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What are coincidences?

To be lazy, the 1st definition provided by dictionary.com is as so: a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance

Apparently. Seemingly so.

Even in the very definition, there is an air of unknowing - not even the dictionary for sure knows if it is only by chance. What it does know, is that it appears as such.

The common understanding of coincidence in my experience is that there is no "apparent" - that it IS by mere chance. That there is no guided pattern. That there is no explanation beyond its occurrence.

My 2nd favorite word in this definition is CHANCE - something that is by luck, accident or a seemingly random probability.

But I think I've come to a place where I don't think I believe in the common understanding in coincidence - that it is a seemingly random pattern with no meaning or intent behind it or that comes as consequence. As for CHANCE - my attitude toward its definition taken when it is TAKEN.

The thing is, I associate "chance" with "impulse" and "intuition" and "risk." There's a sense of thrill that shoots up my bones and sparks the neurons in mah brains. I'm always surprised by where my impulses lead me, when I do decide to take that chance. It's almost never where I ever expect for it to go.

COOL STUFF!

I've come to a point where I'm not going to dismiss something for grammatical or spelling errors. Because I miss a lot of good stuff when I get caught up within the trappings. If you find yourself resistant to enjoying something especially yummy, try thinking of these materials as stories. Because that is, in fact, what they are: stories.

no need to be creeped out. they're just stories!



bedtime stories.

origin stories and science fiction.



fascinating stuRF.



interesting how he connects the dots.



i wonders if BSG people read into Tsarion and Maxwell.



mythmaking from olde myths.



now... what if these myths had some modicum of truth? would that scare you? why?



why are myths with the same or familiar symbols or narratives passed down for so many generations? beyond the why - because I do think that question may be useless at times - what function do you think this passing down would serve?



is there really a danger in asking "what if"? or is there more of a danger in absolute dismissal?



is there anything of value that we can glean from these stories?



if there is a pattern of symbols or narratives, what happens when we learn what it is that they mean? wouldn't it mean that we'd become more literate? more discerning? more in control of our own understanding of the world around us?

bahahaha, I love how they use the dude from Quantum Leap and BSG.

cool shit, no? though there's a little discrepancy as to whether or not Earth existed before "Tiamat" was "destroyed" or whatnot.

Narratives are important in framing agendas, yes, but when framed as fairy tales, bedtime stories or sci fi (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, how eyez ruv thee~!), it's safe to pass down certain histories. I think where a lot of people get "caught up" and "paralyzed" or even "evangelized" is when they take texts - religious and not - quite literally.

But these stories, simple enough so that they can be easily remembered and passed down, are cloaked in a protection of fiction. And they are fictional. But within these stories are certain patterns and repetitions of narratives - and that is where I don't believe in things like coincidence. There is a pattern and there is a repetition for a reason.

Not because these are supposed to be taken literally, because there really was a big, bad wolf out to eat Grandma.

Not because it was an actual snake that lured Eve from the Garden of Eden, or that there was even truly a literal Garden of Eden.

In these tales are SYMBOLS. Familiar signposts, stars that make up an overall constellation and map of human understanding of from where we came and what we are becoming. Isn't it strange that across the globe are legends of human beings being descended from serpent "gods"? Isn't it strange that almost every religious text records a great flood that covered the earth after a war between the "gods"? Or the idea of plagues?

There is a distinct difference between taking something seriously and taking something literally. One has a practical application towards movement, taking chances and figuring out new ideas whereas the other is an impractical shackle or trap that prevents you from learning or changing your very reality.

The danger is in the "FRAMING." For 2012, let's say, there are a bazillion theories as for what's going to happen, since the Mayan "calendar" ends in 2012, we move into the "Age of Aquarius" and a lot of agendas and presidential terms end in 2012.

It can be framed in death and destruction, Armageddon, being saved by alien beings, etc. But I don't think that's very helpful.

What I do find helpful is LOOKING at the pattern and repetition in that from various different mediums and texts, something culminates in 2012. There's no point in trying to predict what exactly WILL happen, but what you choose to do with your time in between now and then.

There are symbols, stars and entire constellations mapped out in the repetitions found in stories. Connect the dots to find out what the core of the narratives are saying. Take it not as warning or advice, but just as is. And act accordingly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIu2rA0yd9s&feature=related