

 general terms, be distinguished as follows : 



Number ONE is the number of simple unity. 



Two is the number of productive unity, and in general 

 terms comprises positive and negative, active and passive, or 

 male and female, principles. 



THREE is the number of self-sustaining unity. 



FOUR is the number of Organization. 



FIVE is the number of exterior completeness. There being 

 five exterior properties to outer things, man, hence, has five 

 exterior senses, whose object is to give information of them to 

 the interior soul. As the five exterior properties also exist, 

 with express reference to two interior and higher properties, 

 the number five is also a number of aspiration, as will be 

 better understood hereafter. 



Six is the number of subordinal association, and of 

 harmonial, peripheral revolution, as around a governing 

 center. 



SEVEN is the number of final completeness, embracing both 



