numerology
Sign in to savethumb|Numerorum mysteria (1591), a treatise on numerology by Pietro Bongo and his most influential work in Europe
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Numerology is the belief that numbers have mystical significance and can reveal hidden meanings about the world and human affairs. It has been a subject of philosophical and esoteric study in Europe since at least the 16th century, as exemplified by Pietro Bongo's influential treatise on the subject.
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- Etymology
- History
- Methods
- Alphanumeric systems
- Pythagorean method
- Agrippan method
- Angel numbers
- English systems
- In popular culture
- Related uses
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Works cited
- Further reading
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thumb|Numerorum mysteria (1591), a treatise on numerology by Pietro Bongo and his most influential work in Europe
Numerology (known before the 20th century as arithmancy) is the belief in an occult, divine or mystical relationship between a number and metaphysical phenomena or ideas. It is also the study of the numerical value, via an alphanumeric system, of the letters in words and names (e.g. gematria). When numerology is applied to a person's name, it is a form of onomancy. It is often associated with astrology and other divinatory arts.