My thoughts on this are a little sketchy, but I believe that if we attach enough significance to a number, object, etc. that it will end up manifesting itself significantly in our experience.  In other words, if I believe strongly that Friday the 13th will be a day of bad luck, I am likely to experience bad luck on that day.

13 has traditionally been thought of as an unlucky number ,so it shouldnt surprise us to see it listed as one of the karmic numbers.though some people with 13 prominent in their name or birth date are inclined to be mystical ( think of poets W.B Yeats  born on june 13 and William Blake ,with a 13 quiet self )
Leonardo Da Vinici  4/15/1452 whose last supper is one of the most widely appreciated master pieces in the world,was born with a 13 life path. the number itself has an unfortunate heritage there were 13 at the last supper  jesus and the 12 and one died  .

supposedly ,it is unlucky for 13 people to be seated at a table together ,and whoever if the first to leave will die within a year .[this is partly based on the fact that JUDAS ISCARIOT, with 13 letters in his name ,was the first to leave the last supper .

the poet MATTHEW ARNOLD ( WITH 13 LETTERS IN HIS NAME )  ,upon hearing of this superstition while attending a diner for 13, decided to test fate and purposefully was the first to leave the party.

With typical Victorian faith in rationality , he left with two companions, believing that death would note the fact that there were three of them instead of one ,and the grim reaper would be proven the fool.

Apparently, however Fate doesnt add the same way we do,and since three people were the first to leave ,Matthew arnold died of heart failure six months later. one of the companions who left with him was found dead shorty thereafter with a revolver at his side: and the third that same year went off to sea and drowned .

I doubt the number 13 killed MATTHEW ARNOLD , but this anecdote reveals an important aspect of the number 13 as it shows itself in human behavior: an over reliance on the logic of 4 [which is 13 reduced to a single digit ]and a subconscious fear of the irrational as symbolized by the hidden 2 in 13  9found by subtracting the 1 from the 3.

Many 13 s  have a fear of the known of what the subconscious [the hidden 2]  might reveal , and of work [4] which is a reminder  of time ,mortality , and how long we have to live. often they scatter {3} their energies {1} because of the subconscious emotional problems , as represented by the hidden [2]  at times they live the philosophy of lets eat, drink and be merry ,for tomorrow we die .and neglect to do the work that will bring meaning and purpose to their lives .

many 13s have a tendency to waste [3] time [4] to act [1]childishly [3] .and to procrastinate---if not in this incaration, then perhaps in some former lifetime .


A disdain or dislike of work can make them shy away from long term projects .and they are often contented to occupy the self [1] with trivial [3] pursuits [4].

other 13s in their efforts to male up the karma that numeroligist FLORENCE CAMPBELL associates with this number--tests and trails in proficiency due to an insistence [1] on the path of dalliance [3]  when the goal is work and construction [4] --overcompensate by becoming workaholics.

numbers influence are lifes and the world round us  this can be proven  time and time again  


there was a post that brought up the word  coincidence.  '" I dont  think so"    Is this number a personal part of you   if not than it may never be a factor  but than again i might  ..........     there is much much more that can be reveal about  the influence of this mystical number

In reference to friday the 13 which was not the topic ..   To say that Friday the 13th will be a day of bad luck.is purely folk lure .  One must look and see how the current energies  example  friday june  13 2008  fits into  ones personal  energies .  than in some cases there may be reason for concern  ....

A friend of mine was born on the 13th of the month and used that number as his favorite or lucky number.  We have fears from those that would not put a 13th floor on buildings.  We have nurtured these fears.  Lets just borrow a lucky aspect and see what happens.

I believe that their are no coincidences in life, things happen for a reason. To better understand this, one must simply become more aware of their surroundings ("Be sober"). I was contemplating the founding of the U.S., there were 13 original colonies, but they were a physical static 13. Unlike the 12 tribes of Israel plus the Levites mingled among the 12. There was not a 12+1 situation present concerning the U.S. If that is significant in some way, I am not sure what it is.