When Is the Next Friday the 13th?
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It’s “Knights Templar” not Knights of the Templar.
At 14, had my braces taken off on Friday, the 13th. Always been a lucky day for me!
Hecate predates all the mentioned associations and has ties to Freya, mentioned by Sharon H-P in the comments. Born of two Titian, she would have a hue of blue. When the war between the Olympians and Titian broke out, she sided with Zeus. In ancient Rome Hecate was honored twice a year during the Ids of March, August and November 13th. Having difficulty finding information on other months. Should November 13th fall on a Friday it is a time of great power and celebration. Tasked with protecting man from poisonous plants, she was a botanist and would be known for carrying a memoir. This is one reason Hecate is whispered, the uninitiated could make a mistake. It is also a basis to associate her to Hecet, the ancient Egyptian frog god, as they both were known to practice Pharmakia.
Here is where we should know certain Sanskrit terms: Phar~ to write, Kia~ sex, Gyp~ to wonder or wanderer. The spelling of witch and prostitute are very similar in Sanskrit, not an expert here it's just obvious. Frogs are associated with lily pads, aka family Nymphaeaceae, genus Nymphaea. Ancient Egyptians would use Blue Lotus as an aphrodisiac, and later the herb would become so popular in ancient Rome as to harvest it into extinction. Ever wonder where nyphomaniac originated? When Egyptian mummies were tested for nicotine, the levels were too high to be accounted for by the local Belladonna. When we look at the river confluences of the Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee rivers we notice towns and cities with the same names as those found in the Nile delta. On the tip of IL, Cairo. Down river Memphis, TN, were an area to the south had the same flood attributes as the Nile delta. Numerous other places can be seen on G-earth, including Luxor.
Back to Hekate, goddess of Pharmakia and Witchcraft, guardian of crossroads. Cronus was her counter part as X-roads guardian, known for sporting a Corona. Having had a tumultuous relationship with Poseidon, we get the term poison. Ancient tombstones, many sailors, had her religious symbolism carved, a skull over crossed bones and a turning hourglass. Like sailors, to be poisoned meant, you didn't know if or when you would return/recover. This would make her religious symbol the most reproduced in the world. Art work often depicts her carrying a torch as she lead Demeter to the underworld to find Percepheny. Followers are known to put statues of her likeness at major X-roads, such as Liberty island in NY harbor.
Hex may have originated from the name Hecate. Aphrodite developed contempt for Hecate when she gave Utopia her pithos. Pandora's Pithos (box, cosmetics case), is a fable about the detriments to expect when giving agency to those who deceive. The modern telling is a lie itself. The 'hope' left behind is unfulfilled expectations. Zeus commanded Hermes to "Teach Pandora to deceive" and said of his wedding gift, "No man should gaze upon the contents of this pithos." Completely different than do not open. Pandora means 'All giving', yet produces nothing, which makes one wonder if she is a depiction of a typical politician/State agent.
To wrap things up, here are some events that correlate to Aug&Nov 13th as her practitioners are known for preparing a few days in advance. First we have the Knights Templar, as October was the eighth month of the ten month Roman calendar. 1307, two numbers associated with luck. August is the modern eighth month of the year. In 2023 several hundred children never returned from school in Lahaina, after the Maui fires. In 2022 actrix Anne Heche sitting up in a gurney, after her car plowed into a house, was making the internet buzz. Nov of that same year, early morning hours of the 13th, the evisceration of four Idaho students made headlines. The last time Friday the 13th occurred in Nov, GOP lawyers forfeited the AZ vote count in a court of record to loose the 2020 presidential election.
Lucky for many: a baker’s dozen is a dozen with an extra baked good thrown in.
So true! We love a Baker’s Dozen!
Both my children were born on the 13th, one in Feb. And the other in November. A year apart. ♥️💕
I had my first date with my now husband on Friday October 13th, 2017. I guess it wasn't unlucky for us! (Although our restaurant of choice had an hour long wait, so we had pizza instead). We've been together ever since.
I was born on December Friday 13th.. New Moon and Solar eclipse
Anyone ever to know me Always said I'm the luckiest person they ever meet.
m a victim of a motorcycle accident on a Friday 13th/August /2021. I lost my One of my front tooth.I thank God the most I am alife.
Ibrahim- We are so happy to hear that you are okay!