Numerology Name Calculator Handbook

8
Pythagorean Numerology
The western system of numerology (otherwise known as “modern” numerology), which
we are using in this handbook, was created by the Greek philosopher and
mathematician, Pythagoras, over 2,500 years ago.
Who Is Pythagoras?
Pythagoras was born on the island of Samos in the Aegean nearby Turkey in about 570
B.C. Not only is Pythagoras of Samos considered to be the father of modern
numerology, but also he has had a profound influence on mathematics including the
development of the pythagorean theorem.
In about 520 B.C. Pythagoras founded his
Pythagorean school at Croton. His group, which
was called the Pythagoreans, was a cult that mixed
religion and mathematics.
The Pythagoreans consisted of two groups (1)
mathematikoi​, who lived with and were taught by
Pythagoras himself, and (2) ​akousmatikoi​, who
lived in their own house and only attended the
school during the day. The group was required to
live an ethical, pacifist life and study the “true
nature of reality”.
You can learn more about the origins of
Pythagorean Numerology ​here​.
“All things can be expressed in numerical terms, because all things are ultimately reduced
to numbers” - Pythagoras