Symbolism within many subjects hold a psychological significance, for they are symptomatic of the dynamics of the human psyche, that is to say that the patterns and logic discovered within the body of evidence correspond all such energies within the tissue from various genetic sources, the illusions and fabrications of the mind can be traced from archaic man, and as such have dramatically returned to the foreground of modern mans consciousness.

The number thirteen is persistent to the minds of many, it is consider to be the number of transformation and rebirth, at the last supper there where twelve apostles and Christ, who was going to die and be re-born, it is also the number of our getting out of the field of bounds of twelve and into the transcendent, there are also twelve signs of the zodiac and the sun.

Is it perceptible that triskaidekaphobia is an attachment harboured by those inclined to the disposition and discomfort of change, even when considered change is mostly imperceptible?

So what does change mean? does it mena revitalisation or does it mean corruption and deterioration? The modern world is in a constant state of renewal. The quicker the tempo of changes the quicker the rate of renewal. No where is this more obvious than within the last century, which brought about such rapid social and cultural transformation thanks mainly to mass communication. Fears for the stability of life on earth have become a body of anxieties and one of the staples of newspaper columns, television chat shows and debates from the think tanks of many governmental departments, academic and industrial institutions. The record of debate makes for some very interesting if not disturbing pronouncements of achievements in terms of global human relationships. Countless areas around the world are engaged in war torn atrocities more likened to those perpetrated throughout the early twelveth century. Senseless violence and genocide stem from prejudice, intolerance, fear and greed with the loss of lives in the millions.

Throughout both the east and west of this world the subtlety of institutionalised racism the abject, otiose trappings of patriotism, nationalism, extremism, fundamentalism has become the erosion upon the social fabric. Rich versus poor, black versus white, faith versus faith, straight versus gay, pro-life versus pro-choice all being the social, political and economic banners of ideology and belief but given the many divisive and destructive results from such principled positions are these ideologies and beliefs rational or mere rationalizations for unreasonable acts?

How many of us stop to think about what we believe of change?