Sally Faubion, Numerologist: "ENERGY, NUMBERS, NUMEROLOGY AND SEPTEMBER 11, 2001"

ENERGY, NUMBERS, NUMEROLOGY AND SEPTEMBER 11, 2001:

Many of my clients have called over the past week to inquire about my opinion regarding the catastrophic events that occurred on September 11, 2001. Even though most of us are over-saturated with commentary on this subject, there were so many aspects of it that related to numbers that I felt impelled to offer the following perspective.

Energy and Numbers:

Pythagoras (the great Greek mathematician, philosopher and "father of numerology in the western world") is credited with stating that "all things in the universe can be reduced to a number." I believe that most modern-day scientists would agree with that premise. Keeping that in mind, it is my understanding that another premise that is accepted universally in the scientific world is that all living things and matter (including human beings) are essentially comprised of different forms of energy. We all have atoms, protons, and neutrons within our composition. Even our thoughts are a form of energy, and our thoughts can be transmitted beyond our physical selves (prayer being a good example of that).

Judging from the innumerable validations I have received of the interpretations of numbers that comprise numerological charts, and after witnessing other amazing and mind-boggling "coincidences" that involve numbers, I offer that numbers are also a definitive form of energy. It has been my observation that each individual resonates to certain numbers, and that we humans, as a whole, can be affected by numbers and dates that are seemingly extraneous to us as individuals. I could write much more about this theory and it may be a topic of one of my future lectures, but for this piece, suffice it to say that I believe as Einstein did, that "something's moving," and that is, in my humble opinion, the energy that is in all things, including numbers and the letters of the alphabets.

Numerology:

As you will read below, the number 11 (which, on the positive side, stands for heightened spirituality and humanitarianism) and the number 5 (which, on the positive side, stands for freedom, progression, and positive change) were numbers that played significantly in the outrageous acts perpetrated on The World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

As we're all aware by now, The World Trade Center tragedy took place on September 11, 2001. That date reduces to a 5 (9 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 0 + 1 = 14 and 1 + 4 = 5). Both the 11 (the number of that day) and the 5 have played significant roles on the American scene throughout history.

The most significant number in a numerology chart is the "destiny" number. It denotes the tenor or purpose of a person or entity, or day, as it were. It is found by adding all the numbers of a person's birth date, or ANY date for that matter, and reducing it to a single digit. America's destiny number would be calculated as follows: July 4, 1776 = 7 + 4 + 1 + 7 + 7 + 6 = 32 and 3 + 2 = 5. The number 5 is America's destiny number. It is, therefore, ironic that the 5 is also the destiny number of September 11, 2001.

The Numbers Five and Eleven:

On the positive side, 5 is the number of the freedom fighter, positive change, progression and adaptation. I think most people would agree that America personifies those qualities. When the negative aspects of this number prevail, however, its vibration produces suppression of freedom, reticence to experience the new and different, and fear of change. The latter could certainly seem to apply to a conservative or fanatical religious terrorist regime.

Coincidently, the number of Flight 77 that crashed into The Pentagon reduces to a 14/5 (7 + 7 = 14 and 1 + 4 = 5). The number 14, in particular, portends tragedy through explosion and fire. Flight 77 had 65 people on board, a number which reduces to an 11.

There were many more ironies with respect to the number 11 in this unfortunate occurrence. Some of you may have received the chain e-mail that offered the following:

The date of the attack: 9/11 - 9+1+1 = 11
September 11th is the 254th day of the year. 2+5+4 = 11
There are 111 days left to the end of the year.
119 is the area code for Iraq/Iran. 1+1+9 = 11
Twin Towers - standing side by side, look like the number 11.
The first plane to hit the towers was Flight 11.
New York was the 11th state added to the Union.
New York City has 11 letters.
Afghanistan has 11 letters.
The Pentagon has 11 letters.
Ramzi Yousef has 11 letters (convicted of orchestrating the attack on the WTC in 1993).
Flight 11 had 92 people on board, 9+2 = 11
Flight 77 had 65 people on board, 6+5 = 11.

I can add a few other particulars that don't necessarily relate to numerology:

The time Flight 11 crashed into the first tower was 8:48 a.m. (8 + 4 = 12 and 1 + 2 + 8 = 11).
911 is America's national number for emergencies (9+1+1 = 11).
Each tower had 110 floors (eliminate the zero and you have an 11).
Also, interestingly although unrelated to this incident, WW I ended in the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

More About Numerology:

The science of numerology applies numbers to each letter of the alphabet and the numbers associated with the following words reduce to 11: President, light, messiah, wisdom, force, prayer, healing, energy, immortal, heavenly, winner, and enduring. Of course, there are many other words that reduce to an 11, but these words, in particular, have to do with the vibration of the 11. Adversely, the words fire and explosives also reduce to 11.

The 11 is the number of peacemaking, team-playing, cooperation, inner growth and illumination, spiritual orientation and awareness, and humanitarianism. Interestingly, to date, 11 presidents of the United States have been either born on the 11th or 29th (2 + 9 = 11), or their birth dates reduced to the number 11. Secretary of State Colin Powell and General Norman Schwarzkopf also have 11 destinies.

