Synchronicities are increasing and I don't know why

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Magical Realist Offline
Pretty much every day now the TV echoes some word or idea I'm either reading or thinking about at the same time. It's become so routine I have gotten used to it, as if anyone could ever get used to the unexplained. And that's not even to mention the really big events of things happening right when you need them. And I don't think it's just me.

Last year for instance I stayed at a hotel along the beach in Seaside. I was feeling more depressed than usual and didn't feel like walking around. Turning on my TV I found it would just randomly change channels by itself. I called the office for maintenance. A guy came over and trouble shot my TV. But as he was doing it we had a really good conversation about being lonely and depression. He gave me really encouraging words and when he fixed the TV gave me a hug. It was as if the universe had sent me an angel to raise my spirits. His name was even that of an angel--Raphael. Later on that day I had been contemplating the method of walking out to the sea as way to commit suicide. As I was binge watching True Detective on HBO, the final scene is exactly that--of a woman walking out to the ocean to end her life.
You can't make these things up!

Here's a guy's account of some amazing synchronicities he recently had that all occurred to him recently. Something uncanny is happening to the universe folks. Pay attention. We are swimming in intelligence..

  "Today I’d like to talk about synchronicities, having just experienced an incredible series of them myself.

Synchronicity is my favorite topic in and around the paranormal world.  I have experienced them in powerful, profound ways that are simply remarkable. For instance, I JUST NOW noticed that even the WORD Synchronicity has RON in it, which is a micro-synchronicity in its own right. ?

The idea of synchronicity, as we now know it, began in the late 1800’s with Carl Jung who was the first to develop the concept.  He referred to synchronicity as a meaningful coincidence that occurs with no causal connections but seems to be deeply connected in its meaning. A Jungian follower might pay attention to such experiences, seeing them as signs or symbols that offer insights into their life’s journey.  Synchronicity emphasizes the interconnectedness of the individual and the universe and suggests that life is not purely governed by cause and effect, but also by meaningful patterns and events.

To one degree or another, I have experienced synchronicities most of my life. I didn’t necessarily recognize them as I do today, and I certainly didn’t use the word “synchronicity”.  When I was young I used the word “SIGNS” because I considered these occasional occurrences quite profound. One early event I remember took place when I was 16 years old. I remember my father strongly suggested, that I get new tires on my car.  As a teenager I was obsessed with my car, therefore I needed to get just the right tires. For those of you who can remember, back in those days they were the raised White Letter Tires. Growing up in Cleveland, and with winter quickly approaching, my father’s attitude was: just get new tires on that car ASAP!  It was a Saturday night, and I remember tossing and turning trying to decide which tires to get,  I was down to either Goodyear or Dunlop.  Early the next morning I woke up to this strange very loud buzzing noise.  It was so strange and loud that I went outside to see if I could figure out what it was. I looked up into the sky and coming over the treetops was the Goodyear Blimp!  It was on its way to downtown Cleveland to cover the Browns football game. I had my answer: get the Goodyears.  I did, and was so happy because I received a SIGN that guided me to the right decision.

There have been many of these “signs” throughout the years, and I believe it’s no coincidence that there have been more in the last 10 years since becoming immersed in this community.  I have been more aware of them, as synchronicities.

Again, I’m reminded of an incident that occurred on the 4th of July a couple of years ago when my friend Karri and I were driving to Las Vegas. During the ride, she was working on a crossword puzzle that we were having fun trying to guess the answers to. She had a clue that read, “HORSELESS CARRIAGE,” 4 Letters. That was a tough one, and we were clueless, so we worked around it to fill in the other letters.  We decided to stop and eat at the famous Peggy Sue’s Diner about halfway to Vegas.  As we got off the exit, Karri filled in the rest of the letters and it turned out the answer to “Horseless Carriage” was “Semi.”  We laughed because “semi” was not an answer either of us would have ever guessed.  We walked into Peggy Sue’s, which was empty, so we picked 2 seats at the counter. As soon as we sat down we both noticed a big toy semi-tractor trailer on the shelf behind the counter with the words “HORSELESS CARRIAGE” written on the side of it! 

We got back on the road towards Las Vegas and decided to stop at the state line. As we took the exit, Karri referred to me as her “Bae.” I said, “What the hell does that even mean?”  assuming of course it was something derogatory.  She laughed and explained that her niece uses that term and it stands for,  “Before Anyone Else,” which is slang for a term of endearment.  We walked inside the casino which was Packed and we couldn’t even find an available slot machine to play.  Finally we noticed aa available machine and it happened to be a 2-seat machine which was perfect, so we sat down to play  together.  She went to insert her player’s card, but the last person had left their card in the slot.  As we pulled it out we read the name on the card that was left behind which read John Bae…B-A-E.  The Very word I first heard minutes ago.  We took this as a sign that we were in the zone and sure to clean up in Vegas. Sadly, that didn’t happen, but those were certainly fun synchronicities we experienced along the way.

