How Tara Davis-Woodhall’s angel number 888 anticipated her Olympic victory

Tara Davis-Woodhall had a good feeling about her chances of winning gold at the Olympics thanks to her angel number.

After taking first place in the women’s long jump, earning her first Olympic gold medal, the U.S. team track and field athlete spoke to NBC about her win and why she knew from the start of the competition that good things were in store for her.

“I dreamed of that moment and said, ‘808, that’s the day I win the Olympics.’ That’s written all over me,” Davis-Woodhall noted. “And when I found out I was going to jump at 8 p.m., it was 888, that was just a sign from God! Those are angel numbers.”

Angel numbers come from numerology and are generally considered “a set of numbers that connect us to the divine,” astrologer Lisa Stardust tells PEOPLE. Much like zodiac signs in astrology, Stardust says they can also reveal a lot about ourselves and are believed to have “significant meanings that speak to our intuition, subconscious and the spiritual world.”

Many celebrities have spoken about their own angel numbers, including Katy Perry, who recently named her next album 143 after seeing the number constantly during a difficult time in her life.

So what exactly is the angel number 888 in numerology? Read on as Stardust explains the meaning and how it relates to Davis-Woodhall’s big win.

What does the angel number 888 mean?

In perfect alignment with Davis-Woodhall’s Olympic victory, Stardust points out that angel number 888 “is associated with abundance and success.”

Stardust also connects this angel number to the recent Lion’s Gate portal, where the number 8 plays a major role. “As we saw this week with the Lion’s Gate portal, the 8 is significant because it falls on August 8th. However, this year it was an eight-year date, 2+0+2+4=8, so 888,” Stardust points out.

“When we see three eights in a row, it means that the power of the most significant number is infinite,” Stardust continues. “We can manifest anything we want and bring about anything we need.”

How does angel number 888 affect your daily life?

There are several ways that the angel number 888 can affect your daily life. For example, Stardust points out that it “signifies good luck and enables us to create anything we desire.”

Davis-Woodhall actually put this into practice when she told NBC that she continually earned the win by repeating that number over and over again. “888 is a call to us to succeed through our aspirations,” Stardust adds.

Stardust adds that the number “also represents leadership and creation in our professional lives,” adding, “It means we can achieve anything we set our minds to.”

“It means we are moving toward positive change,” Stardust continues. “It is a call to embrace the new and novel goals unfolding before our eyes.”

What should you do if you keep seeing angel number 888?

While Davis-Woodhall embraced the number 888 by pursuing her goals, Stardust adds that every time we see the angel number, we should remember to “trust the process.”

“Growth doesn’t happen overnight, but it will eventually bring us the wealth and blessings we deserve,” Stardust adds. “Take advantage of the good that comes our way.” Taking a page from Davis-Woodhall’s playbook, Stardust adds that the number is a reminder to “manifest your dreams” as they “can have the power to come true.”