Exploring the magickal meaning of five

The number 5 holds powerful magickal meanings within the universe. 

It is the number of the pentagram,and the elements of air, water, fire, earth and spirit.  Its vibrational quality is high, and when it is also a double number (for example, 5:55pm or 5/5), it resonates with a hugely high vibrational quality.

The number 5 is a number of liminality as it's the halfway point between 1 and 10, 

So this number is all about transitions.

It's a base of change, a launch pad to a different state of being.

In numerology it's all about natural curiosity, and the desire for new experiences. 5 is not about standing still, or making plans - it's about seeing where the wind takes you. 

It's the spontaneity, sense of adventure and "up and go" mentality. It's all about ditching the sat nav and freewheeling!

The power of 5 lies in its humanity.  5 is the number of humans, and our connection to the cosmos.  We have 5 fingers, 5 toes, 1 head and 4 limbs. 

In Da Vinci's 'Vitruvian Man', his outstretched limbs makes him appear as a pentacle, with 5 points, depicting how we are the universe experiencing itself through our sensory being. 

It also depicts the movement and symmetry of our lives, with the movement and sacred geometry of the universe itself.

The number 5 isn't led in one direction or another - it goes with the flow.

5 represents the present moment, a moment of stillness and freedom. It can be used when looking ahead to the future, or peering back into the past, with no fixed destination or control. 

The number 5 is often known as The Adventurer, a number which doesn't follow a path, but goes off into the woods to explore.

5 is also the number of chaos, and that's not a bad thing!  Chaos is the catalyst of change and can often lead us to new, exciting and magickal ways of being, which we'd never usually experience. 

So if you're reading this on 5 day, a 5 month, at 5 o clock, or perhaps all of the above (!), know that this moment is all about going with the flow, peaking your curiosity and getting out there to live life and connect with the full magick of our beautiful world.

The words associated with 55 are exploration, adventure, change, determination, curiosity, wonder, awe, experience, freedom and independence.

So however you choose to harness the magickal power of 5, do it with a sense of adventure and enjoy the wonder and magick of this thing we call life.

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