Numerology Plain Simple Anne Christie by Anne Christie 9781571747594, 1571747591 instant download after payment.

People have studied numerology for many thousands of years in order to understand themselves and to unravel the mysteries of the future in much the same way as they have used astrology. Just as the signs and symbols of astrology contain a universal language, numbers as well embody their own unique esoteric knowledge. Many early civilizati ons, such as the ancient Egypti ans, the Hebrews, the Chaldeans, and the Hindus studied numbers as a science. Many people today believe that everything from the divine to the mundane hides in numbers, and that a person who understands the language of numbers can unlock their energies can discover their secrets . Numerology has always had mysti cal and spiritual signifi cance. The two main sources of our current systems of numerology are the Greek philosopher, mathemati cian, and astrologer, Pythagoras, and the Hebrew Kabbalah. Someti mes called the Father of Numerology, Pythagoras (5th century BC) spent a lifeti me studying numbers. He was convinced that numbers had mysti cal properti es, and he defi ned the system of numerical classifi cati on that we sti ll use today. In math, every schoolchild learns the Pythagorean Theorem, a fundamental property of geometry he formulated. Pythagoras believed that numbers contained the secrets of the enti re universe; some of his ideas postulated that the most powerful (masculine) numbers were the odd ones, while the even numbers were less powerful (and feminine). This universal concept also shows up in the I Ching, but Pythagoras would not have had contact with Chinese thinkers in those ancient days . Moving forward in ti me to the early 16th century, we fi nd the philosopher Henry Agrippa, who devised a system that relates man to numbers. In the 18th century, Count Cagliostro invented his own system of numerology that gave propheti c readings. Both these men based their systems on the ancient Kabbalisti c system of gematria—a numerical system that was both mysti c and revelatory .