Category Archives: precognition
John Lennon and the Psychic
On August 23, 1980, Lee Spiegel, who hosted an NBC radio show Unexplained Phenomena, was interviewing psychic Alex Tanous for a show that was to be broadcast later. The interview took place at the American Society for Psychical Research at … Continue reading
Animals as Oracles of Global Events
On December 26, 2004, an undersea earthquake erupted in the Indian Ocean. The violent upheaval of the tectonic plates displaced an enormous amount of water and within a few hours, waves as high as a hundred feet radiated outward from … Continue reading
Poe and the Cannibals
We thought we had posted this synchronicity, but apparently only put it in the book. It’s one of the most famous and involves everyone’s favorite weird guy, Edgar Allan Poe. It’s a great example of a synchronicity manifested through creativity.***In … Continue reading
Undying love
When this story arrived in our e-mail box, we were struck not only by the emotional power of the story, but the immediacy. Rather than a dramatic, heart-wrenching tale from her past, it is very recent. We contacted the writer, … Continue reading
Bucket Brigade
This one was sent in by Robert Perry, an author and head of an organization…well, he explains it in the story. The synchronistic elements involve precognition. I am the head of a small nonprofit organization called the Circle of Atonement. … Continue reading
Mark Twain
In the late 1850s, Mark Twain and his brother, Henry, worked on the Mississippi riverboats that moved between St. Louis and New Orleans. One night while staying at their sister’s place in St. Louis, Twain dreamed of his brother’s corpse … Continue reading
Dream Snake
This story was sent in by a mechanical engineer, who calls himself Slim Jim. He’s a left-brain, scientific type, an atheist. In his free time, Slim Jim explores caves, underground mines and other hidden places. The abandoned building is where … Continue reading
The Friendship Book
This cover for the book is from 2005. I couldn’t find any from the 1960s. – Trish***We initially ran across Keith Fraser’s story while trolling the strange coincidence archive – – a real treasure trove of synchronicities. We liked his … Continue reading
Girl With the Red Hair
Here’s another one from Ray Getzinger, who contributed the synchronicity entitled Volcanos. It certainly illustrates how synchronicities occur in dreams. Author Fred Alan Wolf discusses this topic extensively in The Dreaming Universe. +++ When I was twelve years old I … Continue reading
‘Sorry, I meant sari, not soiree!’
The dreaming mind sometimes plays word games. Here’s a good example of that from Stephanie Ryan, of Kintnersville, Pennsylvania. The dream was precognitive so the synchronicity came into the waking world three days later. *** I had a dream, one … Continue reading