Number 4 is the number of stability, order, and completion of justice
Number 4 is the number of the earth and mankind.
Number 4 is the number of the square.
Number 4 symbolizes building a strong foundation.
There are four cardinal points:
North – South – East – West
There are four winds.
There are four phases of the moon.
There are four seasons.
In the West, we have four elements: earth – air – fire – water.
Number 4 – A Perfect Number
The Pythagoreans believed the number four, the Tetrad, was a perfect number.
They taught that the Tetrad symbolized God.
In Pythagorean philosophy there are four parts to the soul:
mind – opinion – science – sense
The Four-Leaf Clover
The four-leaf clover is believed to bring luck to the finder,
especially if it is found unexpectedly. Each of the four leaves symbolizes something special:
hope – faith – love – Luck
Anniversary
The fourth year anniversary is traditionally celebrated with fruits and flowers in the Western world.
Astrology and the Tarot
Cancer is the fourth astrological sign. June 22 – July 22 Number four is the number of Mars.
Number four is lucky for Leo and Scorpio.
In the Tarot the number four is the card of the Emperor.
The Emperor represents material goods and worldly authority.
Reversed it means immaturity.
Tetraphobia
Tetraphobia or the fear of number 4 is common in East Asia. You may especially notice Tetraphobia in China, Japan and Taiwan.
In these countries, four is pronounced the same as the word for “death” (shi).
Many apartments and business buildings, hospitals, and hotels will skip the room and floor number four.
The same goes for the industry and their military vessels.
When visiting never give a present made up of four pieces, for example never give four flowers. That would be a huge insult.
Pueblo People
The number four is sacred to the Pueblo people. The Zia Pueblo sun symbol is used on the flag of New Mexico, USA.
The four sets of four strips symbolize: four seasons – four directions – four corners of the earth – four elements
Book of Gates
In the “Book of Gates” humans are divided into four different races: Egyptian – Asiatic – Libyan – Nubian
The 4 Castes in India
In India, there were four different castes (classes).
Almost every person belonged to one of the four castes. This was determined by birth, you always belonged to the caste of your parents.
Some people were so unfortunate they did not belong to any caste, they were known as the “untouchables”. Today they are called the “Dalits”.
There were strict rules for what each caste could or could not do. Each caste also had many sub-castes.
Even though the government now has outlawed the caste system, it is still practiced in many parts of India.
Being a vital part of the society of India for over two thousand years, it has proven to take time to change the way of life and thinking.
The four castes are:
Brahmins: priests, scholars, and philosophers
Kshatriyas: warriors and rulers
Vaishyas: traders, merchants, and farmers
Shudras: laborers and servants
