HISTORY OF NUMEROLOGY

Although the great mathematician and great philosopher Pythagoras is considered the father of modern numerology, numerology’s history begins well before the famous Greek’s irrevocable influence on our understanding of numbers. The exact date of numerology’s origin may forever remain unknown despite the fact that many devotees still search the history books for clues. Hints abound in the religious doctrines of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam; it has been suggested that the answer may even be locked inside the walls of a great pyramid or Egyptian tomb we are yet to uncover. Time may or may not tell.


For the most part, numerologist recognizes, ancient Babylon as the earliest period of recorded history of numerology, where the Chaldean system of numerology was born under the influence of the Hebrews. However a certain birth of a Greek philosopher in 569 B.C.E, Chaldean numerology fell into a state of relative anonymity. The system is seldom used amongst numerologist and is generally unheard of by the average lay person.