The negative side of the 11 produces fanaticism, zealousness, transgression, and intimidation. Many of the powerful leaders of the Nazi regime were born on 11 days or had 11 destinies or their names that reduced to the number 11, including Hitler and Mussolini [the latter was born on 7/29 (2 + 9 = 11) in 1883 (7 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 8 + 3 = 38 and 3 + 8 = 11)]. Hitler's birth date reduced to number 5 and he was born on the 20th (the lower vibration of the 11), and his name Adolph Hitler was an 11 when specific numbers were applied to each letter and added together.

Other names associated with this horrific event that vibrate to the number 11 are The World Trade Center, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., and, resonating to the highest vibration of this symbol, Jesus and Christianity. Conversely, and incredibly, the name Osama bin Laden also reduces to the number 11!

As one of my reference books offers, the 11 is known as the Psychic Master - a messenger of God and creates masters among men. Under the 11, man can attain great heights, be master of all. The high side of the 11 is not associated with the material aspects of life but rather spirituality and humanitarianism. The 11th card in the Tarot is Strength. Its message is that of courage and spiritual power. It was written that a fall from 11-ness is long and hard . . . and brings poverty and discord.

In Masonic terms, the 11 represents Equilibrium. "The cross has been used extensively in sacred symbology both before and after its adoption as the emblem of Christian religion. One of its arms is upright, the other horizontal. This is another representation of the fallen pole, the feminine or Eve principle in man [the patriarchal biblical viewpoint]. When this principle is lifted and brought into perfect balance with the masculine force, the cross of struggle, sorrow and sacrifice will yield as a symbol of man's religious aspirations into two upright columns (11) as the symbol of attainment. It will mark the redemption of the fallen, the cessation of strife, and the realization of at-one-ment with the divine." The ancient wisdom defines the powers of 11 as follows: "In my grasp are all things held in perfect equilibrium; I bind all opposites together, each to its complement." Corinne Heline in Sacred Science of Numbers.

The 11 is said to embrace the opposites in both heaven and hell. Another interesting quote from Heline's book is, "The two upright columns before the entrance of every Mystery Temple, the Masonic included, are synonyms of the power and purpose of 11. The colors of 11 are black and white, signifying latent and active truth, and truth that is hidden and must be revealed. The color violet is also associated with the 11 and signifies the illumination which the spirit gains through sorrow."

In Cheiro's Book of Numbers he writes: "The 11 is an ominous number. It gives warning of hidden dangers, trial and treachery from others. It has the symbol of 'a clinched hand' and 'a lion muzzled,' and of a person who will have great difficulties to contend with in their future." (There is the dark path and the light path associated with all numbers, according to the tenets of numerology.)

The 11th sign of the Zodiac is Aquarius, the sign of progressive science, experimentation, originality, independence, humanitarianism, politics, electricity, telecommunications. Many astrology books offer that the sign of Aquarius is ruled by Uranus, the influence that effects the unexpected, unique and unusual aspects of life. This time in our history is called the Aquarian Age by those involved in metaphysics.

From Sacred Symbols of the Ancients, by Florence Campbell, the following is written about the number 11. "There are many superstitions connected with the number 11. By some it was called the Number of Evil because it transcended the number of the commandments and did not attain 12, the number of 'Grace and Perfection.' History and experience refute the stigma, and we have come to regard 11, as a number, as one of the most priceless gifts of the gods. Eleven is the direct recipient of inspiration from the One Source: the preacher, the messenger, the Light-bearer from On High. Eleven is the number of the Path on the tree of Life that is assigned to Aleph, the first Tarot Card, the Magician, in the direct line from Kether to Chokmah, or Will to Wisdom. It is the 'spirit' of air - the 'Divine Breath.'"

One Last Personal Comment:

Because the 11 is a Master Number in numerology (meaning it resonates to a higher vibration and therefore wields greater influence over humans and life in general), I would conjecture that if any good were to come of this situation it may be that Americans, at the very least, would begin to have a greater cognizance and appreciation for our Country and our freedom, and an escalated sense of, and connection with, their spiritual consciousness.

For Your Reflection:

The following are taken from Excerpts from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda:

"Every thought we think is a flower of life's garden, and not the permanent possession of anyone. Let our thoughts, then, be fragrant and beautiful, not rank and ugly, that the memory we leave behind us be felt as a blessing on the earth."

"The more we live guided from within, the greater our control over outer events in the great game of life. For when we live at our own center, in superconsciousness, we live in the only true freedom there is."

"He who made us must surely also love us. His reason for ordaining death as the final act of life must, therefore, be somehow connected with His love."

"God feels no anger, no matter how many times we err. He is the Fountainhead of limitless, unconditional love."

"Life could have been so beautiful, had mankind only lived as God intended. Instead, human life has become a jumble box to hold the pieces of a mad jigsaw puzzle - a confusing assortment of evil and good, sorrow and joy, death and life."