Thursday, January 3, 2013

The Number 13

We have a whole year of the number 13 ahead of us. Some people feel that 13 is an unlucky number, but taken from another perspective, it is rather a great catalyst. 13 represents an organizing principle in nature. A major catalyst attracts powerful elements around it.

Before the church created the Gregorian calender, which is what we have today, there were 13 months, with 3 weeks in each month, which reflected a moon cycle. The word month comes from moon.

Christ and the 12 apostles.

In the legend of Camelot, there was King Arthur and 12 Knights of the Round Table.Noble purposes and spiritual bonds are primary lessons to come from these knights.

Another famous group of knights, the Knights Templar, were assassinated on a Friday the 13th. The stories associated with these groups still influence many people. Today, who are the greater subjects of interest, Pope Clement and King Phillip of France who orchestrated the assassinations, or the Knights Templar?

There are 13 major joints in our bodies.

Card 13 in the tarot is Death. But death does not always refer to someone leaving their physical body. It usually signifies a rebirth or renewal, the end of an old cycle and the beginning of a new one.

In the playing card deck, there are 4 suits, each containing 13 cards.

There are 12 major constellations around the sun and the 12 signs of the zodiac.

The USA began with 13 colonies.

So look at the 13 all year as a sign of an auspicious new beginning. In what areas of your life would you like a new beginning?

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