More on 8 from Paul Foster Case

“the figure suggests vibration by the shape of the lines, and alternation by the two kinds of motion used in describing it. It is also the only figure except 0 which may be written over and over again without lifting pen from paper.”

“The number 8 is the digit value of the name IHVH , 888 is the numeration of the name Jesus in Greek, and 8 is not only the “Dominical Number” or “Number of the Lord” in Christian numerical symbolism but is also the particular number of the god called Thoth by Egyptians, Nebo by Assyrians, Hermes by Greeks, and Mercury by Romans. Thus 8 is pre-eminently the number of magic and Hermetic Science. Its Hebrew name is Splendor, and the aspect of consciousness to which it corresponds is called “Perfect Intelligence”. The Hebrew adjective translated “perfect” is ShLM. A noun spelt with the same letters means “peace, security, health, wealth, satisfaction,” and thus refers to the perfect realization of the success represented by the number 7.”