Power, abundance, and the infinite cycle of karma. Eight is the number of material mastery, business success, and the eternal feedback loop of cause and effect.
The infinity symbol (∞) is a sideways 8. Eight-fold symmetry in many religious mandalas. In music, the octave completes one cycle and begins another.
THE luckiest number — sounds like "prosper" or "wealth" (fā). Chinese people pay premiums for phone numbers, addresses, and dates with 8. The 2008 Olympics opened on 8/8/08 at 8:08 PM.
Chet — life, grace. Eight days of Hanukkah. Eight days until circumcision (brit milah). The number 8 transcends the seven of nature — it represents the supra-natural.
Ashtalakshmi — the eight forms of Lakshmi (wealth goddess). Eight directions (Ashta-dik). Eight forms of Ganesha. The octagonal Vastu mandala in temple design.
The Noble Eightfold Path — the central teaching on how to end suffering. The Dharmachakra (Wheel of Dharma) has eight spokes. Eight auspicious symbols.
Eight angels carry the Throne of Allah on the Day of Judgment (Quran 69:17). Eight gates of paradise. Considered auspicious in Islamic numerology.
Extraordinarily lucky in Chinese culture and broadly positive globally. The Noble Eightfold Path makes it spiritually central in Buddhism; the infinity symbol gives it cosmic resonance in the West.