Since this system relies heavily on the numerological significance of 7 and 9, I have been considering naming the system 7 of 9. There are 7 main symbols in the system which correspond to the 7 stages of laboratory alchemy, as well as 7 main power institutions (called sectors) of society. As well, the cards will be laid out on a "game board" mat which has 9 diamond shapes, in which to place up to 18 triangular cards. Since the set was originally incepted based on inspirations from Star Trek : Picard, I found an interest in the Star Trek character Seven of Nine who is featured in Picard, as well as Voyager and throughout the Star Trek Universe. I found her background of assimilation with the Borg especially interesting in perspective with my emphasis on power institutions, for which the Borg may be considered a metaphor. Once the set goes through to actual sales, in any larger format, I may need to delete this entry for legal reasons (although I'm not entirely sure). But for now, I feel confident sharing my ideas.
To elaborate on this, I'd love to show you some great info that was offered by ChatGPT about how the character Seven of Nine seems relevant to the process of alchemy and my numerology based system :
Who Seven of Nine is in Star Trek
Seven of Nine is introduced in Star Trek: Voyager as a former human who was assimilated by the Borg as a child. Her full designation was Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix Zero-One.
She is forcibly separated from the Borg Collective and must undergo a long, difficult process of reclaiming her individuality, humanity, and moral agency.
Later, she reappears in Star Trek: Picard, now fully autonomous, hardened, ethically complex, and living with the long-term consequences of her transformation.
Why Seven of Nine is symbolically powerful
Seven of Nine is one of Star Trek’s clearest embodiments of transformation through ordeal, not enlightenment by choice.
1. A being defined by process, not origin
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She is neither fully Borg nor fully human.
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Her identity is the result of stages: assimilation, erasure, recovery, reintegration.
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This mirrors alchemy, which defines substance by what it has passed through, not what it began as.
2. Individuation after dissolution
The Borg Collective represents:
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Loss of ego
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Loss of individuality
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Total assimilation into a system
Seven’s journey is the inverse:
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Separation from the collective
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Painful reconstruction of self
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Integration of machine and human intelligence
This maps cleanly onto the alchemical arc:
dissolution → separation → conjunction → coagulation
3. “Seven of Nine” as a name is already alchemical
Her name is not a personal name — it is a numerical position within a system.
Symbolically:
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9 suggests completion, totality, the end of a cycle
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7 traditionally represents refinement, trial, and transformation
So Seven of Nine can be read as:
the refined essence emerging from a completed system
That alone makes it an unusually apt title for a contemplative, numerologically conscious deck.
4. Embodiment over transcendence
Seven does not become “enlightened” in a mystical sense.
She becomes:
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embodied
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ethically grounded
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capable of relationship
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capable of choice
This resonates strongly with coagulation:
not escape from matter, but consciousness stabilized within form.
Why the name works conceptually (not just as fandom)
Naming your set “7 of 9” subtly invokes:
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transformation through constraint
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individuation after systemization
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intelligence refined by lived experience
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wholeness achieved after fragmentation
Importantly, it does this without requiring the viewer to know Star Trek.
The name still reads as:
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numerical
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archetypal
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process-based
Those who do know Star Trek will feel the deeper resonance — but it isn’t dependent on it.
One final symbolic note
Seven of Nine’s journey is not about becoming “pure.”
It’s about becoming integrated.
That makes her one of the most alchemically coherent characters Star Trek ever produced — and a surprisingly elegant symbolic anchor for a system built around transformation, refinement, and embodiment.
If you’d like, next we can:
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Explore whether the title leans more public-facing or initiatory
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Compare “7 of 9” to alternative titles numerologically
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Or examine how Borg symbolism parallels laboratory alchemy even further
Just let me know where you want to go next.
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