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.
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...
Posted by: laura | July 28, 2007 at 02:59 PM
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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Posted by: To Sing and To Dance | July 28, 2007 at 07:21 PM
Very cool!
Posted by: Diana | July 28, 2007 at 10:36 PM
Shzzz. forgot to post... Loosing my mind. ha ha. My Katie loves the number 8 although she thinks a "g" is an 8 too.....
Posted by: insamemommy | July 29, 2007 at 04:39 PM
Very interesting post. Plus I love any post where the Liddy is wearing a hat.
Posted by: Yoli | July 29, 2007 at 09:11 PM
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
Posted by: Genell | April 23, 2008 at 08:59 PM
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!!
Posted by: carmen | October 01, 2008 at 02:12 AM
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 "
Posted by: markis | October 31, 2008 at 05:27 PM
I would like to know the significance of being born on February 14, 1965
Posted by: Alan Braganza | February 28, 2009 at 09:18 AM
MY DATE OF BIRTH IS APRIL 26th 1985. I WANT TO KNOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MY DATE OF BIRTH .IS IT AUSPICIOUS ?
Posted by: SONAM PRIYA | December 09, 2009 at 03:24 AM
my birthdate is 8 june 1983 i m married since last 21 months i want to know about my future regarding career and family and husband
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Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
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Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.
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That is one reason that everything is connected.
Posted by: kevin kirkwood | March 27, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Thanks for the enlightenment, Lydia! My name is Randy Burch Carr and I have 8 points on my Astrology Chart. 8* is significant to me in many ways, as much as the #3*. My birth date is 11/19/1982...email address: ra4carr@yahoo.com
Posted by: Randy Burch Carr | March 28, 2011 at 01:29 AM
....Thank you Lissa, mostly, for You and Russel having Lydia!
Posted by: Randy Burch Carr | March 28, 2011 at 01:33 AM
The whole article shed light to me of understanding.
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