It seems as though more and more people are learning about angel numbers every day. Although some people might credit the creation of angel numbers to the New Age community, they have actually been talked about for centuries.
The very first time angel numbers were used is unclear. However, it’s safe to say that one person, in particular, heavily influenced the “invention,” so to speak.
So who invented angel numbers? Angel numbers stem from the invention of Numerology and a man named Pythagoras in the sixth century B.S. Although there are three types of Numerology, Pythagoras is responsible for developing the most widely used version.
The true origins aren’t exactly clear because all we know about him are from texts written hundreds of years after his death.
The Christian Bible seems to have a spiritual significance attached to some numbers as well, which has been people wondering if angel numbers are derived from Christian teachings.
Continue reading to find out.
The Origins Of Angel Numbers
Humanity has studied and used numbers since the dawn of time, and no matter what culture you are in, there are certain numbers that hold specific value or meaning over other numbers.
In most instances, this is called Numerology.
However, some cultures might use a different method for achieving the same goal, which is connecting with the higher power in some way.
The terms Numerology and angel numbers have been used interchangeably in recent years.
In fact, it seems as though the development of the New Age culture also coined the term “angel numbers.”
Basically, when you see anything from a single-digit to a quadruple-digit number that stands out to you in some way, this is considered an angel number.
It is a divine message sent from your angels, spirit guides, or Ascended Masters to help guide you in some way back on track with your life path.
So when did it all start?
The Invention of Numerology:
It all started in the sixth century when a mathematician, philosopher, and metaphysician, Pythagoras.
The true time in which Pythagorean Numerology was discovered is unknown because there aren’t any surviving original texts to go off of.
However, the texts that were written hundreds of years after his death credit him for the invention of Numerology.
Pythagoras was born in Greece in approximately 569 B.C. He acquired a following, which he called Pythagoreans. He and his followers studied mathematics, music, and philosophy at the Pythagorean school.
It was there that Pythagoras and his followers became interested in number mysticism after their discovery of a fact about numbers.
The realization was:
When a series of odd numbers are added together, you will always receive a square number.
This discovery led the Pythagoreans to conclude that “all is number.” Basically, it means that everything on the physical plane can be described in terms of numbers and measurements.
Since the discovery, it has had a huge impact on science and mathematics in today’s world.
It also has another interpretation, though. “All is number” essentially means that everything in the universe can be reduced to a numerical value.
It is discoveries like this that eventually lead to the realization of the Fibonacci Sequence.
Pythagoras, having the background he did, then came up with Numerology. Hi followers and he began describing the number in non-numerical value as well, according to intuition and mysticism.
For example:
- Odd numbers are masculine
- Even numbers are feminine
- The number one is creative
- Multiplying any number by one can create any other number
- Two represents duality and is female
- Three is male
- Three and two together makes five, which meant marriage
After his death, this sort of interpretation fell flat but was picked up later around the first century A.D.
L. Dow Balliett:
Numerology wasn’t picked up again until the 1800s by a woman of the name L. Dow Balliett. She published several books using Pythagoras’s theory.
She described that numbers had vibrations, music, and colors. Essentially, she wrote that everything in the universe has a vibration.
In order for your life to continue harmoniously, you must do, say, eat, sleep, and practice in harmony with your life path.
Although she and many other numerologists claim this vibration is caused by the movement of subatomic particles, there have been little to no studies have been done to approve or disprove this theory, and thus, Numerology was labeled a pseudo-science from the very beginning.
When Was The Term “Angel Numbers” First Used?
Although Numerology has been around for centuries, the term “angel numbers” is a relatively new term. It seems to have popped up since the dawn of the New Age movement.
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