Seeing 111? 333? These Are Angel Numbers And The Sequences Are Meaningful

Thought Catalog
4 min readSep 5, 2021
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By January Nelson

What are angel numbers? And what do angel numbers mean?

Angel Numbers, Explained

Do you always see repeating numbers, no matter where you look? You should pay attention to what you are thinking, doing or planning at these times — the numbers are trying to guide you.

Your brain sees more than what you consciously focus on. It does this important filtering process so that you can keep your attention on one thing at a time. Psychologically speaking, this has been called a number of things, including The Baader-Meinhof Complex, selective attention, and confirmation bias. Basically, your brain seeks out what it wants to see to affirm itself.

So why does it keep seeking out repeating numbers? The first reason could be because you’re priming yourself to want to see them, because they have a significance to you. This is your own way of affirming yourself, and it is very powerful. However, other people call these “angel numbers,” because it is believed that subtle nonphysical energies can call your attention to them when they want to send a message.

Here is what each number series, or angel number series, is believed to represent:

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