Flash forward to my visit home this past Thanksgiving.  I went to see my friend Karri again, and we stayed up late and talked about all the strange things I like to contemplate. I brought up an idea I had heard decades earlier.  It was the idea that matter is made of 99.9% empty space at the subatomic level, so in theory, you can never REALLY touch anything because of the way atoms are spaced.  The next day I flew back to LA where I learned from my Producer Bri that I would be interviewing Anthony Peak the next day. To brush up on him, I went to YouTube and clicked on a random lecture.  Right away the lecture went into the scientific explanation of the idea that matter at the subatomic level is 99.9999996% empty space and therefore you can never technically really touch something. WOW…. I had just brought this same topic up with Karri the night before!  It’s a pretty obscure topic that I’ve probably only discussed a couple of times in my life, and one my friend had never even heard of.  Furthermore, Anthony went on to explain the basis for this “Egregorial Hypothesis.”  As an oversimplification, he was saying that perhaps otherworldly creatures are being created and manifested by our intentions.  In other words, “These Beings exist simply because you believe in them!”

The next morning I wake up early for the interview, and as I’m having some cereal, I flip on the TV and see the cartoon, Futurama. There’s an orangutan character dressed as a scientist who literally says at that very moment, “Things Don’t exist simply because you believe in them!” WHAT?  It’s NOT like I’m watching another physicist giving a lecture and he made a comment in direct opposition to Anthony’s.  I’m watching a cartoon!!!! It’s not as though I’m saying something fairly common like,  “Wow, I flew here on an airplane and now I see one in the sky. That’s not even a coincidence, that’s just something that happens.

Each of these things, my stating a pretty obscure scientific idea, then immediately hearing it from someone I’m about to interview randomly, and then seeing a cartoon that happens to state a comment exactly opposite to what Anthony’s overall hypothesis is, FEELS way beyond a million to one chance. There were 3-4 other similar synchronicities that were weaved into the previous 24 hours as well which just strengthened the uniqueness of the whole thing.  I have 5 or 6 1-in-a-million type events that happen in 24 hours, but that feels like a one in a quadrillion, and thus is a true Synchronicity."

https://contactinthedesert.com/beyond-co...hronicity/
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Secular Sanity Offline
Dang! 

Well, I’m glad you’re still here. 

I’ve always wrestled with determinism and coincidences. So, I asked ChatGBT about synchronicity and determinism. He/She/It said that human meaning-making is part of the system.

ChatGBT Wrote:In determinism, everything—including your thoughts, culture, language, and sense of purpose—is part of the causal web. That means:

Your sense of meaning, morality, or personal growth isn’t an illusion—it’s a real phenomenon within the system.

Meaning can evolve over time, shaped by experience, relationships, and reflection—just as determinism would predict.

Meaning isn't less real because it’s explainable by brain chemistry or social conditioning—it’s real because it affects how we live and interpret the world.

So, determinism might rule out a cosmic author writing hidden messages into the fabric of reality—but it doesn’t rule out the meaning you construct, discover, or experience. That meaning is no less powerful or real just because it arises within the rules of the system.

A Metaphor:

Imagine walking through a forest and finding a tree that has grown in the exact shape of a heart. You might feel it was meant for you, especially if you’re thinking about love. But was it designed for you? Or does it only feel tailored to your emotional state at that moment?

The power of synchronicity lies in this gray zone—between chance and purpose. It doesn’t need an external designer to have deep, even life-altering, meaning.

In a deterministic framework, even that series of events—down to the casting of a show, the timing of a TV repair, and the emotional impact—was determined. But that doesn’t mean it lacks mystery. It might instead mean that the universe is capable of producing moments that feel eerily tailored to us without needing to be designed for us.

Would it feel less powerful to you if it wasn’t designed, just "tailored" through natural resonance?

P.S. If it ever gets that bad again, pm me.
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Magical Realist Offline
Thanks SS.. I ended up going off a med that I feel was making memore depressed. So good did come out of all of it.

Quote:Would it feel less powerful to you if it wasn’t designed, just "tailored" through natural resonance?

No..I don't believe it would. Maybe I somehow attract the needful events/situations that balance out my psyche like dreams do. Jung had this in mind when he called it an "acausal connecting principle." But most the time the coincidences are just trivial repetitions of irrelevant words/ideas I'm having. I say trivial in that they aren't guiding me or giving me any new information. But they DO amaze me and assure me that the universe (or simulation) is operating in some higher way than just strict cause and effect. It is perhaps after all the way my mind makes meaningfulness for me as it has evolved to over millions of years. We are essentially myth-making or story-telling creatures, and ultimately synchronicity makes of our ordinary and banal existence something intriguing and thought-provoking to be talked about. It is in this sense similar to disrupting phenomena like inspiration and serendipity and irony and comedy, basically shifting the narrative and opening us up to new possibilities of growth and awareness.
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(May 8, 2025 07:34 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: [...] Here's a guy's account of some amazing synchronicities he recently had that all occurred to him recently...

[...] Again, I’m reminded of an incident that occurred on the 4th of July a couple of years ago when my friend Karri and I were driving to Las Vegas. During the ride, she was working on a crossword puzzle that we were having fun trying to guess the answers to. She had a clue that read, “HORSELESS CARRIAGE,” 4 Letters. That was a tough one, and we were clueless, so we worked around it to fill in the other letters. 

