Nov. 11, 2011 is turning out to be a notable date for two reasons: The fact that it will be celebrated in the US as Veteran's Day and because when it is written numerically it comes out as 11/11/11.
The date is also proving to be a big one for weddings.
It sounds lucky to marry on a day with multiple elevens, but not necessarily, according to numerologist Hans Decoz, who says the date may not be as lucky as some people are presuming.
"Yes, there are lots of 11s, but all the numbers added together equal 8," Decoz told The Huffington Post. "The energy from '11' is very family-oriented and it conflicts with the '8' energy, which is more financially-oriented.
As a result, Decoz claims emotions will be running high on 11/11/11, bringing about a tendency to be possessive or melodramatic.
"Our feelings will be floating right on the surface, so they could take a turn for the worse at any moment -- small misunderstandings can turn into huge catastrophes if we don't keep this in check," he said. "Definitely, don't deal with money any more than necessary."
While the numbers game makes for a good story, Eric Carlson, a physics professor at Wake Forest University and an admitted numerology skeptic, has a number of reasons why 11/11/11 is not particular special, other than the fact that writing it out numerically might look neat.
"There is nothing supernatural about this date," he emphasized to The Huffington Post. "Our brains are just pattern matching machines, so we tend to notice patterns like that. If you happen to glance at the clock and it's 11:11, you will remember that --these patterns stick in our minds. But I don't think there is any mystical significance to it."
Still, Professor Carlson does concede there are two significant aspects about 11/11/11 that can be construed as lucky even by people like him who don't believe in numerology.
"It is a Friday -- a day hailed by workers," he said, adding that many people will have the day off because of the Veteran's Day holiday.
Even Decoz concedes that numerology probably isn't the real reason why some couples are picking the wedding date.
"I think they just want a date that's easy for the man to remember," he said.
2011年11月11日成为重要日期有两个原因:一是当天为美国老兵纪念日;二是这一天用数字写起来是11/11/11。
这一天还是个重要的结婚吉日。
在有数个“11”的一天结婚听起来很幸运,但也未必。数字命理学家汉斯•德科兹表示,这一天也许没有很多人预想的那么幸运。
德科兹在资讯博客网站《赫芬顿邮报》上说:“是的,这一天有很多11,但是这一天的数字之和等于8。‘11’这个数字的能量以家庭为导向,而‘8’更倾向于金钱导向,两者有冲突。”
因此,德科兹表示,2011年11月11日当天人们会热情高涨,带动起人们的占有欲,这一天也会更像一出情景剧。
他说:“我们的感情会溢于言表,因此也可能随时变糟,如果不注意控制情绪,小小的误解就会闯下大祸。当然,在这一天,如果不是必须,不要和钱打交道。”
尽管这一天从数字上看起来是个吉日,但维克森林大学的物理学教授兼公认的数字命理怀疑论者埃瑞克•卡尔森有很多理由来证明2011年11月11日只是普通的一天,尽管写起来这个日期看上去非常简洁。
他在《赫芬顿邮报》上强调指出:“这一天没什么神奇的。我们大脑是模式匹配机器,因此我们更容易注意到这样的模式。如果你恰好看表,又正好是11点11分,你就会记住它,这种模式在我们的意识里根深蒂固。但我不认为有什么神秘可言。”
但卡尔森教授仍然勉强同意,甚至像他这样不相信数字命理学的人也得承认,这一天有两个可以称之为幸运的因素。
他说:“这一天是周五,员工们都很喜欢。”他补充说还有很多人在“老兵纪念日”这天还可以放假。
甚至德科兹也承认很多人选择这一天结婚并不是因为数字命理学。
他说:“我觉得他们只是想找个男人们好记的日子。”
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