11:11 (numerology)

Some numerologists and New Age philosophies[1] believe that events linked to the time 11:11 appear more often than can be explained by chance or coincidence[2] and is an example of synchronicity. Some authors claim that seeing 11:11 on a clock is an auspicious sign. Others claim that 11:11 signals a spirit presence.[3][4] However, skeptics say that Uri Geller's examples of 11:11 phenomena in world events are examples of post-hoc reasoning[5] and confirmation bias.[6]

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Significance in dates

For various reasons, people ascribe different kinds of significance to dates and numbers. For example, "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month," 11:00 a.m. (Paris time) 11 November 1918, when the armistice ending World War One came into effect.

11 November 2011, or "11/11/11", saw an increase in the number of marriages taking place in different areas throughout the world, including the U.S.[7] and across the Asian continent.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Do you see 11:11?". 11:11 Spirit Guardians. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. Geller, Uri. "The 11:11 phenomenon." 2006. Web. 22 Dec. 2014.
  3. Solara (1992). 11:11: Inside the Doorway. Charlottesville, VA: Star-Borne Unlimited. ISBN 1-878246-05-4.
  4. George Barnard (2004). The Search for 11:11: A Journey into the Spirit World. Australia: 11:11 Publishers. ISBN 0-9577889-6-7.
  5. "Uri Geller". Skeptic Report. Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009. On his web site, Uri Geller has a list of things he connects with the number 11. He believes this number to be all-important. E.g. he attaches meaning to the fact that some people have noticed their clocks sometimes show the numbers "11:11".
  6. "The law of truly large numbers". Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-21. The law of truly large numbers says that with a large enough sample many odd coincidences are likely to happen.
  7. Basu, Moni. "11/11/11: 'Ones' in a lifetime". CNN. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  8. Savadove, Bill. "11/11/11 spells marriage and magic". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
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