Coincidences have patterns

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In response to coincidence 8366, I think those were all posted by me yesterday! So, no big coincidence there, but clearly St Albans was a "coincidence hot-spot" for me....it's also very close to being the farthest point from the sea in the UK, the meeting point of many Roman roads, and a spiritual centre. I haven't yet put up any of the coincidences that dramatically changed my thinking. It's kinda frustrating that there isn't a forum connected to this study, where interested folks can discuss these things. I've been engaging with coincidence since I first realised the connection between consciousness and so-called "random chance". Reading many of the stories here, it's noteworthy how many folks have felt compelled (as I do) to explain their interpretations, and see clear evidence of intelligence behind these phenomena And so for this coincidence - that a very surprising number of coincidences seem to share similar qualities. It is very interesting, for instance, that a significant number of the coincidences posted here are about folks looking at a clock at specific times. I also do this on occasion, so it's clearly hard-wired into us, we really keep track of time impeccably, even though we don't realise it.
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Date submitted:Wed, 13 Jan 2016 23:25:46 +0000Coincidence ID:8368