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Sources: Visions and Prophecies, p. 108

By: Heather N. Gibson

Also known as a silly superstition, still most people steer clear of the number 13. Buildings usually omit the 13th floor, some jurisdictions never assign a 13th street address. Most dinner parties make an effort never to have a party made up of 13 guests. It is believed that the 13th guest is unlucky and will die an untimely death.

It is believed this superstition stems from the 'last supper' in which Christs's betrayer, Judas, was the 13th guest. It is also believed that Christ was crucified on a Friday making Friday the 13th a day for evil.

Still this fear of 13 is not limited to Christianity and a few of christian faith look upon the number favorably. Pointing out that Christ and the 12 apostles equal 13 and the Holy Trinity plus the ten commandments equal 13. But, these arguments dissuade few and the number is still regarded as unlucky.

Friday is named after the Norse goddess Freya. Friday and the number 13 were sacred to the goddess. When the early christian missionaries began their campaign to get rid of paganism they especially focused on the strongest of the Norse goddess', Freya and her day and number.

Even the Norse were weary of the number. They have a legend in which 12 gods hold a banquet. the gods forget to invite Loki, god of mischief. Loki then crashes the party, becoming the 13th guest. Loki plays a malicious trick on the gods, resulting in a death.

This story is mirrored in a Greek myth. Twelve olympians have a party, neglecting to invite Eris, goddess of discord. Eris invites herself , once again becoming the 13th guest, to the party. While there she throws a golden apple inscribed, For the Fairest into the center of the room. The Trojan War has been attributed to the following battle over who deserved the golden apple. This legend makes the Greeks very weary of the number 13.

Many other cultures had a strong stance on the number. The Ancient romans and some sects in India disapproved of the number. While Hebrew lore favors the number and certain Indian tribes in Central American have divine importance for it.

Ancient numerologist believed that 12 meant completion. Making 13 a number that no one wanted or needed, a number that exceeds limits.

Other important numbers include The Mystical Three and The Significant Seven