I saw you had posted about angels. Do you know anything about Angel Numbers? I see 888 and 555 a lot recently. I never saw them before moving to the east coast for school. Now theyāre everywhere.
Iām not trying to upset or offend, but Iām very critical of the whole āangel numbersā concept.
Donāt get me wrong. Synchronicities can hold great meaning for a magical practitioner, and these synchronicities can involve a series of numbers that repeats in your life. Iāll even tacitly admit that these synchronicities could sometimes be a spiritās handiwork, trying to get your attention.
The angel numbers thing oversimplifies this to an extreme. Iāve looked into it, mostly because everyone was pushing it so hard back in 2017-ish. It all justā¦ seemed like platitudes. These folks would see the numbers, rush to the internet and google the āmeaningā which was usually something like āGood things are coming,ā or āyouāre raising your vibration,ā etc. It rarely provides actionable information.
This image was circulating on Facebook awhile back, to give you an idea of how angel numbering works in practice. The majority of these angel numbers apparently mean that your life is awesome, good things are coming, angels are all around you, and youāre very special. Thereās a few that waffle around about how the person needs to āfinish somethingā or āreconnect with spirituality.ā Very broad statements, none too bad, and even the vaguely negative ones end with something upbeat like āthings are getting exciting!ā
I prefer systems of spirit communication (or divination) that account for the full spectrum of human experience. Imagine trying to do a Tarot reading with all the possibly-negative cards removed. You would receive an incomplete, sugarcoated picture of the situation, likely to do more harm than good.
A few sites out there do give negative (or at least less-than-positive) meanings for these numbers. The few negative āangel numberā definitions Iāve seen are equal to the positive ones in their vagueness, and, again, usually give no real actionable information. All in all, the āangel numberā concept often amounts to toxic positivity and spiritual bypassing. Ignoring the negative aspects wonāt make them go away, youāll miss a lot.
In my earlier Enochian reading list, I linked to a magicianās memoir of magic in the late 1980s. Thereās a particularly disturbing moment described therein where repeating numbers (particularly 333) appear.
Rather than being a sign that āthe ascend masters are nearby, youāre in great hands,ā it was the prelude to absolute chaos. In the Enochian system of angelic magic (which the magicians in the memoir work within), the number 333 has a more sinister meaning. In fact, itās associated with the demon Choronzon! I screenshotted part of that book - pretty ominous, eh? Itās a far cry from being in great hands! (Pardon the Wikipedia link. It may be a Wiki but it does give a good overview.)
(Sorry for the weird highlighting all over the book. I started doing it in college and never kicked the habit. Itās the best way (for me) to absorb what I read. Typically I use OpenDyslexic, too, which helps, but I changed the font so that it would be more legible for yāall.)
Goes to show you that the āmeaningsā of these repeating numbers are going to vary depending on what system youāre working in and what symbolism rattles around in your head. The lists and websites about āangel numbersā wonāt acknowledge that, though. In fact, very few give any references as to where these meanings are coming from at all. With that in mind, why trust āangel numbersā as a concept?
I can see on Google that a could of sites are claiming that āangel numbersā is an ancient concept dating back to Pythagoras. Yeah, no. Pythagoras had nothing to do with āangel numbers.ā Rather, Pythagoras is the founder of a school of numerology. While Iād consider the āangel numbersā concept to be a a (warped) form of numerology, itās utterly unlike what Pythagoras actually taught.
In reality, of course, Pythagoras was a philosopher, mathematician, and a legit mystic. He conjured a complex system of numerology, and it endures today in some circles. Itās way different than those angel numbers, though! Have a look! This particular page, by the unbeatable Benebell Wen, focuses on using numerology to find your ālife pathā number, which can then be analyzed alongside other numerological values,
Notice that the meanings are compartmental, meant to be understood within a wider context. They also have both positive and negative aspects of each number listed. The negative aspects are actually negative. Life path numbers are described in terms like arrogant, bossy, argumentative, codependent, egocentric.. and yet, also with positive qualities, such as leadership skills, a nurturing mindset, a strong work ethic, a propensity to help the less fortunate, etc. Other life paths get described as artists, fighters, leaders
Pythagorusās numerology proper gives the spirits a lot of vocabulary for communicating with you. A spirit trying to warn you of something, for example, might do it more easily with this traditional Pythagorean numerology than through angel numbers.
Above is a clip from the article on Pythagorean numerology, discussing various ālife paths.ā Youāve got the good, the bad and the ugly traits listed for life paths one and two. The rest of the nine paths are treated with an equal degree of balance. While this particular numerology page doesnāt provide as much info on Pythagoras himself, itās obviously a far cry from āthe microwave said 3:33, it means the ascend masters are around me,ā or the usual āgood things coming soonā vibe of most angel numbers.
In other words, Pythagorean numerology has little to do with angel numbers and the New Agers should probably stop saying he ādiscovered angel numbersā or trying to link him to them in any way. He was a mathematician in addition to his philosophical work, and he did teach that the universe could be reduced to numbers ultimately, but thatās a far cry from the angel number mythos.That site I just linked has a lot of other good information, too. I really like Benebellās work.
Ironically, as Iām writing this, I see that the clock says 3:33 am, but I doubt Iāll post it until later today. I recognize synchronicities are real and may even be messages from specific spirits, but I donāt believe this angel number concept is the best paradigm for approaching them. Thereās nothing challenging about it, nothing to get your blood flowing, no liminal push, no impetus to grow. Just āexpect the highest good,ā and āyour vibration is rising,ā etc.
Again, I hope this doesnāt offend too many people.
Iām not trying to be mean or insult people who actually do like the angel numbers concept. I just really dislike it, for the reasons Iāve given. If youāre fond of it, itās just something weāll have to agree to disagree about. I gotta admit, I question the discernment involved. I donāt think indulging in the concept makes you a bad person or anything like that.
After all, youāre not exactly harming another person by fiddling with these angel numbers. Iām just saying that from my perspective (which was requested), angel numbers can sometimes promote toxic positivity and spiritual bypassing. And I do think thereās better paradigms for learning numerology out there. Iām sure thereās books on numerology in various cultures that give actual details unlike angel number memes.
Most of my numerology studies (smallish, my main interests are elsewhere) came form books that werenāt about numerology, but had a section or two about it.
If anyone else has any thoughts, feel free to reblog with themā¦
Anyways, my personal favorite angel number is 420 I guess. š¤£
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