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ardinn · 05-03-2014 7:09am #1

Not sure im in the right place for this but just wondering whats is the significance of seeing this number ALOT - Also I see 22:22, 3:33 4:44 and the reason I post is a few mins ago I look at my phone and its 5:55

I have heard of people attaching meaning to seeing these patterns regularly, but im also curious that if I saw it a few times and subconsciously programmed myself to look at my watch/phone at these times.

Peregrinus · 05-03-2014 7:16am

ardinn wrote: »

Not sure im in the right place for this but just wondering whats is the significance of seeing this number ALOT - Also I see 22:22, 3:33 4:44 and the reason I post is a few mins ago I look at my phone and its 5:55

I have heard of people attaching meaning to seeing these patterns regularly, but im also curious that if I saw it a few times and subconsciously programmed myself to look at my watch/phone at these times.

Possibly you have programmed yourself.

But possibly also you have just sensitised yourself to notice, register and remember when you happen to see such combinations, and to disregard other occasions when you see less remarkable combinations. This would create an impression in your mind that you are seeing such combinations more often than a randomness would suggest, when that many not in fact be the case.

There's at least one such combination every hour of the day and night - more, if you regard combinations like "12:34", "12:12" or "12:21" as similarly remarkable. So seeing them is not in itself unusual.

Jude13 · 05-03-2014 7:37am

I have been freaked out by 11:11 for years, I rarely look at my watch but each day and night I did it was exactly at 11:11, never notice at other times. No I don't wear a watch, I know my phone an pc still have the time but its one less weird thing.

JuliusCaesar · 05-03-2014 9:35am

Google the Confirmation Bias - in fact there are lots of cognitive biases.

Ask anyone who has bought a new car: suddenly there are lots of that make of car all over the place. Ask anyone who has just had pregnancy confirmed: suddenly the streets are full of pregnant women and small babies. Where were they all before?

Akrasia · 05-03-2014 9:43am

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

Google the Confirmation Bias - in fact there are lots of cognitive biases.

Ask anyone who has bought a new car: suddenly there are lots of that make of car all over the place. Ask anyone who has just had pregnancy confirmed: suddenly the streets are full of pregnant women and small babies. Where were they all before?

Exactly. If you're tuned into something, you start notice it while before it would have just been background noise 99.9% of which is ignored by the conscious part of your brain (Kahnamen's system 2)

Have you ever been in a room full of strangers talking to each other. (a pub or restaurant or train station etc) All you can hear is Chatter Chatter Chatter until someone mentions your name (not even talking about you, just a name the same as yours)

Then you hear chatter chatter chatter chatter DAVID chatter chatter chatter.

angelman121 · 06-03-2014 3:51am

I Happened to click onto this post in spirituality (it's closed) and noticed it was 2:22, I'v not only been seeing 1;11 2;22 3;33 consistently for years but also not a day goes by without hearing the exact word that I'm either reading or writing spoken at the exact moment that I'm reading or writing it, this happens more then once or twice a day for years, there is always a tv or radio on in the background.

I believe there is a spiritual meaning or reason for this life and that everything is 'guided' by spirit, and these 'coincidences' are either your spirit guides trying to get your attention (and it seems to be working) or when they have your attention they keep reminding you not to forget the 'bigger picture' or spiritual side of life.

Happy Every Day
P

ardinn · 06-03-2014 4:47am

angelman121 wrote: »

I Happened to click onto this post in spirituality (it's closed) and noticed it was 2:22, I'v not only been seeing 1;11 2;22 3;33 consistently for years but also not a day goes by without hearing the exact word that I'm either reading or writing spoken at the exact moment that I'm reading or writing it, this happens more then once or twice a day for years, there is always a tv or radio on in the background.

I believe there is a spiritual meaning or reason for this life and that everything is 'guided' by spirit, and these 'coincidences' are either your spirit guides trying to get your attention (and it seems to be working) or when they have your attention they keep reminding you not to forget the 'bigger picture' or spiritual side of life.

