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"Synchronicity is an ever present reality for those who have eyes to see." - CARL JUNG



And for me, its not just eyes to see but ears to hear!

There have become more and more incidents of synchronicity whilst listening to Spotify! I will be doing something, saying something or someone near me will be doing something or saying something. At that exact moment or straight after in the song, playing will connect to this.

Finally, in 2023 I tried to document these moments to see if any patterns form. But also it's shaping a sweet yet random playlist, if nothing else:







SYNCHROTIFY INCIDENTS OF 2023


001


TIME:
21:12

DATE:
21/1/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Mocking up a timeline of events for a creative project.

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

To Live is to fly by Townes Van Zandt

LYRICS:
And Time is yours to take


002


TIME:
18:22

DATE:
22/1/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Staring at a packet of figg rolls. 

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Beautiful cosmos by Ivar Cutler

LYRICS:
You sit with a sandwich I look at a roll.


003


TIME:
15:56

DATE:
24/1/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Taking about the choice of how to be buried, whilst Helen is holding a home made burial pot.

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

The Ghoul - Pentagram

LYRICS:
From far away and from the near
My finest clients buried here
For once you've shared your death with me
A ghoul I shall forever be


004


TIME:
14:26

DATE:
24/1/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Working on a marketing deal email, editing a photo of a key card holder!

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

No Deal - Townes Van Zandt

LYRICS:
And I could plainly see, that that's the direction
You're headed in", and he handed me the keyes.

No deal, you can't sell this stuff to me.


005


TIME:
16:28

DATE:
25/1/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Type setting the word SUMMER onto a sun!

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Snow Don’t Fall - Townes Van Zandt

LYRICS:
On summers time
Wind don't blow



006


TIME:
16:42

DATE:
25/1/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Helen’s make a clay pot, I say “you make it look easy” she is about to say, it isn’t easy!

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Stay Close To Me - Ted Hawkins

LYRICS:
It isn't easy, I'll tryin' to kick
If you help me to
Oh my darling



007


TIME:
22:58

DATE:
26/1/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Working on a car park taco party poster! 

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Brick - Ben Folds

LYRICS:
I pace around the parking lot



008


TIME:
21:17

DATE:
27/1/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Typing shaker kitchen into google 

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Central Park Blues - Ultimate Painting

LYRICS:
Feeling deeply shaken and then breaking my own rule


009


TIME:
9:55

DATE:
1/2/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Rain blasting at the windows, googling roofers to sort our gutters out!

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Roscoe - Midlake

LYRICS:
Feeling deeply shaken and then breaking my own rule
When they got here, all exhausted
On the roof leaks they got started
And now when the rain comes
We can be thankful



010


TIME:
10:26

DATE:
1/2/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Rain hitting the window, winter in full flow, chatting via whatapp to Helen about going to sit on a beach! 

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Kokomo - The Beach Boys

LYRICS:
Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya
Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego
Baby, why don't we go?




011


TIME:
16:03

DATE:
3/2/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Helen finishing off the painting of a lady, adding painted stitches.

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

The Apocalypse Song - St. Vincent

LYRICS:
You'll wake
With the stitches
Over both your eyes
And deny me my body
And all earthly delights



012


TIME:
09:01

DATE:
5/2/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Sorting through piles of drawings, pick up one of the devil! 

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

A Walk On The Wild Side - Mick Harvey

LYRICS:
You walk on the wild side, the Devil is waitin'
He's waitin' to take your hand
You walk on the wild side, you're walkin' with Satan
Away from the Promised Land



013


TIME:
09:54

DATE:
8/2/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Trying to change my DNS nameservers on website!

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Something Has to Change - The Japanese House

LYRICS:
Something has to change



014


TIME:
09:42

DATE:
10/2/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Talking about the current state of the country, the classes, the lack of space and then Eddie Vedder joins in! 

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Society - Eddie Vedder

LYRICS:
Something has to change



015


TIME:
16:33

DATE:
15/2/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Talking about the current state of the country, again, price increases on everything but no job pay increases! 

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

4 + 20 - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

LYRICS:
He was tired of being poor
And he wasn't into selling door to door
And he worked like the devil to be more




016


TIME:
21:39

DATE:
19/2/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Talking about soil depths, planting grass and buying seeds to sow! 

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

I Know It’s Over  - The Smiths

LYRICS:
Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head



017


TIME:
11:44

DATE:
22/2/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Mockuping up a fake coffee brand logo onto some merch!

