[Misc] That "I just knew..." feeling/ESP

jcdenton08 · Jun 14, 2022

No, this isn't about love.

Both myself and my Mother before me have always struggled with this. You know when you think about someone you haven't heard from in years, then within a day or two they contact you?

This kind of stuff happens all the time to me.

Remembering a song, then hearing that song a few hours later.

Now I'm a skeptic of paranormal phenomenon. I know the brain is a powerful tool that can play all kinds of tricks (consider déjà-vu) - but sometimes such coincidences occur that are so bizarre and unlikely.

Take the song example; subconsciously that song may be in my head from playing somewhere like a TV show or a store, and consequently is being repeated/discussed by others. But often there is absolutely no "logical" explanation.

Weird.

Harry Wilson's tackle · Jun 14, 2022

It happens all the time to me, too.

It's coincidence. You are only noticing the times when it happens, not the times when it doesn't.

When I was 14 I was making some gun powder with a mate of mine, and I said 'pass the spatula', and both together we said 'Spatula Clark'.

Spooky! Coincidence.

Wrong-Direction · Jun 14, 2022

Your devices know you better than you know yourself

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The Optimist · Jun 14, 2022

My guess would be that you probably think of songs and people all the time and barely register it, and certainly not commit the thought to your long term memory, unless the song or person pops up. Therefore you’re only remembering the coincidences and not the thousands of times no coincidence occurs after a random thought.

The Clamp · Jun 14, 2022

We all know so many songs and people, statistically it would be weirder if these things didn’t happen.

Stat Brother · Jun 14, 2022

Best story I've heard on this is one I've told here before - but when has that stopped me!

So Fangio in his Ferrari were hammering around Monte Carlo.
Unbeknownst to him there was a massive pile up, t'other side of 180 turn.
Every car ploughed into the back.
Then Fangio appeared braked early.
Crept around corner.
Picked through the wreckage.
Went onto win.

The media, esp the Italian media, went into meltdown.
'its god's will' blah blah blah.

Fangio couldn't live with that, but he also had no idea how he knew about the crash.
It stayed in the back of his mind, on repeat, for quite a while, until it finally hit him.

He's Fangio.
He's in a Farreri.
Approaching a 180 bend

&

Not one of the spectators on the bank is looking at him.

No 'gift', no ESP, no second sight.

His brain knew something was wrong - it just didn't have enough time to tell Fangio!

Baldseagull · Jun 14, 2022

Hungary just scored, "I just Knew"

Baldseagull · Jun 14, 2022

jcdenton08 said:
No, this isn't about love.

Both myself and my Mother before me have always struggled with this. You know when you think about someone you haven't heard from in years, then within a day or two they contact you?

This kind of stuff happens all the time to me.

Remembering a song, then hearing that song a few hours later.

Now I'm a skeptic of paranormal phenomenon. I know the brain is a powerful tool that can play all kinds of tricks (consider déjà-vu) - but sometimes such coincidences occur that are so bizarre and unlikely.

Take the song example; subconsciously that song may be in my head from playing somewhere like a TV show or a store, and consequently is being repeated/discussed by others. But often there is absolutely no "logical" explanation.

Weird.

I was thinking about a friend I have not spoken to in ages today, and then the phone rang, and it was some **** selling roof insulation. I knew it would be. I don't believe in any mysterious forces, especially not Astrology, but then that is typical of us Virgo's.

el punal · Jun 14, 2022

Baldseagull said:
I was thinking about a friend I have not spoken to in ages today, and then the phone rang, and it was some **** selling roof insulation. I knew it would be. I don't believe in any mysterious forces, especially not Astrology, but then that is typical of us Virgo's.

At least you get to score a goal in the 119th minute. :cheers:

Russconha · Jun 14, 2022

'The Improbability Principle' is a great book on this subject by David J. Hand that does a heart wrenchingly good job of deconstructing the romanticism around this topic (available on Amazon through this site). If we select 30 people at random there's a 70% chance that two will share a birthday.

Herr Tubthumper · Jun 14, 2022

jcdenton08 said:
Spoons4Lyfe

And you posted this the other day. Is everything okay?

Hamilton · Jun 14, 2022

jcdenton08 said:
No, this isn't about love.

Both myself and my Mother before me have always struggled with this. You know when you think about someone you haven't heard from in years, then within a day or two they contact you?

This kind of stuff happens all the time to me.

Remembering a song, then hearing that song a few hours later.

Now I'm a skeptic of paranormal phenomenon. I know the brain is a powerful tool that can play all kinds of tricks (consider déjà-vu) - but sometimes such coincidences occur that are so bizarre and unlikely.

Take the song example; subconsciously that song may be in my head from playing somewhere like a TV show or a store, and consequently is being repeated/discussed by others. But often there is absolutely no "logical" explanation.

Weird.

Happened to me all the time halfway through last season. Every game, I just knew we wouldn't score.

Razzoo · Jun 14, 2022

I'm sure we all do this, there is probably a name for it. You read a word and simultaneously hear somebody say the same word. It happens to me a fair bit.

Bodian · Jun 14, 2022

Had a car accident overseas many years ago. Three days later when I rang home to tell them about it, my Mum asked 'was it Tuesday lunchtime, I knew something had happened and was waiting for you to call'.

OzMike · Jun 14, 2022

Years ago, I was out driving my van and a tune came into my head, that song then came on the radio.
As it was ending , another came into my head and that one followed it !
This happened with 4 songs in a row, which really spooked me.
My labourer in the passenger seat was pretty impressed.

mrhairy · Jun 14, 2022

If you wish to test if you are psychic then I suggest you buy a pack of Zener cards or probably better is to get an App from the Play Store on Zener cards. They are say five different cards perhaps a star, cross, waves, circle, square and you have to predict the next card generally you would get 5 out of 25 right by odds alone. When I tried it with my daughter we were getting five in a row right which was spooky. Anyway you might find it interesting and fun and it might open you up to other ideas.

albionalbino · Jun 15, 2022

OzMike said:
Years ago, I was out driving my van and a tune came into my head, that song then came on the radio.
As it was ending , another came into my head and that one followed it !
This happened with 4 songs in a row, which really spooked me.
My labourer in the passenger seat was pretty impressed.

it was a CD/tape not the radio?

The Antikythera Mechanism · Jun 15, 2022

It’s known as synchronicity.

The Clamp · Jun 15, 2022

Bodian said:
Had a car accident overseas many years ago. Three days later when I rang home to tell them about it, my Mum asked 'was it Tuesday lunchtime, I knew something had happened and was waiting for you to call'.

She was happy to wait three days? :lolol:

OzMike · Jun 15, 2022

albionalbino said:
it was a CD/tape not the radio?

Hehe, nope, it was Heritage Radio a local station here.

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