The Hidden Power of 13
Why 13 isn’t bad luck—but sacred power
Anthony Browder
Jun 04, 2025
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When you understand what's not being said verbally but what's being shouted symbolically and metaphorically, you unlock the true power behind the numbers that shape our reality.
Can I give you an example of numerology being used in American culture?
Let's start with the number 13.If you look at the symbols on the dollar bill, you'll find something remarkable:
The Number 13 Is Everywhere on Your Dollar Bill
• 13 arrows held in the eagle's claw
• 13 stars clustered above the eagle's head
• 13 letters on the shield across the eagle's chest
• 13 courses of stone on the reverse of the great seal
• 13 leaves and 13 olives on the olive branch in the other claw
• 13 letters in "E Pluribus Unum" on the banner in the eagle's mouth
The number 13 is repeated 13 times on the dollar bill.
Whenever you see something repeated over and over again, someone is trying to tell you something even though they may not be vocalizing it.
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13 Represents Spiritual Transformation, Not Bad Luck
Here's what they don't want you to know.The number 13 represents spiritual transformation.
We've been socialized to believe that 13 is an unlucky number, which is the reason why most buildings don't have a 13th floor. You get in the elevator and you see the buttons jump from 12 to 14.
But here's the truth: The 14th floor is really the 13th floor.
Someone just changed the number to make you think of it differently.
The Ancient Egyptian Origins of 13's Sacred Power
This spiritual significance reaches back over 6,000 years to ancient Egypt.
In the myth of Ausar (known to Greeks as Osiris), when the first king of Egypt (Kemet) was murdered by his jealous brother Set, his body was cut into 14 pieces and scattered throughout the land. His wife Aset (Isis) searched the entire kingdom and found 13 of the 14 pieces.
She spent 70 days reassembling, anointing, and wrapping his body—creating the first mummy in recorded history.
The missing 14th piece led to Ausar's spiritual resurrection and transformation into the Lord of the Afterlife. This story—the first recorded resurrection narrative in human history—established 13 as the number of spiritual completion before physical transformation.
Think about that for a moment.
The very foundation of resurrection theology, adopted later by Christianity and other traditions, begins with the sacred number 13 representing the bridge between death and rebirth.
America's Founding Fathers Knew This Ancient Wisdom
America's Founding Fathers, many of whom were Freemasons familiar with Egyptian symbolism, embedded this ancient wisdom into Washington D.C.'s very architecture.Consider these "coincidences":
• The House of the Temple (Scottish Rite headquarters) sits exactly 13 blocks north of the White House
• And it is also positioned exactly 13 blocks south of the Scottish Rite Temple
• The Great Pyramid of Egypt, which inspired the Washington Monument, covers exactly 13 acres
• There are 13 obelisks in Rome—ancient Egyptian resurrection monuments now standing in front of churches
When you understand that 13 has represented spiritual transformation for millennia—not bad luck—you realize the dollar bill isn't just currency.
It's a spiritual artifact encoding ancient wisdom about death, rebirth, and the power of consciousness to transcend physical limitations.
You've Been Mentally Manipulated Your Entire Life
This shows you the extent to which we're mentally manipulated by forces outside of ourselves.They corral our thoughts into a box. People spend their lives in that box.
But if you're courageous enough to learn outside of the learning that's been prescribed for you, you realize something profound:
There is no box.
Thoughts, ideas, and powers can be associated with numbers.
America's Founding Was Built on Sacred Numerology
This country was founded on July 4th, 1776.Break it down:
• 76 reduces to 13 (7+6=13)
• July 4th falls 13 days after the summer solstice (June 21st in 1776)
Once you begin to look at how things are constructed and understand the mindset or consciousness of the people who designed them, you'll see that there's meaning behind everything.
Every Day of the Week Carries Celestial Energy
There's meaning associated with the days of the week.Each day expresses different energy and is connected to a celestial body:
• Sunday = Sun's day
• Monday = Moon's day
• Tuesday through Saturday = Each connected to planets in our solar system
Once you understand what the energy associated with that planet represents, or the number associated with the energy of that planet, it gives you more tools to understand how life in this society functions.
Look Beyond the Superficial to Find Real Meaning
Each society has different means by which they function.Once you learn to look beyond the superficial and probe a little bit deeper, you'll find meaning there. As you find meaning, that meaning enhances and enriches your life.
But here comes the challenge.
The Masses Have Been Socialized to Stay Ignorant
As John Jackson often said: "The masses are asses."
People are stupid. Not naturally, but they've been socialized to be stupid, to be ignorant, and to be comfortable in their ignorance.
And that's their choice.
I used to think I could just share what I'd learned with others and they would get excited like I had gotten excited. I thought the light bulb would come on and I'd have another soldier to march with me in this battle for mental liberation.
I was wrong.
Some people don't want to know.
Some people are comfortable being ignorant, being unaware of certain things.
We All Choose Our Path Before We Come Here
If you understand karma, if you understand that we all have lived before and made choices about the life we're living now, then I don't have the right to impose my thoughts and views on you.I share what I know with those who want to know.
I learn from those who want to share what they know.
You'll find there are three types of people:
• Teachers - People who come to teach
• Students - People who come to learn
• Space fillers - People who just take up space
And that's their choice.
I Only Build with People Who Want to Build
I'm at the point in my life, I'm at the point in my career where I want to build with those people who want to build too.
I want to build with people who are worth building with.
The knowledge is here for those ready to receive it.
The question is: Are you ready to step outside the box they've created for your mind?
Join us for the next Egypt on the Potomac field trip:
Saturday, June 7th at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM ET
Space is limited. Reserve your spot now
Thanks for reading
—Anthony T. Browder
Author, "Egypt on the Potomac" and Director, IKG Cultural Resource Center
Ps.
And there’s an added bonus
Participants in the June Egypt on the Potomac Field Trips will have an opportunity to meet me.
(And see the new Egypt on the Potomac displays that accompany the Clarke Enhanced History Project Exhibit currently housed at the Thurgood Marshall Center in Washington, DC.)