Write out the date for the last day of the year in 2023, and you’ll find that the countdown to the new year comes with a unique kind of count up this time around: 12/31/23 or 123123. Seeing those first three numbers lined up in order might bring to mind the count of three you’d use to channel your courage before jumping into a body water or ripping off a bandage, or perhaps the typical count-up before snapping a group picture. In any case, it’s likely you associate the sequence with starting something. And just as in life, in numerology (a system that ascribes meaning to numbers beyond their mathematical value), the meaning of the number 123 is associated with new beginnings and an energizing call to action.
The pattern found in 123 and 123123 makes these numbers angel numbers, or recurring numbers of repeating digits (such as 222 or 555) or numerical sequences (such as angel number 1234) thought to carry divine messages from the universe. Typically, angel numbers will show up repeatedly in your life (for example, on receipt