Lore of Zero

All Things Zero

ZERO, Oh, Nought, Naught, Nil, Null
Hindu-Arabic: 0
Ordinate: Oth, Zeroth
Neither positive or negative number
n +or- 0 = n

Words of Zero

Nothing, nothingness, none
prefix un as in unseen, unobservable
empty
empty set
void
zilch
zip

Counting wouldn't get far with out this empty placeholder, so here's to zero.

Sciences, math and technology:

Nullus or nulla, meaning nothing
Only 0 and 1 are used in the binary system
Rules of Brahmagupta, earliest know use of zero in mathmatics, 628 B.C.

Symbols:

The goose egg
the Lemniscate symbol represents infinity in mathematics and eternity in occult studies ( an eight on laying on its side)
The classical Greek alchemist’s representation of Uroboros, the World Snake

Color: Color comes from the refection of white light. The absence of light is total blackness, representing nothingness.

Black indicates no light
White in paint is the absence of pigment or color although their are mineral pigments used to create the white. Thus white also represents nothingness.

Zero’s prophetic references:

Naught represents the void, or the emptiness before creation. Zero can mean invisibility or death as in unobserverable or gone, so becomes those who are nonentities, anonymous, nobodies.
Zero is akin to a self-emptying process, particularly of the ego. Therefore, it represents those who are unaware, incognizant or oblivious.
In relation to one’s coming into existence, it represents non-existence or oblivion.
Zero is shown by the circle of pre-conscious totality, the Ouroboros Serpent with its tail in its mouth forming a circle around the collection of existence and non-existence. Isn't it interesting that most clocks and compasses were circular in shape, showing they included all of known existence. The Ourobouros perpetually lives off itself, like the universe. Ouroboros also represents a closed system and more recently the human psyche.

Negative connotations: Everyone who has ever been called a zero or a nothing, knows the bad side of zero. However, it can also be anyone who deceives themself, remaining oblivious to their own life or the lives of others.

Tarot Divination: The Fool's card upright represents the a dreamer or a mystic who wants to accomplish great goals, someone who must be careful to make the right choices. It can also represent any start, but particularly of a journey. To be successful the Fool must plan ahead, make good choices and be prepared for the unexpected. It also means one chooses the path he takes, either good or evil. Perhaps thinking about a life's phiolosphy would be a good start. When the card is reverse in the divination layout it can mean a poor choice has been made, that the querier has been foolish or thoughtless.

Common usage, slang, metaphors, phrases :

absolute zero
goose egg
ground zero
na dah
nul op
sub zero
zero down
zero g's, zero gravity
zero hour
zero in – targeted
zero tolerance

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Sources Some information is drawn from:

The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin
The Numerology Workbook by Julia Line
Zero to Lazy Eight, the Romance of Numbers by Humez, Humez and Maguire
Dartmouth, Number Symbolism in the Middle Ages at http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.geometry/unit8/unit8.html
site offers much info on Christianity and numbers.

Zero’s Symbol, Lore & Legend

Zero * 0 * nil * nought

Numbers

All Things Zero

Counting wouldn't get far with out this empty placeholder, so here's to zero.