I can’t really pinpoint exactly when it
started but a while ago I noticed that every time I looked at the clock it was
11 minutes after the hour. I shrugged it off as coincidence and didn’t really
pay much attention to the unusual repetition of seeing the number 11 many, many
times a day and not only on clocks. I’d see it everywhere.
So I started to
pay closer attention. I couldn’t help it because it was happening more and more
it seemed. Was I more cognizant of it because I kept seeing it or did I keep
seeing it because I was more cognizant? Seeing it once or twice per day is one
thing but when one opens one’s eyes to check what time the digital alarm clock
says it is for the middle-of-the-night-loo-visit and it is consistently 3:11,
4:11 or 5:11it gets a little hard to ignore.
Apparently, I’m
not alone. Celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler have
been experiencing the number 11 phenomenon for some time now. And that’s the
other thing…so many other people have and are experiencing number 11 sightings
that there is actually a website devoted to the “Number 11 Phenomenon.” You can
find it at http://www.11phenomenon.com/.
Have a look.
So what does it
mean? There are numerous theories that have popped up over the years with some
suggesting that there is a connection with the Mayan Calendar and 9/11,
obviously, also the Illuminati, Spiritual Awakenings and links to the Bible.
One popular
belief, and one held by Long Island Medium, Theresa Caputo, is that our Spirit
Guides are contacting us through the number 11 and are trying to get our
attention. To what end? Only the spirit knows.
Number 11 is a
Master number in Numerology. It represents spirituality, insight and a direct
channel to the subconscious. It is the most psychic of all numbers and can also
be a doorway to your inner self.
Not all people
believe that there is a spiritual significance to the number 11, though. Many
believe it is related to the brain recognizing patterns and has no other
meaning. The truth is that no one can really say for sure what the 11 Phenomenon
is because the experiences that it brings are unique to each individual
experiencing it.
That said, my
research into the 11 Phenomenon has revealed some very interesting facts about
the number 11. The number 11 has been an enigmatic number in mathematics,
quantum physics, astronomy, politics, history, religion as well as
spirituality.
Even conspiracy
theorists see it as a significant number as if 11 has been embedded in the very
fabric of existence. Its significance in world history and the numerical correlations
are so frequent in so many varying ways that you have to dismiss them as merely
coincidence. Yes, an argument could be made that you can find significance in
many coincidences, if you look hard enough, but I would urge you to do your own
research on the subject of the number 11 because it is just flat out
fascinating. To me, anyway.
There is not
enough room in this column to give you all the information that I have
uncovered during my research but I will leave you with some very interesting
facts regarding the number 11: Apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to
land on the Moon. The approximate periodicity of a sunspot cycle is 11 years. If
you multiply 1111 X 1111 the answer is 1234321. After Judas Iscariot was
disgraced, the remaining apostles of Jesus were sometimes described as “the
Eleven”; this occurred even after Matthias was added to bring the number back
to 12.
In regards to Canada
I have not come
to any definitive conclusions, yet, as to my relationship with the 11
Phenomenon but I am keeping a keen eye and an open mind and I am confident that
the significance will become clear to me in time. Oh, yeah, by the way…this
column will be my 211th
contribution in this editorial spot in The Citizen. Just saying.
“The universe is
always speaking to us…sending us little messages, causing coincidences and
serendipities, reminding us to stop, to look around, to believe in something
else, something more.-Nancy Thayer (1943-).
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