As we know, the number 7 is thought to be lucky and 13 is believed to be unlucky. However, the number 23 is often described as the number of incidents. Many events are found in connection with the number 23. Belief in these connections is known as the 23 Enigma or Enigma 23.
Enigma 23 or Enigma 23 refers to the belief that many incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23.
Here are just a few examples of the power of 23, coincidences, some more serious than others.
The Ancient Egyptians celebrated a New Year on July 23. This was supposed to be the day that Sirius rose in the sun.
William Burroughs, the author of The Naked Lunch, was one of the first celebrities to arrive at 23 Enigma.
In 1960, he overheard a sailor called Captain Clark talking about successfully sailing for 23 years without incident. Later that same day, Clark's ship sank, killing him and others aboard.
Also that day Burroughs listened to a radio broadcast, reporting on an airliner crash in Florida. It was flight 23 and the pilot was another Captain Clark.
Burroughs told this story to another writer, Robert Anton Wilson, who was intrigued to include references to number 23 in his and the trilogy of Robert Shea novels The Illuminatus! an influential series of books dealing with conspiracy theories.
The great William Shakespeare was born on April 23 and arrested his clogs on April 23.
So Shakespeare had two 23s in his life and 2 x 23 = 46. A copy of a Bible and turned to Psalm 46 (Psalm 46) and counting the 46 words from the beginning it would come in the word 'Shake'. If we do something similar at the end of the same Psalm - this time it counts 46 words the word you will find is 'Spear'. And, of course, if you put 'Shake' and 'Spear' together you get something - well I'm sure you can combine that!
Staying with a biblical theme the first delivery of the Morse code is said to be ‘What God Taught’. And it is from Numbers 23:23.
The Knights Templar has 23 Grand Masters.
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan must believe in the power of 23 because ‘ni’ is 2 and ‘san’ is 3 in Japan. So Nissan is 23 when combined.
The Latin alphabet has 23 letters.
In the movie Airport, the bomb holder has a seat 23.
The earth rotates on an axis or 23 and a half degrees.
Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times when he was murdered, though not quite sure how we are quite sure of it.
David Beckham, perhaps the most popular soccer player, has 23 in his football suit.
Michael Jordan also wore number 23 for the Chicago Bulls - and killed his father on July 23.
Also on July 23 (1996), the Mysterious Eye of comet Hale-Bopp was first noticed.
It takes 23 seconds for the blood to spread throughout the body.
In the movie Die Hard III, the train was derailed at subway station 23.
The 23dians are a group that sees 23 in various combinations in daily life and is subscribed to the mystical power of 23.
Each parent contributes 23 chromosomes to the beginning of a new life. The egg and sperm cells (Spermcell) in humans each have 23 chromosomes - the fuses and divide to create an embryo.
W is the 23rd letter of the alphabet and has two points down and three points upwards.
The Biorhythm cycle is typically 23 days.
December 23, 2012, is the date that many dread. The end of the Mayan calendar.
Adolf Hitler organized the National Socialist Congress on January 23.
In math, 23 is the first Prime Number where both numbers are Prime Numbers and add up to another Prime Number.
Some will say that we can always find things about any chosen number but sometimes there are significant numbers in our lives.
Source and Reference
[1] Milmo, Cahal (February 23, 2007), 23 fascinating facts about the number twenty-three
[2] Kiger, Patrick (January 4, 2019), What's the Fascination With Number 23?
in your personal opinion author. do you believe on enigma 23?