Paraskavedekatriaphobia or Trishkaidekphobia
If you are afraid of the date Friday 13th, then you have
Paraskavedekatriaphobia. You may fear making any plans on Friday, March 13,
2020, because you believe something negative might happen. I know there
are disasters that support the unlucky energy attached to this date, such
as Apollo 13 and the mass killing of the Knights of Templar on Friday 13, 1307.
But is it really unlucky or another one of those ancient truths inaccurately
recorded in history and became a superstition?
The founding fathers of the USA, who were Masons, revered the
number so much they designed the dollar bill around it.
· 13 stars above the eagle
· 13 vertical bars on the shield
· 13 steps on the Pyramid
· 13 leaves on the olive branch
· 13 berries on the olive branch
· 13 elements on either side of theb ase of Washington's portrait (8 leaves + 5 berries)
· 13 total letters/digits in both 1776 (4) and its Roman Numeral equivalent MDCCLXXVI (9)
· 13 letters in ANNUIT COEPTIS
· 13 letters in E PLURIBUS UNUM
· 13 O on the reverse of the one-dollar bill
Here are some additional facts about the number 13:
It is one of the Fibonacci Number Sequence. The Fibonacci Sequence is the
series of numbers such each number is the sum of the two preceding ones--the
sequence would be 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,45,79, and so on.
Once every two to three years we will have 13 moons rather than 12, this is
what we know as the blue moon.
There were 12 disciples, and Jesus, the Christ, made the 13th and the same with
King Arthur and his 12 knights.
In the Tarot deck, the number 13 is the card of death. It
doesn't refer to physical death but refers to the releasing of old beliefs to
allow for changes. --new beginnings.
If you’re born on the 13th, feel lucky because
you're a strong individual, full of self-expression, order, and discipline.
It's one of the four karmic numbers, requiring in the present lifetime you
step up and do your share of the work.
May your day be full of loving-kindness and happiness.
May you be safe from all inner and outer fears.
Happy Friday 13th.