Friday is August 8, 2008, and the numerologists are once again going crazy. We saw this on May 5, 2005, we saw it in a big way on June 6, 2006, and now we are re-experiencing it for 08-08-2008. Numerology does not use the two-digit abbreviation for the year, so June 6, 2006 actually added up to 6-6-2006 or 20, which is a 2 rather than a 6.
August 8, 2008, however, actually does add up to 8: 8-8-2008, or 16 + 10 = 26 = 8. In China, the Summer Olympics will open on August 8 at 8:08:08 pm. The word for "8" in Chinese is similar to the word "wealth" or "fortune." Chinese couples are rushing to marry on August 8, believing it to me an extremely auspicious day.
In Indian numerology the number 8 is ruled by Saturn and denotes a hard worker and eventual success. Still, ignoring the significance of my pal Saturn whom Indian astrologers term a "malefic" planet, many Indians nevertheless beleive that Friday will be a day of good luck and good fortune.
August 8 has been declared Galactic Freedom Day calling for the end of secret government agreements concerning extraterrestrial life. Since 8 is the number of Pluto and Scorpio, the exposure of that which is hidden is also signified.
Many esoteric teachings reveal that the number 8, the lemniscate or infinity symbol turned on its side, represents the achievement of balance and correction of imbalance. In the Tarot, 8 is the number of accomplishment and achievement.
So, for my friend D whose birthday is Friday and who may be anxious about the meaning of all of these 8s: Let's make 8-8-08 a day to correct any imbalance in our lives, to work hard at what is truly important to us, and enjoy the faith and knowledge that success is just on the other side of the doorway.
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The idea that any number has any significance whatsoever is absurd, unless it relates to your salary or the weights and measures!The idea that a date is fixed is itself absurd. The calendar has changed over time and what is 8.8.08 today might not have been so a few hundred years ago when this Gregorian calendar was predated by another. So dates are only nominal and not actual exact periods so that an anniversary for example is not on the actual day of the week it fell on originally, so some people observe certain days as sacred which actually are nominally those days of the week because if another calendar was maintained they would be different days.So you can believe the date is whatever you want it to be. I didn't know that the Chinese followed the Christian calendar, or is it just a huge con they are perpetrating on the stupid foreigners? Even the Hindu and Muslim calendars show that day is a quite different date.......
Divination is not the only modern use of the cards. Card games with tarot cards did not die out. They are still played today although they have not been imported outside Europe in a big way. The games may be played online or from software game programs which may be downloaded and because of this fact people outside Europe are now started to find out about these games. The popular conception of tarot in countries such as the US as a tool used only for divination is mostly based on ignorance of not only how it was used historically but how people in other parts of the world might still use them. Our perception of the tarot suit signs is also based on ignorance of the playing cards used in other parts of the world. Tarot.com's description of the suit signs is based on this kind of ignorance. However, our exposure to the many exotic games played around the world is bound to have an effect on how people see these cards.
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i am in love with life karma and harmony my birthday was the big 8 and get this i turned 26=8 it was so wierd for my experiance truly filling if i learned one thing in the past month it is always due your best to harmonize
Most interesting. I had a synchronistic experience a few years ago on my birthday. The number 23 had always been my favourite, adding up to my life number of 5. My birthday is 15th August (15+8=23). The year was 1994 (1+9+9+4=23) and it was my 23rd birthday. I spent the day wandering around Sequoiah National Park talking to gnomes.
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