Category Archives: names

Out of Africa-2

Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth, the Nigerian writer who recently published a book on coincidences that compares the lives of African and European leaders, offers up another one here.*** Saint Ignatius of Loyola was born in northern Spain in 1491. He was a … Continue reading

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Out of Africa

After receiving dozens of e-mails over the years that a long-lost relative has left me millions of dollars – the notorious Nigerian Scam – I have received an e-mail from Nigeria about a book on coincidences. At first, I was … Continue reading

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Jasper and the gyro

Jim on left, NASA Gyroscope below Here’s a new tale from Jim Banholzer, who keeps the folks in Idaho aware of synchronicity.***I have a friend who enjoys adventuring into the great outdoors in pursuit of collecting rocks and gems. Some … Continue reading

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Name Synchronicity

Many family names came into being as a result of an ancestor’s occupation. If you’re a Baker, Barber, Smith, Mason, or Carpenter, maybe a distant relative was a craftsman. But you probably don’t have much interest in that particular career. … Continue reading

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Robert Rabbit

When Trish attended a writer’s conference in Kentucky, she gave a talk one evening to the writers on synchronicity. In doing so, she told the story of the three Roberts. Briefly, last winter we stayed for awhile at a house … Continue reading

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Four of a kind

I came across these two synchronicities about names on a previously mentioned site called System Glitch. https://www.systemglitch.ca/synchro.htmlIt’s difficult to verify whether they’re true stories or not, but oddly enough the sub-title of the web site reads: In a time of … Continue reading

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Tied Together

Here’s a short one about a couple of guys who couldn’t seem to keep track of their stuff. Instead, they…well, read it and see what they found in their hotel rooms.*** In 1953, television reporter Irv Kupcinet was in London … Continue reading

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Neda – The Divine Calling

Most of us have seen the demonstrations and the violence in the last few days in Iran as the masses rebel against the government, the status quo, and the highly questionable election results. Yesterday, I mentioned to Trish that we … Continue reading

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The Two Toms

This story is from Janice Cutbush, a retired teacher and friend in Ballspa, New York. Her husband, Tom Cutbush, died about ten years ago. Her son, also named Tom Cutbush, lives in Haddenfield, New Jersey. About a year ago, Janice’s … Continue reading

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Dueling Phone Calls

Natalie sent us this story June 3 about synchronistic and simultaneous telephone calls. As you’ll see, almost everything about these two calls was synchronous. Natalie also noted that I had the same initials, R.M. as the two male callers. Rob*** … Continue reading

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