Clusters of numbers, names, words, phrases, songs, objects, and events are one of the most curious aspects of synchronicity. When it happens, noted author Frank Joseph, you invariably feel “that something important, perhaps even divine, is trying to communicate through the numerical symbol.”
Jung, who experienced many numerical synchronicities throughout his life, believed that numbers represent “an archetype of order which has become conscious.” The meanings of such clusters may not be immediately apparent when you experience them. But by interpreting them as metaphors, by doing some research and using your intuition, you can gain clarity and a deeper appreciation for how your inner self, your unconscious,
guides you.
We’ve done quite a few posts on the synchronicity of numbers. Some of the more common and famous number clusters we’ve written about involve 11,111, or 11:11; 23; 27; and 137. The other day, we received a really cool number synchronicity from Butternut Squash. We’re posted several of her synchronicites – here and here.
She was in Kathmandu, Nepal, on a search for the jewelry she purchases there and then sells through her business in Ohio. When you read Butternut’s blog, though, you get a sense that her trips to Nepal are about connecting with the people and the culture of that country. A soul journey, perhaps. So it’s intriguing that her number synchronicity – 3040 – adds up to a 7. My understanding of 7 is that it’s a deeply spiritual number.
In February, Butternut dropped us an email about a synchronicity concerning 3040 and we speculated about what the 7s could mean. The other night she wrote from Nepal with an update.
“Do you remember that I wrote a check for $3040.00 on check number 3040 and I was pondering the lucky number 7? Well, it turns out that the next day my husband received a call that he had passed his licensing exam. It was the completion of a 10 year retraining process in clinical psychology. This has been the preoccupation of both our minds for years.
“Also, a dear friend of mine, without prompting, called and announced that she was joining me on the trip to Nepal. She managed to arrange this journey with less than 2 weeks before our departure date.
“The very same day, I arrived in Chicago at my hotel where the hotel announcement board proudly proclaimed me as the winner of the customer of the day with a free upgrade to a luxury room. Stupidly, I did not buy a lottery ticket!”
I wrote Butternut and asked if she recalled the exact dates and was she back from Nepal yet? “Not back yet,” she wrote. “You are getting messages from Kathmandu. Power is intermittent and internet service is sketchy. The date of the check was 2/18/10 but all the good stuff happened on 2/19/10. I forgot to also say that I found a great pair of hiking shoes on the same wonderful day. That’s not a big deal for most people, but I haven’t been able to find a decent pair of shoes that don’t hurt my feet and can fit my inserts for about 7 years!
“Got to go. A friend is picking us up for breakfast soon…rice, curry, lentil soup, and yak mile tea. Yum!”
We wondered if her boots were size 7s, but by then the Internet connection with Kathmandu was gone.
Yay! Welcome back, Butternut. I look forward to reading about your continued experiences in Nepal. That bathing suit…now THAT is incredibly strange and wonderful. Can't wait to hear more.
I have returned, and I finally have the energy to peer into blogland again. The synchronicities continued throughout my journey although I may have to sit and really puzzle them out. The most unusual one was that a friend sent me a box of books to deliver to a school I am supporting in a distant village. In the box, she included a new bathing suit that she grew out of before she was able to use. I never swim in Nepal. The water is not clean and I had no intention of taking a suit, but it was there. So, I popped it into the suitcase. Incredibly, the English teacher at the school where I made the donation of books was also a trekking guide to help make ends meet. He decided to honor me with a hike up to the highest hot springs in the world. The journey itself was spiritual on many levels and I will write about them eventually, but I could not have entered the healing waters of the hot springs without that bathing suit.
our energies – of course, and especially those "green" ones to get started, nancy!!! a thought for sure!
I am still planning to have one someday. I have been looking at property. Some great deals. All it takes is money – surely we can pool our energies… 🙂
neat butternut stories! and comments – gee, and to "have" to be in nepal!!! – sigh –
the other day i commented about how i've been followed for several weeks now with 1 and 3 clusters – still going on – every day – and night –
and nancy, great about getting the lotto for the commune! i was thinking about your project just the other day, wondering how it is coming along!
Funding the commune! Yes!!
Numbers are so interesting. I was so happy to hear good things coming to Butternut. I always wonder about my birthday – 11/22 – someday I'll spend some time with numerology. Buying a lotto at just the right time could fund the commune…
How about this one? Just when I had left your blog, I came here: https://www.amazon.com/Pigeonhed/product-reviews/B0000035G0 (the same singer from the missing Youtube video with butterflies). From the only 5 star review written 7 years ago: "The dynamic works so well for me that I have consistently pulled this album out over the last 7 years since I bought it, and I'm still almost as excited about it as I was then."
Wow. Now THAT is pretty amazing!
7:00 AM is definitely your favorite time for posting a text.
I remember when I was as a student traveling by bus. I was thinking about how much time I needed to learn for an exam. Somehow I concluded that 150 hours is enough. Exactly at that moment, a girl/young woman sitting next to me looked "through" me to their friends and said: "150." Nothing else, just that number.