Coincidences and Synchronicities

[Morty]

Same shit, different driveway.

[Nordic]

I'm should go back there later and try to get some double-brunette action.

With my luck, though, it will be two homeless guys prancing around in pink tu-tu's (something I actually saw once)

[MayDay]

That was totally me and my bf, Nordic. Don't get used to it, they're killing us all off now.

[slimmouse]

Hows about this one? Everything I currently appear to be talking about just now, is currently articulated for me, far better, more accurately and precisely than I can ever say it, usually in the very next data stream I encounter?

Take this for example....

Two lads from Manchester riff about all manner of things including: discernment in 2015, high school teachers, nappers and head wobbles, forbidden words, ready-made Ikea reality tunnels, the deception of system indebtedness, non-attachment in Heat, distinguishing layers of realness, asking questions in exoteric religion, naivety in newness, the shadow opponent of Empire, population and sustainability, legal protection of freedom of speech, self-governance and the self-reliant attitude, unconsciousness as a lifestyle choice, localized power structures, taboo subjects in Germany, split Mancunian consciousness, personal sovereign disavowal empowers Empire, compulsive mainstream culture consumption, laying down new lucid patterns of life.

Link - http://neilkramer.com/critical-mass-radio.html

Is such kind of thinking Ri-ish in nature?????

[Luther Blissett]

I get those and they can go on for long periods of time (for Deja Vu's anyway), like minutes and minutes.

I've also had them where I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I have dreamed what is happening. Like I remember the dream quite clearly and I know what is going to happen next, and after that, etc.

Freaky as shit.

A question: are there any similarities or patterns in the instances where you get these experiences? For example, I've noticed that my gf seems to have these experiences when she's in some state of heightened emotion.

It's never wise to diagnose from afar or to listen to someone without a psychological background, but it sounds a little like derealization:

The detachment of derealization can be described as an immaterial substance that separates a person from the outside world, such as a sensory fog, pane of glass, or veil. Individuals may complain that what they see lacks vividness and emotional coloring. Emotional response to visual recognition of loved ones may be significantly reduced. Feelings of déjà vu or jamais vu are common. Familiar places may look alien, bizarre, and surreal. The world as perceived by the individual may feel like it is going through a dolly zoom effect. Such perceptual abnormalities may also extend to the senses of hearing, taste, and smell. The degree of familiarity one has with their surroundings is among one's sensory and psychological identity, memory foundation and history when experiencing a place. When a person is in a state of derealization, they block this identifying foundation from recall. This "blocking effect" creates a discrepancy of correlation between one's perception of one's surroundings during a derealization episode, and what that same individual would perceive in the absence of a derealization episode.

Frequently, derealization occurs in the context of constant worrying or 'intrusive thoughts' that one finds hard to switch off. In such cases it can build unnoticed along with the underlying anxiety attached to these disturbing thoughts, and be recognized only in the aftermath of a realization of crisis, often a panic attack, subsequently seeming difficult or impossible to ignore. This type of anxiety can be crippling to the affected and may lead to avoidant behavior. Those who experience this phenomenon may feel concern over the cause of their derealization. It is often difficult to accept that such a disturbing symptom is simply a result of anxiety, and the individual may often think that the cause must be something more serious. This can, in turn, cause more anxiety and worsen the derealization. Derealization also affects the learning process. Because the individual almost sees the events as if in 3rd person, they cannot properly process information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derealization

[slimmouse]

Sounds like some kinda mystical experience to me.

Just imagine having a mystical experience.

Then imagine anyone telling you what that meant?

[BrandonD]

It's never wise to diagnose from afar or to listen to someone without a psychological background, but it sounds a little like derealization:

The detachment of derealization can be described as an immaterial substance that separates a person from the outside world, such as a sensory fog, pane of glass, or veil. Individuals may complain that what they see lacks vividness and emotional coloring. Emotional response to visual recognition of loved ones may be significantly reduced. Feelings of déjà vu or jamais vu are common. Familiar places may look alien, bizarre, and surreal. The world as perceived by the individual may feel like it is going through a dolly zoom effect. Such perceptual abnormalities may also extend to the senses of hearing, taste, and smell. The degree of familiarity one has with their surroundings is among one's sensory and psychological identity, memory foundation and history when experiencing a place. When a person is in a state of derealization, they block this identifying foundation from recall. This "blocking effect" creates a discrepancy of correlation between one's perception of one's surroundings during a derealization episode, and what that same individual would perceive in the absence of a derealization episode.

Frequently, derealization occurs in the context of constant worrying or 'intrusive thoughts' that one finds hard to switch off. In such cases it can build unnoticed along with the underlying anxiety attached to these disturbing thoughts, and be recognized only in the aftermath of a realization of crisis, often a panic attack, subsequently seeming difficult or impossible to ignore. This type of anxiety can be crippling to the affected and may lead to avoidant behavior. Those who experience this phenomenon may feel concern over the cause of their derealization. It is often difficult to accept that such a disturbing symptom is simply a result of anxiety, and the individual may often think that the cause must be something more serious. This can, in turn, cause more anxiety and worsen the derealization. Derealization also affects the learning process. Because the individual almost sees the events as if in 3rd person, they cannot properly process information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derealization

To me, that sounds like the modern-day practice of giving an unknown a name, thus deeming it 'known' (ie, "schizophrenia", "sleep paralysis", etc)

[Searcher08]

So last night, I had a horrific dream.Myself and my 'dream-wife' appeared to be fishing out on a lake with a net.
She had jumped in the water to adjust the net, when in the distance I saw the very clear serpentine movement of a large crocodile, moving towards her. I started yelling and screaming and she was swimming as fast as she could back to the boat but the crocodile was gaining faster, I was desperately trying to manoeuvre the boat nearer to her but wasnt close enough, I yelled to try getting *inside* the net (to give a tiny chance of entangling the croc) which she did, before I saw the flash of her knife and the water turning a foaming mass of red - and I woke up with my heart pounding out of my chest.

Then today (8 hours after the dream) I read this
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31001996

[slimmouse]

Thanks for that searcher.

This is one of the reasons I truly like R.I. It has helped me to understand the need to confront my own demons, cos those fuckers are everywhere.

[slimmouse]

And yet nowhere

[NeonLX]

I was on Facebook yesterday and was being provided suggestions for pages I might find interesting. Some of them featured Norse mythology. One was for "Loki", the god of mischief. He seems to have a lot of influence on my life so I "liked" the page. Then, I turned on the tube last night to watch a network show that I had neglected since last season. The main characters in this episode had a discussion about Loki. Just like that.

At that very second, my reality sure felt manufactured.

[slimmouse]

At that very second, my reality sure felt manufactured

Do we have a Manufacturers name?

Jaguar, Phantom, or some similarly lucid creation?

[zangtang]

Indra ?

[Luther Blissett]

I feel like I've experienced episodes like derealization in the past in depressing times. I think it's a word for a not uncommon phenomenon, even if the weird wikipedia entry goes into overkill.

[slimmouse]

Indra ?

Hi Indra.

Thanks for that since I never did get your name yet.

Im Currently Mark.

This world is truly changing, at least for me. My personal eschaton will take from this what they like - But Ive had more than a creepy amount of interesting conversations recently with people, who are truly starting to ask important questions about all of our mainstream understanding of reality.

More and more people it seems appear to be understanding that ultimately, its all about you.