{"id":2720,"date":"2017-01-23T19:40:07","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T19:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychicoz.com\/blog\/?p=2720"},"modified":"2021-11-14T10:13:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-14T02:13:34","slug":"friday-13thunlucky-day-no-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychicoz.com\/blog\/friday-13thunlucky-day-no-more\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does the Number 13 Mean? How to Decode It"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many, the number 13 is a number to be feared. We consider it to be unlucky, a number to be avoided. Others might go in the other direction, purposefully seeking out the number 13 to prove that it has no power. No matter your opinion on the number 13, here are a few interesting facts about why it has become a feared and superstitious number.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Airplanes have a 13th<\/sup>\u00a0row, but some office buildings or hotels won\u2019t have a room 13 or a floor 13. People who rely on luck will avoid the 13th<\/sup>\u00a0day of the month, and some people might wait to make decisions until after this day has passed.<\/p>\n

This fear originates in humanity\u2019s collective past. Norse mythology tells the story of Loki, the trickster god, becoming the 13th<\/sup>\u00a0guest at a party and killing the Norse god of light. In Roman times, witches would gather in groups of 12 people, as adding a 13th<\/sup>\u00a0would be considered inviting in evil.<\/p>\n

There were 13 members present at Jesus\u2019s Last Supper, and Friday the 13th<\/sup>\u00a0is believed by some to be the day when Jesus was crucified. Friday the 13th<\/sup>\u00a0is also the day that King Philip IV of France decreed the arrests of the Grand Master and Knights of the Knights Templar group.<\/p>\n

In the practice of numerology, the number 12 is seen as a full and complete number. There are 12 months in a calendar year, 12 numbers on a clock, a dozen is 12, and there are 12 signs symbolizing different aspects of the zodiac. The number coming after 12 is therefore seen as destroying this perfect number, causing uncertainty and imbalance.<\/p>\n

However, there are aspects to the number 13 that aren\u2019t considered unlucky. Modern pagans and Wiccans have uncovered many of the aspects of the number 13 that balance the negative sides of this number.<\/p>\n

For those who study numerology, you will know that the composition of the number 13 are the numbers one and three. Together, these make the number four. Four is a balanced and total number, representing the four main elements and the four directions of the compass.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are nervous about the number 13, don\u2019t be!<\/strong>\u00a0There are reasons why this number has become unlucky over the years, and there are aspects of this number that are positive. If you\u2019re more comfortable avoiding this number, then that\u2019s ok but just make sure you aren\u2019t setting up obstacles for yourself in the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For many, the number 13 is a number to be feared. We consider it to be unlucky, a number to be avoided. Others might go in the other direction, purposefully seeking out the number 13 to prove that it has no power. No matter your opinion on the number 13, here are a few interesting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4113,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[424],"tags":[673],"class_list":{"0":"post-2720","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-psychic-advice-articles","8":"tag-number-13"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/psychicoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13s-featured-photo.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychicoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychicoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychicoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychicoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychicoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2720"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/psychicoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6189,"href":"https:\/\/psychicoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions\/6189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychicoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychicoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychicoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychicoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}