The significance of 8

1) IN MATHMATICS:
8 is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2, and 4. Eight is a power of two, being two cubed. It is the first cubed prime.

8 is the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents 3 bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet.

Sphenic numbers (a positive integer which is the product of three distinct prime numbers) always have exactly eight divisors.

8 is the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra.

2) IN SCIENCE:
There are eight known B vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism.

All spiders, and more generally all arachnids, have eight legs. An octopus has eight tentacles.

Timothy Leary identified a hierarchy of eight levels of consciousness .

As of 2006, in our solar system, eight of the bodies orbiting the Sun are considered to be planets.

3) IN RELIGION:
In Christianity, it is allegoric to Christ's sacrifice on the cross and is the number of Beatitudes.

In Neopaganism, there are eight Sabbats, festivals, seasons, or spokes in the Wheel of the Year.

Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish holiday that starts on the 25th day of Kislev .

The Noble Eightfold Path in the Buddhist faith has eight steps.

4) IN ASTROLOGY & SUPERSTITION :
In the middle ages, 8 was the number of "unmoving" stars in the sky, and symbolized the perfectioning of incoming planetary energy.

If each of the classical elements is assigned a cosmic projection, the resulting number (8) represents them.

In tarot, card No. 8 is "Strength"

In numerology, 8 is the number of building, and in some theories, also the number of destruction.

5) IN THE ARTS:
There are eight notes in an octatonic scale.

8 apparitions appear to Macbeth in Act 4 scene 1 of Shakespeare's Macbeth as representations of the 8 descendants of Banquo

Songs with the number eight in their title include the Byrds's Eight Miles High and the Beatles' Eight Days a Week.

Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark has 8 "fits" (cantos), which is noted in the full name "The Hunting of the Snark - An Agony, in Eight Fits

6) IN SPORTS & GAMING:
The following Hall of Fame baseball players wore number 8: Luke Appling, Yogi Berra, Gary Carter, Hazen Shirley "Kiki" Cuyler, Bill Dickey, Rick Ferrell, Chuck "Hoosier Hammer" Klein, Ernie Lombardi, Joe Morgan, Cal Ripken, Jr., Al Simmons, Willie Stargell, Paul Waner, and Carl Yastrzemski.

Eight ball billiards is played with 15 balls; the black ball numbered 8 being the most important one.

In chess, each side has eight pawns

In Rowing an eight refers to a sweep oar boat with eight rowers plus a coxswain.

7) IN CHINA:
The Eight Immortals are Chinese deities

War of the Eight Princes, was a war in Chinese history

There are Eight Principles of Yong in Chinese calligraphy

Eight is considered a lucky number in Chinese culture because it sounds like the word "prosper" or "wealth.

8) IN MY FAMILY:
Lydia held a foam number 8 in her referral picture.
Every year we take a picture of Lydia with an 8 for Family Day, which we celebrate on July 28th, the anniversary of her referral and our becoming a family.

Lydia was born on the 26th day of the 8th month in the Chinese Lunar calander. 

Russell is a Scorpio which is the 8th sign in astrology.

The8rchik is my online handle. When my friends saw her referral picture they commented: "Hey look! She knows who she belongs to!"

-and finally-

8 is the symbol of eternity. Never ending and forever remaining. Just like our Forever Family.

Comments

[laura]

Ok........now I feel kind of stupid. I always looked at that first pic of Lydia and thought it looked like a giant wind up switch (like on the back of a toy). Never looked at it as a "NUMBER 8". Duh...

[To Sing and To Dance]

Lissa, I have ALWAYS loved the number 8. Was never sure why. I would count in my head to the number 8 as a child, and also count by two's to the number 8. I love also, that sideways, it is symbolic of infinity. I love tracing the number 8 when I doodle.

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[Diana]

Very cool!

[insamemommy]

Shzzz. forgot to post... Loosing my mind. ha ha. My Katie loves the number 8 although she thinks a "g" is an 8 too.....

[Yoli]

Very interesting post. Plus I love any post where the Liddy is wearing a hat.

[Genell]

Hello.

My birthday is on August 8, 1988 (8-8-88) and I was curious about the significance of the number eight. Thank you so much for your insight and all of the information.

Genell
8*8*88

[carmen]

hey lydia.. i found ur post intresting because of the number 8.. i see this number almost everyday! in television on the street my i.d. my credit card on my last trip it was my palne seat..i play in a soccer team my jersey number is 8 (i didnt ask for that!) everything i see look at or use has to do with the number 8!!! and its scaring me!!

[markis]

alright.
so with all the buzz about 2012 i decided to do some number breakdown, and this is what i come up with.

before i sart id like to mention that december 21 2012 is the day the mayan callender ends. the mayan callender works in cycles.

December has 8 letters
212012, add those together = 8
(2 + 1) (2 + 0) (1 + 2) = 323 respectivly
365 days a year / 323, = 42 4 x 2 = 8
42/ 12 months, appostles... i wont get into that ect = 3.5 3 + 5 = 8

8 sideways is the infinitie symbol.

12 months and 4 seasons. = 16 8 has to rings 16 / 2 = 8

lol soooooo??? wtf?
ive been trying to find a meaning for 8, its everywhere. its like the " number 23 "

[Alan Braganza]

I would like to know the significance of being born on February 14, 1965