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THE TERNARY OF TRANSITION.
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Numbers, proportions, and mathematical relationships as the underlying structure of divine reality.
The term 'Ternary' explicitly invokes the number three as a structural principle, which is central to numerical mysticism in Western esotericism.
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“CHAPTER LXXIV.
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Shared concept: Numerical Mysticism — Numbers, proportions, and mathematical relationships as the underlying structure of divine reality. (derived)
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