Happy 09/09/09!

Well - 09/09/09 is an interesting date, right? Today is the 252nd day of the year, 252 adds to 9, and 09-09-09 = 27, which also reduces to 9. The day itself falls on a Wednesday and both Wednesday & September have 9 letters. 09-09-09 is also the last of the single-digits dates for quite a while – 1,001 years to be precise. And the meaning of the number nine is not yet the full or complete, number ten, but it does mark the ending. It is the last of the single digits, in our decimal numbering system. Thus it can represent the conclusion or ending of a matter.

In numerology, number 9 is the most humanitarian of all numbers.

You are socially conscious, concerned about the betterment of the world, idealistic, visionary, tolerant, imaginative and creative, compassionate, romantic, selfless and generous. are also giving, sharing, loving, caring, noble and aristocratic.

You don't mind sacrificing time, money and energy for a better world. You usually finish what you start and you are ready to sacrifice without the need for reward.

Interesting in that in astrology, the Ninth House is traditionally ruled by the Sign Sagittarius and the Planet Jupiter, and is considered the House of Philosophy, Education, Religion & Long Distance Travel. The Ninth House reminds us that we are on a voyage of discovery. Along that road, we will come face-to-face with our ideals and further shape the ethics by which we live.

There are 9 planets in our solar system (sorry, I'm old school - Pluto is still a planet to me); 9 months in a human pregnancy; important Buddhist rituals usually involve nine monks; in Norse Mythology, Odin hung himself on an ash tree for nine days to learn the runes; there are 9 choirs of angels; there are nine circles of Hell in Dante's Divine Comedy; and the nine muses in Greek mythology are Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (erotic poetry), Euterpe (lyric poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (song), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy).

The Beatles really liked this number, and today is the day that the remastered Beatles albums go on sale, as well as the computer game - The Beatles: Rock Band.

Hope this gets you on 'cloud nine'! :D