Cheiro’s Book of Numbers: letter values, compound numbers and editions
A revised introduction grounded in the original contents and reprint records, with a reproducible example and limits on ancient-origin claims.
Revised 2026-10-24: checked the contents and edition records, and distinguished the author's ancient-origin narrative from established history.
*Cheiro's Book of Numbers* bears the name Cheiro. The available Digital Library of India transcription also identifies Count Louis Hamon and London publisher Herbert Jenkins; its preliminary material says seventh impression. It does not supply a clear date establishing the first edition. A separate Internet Archive record describes a 1964 version, not proof of first publication. “Chaldean Numerology Explained” in this article's older filename is a descriptive label, not an authenticated original subtitle.
Cheiro relates his system to Chaldean, Hebrew and Indian traditions. That establishes what he claimed, not an independently demonstrated chain transmitting a modern English alphabet table unchanged from antiquity.
The contents and text discuss single numbers 1–9, birth numbers, names and compound numbers. The intermediate total can retain a separate symbolic interpretation rather than disappearing upon reduction. Contents and chapters XII–XVI.
| Number | Letters |
|---|---|
| 1 | A, I, J, Q, Y |
| 2 | B, K, R |
| 3 | C, G, L, S |
| 4 | D, M, T |
| 5 | E, H, N, X |
| 6 | U, V, W |
| 7 | O, Z |
| 8 | F, P |
For JOHN alone, this table gives 1 + 7 + 5 + 5 = 18 → 9. It is an arithmetic illustration, not a complete personal reading. The absence of letters assigned to 9 does not forbid a total reducing to 9. The table is a symbolic convention, not a physical measurement of a letter's vibration.
The author's stories about name changes, lucky days, colours, disease or horse racing are occult claims and anecdotes, not modern efficacy evidence. Selecting memorable correspondences after an event differs from testing rules specified in advance. This introduction checked contents and relevant examples, not every historical story or prediction.
LamjinLab's numerology tool is a related study resource; its page defines its coverage.
Sources checked
- Digital Library of India transcription on Internet Archive: title, seventh-impression statement, contents and name examples; OCR details require checking against scans.
- Internet Archive's 1964 edition record, not treated as a first-edition date.
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