Origins of Gematriot and Number Symbolism


The origins of gematriot and number symbolism are lost in
antiquity. Carl Jung (Ref. 2, p. 71) contends that the roots of
number mysticism are prehistoric. Neugebauer (Ref. 53, p. 9)
suggests that number mysticism may have originated among
primitive civilizations when counting was considered a difficult
and "magical" task comparable to spelling the name of a god.

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