The Number 13
Is the number 13 truly inauspicious?
4.3 (39)
34 mins
Explore the fascinating concept of the number 13 across cultures and how it holds a special significance. From its association with bad luck and superstition to its role in tarot and Illuminati symbolism, discover how the number 13 is a complex symbol that reveals the deeper meanings and connections.
Ep 1:
Blood, Curses, and Cosmic Coincidence
From the bloody purge of the Knights Templar to Loki's fateful thirteenth seat and Apollo 13's near-disaster, discover why humanity built entire fears—and buildings—around one dreaded number.
Ep 2:
From Sacred Symbol to Slasher Flick
Thirteen colonies became a patriotic emblem on the dollar bill, even as Hollywood turned the number into box-office terror and mystics found sinister math linking it to Satan himself.
Discussions (18)
Stephen
Level 3 · 9 mo agoSkipping floor 13 is daft
Ward
Level 5 · 9 mo agoNo, the superstition isn't medieval. Philip IV arrested the Templars in 1307, but the fear dates back to the 1907 novel Friday the Thirteenth.
Layne
Level 6 · 8 mo agoThe Templars failed to account for tail risk.
