Since I began this Substack in January I have been carefully and vigilantly watching the number of subscribers grow. First I had 0 subscribers. Then I had 1 subscriber. Then I still had 1. And then I watched as the numbers grew: 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, and now … 105!
Many people here on Substack have trumpeted the achievement of 100 subscribers. But this is not like other Substacks. I have waited (patiently, like an Emperor Penguin warming an egg on his feet through the bitterly cold Antarctic winter) for 105. Because:
105 is the 14th triangular number, a dodecagonal number, and the first Zeisel number. It is the first odd sphenic number and is the product of three consecutive prime numbers. 105 is also the double factorial of 7.1 It is also the sum of the first five square pyramidal numbers. If that isn’t enough, 105 comes in the middle of the prime quadruplet (101, 103, 107, 109). The only other such numbers less than a thousand are 9, 15, 195, and 825.
Those who know me know that I adore mathematics and have been a math wizard ever since I was given an abacus by my Uncle Gross (aka Count Ordinal) and my favorite book as a child was an illustrated version of pi up to 1,000 integers.
And, according to my sources at Numerology Nation:
Your spirit guides want to fulfill their plans in your life through the number 105. As you might have guessed, this number is Heaven-sent, and it’s a combination of three unique numbers with their own unique meanings.
The number 105 encourages feelings of security and personal freedom. Your divine guides want you to focus on your well-being, but while other people may seem to know how you should handle your issues, the spiritual realm wants you to listen to your intuition.
Angel Number 105 is a symbol of significant divine knowledge and other positive vibrations. The divine realm uses this number to tell you that you have the ability to unleash your higher self.
Your spiritual journey is secure with your guardian angels by your side. They’ll offer their divine guidance and help you understand the huge responsibility you have over your life.
So, as you can see, the number 105 is rich with significance, science meaning and is dripping with spiritual significance.
All this is to say: they passed the Big Ugly Bill and this post - while genuinely celebratory and a happy thing - is a way of me distracting myself from the political, economical and and social horrors to come. Millions will lose their health care. More unfettered power is being laid at the feet of the sociopath who is acting out of the only impulse he knows: ego-fed greed. Paul and I are actively looking at how we might possibly escape this country and live some place abroad where citizen’s lives are still considered more important than the bank accounts of billionaires. I don’t know if this is possible. But today is giving me very strong, dark, horrid vibes of Germany 1933 and I am at a loss for words.
So, numbers!
Jesuseveryday.com tells us that 105 “… holds significance in the Bible as it is associated with the concept of grace and favor from God. This number is a combination of the numbers 1, representing unity and new beginnings, and 5, symbolizing God’s grace and goodness. Together, these numbers convey a message of divine favor and blessings in one’s life. Let us explore the biblical meaning of the number 105 in more detail.”
May this divine number hold us in grace and love. Because nothing else will. Not in this country. Not today.
(But seriously: thank you for subscribing. It truly does mean a lot to me.)
Duh!