Did you ever read Vic Mansfield's book on Synchronicities? He lived in Hector and taught at Colgate; a Cornell Ph.D. physicist who wrote Synchronicity, Science and Soul-Making? Your essay reminded me of it.
Gordon, the dart-thrower's bias piece really landed for me. We notice the hits and ignore the misses! That's so true, and I catch myself doing it all the time! Someone should poke my eyes, LOL.
Your Aunt Pauline story though... that one stayed with me. Because I don't think you visited her because of a premonition. I think you visited her because you loved her. And the fact that it was the last time? That's not a sign. That's just the kind of cruel beautiful thing that happens when you love people who are going to die. The meaning isn't in the timing. It's in the love.
And that's where your post led me: maybe the question isn't "was this a miracle" but "what kind of attention am I paying?"
The miracle isn't in the event. It's in the pause. The moment where you stop and say "huh"? That's where something shifts. Because you were paying attention long enough to notice, not because the universe sent a signal.
Thanks for the provocation. And if Fritz Haber shows up a third time, I want to hear about it. 😂
Today’s strange coincidence for me was receiving news of the death of a high school teacher. The oddity was that his name showed up in a list of search results about a week ago. He was not related to the query I made. I’m not sure when it was, but it could have been back on the 9th. I remember noting that he was still alive. The obituary indicated that he died on the 9th.
I might not have thought much about it, except you mentioned coincidences the same day I experienced one.
Did you ever read Vic Mansfield's book on Synchronicities? He lived in Hector and taught at Colgate; a Cornell Ph.D. physicist who wrote Synchronicity, Science and Soul-Making? Your essay reminded me of it.
I haven’t, but I’ll definitely look into it!
Gordon, the dart-thrower's bias piece really landed for me. We notice the hits and ignore the misses! That's so true, and I catch myself doing it all the time! Someone should poke my eyes, LOL.
Your Aunt Pauline story though... that one stayed with me. Because I don't think you visited her because of a premonition. I think you visited her because you loved her. And the fact that it was the last time? That's not a sign. That's just the kind of cruel beautiful thing that happens when you love people who are going to die. The meaning isn't in the timing. It's in the love.
And that's where your post led me: maybe the question isn't "was this a miracle" but "what kind of attention am I paying?"
The miracle isn't in the event. It's in the pause. The moment where you stop and say "huh"? That's where something shifts. Because you were paying attention long enough to notice, not because the universe sent a signal.
Thanks for the provocation. And if Fritz Haber shows up a third time, I want to hear about it. 😂
Thank you, John — as always, brilliant and thoughtful insights!
Today’s strange coincidence for me was receiving news of the death of a high school teacher. The oddity was that his name showed up in a list of search results about a week ago. He was not related to the query I made. I’m not sure when it was, but it could have been back on the 9th. I remember noting that he was still alive. The obituary indicated that he died on the 9th.
I might not have thought much about it, except you mentioned coincidences the same day I experienced one.
So it’s a metacoincidence.
And if you heard about Haber 2x today, I would start reconsidering what the Universe is sending your way.