Why do people avoid the number 13 in general? In itself the number 13 is neither good nor bad but rather it depends on how people are influenced by it and the influence of what is around it. This is true for water, air, light and even food. We each receive them differently according to our health, structure, degree of development and elevation. Some are stimulated, others become ill and others begin to reflect. One thing for sure is we cannot deny that it is a very significant number: Jesus and his 12 disciples, the sun and the 12 constellations. In the Initiatic Tradition, it is said that the number 13 does not like impurities and it fights them. For those interested in numerology, 13 equates 4 (1 + 3 = 4) represented by a cube. And the cube symbolises limitations, a prison. If you open it in a two-dimensional space, it forms a cross, and the cross is the symbol of suffering. Therefore for those who are not pure 13 brings suffering, limitations, imprisonment. In general, for the saints, prophets and initiates the number 13 is very favourable whereas it upsets, troubles and punishes other people; it can even provoke very serious events. As it is a number that cleans and purities, those who cannot resist the cleaning process are rejected or eliminated. That is why most people try to avoid it. Those who possess the feminine qualities of goodness, love and gentleness may be able to counteract its influence. One thing that is important to remember here is that it is better to avoid being 13 at a table as a misfortune or an accident may fall on the youngest or the weakest on the psychic plane. To conclude, one must be very pure and full of love to feel all right with the number 13.
Carmen for The Aquarian Team Based on the book entitled: Hrani Yoga, the Alchemical and Magical Meaning of Nutrition by Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov and available through www.Prosveta.ca