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In the last episode, I traced the development of numerology from the ancient Greek Pythagorean cult's number mysticism to modern-day

hucksters and pseudo-historians.

Among the claims made by modern-day numerologists and neo-Pithagoreans is the idea that

Pythagoras' number magic extended to distant cultures, all the way to the

Americas, whereby measuring the statues of Easter Island, one can discern hidden numerological

significance. Likewise, in my recent patron exclusive on Patreon, I looked at similar outlandish claims made by numerologists

that measure and seek arcane alignments at Stonehenge. One such unconvincing claim

is that the megalithic stones at Stonehenge align in some meaningful way with the pyramids at Giza.

And here, after all, we find perhaps the most fruitful playground for numerologists,

such that they have invented an entire field of study for themselves, Pyramidology.

This field of study should in no way be confused with

the legitimate academic field of Egyptology, which comprises the scholarly study of Egyptian

history, religion, literature, language, art, and, yes, architecture. What is Pyramidology, then, you might ask?

Also called Pyramidism, it is a pseudoscience that makes insupportable claims about the occult

significance of the pyramids.

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