Numerologists worldwide went on alert, as we get closer to Friday, 49 minutes before lunch – 11:11 of 11.11.2011, a rare alignment of these numbers, which for occult followers could indicate the occurrence of unusual events. While for most people this clock and calendar line of figures, which occurs once a century would pass unnoticed, numerology and other esoteric specialists were looking for evidence of the existence of a special event. Some evoke the dawn of a new humanity era, a new harmony in the world, opening the door to another dimension or even “an upheaval of conscience”.
Thousands of supporters plan to meet on this day to take part in various ceremonies and dances. Several pages devoted to this date have already appeared on Facebook. “Once”, the Spanish Organization for the blind will hold a lottery with a special prize of 11 million euros.
Most famous clairvoyants and “priests” of paranormal welcome the importance of “synchronicity” of 11/11/11, as Israeli Uri Geller, the American Solara – “expert in numerology” and author of a book about the significance of number 11, or fans of “Spinal Tap”.
It is a 1984 film that describes a hard rock band, inspired by real or imaginary facts, with the number 11 receiving a special significance. “The fact of having a triple key-number in calendar certainly has some significance”, said Solara. “I foresee a major change in the consciousness of the planet and the event coincides with this time”, said the medium.
Solara, who lives in Peru, kept secret her project about November 11, 2011, revealing only that groups of people in over 50 countries will celebrate this event, sitting down quietly and meditating. Numerologists assigned number 11 psychic powers that provide a channel of communication with the subconscious. For others, such as Solara, 11 is the duality between good and evil in the world.
Internet was also invaded by bloggers who insist on the mystical character of this number regularly associated with disasters, according to them, such as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States. Some of them insist that the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York reminded by their form of number 11. In addition, the first passenger plane that hit the towers was a flight that included 11 in its number.
Others cite the prophecy of St. Malachi, who, in the eleventh century, stated that there will be 112 popes before the biblical apocalypse will occur. Benedict XVI is the 111th pope in history.
11 is also loaded with historical connotations. World War armistice was signed at 11:00 am on November 11, 1918. “There is an interesting synchronicity in the fact that many events are associated with the number 11”, said Ellie Crystal, author of a blog that presents himself as “an explorer of the metaphysical world”.
For John Hoopes, a professor of critical analysis at the University of Kansas, all these pseudo-scientific theories are a perfect example of the “method of confirming a hypothesis”. It is the tendency to favor information that confirms predetermined ideas, without taking into account those who deny it, said the American professor.