Author Archives: Trish and Rob

The Odds, Again

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Trish and Rob

We found this next story on another blog and wrote to Tim Wallender, who had posted it, asking if we could use it. He said sure. Tim now lives in Memphis, but says this story took place in Wisconsin, around … Continue reading →

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Order of Melchizedek

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Trish and Rob

If you’re not yet convinced that synchronicity is more than mere coincidence, this one might push you to rethink your reservations. The starting point is a comment from our entry on May 19- World on Fire from Gypsy Woman in … Continue reading →

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The Empress

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Trish and Rob

Some years ago when we lived in Boynton Beach, Florida, a group of us were sitting around the kitchen table, pulling tarot cards at random. A neighbor, Jeri, stopped by with her five-year-old son, saw the cards, and immediately pulled … Continue reading →

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Yoga synchronicity

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Trish and Rob

Last week, I took two yoga classes from different teachers in different cities. During the Wednesday class, the teacher led the students (or some of us) in an advanced two-posture sequence. The first posture was a variation of the side … Continue reading →

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The I Ching meets e-mail

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Trish and Rob

Here’s another I Ching synchronicity from Adele. She has contributed several synchronicities to this blog. *** This is an I Ching and Internet experience of Synchronicity. About two years ago I was in the process of writing a book proposal … Continue reading →

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World on Fire

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Trish and Rob

Aztec greenstone mask of Quetzalcoatl We recently bought Daniel Pinchbeck’s book, 2012, The Return of Quetzalcoatl. We both had read his previous book, Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism. Rob read the 2012 … Continue reading →

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Message in a bottle

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Trish and Rob

Jim Banholzer sent this synchronicity to us. It arrived by e-mail within seconds. Some messages take a lot longer, but eventually find their way. Jim’s previous synchronicities were anagrams and a big league omen.***Chunosuke Matsuyama, a Japanese seaman, was wrecked … Continue reading →

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#11

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Trish and Rob

On bat night at Yankee Stadium last month, Yankee Brett Gardener swung at a pitch, and his bat slipped from his hands. It flew into the stands, and struck a boy named Jacob Smith. Bat night indeed. Smith is the … Continue reading →

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Saint Augustine

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Trish and Rob

In yesterday’s post, we mentioned that Petrarch was astonished by what he read from Saint Augustine’s Confessions after he reached the summit of Mont Ventoux. He recognized the coincidence as part of a larger pattern, a transformative moment. In awe, … Continue reading →

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Petrarch’s view

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Trish and Rob

Here’s a synchronicity that was a key factor in the life of an important figure who played a starring role in history at the outset of the Renaissance. Petrarch 1304-1374, an Italian scholar and poet, is known as the father … Continue reading →

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