Angel Numbers

Numbers have always been an important part of human life, from counting how much food is available to predicting the movement of the stars. In our modern digital age numbers are even more prevalent. It's no surprise that people try to interpret these numbers, for example through numerology.

What Are Angel Numbers?

Angel numbers are, some people believe, a method used by the angels to communicate with us and pass on a message. We can recognise such a message in the way that certain numbers or combinations of numbers appear to occur frequently, perhaps seeming to "leap out" at us and grab our attention. Repeated digits or patterns of digits are thought to be especially significant.

Recognising such angelic communication and interpreting it are different matters. Many people have attempted to provide guides to the meaning of different numbers, for example Doreen Virtue in Angel Numbers. Others would argue that the meaning of particular numbers is more personal. Rather than trying to find a universal "key" to angel numbers we should instead take note of them and try to learn how they relate to our lives. Then, over the years, we might be able to build up our own guide to our personal angel language.

Not everybody accepts that such repeating numerical patters are divine messages. Skeptics point to coincidence combined with the way our minds tend to notice things more after we become aware of them once. Others believe that such numbers may well be significant form of synchronicity without necessarily being angelic in nature.

Even if the presence of the numbers is mere coincidence, is it possible that we notice them because the angels draw them to our attention?

Though I'm not sure that even the angels know the meaning of 4 8 15 16 23 42...