There are even two movies about number 23 called The Number 23. It can be seen in Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea's Illuminatus! The date was April 6 (4/6), even though that was not the date of Gloria's death. Throughout the history, number 23 was important to numerous religions including Christianity and Islam. – The sum of it’s digits is also a prime number, 5. this is called an Additive Prime. It is also an analogy with what physicists call QUIP – the Quantum Inseparability Principle. William S. Burroughs was cited by Wilson as being the first person to notice the 23 enigma:[2][3] Wilson, in an article in Fortean Times, related the following story: Cosmic Trigger I: The Final Secret of the Illuminati, How to reference and link to summary or text, boingboing.net article on Wilson and Burroughs, Robert Anton Wilson on the "23 Phenomena", Black Magic vol. 23 enigma noah23 illuminati congo robert anton wilson aleister crowley william burroughs.

In the Stargate Universe season 1 episode 14, titled “Human”, an imagined Dr. Daniel Jackson refers to the 23 Enigma in conversation with Dr. Nicholas Rush. 23 is a prime number that has some interesting characteristics about it. ;[5] the number 23 is a recurring theme in the duo's work. In the evening, Burroughs was thinking about this when he turned on the radio. [9] 23 years to the day after the burning they returned to launch a novel and discuss why they had burnt the money.[10]. – Each of it’s digits is also a prime number 2 and 3.

Here there’s a break in Wilson’s narrative, and he moves on to other topics. [example needed]. 13 Followers. The 23 enigma refers to the belief that most incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some modification of the number 23, or a number related to the number 23. 22 notes. In 1960, he heard a sailor called Captain Clark talk about having successfully sailed for 23 years without incident. Of course. What I want you to read really is … which happened on the 23rd of any month) are somehow tied into a centuries-old plan, possibly, devised by THEM. – Each of it’s digits is also a prime number 2 and 3. By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The Cabalists affirm that a letter is missing in the Torah. Run the following, from Professor Hans Seisel of the University of Chicago, through your most skeptical filter: My grandparents on my mother’s side lived in Gablonz, Mozartstrasse 23; we lived in Vienna at Rossaurelaende 23; our law office at Gonzagagasse 23; my mother at Alserstrasse 23, apartment 23, and so it went…. 23 was my spiral staircase, my intuitive signal.

Jim was somewhat of a minimalist when it came to furnishings. Psalms are also the 23rd book in the Douay–Rheims Bible. In 2007, Jim Carrey characterized a man who becomes obsessed with the 23 enigma in the movie.

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Think am crazy? Industrial music group Throbbing Gristle recounted in great detail the meeting of Burroughs and Captain Clark and the significance of the number 23 in the ballad "The Old Man Smiled."[11]. Do you believe in coincidence? And the German production movie called 23 was also about a man who is obsessed with the number. If you wish to read similar content, visit our site regularly! According to Burroughs, he had known a certain Captain Clark, around 1960 in Tangier, who once bragged that he had been sailing 23 years without an accident. But does it mean anything? The 23 enigma is regarded as a corollary of the Law of Fives because 2 + 3 = 5. It is also the 23rd letter of the alphabet, The September 11 attacks occurred on 9/11/2001, 9 + 11 + 2 + 1 =, Mayor Guiliani's protected bunker was on the, Building 7, although still standing at that time, was mentioned as having 'collapsed', A New York Times newspaper, found in the ruins of the Towers destroyed on 9/11 was dated June. The "23 Enigma" refers to the belief that all incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some permutation of the number 23, or a number related to the number 23, given enough ingenuity on the part of the interpreter. Useful 3. I see 23 all the time. In mathematics, twenty-three is the ninth prime number. Please, 11 Facts About the Antikythera Mechanism, the 2,000 Year Old Computer, 10+ Important Facts About Hazardous Waste, 11 Deeply Interesting Facts About Our Oceans, Lunar Facts: The Moon Is an Odd and Fascinating Place. That letter of the alphabet does not appear at all in our "eon" and also is not used in the Torah. Funny. It is also the fifth factorial prime and the second Woodall prime. The number 23 is one of them. It’s like clockwork. After a while my passion for jotting down every significant 23 that came my way began to annoy my wife, Arlen. 1185 reviews. Burroughs began keeping records of odd coincidences.