Wow! All your culminative responses make so much sense. You've been a great help. I need to broaden my views, and learn so much more. It can only be more beneficial.

Thanks

My take...

When it comes to pythegoran or western numerology, or western vs. chinese dating, or whatever, I think what works for you is what you are used to, pretty much. It goes without saying that, in a Universe the size of which is beyond our perception, the "True" year 0 would be 'a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away', and as such, the logical assumption would be that there is some kind of collective consciencesness "working behind the scenes" based on the fact that billions of sentient human beings are all using the same dating system(s). It would be logical then to assume the same of, say, alphabets, or languages. As for which numerological system "should" be used, again, use what you think works best for you. I personally believe that there is a system that is 100% accurate 'out there', but there is really no way to tell until you have tried it.