Courtesy:C H Mahadevan
Friday the 13th, Lucky or Unlucky?
Friday the 13th is regarded by many cultures as a day of bad luck. Yet few know why it is perceived so negatively.
Interestingly,
the only day of the week named in honor of a female or woman is Friday,
named in honor of the pagan goddess Freya or Frigg.
Friday
is a variation of "Freya's Day" or "Frigg's Day." Surprisingly, even
though most people in the United States do not worship pagan gods, our
calendar continues to remember and recognize them.
According
to feminist researcher Barbara G. Walker, Friday is considered unlucky
because of its connection to the Goddess. Please reference the
following:
"Friday
...Day of the Goddess Freya, called unlucky by Christian monks, because
everything associated with female divinity was so called." Women's
Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, p. 325
There are many people who really believe that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day. Consider the following:
Friday the 13th
There are many different reasons behind the Friday the 13th lore. In Goddess and pagan lore, the Number 19 represents the sacred number of the Goddess. Friday the 13th combines the individual sacred goddess numbers of "6" and "13." When these two numbers are added, you get the Number 19. Because Friday is the 6th day of the week and the number 13 or the 13th day of the month falls on the 6th day of the week, 6 + 13 = 19. For pagans, 13 is actually a lucky number for the above reasons.
Mythologist Joseph Campbell taught the significance of the number 13 as it applied and related to Jesus, at least in an arcane, esoteric, or metaphysical sense.
Jesus' 12 disciples represented a perfect circle or cipher (circle of life, 12 departments of life denoted by the Zodiac) and Jesus being the 13th person of the group denoted Jesus being outside of the circle of life, basically Jesus being in the realm of the unknown (death, the mysterious) which most people are afraid of. Jesus had to die in order to enter into the realm of the unknown. This was not an actual physical death referred to in this sense, but a death to or of a certain dimension.
In Western culture, Friday has been considered an unlucky day since the 1400s, when first discussed in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Layering on the belief that 13 was an unlucky number, Friday the 13th was thought of as a particularly bad day, with potential for great misfortune.
The number 13 is another one of those ancient ideas that history has not treated kindly. Some people have given a dark and sinister account to that has controlled the public's perception. Astrology, numerology, wicca, palmistry, and the other occult sciences have fared similarly.
Succumbing to Superstition
According
to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville,
North Carolina, an estimated 17 to 21 million people in the United
States are affected by a fear of this day. Some people are so paralyzed
by fear that they avoid their normal routines in doing business, taking
flights or even getting out of bed. "It's been estimated that $800 -
$900 million [US currency] is lost in business on this day".
There
is no need to suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia or
paraskavedekatriaphobia (para-ska ved-e-ka-tria-phobia), a Greek word
meaning 'a fear of Friday the 13th.' This condition was first mentioned
in professional journals in the early 1950s.
The Reality of Friday the 13th
Just
like any other day of the year, the energy you give something will
manifest itself. If you believe that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day,
chances are you will attract negative experiences. On the other hand, if
you believe that Friday the 13th is a like any other day, you will
attract positive experiences.
People get back what they send out in thought and feeling.
from: c h mahadevan <chmahadevan@rediffmail.com>
date: 6 March 2015 at 18:05
subject:LUCKY 13-examples
"FYI.
CHM===Music===
American born Horror-Punk singer and musician Joseph Poole ([[Murderdolls]]) uses the name [[Wednesday 13]] as his stage name, taking "Wednesday" from the girl [[Wednesday Addams|Wednesday]] from the Addams Family and 13 from Friday the 13th.
American country-pop singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]] was born on December 13. She considers 13 her lucky number due to lucky events happening to her when the number appears (her first album going gold in 13 weeks, being seated at awards shows in the 13th seat, row or section). She also wears the number written on her hand at her concerts so she has it with her everywhere she goes.
The heavy metal band, [[Megadeth]], released their 13th studio album entitled [[TH1RT3EN]] on November 1, 2011. It consists of 13 tracks including the final song "13".
Famous American country singer and songwriter [[Johnny Cash]] first released his song called "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn-OTW-77Uk Number Thirteen]".
There are 13 notes, by [[inclusive counting]], in a full chromatic musical [[octave]].
Track No. 12 on American heavy metal band [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]]'s album [[6:66 Satan's Child]] is called "Thirteen".
The band [[Big Star]] wrote a song called 13.
The band [[Teenage Fanclub]] named their album [[Thirteen (Teenage Fanclub album)|Thirteen]] after Big Star's song. The band were heavily influenced by Big Star.
American alternative rock band, [[Pixies]] recorded "Number 13 Baby" for their [[Doolittle (album)|Doolittle]] LP. The lyrics to the song include the line: "Standing in her chinos shirt pulled off clean, gotta tattooed tit say number 13"
English alternative rock band [[Blur (band)|Blur]]'s sixth studio album, entitled ''[[13 (Blur album)|13]]'' was released in 1999.
The British heavy metal pioneers [[Black Sabbath]]'s latest studio album is entitled ''[[13 (Black Sabbath album)|13]]''. It was released on 11 June 2013.
(From Wikipedia)"