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Part Of The Band - The 1975

LYRICS:
I know some Vaccinista tote bag chic baristas




018


TIME:
20:59

DATE:
27/2/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Felting a portrait of a sausage dog!

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

I wanna be your dog - Iggy & The Stooges   

LYRICS:
And now I wanna be your dog
Now I wanna be your dog
Now I wanna be your dogWell, come on




019


TIME:
20:59

DATE:
09/3/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Grabbed a bottle of beer from outside that I’d stashed in some snow to keep cold, bring the icy beer upstairs and then this song lyric plays!

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Dusseldorf - Teleman

LYRICS:
The ice is melting all around
Put on, put on your favorite song
Put on, put on your favorite song




020


TIME:
19:47

DATE:
14/3/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Working out the font to use for the Softly Earth ‘Worry’ bowls! 

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Frightened By The Sound - Justin Townes Earle

LYRICS:
There's no need to worry yet
Let us not forget that
Last time rain come down like this




021


TIME:
20:54

DATE:
31/3/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Browsing BnQ chatting about greenhouses and growing fruit trees!

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

People ain’t no good - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

LYRICS:
We were married under cherry trees
Under blossom we made our vows




022


TIME:
21:44

DATE:
14/4/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Chatting with Helen about aging! 

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan

LYRICS:
Your old road is rapidly agin'





023


TIME:
20:24

DATE:
22/4/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Chatting about UFOs and ghostly experiences! 

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Supernatural - Vic Chestnut

LYRICS:
It ain't supernatural
No, it ain't supernatural
Supernatural, or maybe





024


TIME:
20:09

DATE:
04/5/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Illustrating the word ROCKS

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Farewell Transmission - Song’s Ohio

LYRICS:
Now they'll be working in the cold grey rock




025


TIME:
17:04

DATE:
12/5/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Pointing at a smile on a devil reference for some drawing.

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Farewell Transmission - Song’s Ohio

LYRICS:
And anything to make you smile
You are the ever-living ghost of what once was
I never want to hear you say





026


TIME:
09:25

DATE:
06/6/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Googling marigold flowers!

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

1914 - Florist

LYRICS:
A bed of flowers, stacks of wood, and a note




027


TIME:
09:59

DATE:
13/6/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Working on a marketing email for Koozies! 

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

In Spite of Ourselves - John Prine, Iris DeMent

LYRICS:
He ain't too sharp but he gets things done
Drinks his beer like it's oxygen




028


TIME:
08:09

DATE:
13/7/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Logging into online banking thinking about money and bills!

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher

LYRICS:
Before it's earned, our money's all been spent
I guess that's so, we don't have a pot
But at least I'm sure of all the things we got




029


TIME:
14:06

DATE:
18/7/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Watching our cat enjoy some catnip!

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Cats down under the stars - Jerry Garcia Band

LYRICS:
Cats down under the stars
Cats down under the stars
Cats down under the stars
Cats down under the stars




030


TIME:
20:36

DATE:
01/9/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Watching our new cat play!

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

The Wind - Cat Stevens

LYRICS:
More the reference to Cat in Cat Stevens name! 



031


TIME:
21:39

DATE:
14/9/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Cooking in the kitchen.

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Weather with you - Crowded House

LYRICS:
Things ain't cookin' in my kitchen




032


TIME:
20:26

DATE:
10/10/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Song mentions fire as I am drawing fire! 

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Twinker - Baroness

LYRICS:
Though I stand in mire
I will speak distant fire
Though I’m laid to ground
I will walk through age and sound




033


TIME:
09:47

DATE:
21/11/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Drawing angels for a tattoodle related project!

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

Mr.Mudd And Mr.Gold - Towes Van Zandt

LYRICS:
Fell to her knees with a mother's mercy
And prayed to the angels every one
Now, the Diamond Queen, she prayed and prayed
And the Diamond Angel filled Muds hole




034


TIME:
20:04

DATE:
16/12/23

WHAT I / PERSON NEAR ME WAS DOING / SAYING:
Illustrating flames! 

SONG THAT LINKED TO THE ABOVE AT THE EXACT TIME
/ STRAIGHT AFTER:

The Greatest and Perfection of Love - Julian Cope

LYRICS:
You know the greatest imperfection is love, love, love.
But I can't keep the fire away.




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