The origin of numerology

Most believers in numerology regard Pythagoras as the founder of numerology. In 569 BC, the great philosopher Pythagoras was born in Greece. Because Pythagoras' works are rarely circulated in the world, and most of his records were written hundreds of years after his death, historians do not know Pythagoras. In fact, some historians believe that some discoveries attributed to Pythagoras may be the result of his followers. Pythagoras and his students formed the Pythagorean School, which mainly studied mathematics, music and philosophy. Many textbooks acknowledge the great discovery of Pythagoras school. These include:

Pythagorean theorem, that is, the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of two right angles (a2+b2 = c2).

The connection between numbers and music may come from the application of strings.

The first irrational number, the square root of 2, or the Pythagorean constant.

In addition, Pythagoras and his students also believe in the mysterious characteristics of numbers. Underwood Dudley, the author of Numerology: The Application of Pythagoras Theory, said that after discovering a peculiar numerical feature, the Pythagorean school became interested in digital mysticism. This feature is like this. If you start with the number 1 and add a series of odd numbers in sequence, the final result will always be a square number.

These findings convinced Pythagoras that "everything has its number". In other words, numbers can explain everything in the world. This statement has certain rationality, has been recognized by everyone, and has had a great impact on scientific and mathematical research. But another explanation is that "everything is number" means that everything in the world is composed of numbers, and it can also be simplified to numerical values. The latter statement forms the basis of numerology.