Nine Day

Some things to think about on Nine Day:

1. Nine brings completion
2. It is the "finishing post"
3. It is the "ennead," the final step before ten, the "decad."
4. It is the last of the Pythagorean numbers (3 to 9)
5. Dressed to the Nines = completely dressed. Reference to nine yards of fabric needed to make a complete suit.
6. The whole Nine Yards
7. On Cloud Nine
8. A stitch in time saves Nine. A stitch now saves it from having to be completed again.
9. Bottom of the Ninth inning - last chance
10. Greek = horizon
11. "Amen" transforms from the Hebrew into the Greek to "so be it" which equals "99" the highest extend human prayer can ascend before the infinite mystery of diety
12. Abraham was 99 when God spoke to him
13. Jesus died at the Ninth hour
14. (Islam) the 99 names of deity
15. Nine boundaries between mundane and the transcendental infinite
16. Nine in Chinese is a homophone for "gift". Giving nine gifts is considered very respectful.
17. Nine in Japanese is a homophone for "death". Japanese business men will avoid hotel rooms with the number nine in it.
18. Nine in mythology represents the ultimate journey
19. Odin ruled Nine worlds
20. Nine muses represent the full range of arts and sciences in mankind
21. Nine Supreme Court justices in the USA
22. Mayan & Aztec - there are Nine cosmic levels - four above the earth and four below
23. Nine represents celestial power in China. Nine animals on roof edge signifies the emperor's residences
24. Shakespeare's MacBeth - the three witches chant their spell Nine times
25. November is the Ninth month. (Two months were added later to the calendar)
26. Nine months in pregnancy
27. Magic Squares
28. Feng Shui
29. Casting out Nines leads to
30. Digital Roots and
31. Vedic Squares and their patterns.
32. The simple labyrinth starts with St. Andrew's Cross, made with Nine Dots
33. Nine players on a baseball team.
34. Three trinities is extra sacred.

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Most of the above ideas came from "The Beginners Guide to Constructing the Universe."