Numerology
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Numerology is thedelusion that numbers have power over events. It is a descendent ofnumber mysticism, the belief the contemplation of numbers can givemystical and non-rational insights into life, the universe andeverything. 2500 years ago, Pythagoras originated number mysticism,crediting certain numbers with characteristics, through numerology,is a more recent invention that allots numbers, hencecharacteristics, to individuals. Underwood Dudley outlines here thehistory of number mysticism and numerology and gives many examples,including biorhythyms, Bible-numberists, pyramidologists and aplethora of others. His message is that numbers do indeed havepower, but over minds not events. This is the only book thatexposes this particular human folly, and requires no mathematicalbackground beyond knowledge of numbers.