Category Archives: historical

The King and His Double

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Trish and Rob

This story from 1900 reminds me of some of the synchronistic parallels involving identical twins. Even though the two men – King Umberto I of Italy and the owner of a small restaurant in Monza – weren’t related, they looked … 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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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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