We decided to stop and eat at the famous Peggy Sue’s Diner about halfway to Vegas.  As we got off the exit, Karri filled in the rest of the letters and it turned out the answer to “Horseless Carriage” was “Semi.”  We laughed because “semi” was not an answer either of us would have ever guessed. 

We walked into Peggy Sue’s, which was empty, so we picked 2 seats at the counter. As soon as we sat down we both noticed a big toy semi-tractor trailer on the shelf behind the counter with the words “HORSELESS CARRIAGE” written on the side of it! [...] https://contactinthedesert.com/beyond-co...hronicity/

These are the type of anecdotes that I can believe, because I've encountered ones of similar magnitude. But it's not that so much as the way they suddenly occur in bunches after dry spells. An occasional one you can chalk up to statistics and probability. And although de-mystification appeals to the same provenance for the batch or plural serial offenders, the latter seem to strain our credulity more with respect to the proper, authoritative explanation.
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Here's another personal account of synchronicities happening while attending the Burning Man Festival. He was aware they might happen there. And he was right!

https://medium.com/@tugcetasci/synchroni...76d52c4452

"Before heading to my first Burning Man this year, I was familiar with the concept of “Synchronicity” from my readings of Jung. I was aware of those moments in my life but remained skeptical about looking for a deeper meaning behind them, given my background in probability and statistics. However, I also realized that as I started meditating and increased my awareness in my daily life, I’ve noticed more of these “coincidences.” So, I remained open-minded and just curious.

On our way to Burning Man, my friend mentioned that these kinds of serendipities happen quite often there. This was my first time hearing of this “feature” of Burning Man. He said that if I could disconnect from the real world, elevate my energy, and truly immerse myself in the experience, I would notice it too. I was intrigued...."

I agree that people can go overboard on this, looking for coincidences all the time and seeing repeating numbers and shapes and colors and what not. The secret to it all is in fact not to expect them at all and just be in the flow of what you love doing. That's when they start popping up--- surprising signposts along the road to higher meaning.
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I don't think it's a real thing.
But..
I did know a guy who seemed to attract that sort of thing .. not just himself but people around him. (Same guy that was struck by lightening 3 times). Too long ago for any details but it was noticeable at the time.
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Zinjanthropos Offline
Just yesterday my wife and I were driving a back country road on the way to pick up our boat at a marina. During the trip my wife mentioned that in the few days after we arrived at the cottage, she hadn’t seen a squirrel. I agreed and it wasn’t more than 2 seconds later that a squirrel ran across the road in front of us.

In an instance like this, could it be that one or both of us actually subconsciously saw the squirrel before talking about it, but it was part of the background that we weren’t focussing on? A delayed visual, so to speak. When I think back of similar occurrences I wonder if any other synchronicities are a result of the same process. Perhaps our other senses are subconsciously aware also, engaging the whole of what’s happening around us. It’s like the subconscious is paying attention but we are not conscious of seemingly insignificant things going on about us.
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(May 10, 2025 12:32 PM)Zinjanthropos Wrote: Just yesterday my wife and I were driving a back country road on the way to pick up our boat at a marina. During the trip my wife mentioned that in the few days after we arrived at the cottage, she hadn’t seen a squirrel. I agreed and it wasn’t more than 2 seconds later that a squirrel ran across the road in front of us.

In an instance like this, could it be that one or both of us actually subconsciously saw the squirrel before talking about it, but it was part of the background that we weren’t focussing on? A delayed visual, so to speak. When I think back of similar occurrences I wonder if any other synchronicities are a result of the same process. Perhaps our other senses are subconsciously aware also, engaging the whole of what’s happening around us. It’s like the subconscious is paying attention but we are not conscious of seemingly insignificant things going on about us.

For bystanders who hear NFL football games in the background on fall Sundays, whether they're interested in a particular match-up or not... There's that "jinx thing" where one of the announcers will mention some stat -- like a quarterback not having thrown an interception in 12 games or whatever -- and then immediately afterwards, it occurs.
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Zinjanthropos Offline
Quote: For bystanders who hear NFL football games in the background on fall Sundays, whether they're interested in a particular match-up or not... There's that "jinx thing" where one of the announcers will mention some stat -- like a quarterback not having thrown an interception in 12 games or whatever -- and then immediately afterwards, it occurs.

Wonder if anyone has a stat on announcer jinx frequency? I’m sure for that QB in the quote that there was mention of no INT’s in each of the previous 12 games. So 1 for 13 by your example…lol

How many times has each of us uttered ‘Speak of the Devil’ when a person you’re talking about suddenly shows up, phones, texts etc. If you’re like me, talking about folks is commonplace and a lot of names are mentioned, yet way more people don’t suddenly appear than do. Love experiencing coincidences or synchronicities but don’t think there’s something or someone making sure I’m amazed when they happen.
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Syne Offline
(May 10, 2025 12:32 PM)Zinjanthropos Wrote: In an instance like this, could it be that one or both of us actually subconsciously saw the squirrel before talking about it, but it was part of the background that we weren’t focussing on?

Yeah, I would say the vast majority of synchronicity is just subconscious priming.
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