There’s something about the number 18 and its deeper significance. If you search the internet for the meaning of the number 18, this, among other things comes up: “In numerology, the number 18 is a powerful number. It is made up of numbers one and eight, which represents new beginnings and abundance. The number 18 also symbolises success, so if you keep seeing this number, it means that the angels are asking you to stay on your current path.” To read on, visit tinyurl.com/2s3dty7v Meanwhile, in China, apparently ‘…the number 18 is considered a particularly auspicious number. It is associated with someone who is going to have great success and prosper.’
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 (“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”) is one of his best known of all, while a more unfortunate 18 association was its adoption by the far-right group Combat 18; ‘A’ being letter one in the alphabet, ‘H’ being the eighth, the reasons for those initials being chosen needing no explanation. Despite this unsavoury addition to the pantheon of otherwise positive 18s, the usual associations with the number are overwhelmingly good.
Eighteen is also the age in the United Kingdom when an individual is decided to be of a responsible enough age to a) vote in elections and referendums etc and, more importantly to many generations, b) legally drink
