The collective unconscious is a concept created by the great psychiatrist Carl Jung who states that there is a reservoir of images and symbols that inhabits the deepest layer of our psyche and it is in this reservoir that the symbols common to all human beings live.
In this reservoir, images have been and continue to be created which, based on the energy deposited by each one, acquire strength and power.
The belief that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day was born this way, as was all its symbolism. Its origin is mixed with various stories and legends common to all of us.
In the Christian tradition, specifically in the last days of Jesus, we have the Holy Supper, composed of 12 apostles and Jesus, for a total of 13 people. In the story, it happened on Thursday and Friday, Jesus was crucified. Also in Christian tradition, it is believed that Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit and Cain killed Abel on a Friday.
Similarly, in Norse mythology, the god Odin held a banquet for 12 deities, but would not invite Loki, the god of discord and fire, for obvious reasons. Arousing his anger, Loki created a mess in which one of the guests ended up dying.
These images reside in the collective unconscious, in a reservoir of energetic images that humanity has created over time and eons. Therefore, when Friday the 13th occurs in our calendar, the energy of these collective images awakens in the individual unconscious, in each of us, and our ancestral and unconscious fears come to the surface.
Therefore, the best way to experience a Friday the 13th is the way we experience every other Friday: happy and looking forward to a nice, relaxing weekend.
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