The "23 Enigma" in Discordianism is the belief that all events are connected to the number 23, given enough ingenuity on the part of the interpreter. It can be seen in Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea's Illuminatus! trilogy (there called the "23/17 phenomenon"), Wilson's Cosmic Trigger I: The Final Secret of the Illuminati (there called "The Law of 23s" and "The 23 Enigma"), Arthur Koestler's Challenge of Chance, as well as the Principia Discordia. In these works, 23 is considered either lucky, unlucky, sacred to the goddess Eris, sinister, sacred to the unholy gods of the Cthulhu Mythos, or strange. Discordians regard this as a corollary of the Law of Fives.
1723 A.D. The year that Adam Weishaupt (cf your nearest American one dollar bill) revived the Illuminati. The 23 is 2+3=5, going to the Law of Fives. The 17 is also interesting, as 1+7=8, 2 to the 3rd power = 8. Eight is also the number of letters in the Kallisti, Hail Eris!
6662 / 3 = .666... This stuff can be dangerous.
I Ching TheI Ching Hexagram 23 means "Break Apart". Telegrapher's use 23 as the code for 'break the line'.
AOL Chat Rooms Only 23 people allowed in a AOL chatroom. Coincidence? Obviously, just an "illuminated" programmer.
Airplane disaster 230 people died on TWA Flight 800.
Aleister Crowley In Aleister Crowley'sCabalistic Dictionary, he defines the number 23 as the number of "parting, removal, separation, joy, a thread, and life..."
Aleister CrowleyIn Chapter 23 of theBook of Lies by Aleister Crowley, the chapter consists entirely of:
SKIDOO
What man is at ease in his Inn?
Get out.
Wide is the world and cold.
Get out.
Thou hast become an in-itiate.
Get out.
But thou canst not get out by the way thou camest in. The Way out is THE WAY.
Get out.
For OUT is Love and Wisdom and Power.
Get OUT.
If thou hast T already, first get UT.
Then get O.
And so at last get OUT.
Aleister Crowley Refer to Chapter 69 of Aleister Crowley'sBook of Lies. 69/3=23. 6+9+3=18. 18=23-5. We could go off all day...
Aliens 23 Annunaki, the number of the original advance team of "aliens" who aided in the seeding of life on this planet.
Allen Ginsberg Allen Ginsberg died at 2:39pm April 5: 2+3+9+4+5=23. The code at the bottom of theReuter's article about Ginsberg's death reads: '23:28'. (28=23+5).
Alphabet: The letter W W is the 23 letter of this alphabet. The symbol for that letter is two points down and three points up.
Alphabet E is the fifth letter of the alphabet, and also the most commonly used in the English language. W is the 23rd letter of the alphabet. Half of W is V, which is the roman numeral for 5. Once again, therefore, the inherent connection between 5 and 23 is proven.Relent ye skeptics!
Apollo Lunar Landings 1 & 2 First landing on the Moon was in the Sea of Tranquility, 23.63 degrees East. Second landing was in the Ocean of Storms, 23.42 degrees West. Notice the names of the picked sights and how they contrast. Note: First two landings were Apollo 11 & 12 (11+12= 23!). Justexactly what does NASA know?
April 19th As in 4-19... 4 + 19 = 23. April 19 is the date the Battle of Lexington, Waco, and the Oklahoma City Bombing... (4+19=23).You connect the dots.
April 23, 1564 and April 23, 1616 Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 and died on April 23, 1616.
April 23 William Shakespeare was born and died on this date. Most of Shakespeare is known to us through the first folio published in 1623.
Artist Claiming To Be Richard 23 Name of the backup vocalist for the Belgian industrial rock band Front 242.
