The number 13

[Swanny]

Everywhere I go I see this number, been happening for as long as I can remember, if I turn on the tele and there is a ruby match the player with his back to the camera is number 13, if a bus goes past it's number 13 and so on. It's become a bit of a joke I've also noticed that if it's not 13 it's 31.

I did have a message on another forum telling me all about it but I've lost it.
It was saying that 13 is not the bad number that people think, i.e unlucky for some but that it's a positive number. Anyone out there know about it??

Anyone else have a number that follows them?

[lindabaker]

I've read for many years that it represents the Goddess.

[Connecting with Sauce]

My house no. is 13 I do not think it is bad

[iainl140285]

13 = M
Or the Mid-Way point along the path

[THE eXchanger]

xxx

[rhythm]

The number of the witches


covent ,,, a good number


of course i refer to white whiches


none of that other mumbo jumbo

[Swanny]

Went to get some hearing aid batteries today, woman looked behind her then picked up some from the box marked P13

[burgundia]

Originally Posted by Swanny

Went to get some hearing aid batteries today, woman looked behind her then picked up some from the box marked P13

As if 13 was not enough you have now P as well.....

[THE eXchanger]

xxx

[Swanny]

Some car crash thing on the tele while I'm reading the forum, haven't been paying attention but heard a motorbike so looked up and guess what number the bike was

[morguana]

I was born on the 13th, so guess it's lucky for me
Bou x

[MoV]

ON FRIDAY, October 13, 1307, hundreds of Knights Templar, the wealthy and secretive order of fighting monks, were rounded up, tortured and massacred for alleged crimes against Christianity “too horrible to contemplate”.


" The story, set in 1314, details how the Knights Templar, a group of warrior monks sworn to protect the Christian Holy Land, were captured and tortured at the end of the Crusades. The round-up of the Knights Templar on Friday, Oct 13, 1307 is believed to be the origin of the superstition of “Friday the 13th.” "

http://hiramtyre.squarespace.com/hom...-de-molay.html

Friday the 13th has been regarded as a day of deep misfortune ever since, but the Templars did not go quietly into history

BTW I recommand you to read Focault's pendulum by Umberto Eco is a great book and deals with the Templar history among many other subjects

[jaby]

Hey Swanny ! It's a good job you don't suffer from triskaidekaphobia,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triskaidekaphobia

or you'd be in a right old state 24/7....



from link..

Triskaidekaphobia (from Greek tris meaning "3," kai meaning "and," and deka meaning "10") is fear of the number 13; it is a superstition and related to a specific fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia.

Woah...some extra long words there.


edit to say...just noticed my post number !!!

[burgundia]

i bet someone wants people to fear number 13....and probably there is a reason behind that....

[morguana]

jaby, they have a word for phobia of no 13? that just made my day, thank you so much
Bou x

[Unified Serenity]

There also used to be the 13 month lunar calendar. Many rituals and Sabbats were linked around this calendar. It's interesting to see what is cycling by accessing these dates.

[Swanny]

I take 13 as a good number

[Swanny]

Originally Posted by burgundia

i bet someone wants people to fear number 13....and probably there is a reason behind that....

America is the worst for removing the number, no 13th floor etc. Surely there must be more to it than just superstition???

[Anchor]

13

Sorry

[Swanny]

There it is again

[jaby]

Originally Posted by boudicca

jaby, they have a word for phobia of no 13? that just made my day, thank you so much
Bou x

And imagine someone with a phobia of Friday 13th calling in sick and telling their boss...."can't come in today as I suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia"

I think I've got a phobia of the word...paraskevidekatriaphobia...

[rhythm]

13 crystal skulls


mwahh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[burgundia]

In one version there are 12 knights of the Round Table+King Arthur...=13

[rhythm]

there are realy 13 moons



in a year not 12... MWAHAAAAA!!!!!!!!!.....

[Swanny]

Just been to my great aunties funeral, went back to her house after the ceremony.
She lived at number 31


Off topic
While the vicar was going on I couldn't help think that he doesn't really know whats he's talking about