By Neil Tomblin
The reason why comic book character Peter Parker acts the way he acts is in his name. After studying Numerology, I found that there is Numerology involved in the titles and characters in many comic books. Numerology is a mathematical science that is related to a person’s abilities, destiny, and challenges. There are many different ways to calculate a person’s Numerology. However, in the case of comic book characters names, I will calculate how to find a person’s Numerology by words or names.
Numerology is calculated by converting letters into numbers. For example, the letter A is the first letter in the alphabet, so letter A is converted to the number 1. The letter B Continue reading Comic Book Names And Numerology
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