…on Feb 4, 2009, we started this blog on synchronicity. Back then, we called it synchro secrets. But it has evolved over the years into books and a podcast – The Mystical Underground- so now we’re themysticalunderground.com.
This was our first post:
Most of us have experienced them – odd coincidences that seem like weird little hiccups in the cosmos.They usually grab our attention. But what, exactly, do they mean?
While we were writing our outline for a book on synchronicity, we stopped at our favorite cafe for a hit of morning Joe. As we sat outside, an elderly man approached us and handed us his card. It explained that he was deaf and was selling key chains. We bought one and on the back of the card found illustrations for sign language. On the way home, following the cue from the deaf man,we talked about synchronicity as a language of signs. Then we passed the local high school, where the digital sign at the entrance was announcing a class in sign language. This sign about sign language added a deeper layer to the synchronicity.
Initially, its meaning seemed to be that we were on the right track with our concept – approaching synchronicity as a language of signs. The next day, a writer friend e-mailed a synchronicity she’d experienced while working on her current novel. She said she had invited readers of her blog to submit any synchronicities they would like to share for inclusion in the book. So we decided to start this blog, a kind of digital sign announcing that we would love to hear your stories!
I’m posting this a day early of our 15th anniversary because tomorrow is Sunday, when our podcast goes up here, on You Tube and with an audio on sound cloud. Then the link goes to Facebook, Instagram, and more recently, linkedin..
Where were we in 2009? Obama was president. The iPhone was just 2 years old. Facebook was just 5 years old. Instagram didn’t exist. Neither did Tik-Tok or even Zoom. Our daughter was 20, a sophomore at college. New College in Sarasota was an honors college back then, known for its diverse student population and out of the box thinking from faculty. Megan, an art major, had an opportunity to work with dolphins at Dolphins Plus in Key Largo and got credit for it. Out of this experience, some spectacular art was born.
Today, Governor DeSantis has turned New College inside out, on its head, and it has become a place that is unrecognizable by the alumni.
Since 2009, synchronicity has emerged as a phenomenon worthy of research and study by physicians, psychiatrists, researchers, writers and ordinary people who experience meaningful coincidences. I think it’s part of the quantum world, a reminder that we are never alone.
Love this. Happy 15th Anniversary.
Thanks, Caren!