Happy Every Day
P

Yeah i was hoping it would be left open in spirituality, but wanted to post here too. Two differing opinions if you will!

Call Me Jimmy · 06-03-2014 5:02am

what has number combinations got to do with spirituality?

ardinn · 06-03-2014 5:08am

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

what has number combinations got to do with spirituality?

Some people believe they are messages, I have read up on some sites that many believe they are good signs, such as you are in the right place in life, others say its a message from spirits to take note and take action in your life.

The point was to get the psychology of it, and also the belief side of things!

Peregrinus · 06-03-2014 5:28am

"Messages from the spirits" stuff might get a better hearing in the Paranormal forums rather than the Spirituality forums.

ardinn · 06-03-2014 5:31am

Peregrinus wrote: »

"Messages from the spirits" stuff might get a better hearing in the Paranormal forums rather than the Spirituality forums.

See angelmans post above!!

Peregrinus · 06-03-2014 5:53am

Yes. But my point is that you would have a better chance of getting more responses in that vein in "Paranormal" than you would in "Spirituality"

Jude13 · 06-03-2014 6:12am

I have experienced it since I was a young teen, always 11:11 never any other combo, 2:22, 3:33 etc. I have never looked it up so I am not sure how it is like a car reg theory being thrown out, it has been going on many years and never any other numbers. I was on posting in the triathlon thread and spotted this one on the front page and thought "I am not alone!!"

The spiritual stuff I just don't believe. Its just weird, barely think about it now.

ardinn · 06-03-2014 6:24am

Peregrinus wrote: »

Yes. But my point is that you would have a better chance of getting more responses in that vein in "Paranormal" than you would in "Spirituality"

Maybe! I associate paranormal with ufo's and bigfoot more, Most of my research throws up spiritual relations, not so much paranormal ones.

Same vein, but different.

In my opinion!

Peregrinus · 06-03-2014 6:53am

There is a bit of an overlap in terminology. The spiritualist movement, for example, was largely concerned with seances and ectoplasm and mediums and messages from beyond the grave and so forth, which most of us would put fimly in the paranormal camp. Yet they claimed the name "Spiritualists".

But, generally, spirituality (as opposed to spiritualism) has to do not with "the spirits", meaning transcendant beings, angels, the souls of the dead, etc but with a concern for spiritual values, as opposed to worldly or material values.

ardinn · 06-03-2014 7:11am

Peregrinus wrote: »

There is a bit of an overlap in terminology. The spiritualist movement, for example, was largely concerned with seances and ectoplasm and mediums and messages from beyond the grave and so forth, which most of us would put fimly in the paranormal camp. Yet they claimed the name "Spiritualists".

But, generally, spirituality (as opposed to spiritualism) has to do not with "the spirits", meaning transcendant beings, angels, the souls of the dead, etc but with a concern for spiritual values, as opposed to worldly or material values.

You are right, in a way, and we are getting way off the topic here but spiritual values stem from the beliefs of that person, as you say, spiritualist movement = angels etc, spirituality = their beliefs, which in catholic terms would suggest angels, and the dead and so forth! Roundabout!!

alant7 · 06-03-2014 7:16am

And I just pressed the light button on my watch 6:16:16.. very strange indeed

Akrasia · 06-03-2014 10:43am

ardinn wrote: »

Some people believe they are messages, I have read up on some sites that many believe they are good signs, such as you are in the right place in life, others say its a message from spirits to take note and take action in your life.

The point was to get the psychology of it, and also the belief side of things!

That sounds like a pretty horrible way to communicate TBH.

Excessive pattern finding is a symptom of mental illness. For example, John Nash (A Beautiful Mind was based on him) was driven mad from seeing too many patterns everywhere where there was only random noise.

Numerology is a load of rubbish. If you want to find the meaning behind numbers, you need to study mathamatics and physics and discover the true meaning behind structural mathamatics

JuliusCaesar · 06-03-2014 1:14pm

What on earth?? I go to sleep for the night and find the psychology forum has been taken over! Please take your unscientific clap-trap elsewhere. JC

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