We have collected the opinions of experts in various fields in order for you to decide: does numerology really contain a grain of truth?
If you have at least once in your life added the numbers of your date of birth, trying to calculate the number of your own life path, you probably have a thought in your head: “Am I doing nonsense? Maybe numerology can only entertain, but in no way help to understand life and yourself? This is what we decided to ask our experts about!
Katerina Solyanik, astrologer, author of esoteric literature at the Publishing House "Book Club for Family Leisure"
“I have a very respectful attitude to numerology, but I regret that there are even more half-educated and charlatans who consider themselves to be numerologists than among adherents of other occult sciences. In principle, the reason for this is simple: the simplest arithmetic operations that are used in numerology do not even need to be studied additionally. And if we talk specifically about science itself, then this is really an excellent tool for clarifying the answers to many questions. But in order for it to become such, it is necessary not only to add and subtract numbers and use ready-made formulations, stamping descriptions and predictions according to someone's established templates, but to feel the energy of each number, to feel its impact on reality. For example, feeling the numbers, you can easily give a psychological characterization of a person, only by knowing what his favorite number is. But if we refer to numerology,as an entertainment or a simple method of earning money, you can do a lot of harm - both to yourself and to people. However, this applies to any esotericism."
Yaroslav Simchuk, mathematician
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“I am very skeptical about numerology and do not consider it a science. Why? Because the conclusions of any science must be based on a series of repeated experiments. The data from these experiments provide the basis for the conclusion. And how in numerology can you organize the repetition of tests? No way. Let's say we conduct an experiment comparing the indicators of people with the life path number 9. Suppose that in the characteristics of people born under this number, it is indicated that they are good and kind. How to carry out the correlation? Will there be a connection between the fact that a person has a life number of 9 and the fact that he is good and kind? I am sure that there are many good and kind people among people with other life numbers
Most likely, the passion for numerology is a tribute to fashion. In any case, if I read in a reputable scientific journal an article by some reputable scientist about the science of numerology, I would … stop considering such a scientist a scientist!"
Alina Kushnereva, psychologist, psychotherapist
“I believe that numerology is not only possible, but also must be believed. By the way, there is a connection between numerology and psychology. Investigating the deep processes taking place in a person, Freud made his conclusions based on signs and numbers. And his student Carl Jung conducted a lot of evidence in favor of the existence of the paranormal in the human personality, its connection with the collective unconscious.
I believe that since we are surrounded by numbers everywhere, they naturally affect us. I think that from time to time it is worth resorting to numerology: in order to clarify a certain situation for oneself, to take some indicators into account, to see if there are any other options for solving the situation. But the person still has to make the final decision on his own, consciously, not dumping the responsibility on the data of numerological calculations”.
Anna Borovskaya, numerologist
“Numerology is the science of the spiritual properties of numbers and letters. It's actually a language of numbers. Each number has its own unique vibration, therefore its presence in the date of birth of a person somehow affects the quality of character, behavior in society, the ability to study, play sports, and so on.
By the way, one of the fathers of numerology is considered the Greek mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras, who lived in the 6th century BC.
We have long ceased to attach importance to the meaning contained in words. But first, people came up with symbols and only after that they were translated into words. Just think about the word "number". Let's take it apart:
Qi - energy;
F - if you remove the dividing vertical line, you get an infinity sign, a symbol of balance between the material and spiritual world;
Ra is God.
So it turns out that the word "number" is the infinite energy of God. And each number tells us its own story. One of the important points to remember about numerology is that from the very beginning it was a system of symbols.
The beauty of numerology is that of all the metaphysical sciences, it is the easiest to learn! Perhaps her simplicity is the reason she is not as widely popular as her "cousin" astrology. We live in an era when people believe that the most valuable is the most difficult, and therefore simplicity is underestimated or completely depreciated. The beauty of numerology lies precisely in its exceptional simplicity."