Amazing 23 facts
Here are a few of the things that I have found out about the number 23:
Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes.
The pattern of DNA shows irregular connections at every 23rd section.
Humans have 23 vertebra running down the main part of their spines.
Blood circulates the body on average every 23 seconds.
The average head of human hair can support 23 tons of weight.
Measure the circumference of your head in inches and see what you get!
The golden section, an ancient progression of whole numbers represented by the series 2,3,5,8 etc. is repeated again and again in Nature.
Biological symmetry also mirrors the importance of the number five [i.e. five main bits spread out like a starfish, arms, legs, head etc., then five
fingers, etc.].
Five (2+3), is an immensely significant number in all ancient and some modern rites and rituals. Take the pentagram and modern [post-Crowley and
Chaos] magick.
The male and female sexual cycles run on different scales. Male cycle: 23 days. Female cycle 28 days [lunar month]. You blokes out there may not know
about your sexual cycle but if you were a Tantrist doing your sex magic on a regular basis then you would!
The I-Ching, practised by Taoist scholars since one thousand BC, uses coins (of which tails value 2 and heads value 3) to create a process of
divination that views past, future and present as a whole. Central to the philosophy is the realisation that current reflection and meditation will
effect the course of events. The I-Ching provides no set predictions but shows a possible course on one fractal arm of the future.The 23rd hexagram of
the I-Ching signifies Chaos, Disintegration. It's a timely reminder that if you create order and take it too far you set the store for it to implode
and wipe out what you have been working for, sound familiar? Thus 23 has a strong theme of rejection of modern materialistic values..
The 23rd crops up around all of the Solstice and Equinox dates, again creating a stronger link between us humans and the Universal forces of nature
that act upon us. You can reject and ignore these forces as much as you want but the seasons still affect you more than you can possibly imagine. Now
this is something that I WAS aware of and the Solstices have always been a intriguing time for me as they mark the coming and going of the seasons and
form a strong link to our ancestors. For them of course these times were of tremendous cosmic and spiritual significance [is there any need to mention
Stonehenge?].
December 23, 2012 is the day the classic Mayans said the world would end.
The human biorhythm cycle is 23 days long.
The Harmonic Convergence occurs every 23,000 years.
Geosynchronous orbit occurs at 23,000 miles above Earth's surface.
Other 23 anomalies:
a-ok hand sign (index finger touching tip of thumb with 3 fingers up)=2-3
Hookem Horns sign used by Tx Longhorn fans 2 fingers up 3 down
Hookem Horn sign also used amongst people in music industry...extreme sports fans and athletes....."Go Satan"
After World Trade Center collapse...2 buildings that stood out most was World Financial Bluildings 2 (dome) and 3(pyramid)
www.wirednewyork.com...
