In a striking twist of irony, commentator Tim Pool recently used his popular political podcast to criticise Candace Owens for promoting conspiracy theories. Yet, his chosen guest to discuss the matter was a numerologist who offered a cosmic explanation for her fame, highlighting a drift from reality within some Trumpian right circles.
The Numbers Guy's Unconventional Clientele
That guest was Gary 'The Numbers Guy' Grinberg, a 47-year-old numerologist who claims a mystical link between numbers and world events. Grinberg asserts he has built an eight-figure fortune by providing astrology and numerology readings to a surprising roster of clients: macho far-right figures, influencers, billionaires, and politicians.
Born to Russian immigrant parents, Grinberg is fluent in Russian and married to a Russian national. This detail adds intrigue, given Pool was recently found to have taken undisclosed Russian funding for his show.
While horoscopes are often associated with progressive spiritual circles, Grinberg credits his success to being the first to 'red-pill' the practice—a term from online manosphere communities known for emphasising traditional gender roles and often misogyny.
A Private Reading: Insults, Flattery, and Certainty
In a private session, Grinberg did not soften his rhetoric. "I don't think much of women's intelligence. I'm sure you saw my videos - I do misogynist posts, and that's fine," he stated bluntly. He asked only for a birthday: November 14, 1998.
Within minutes, he reduced the date to a '7 life path,' explaining his calculation: 1+1+1+4 = 7, and 1+9+9+8 = 27. Adding 27 and 7 gives 34, and 3+4 equals 7. Despite his views, he insisted numerology supersedes gender, claiming female '7s' can "run circles around men."
He placed the reporter in the Chinese zodiac sign of the Tiger, calling them "very impulsive" and "one of the dumber signs," before praising their looks and muscularity. He linked the reporter's thyroid cancer diagnosis to dating life the prior year—a connection medical experts firmly reject.
Such a session, Grinberg said, typically costs thousands of dollars. He traces his interest to the early 2000s, claiming a correct prediction about LeBron James leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers cost him his radio job but set him on his current path.
Weaving Numerology into Right-Wing Media and Markets
Grinberg's rise is now tied to the right-wing media ecosystem. On Tim Pool's Timcast IRL podcast, he applied his framework to global economics, predicting a major downturn in 2026—a Horse Year in the Chinese zodiac.
He argued it would clash with 'rat systems,' noting OPEC was founded in a Rat Year and forecasting falling oil prices. He labelled Bitcoin a 'rat currency' as it launched on January 3, 2009, pointing to its decline in the last Horse Year, 2014, as evidence. Under his framework, the next Horse Year would usher in deflation and a major crypto crash during a potential second Trump presidency.
"I align with conservative values because numerology aligns with conservative values," he claimed. He is unapologetic about his performance style, admitting, "I'm a performer... the performance is to get people pissed off at me. I'm very good at clip farming."
By the session's end, his absolute self-belief was palpable. "I don't care if 80 percent of society says I'm a kook," he said. "I'm looking for that smart 20 to 15 percent that will jump on the team." In an online world craving certainty, that unwavering confidence may be his most potent calculation.
