Synchronicities, if you take them seriously, can hint that we’re on the right path. But they can also serve as a warning sign, and that’s what an omen is. But it’s not a synchronicity until the omen comes to fruition.
In the following case, you might need to drop your sense of disbelief as you read this post. Jim Banholzer realizes that it’s a stretch to use a mathematical formula to find meaning in an omen, and that’s why there’s a question mark in the title above. But it’s worth considering. Jim has posted several synchronicities on this blog, including one thatg beautifully defines what synchronicity is: Children of the Universe.
The incendiary event is a truly unusual one involving the destruction of a symbol of peace. It was seen through YouTube and other media by millions. It took place 12 weeks into 2001. And then, 12 weeks before the end of the year, we went to war.
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This morning I woke up thinking about baseball, and suddenly had the urge to read about 6’ 10” power pitcher Randy Johnson. I scrambled onto Wikipedia and saw he is the all-time leading strikeout king for lefties. Then I found this interesting tidbit:
(From Wikipedia)
In a freak accident on March 24, 2001, during the 7th inning of a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants, Johnson threw a fastball that struck and killed a dove. The unlucky bird swooped across the infield just as Johnson was releasing the ball. After being struck by the pitch, the bird landed dead amid a “sea of feathers.” The official call was “no pitch.”[3]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbmwv-0cUTw[/youtube]
I remember when seeing this incident, I wondered if it was supposed to mean something larger. After all, back in those days Randy Johnson was the tallest and fastest pitcher in Major League baseball, in a sleek county, filled with a Giant’s appetite. Mr. Johnson slew this dove in the face of the San Francisco Giants -a city renowned for peacenik warriors.
In late March of 2001, the dove’s “freak accident”, was broadcast over the nation’s airwaves. Just this morning, I did some quick math and noticed that those days were exactly opposite to the time, when we first sent military troops to fight in Afghanistan, with a junkball pitch. In other words, the dove crossed the path of our fastest pitcher in the twelfth week of 2001, while political war hawks shattered our peace-doves, with twelve weeks remaining in the same year.
Footnotes:
When the St. Louis football team relocated to Phoenix in 1988, they became the Phoenix Cardinals. Since this made two birds, they eventually renamed their team The Arizona Cardinals, burying the Phoenix.
In 2001, in large part due to Randy Johnson’s pitching finesse, Arizona beat the New York Yankees in the seventh game, in a series that was delayed one week, due to 9-11.
Randy Johnson now pitches for the San Francisco Giants and currently is in spring training. He is no longer our tallest MLB pitcher. He also pitched a perfect game in his last high school appearance, which could be looked at as an omen to his opponents that he would also achieve this rare feat in the majors.
Hi Cyth,
Leonard Cohen, Zen Buddhist monk and song writer, is out of the monastery and on tour, singing again. He was in New Zealand in January. As a result, his name and personae has risen into our conscious awareness again. Some of us, like you and me – are bumping into him in strange ways.
Rob
Hi , Just read the post you left on my blog , so I had to skip on over to check yours out. I’m fascinated by this subject. But I have to tell ya, it gives me shivers sometimes. So I’d like to know, what’s up with Leonard Cohen these days?
Have a great week, Cyth