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As a practitioner of New Thought, I have reflected many times upon the “feared and dreaded” Bible passage about Satan and how his number is “666″. I have thought to myself, “what does this really mean?” Well, after considerable reflection, I think I have formulated something quite unique, and I hope you will find similar interest in this viewpoint.

Mathematically, “666″ is another way of saying 2000 divided by 3000, because if you divide 2 by 3, you get as a result .6666 (ongoing). So, really what we are looking at here is the relationship of 2 “over” or “divided by” three.

If you take the Abraham Maslow “Hierarchy of Needs” chart and divide it into three sections, addressing the most fundamental needs of the individual: physical survival needs, socialization needs, and spiritual needs, soon we can see the self-evident correlation.

“666″ simply means that man is, at this time in history, mostly concerned about only two-thirds of his total needs. He is addressing, for the most part, needs that are on the levels of physical wellness and social wellness. However, there is alot of neglect in the third section of needs: spiritual needs.

So, like the above diagram shows us, the bottom two sections of human needs, according to Maslow, are being addressed. However, the third, is either not being addressed in certain parts of the world or it is being done with major flaws, hence the great differences between people of different belief systems. So, we can safely conclude, within this limited model of reflection, that “666″ really implies that man is leading a somewhat materialistic life, focused mostly on worldly concerns and failing to address and meet spiritual needs - and this is most unfortunate since, according to the Hindu Vedas and other related schools of thought like Theosophy, that we are spiritual beings right now experiencing human life and its challenges.

So, there you have it: 666, at least within this limited new-thought model, is not about devils or demons or anything like that. Rather, it is a number that suggests we are only focusing on the first two of three major needs we all have: physical, social, and spiritual. Let’s see what we can do to address all, and in this way we can leave behind us, collectively, all concerns and false beliefs associated with this infamous number in the Bible’s Book of Revelation.

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