Attempting to Understand Synchronicity
1. A sync occurs when connections arise in the material world that have meaning beyond mere chance. Sync = connection + meaning. The below chart outlines the connection and meaning aspects that comprise a sync event.
2. "The numinosity of a series of chance happenings grows in proportion to the number of its terms. ... Since we cannot conceive how this could be possible without recourse to positively magical categories, we generally let it go at the bare impression." Carl Jung, see note [1].
3. Another definition of sync could be "the merger of inner and outer realities." That is to say, what is inside manifests externally, or working both ways, external connections map the internal, uncovering parts of one's inner self.
4. Sports is rife with syncs. Sporting events are a receptacle for the attention of the masses. For example, on 9/10/2001 Monday Night Football played at Mile High Stadium, and the New York Giants lost to the Denver Broncos. The game ended after midnight eastern time, or on 9/11/2001 in New York. The final score was 31-20. It was the 9th meeting between the two teams and the New York Giants lost by 11 points, echoing 9-11. [2] The New York Giants resonate with the two towers, themselves New York giants; the game was played at Mile High Stadium (again a tower description); and the Broncos resonate with lightning and Pegasus (see Will Morgan's work).
5. The boundary between the subjective and the objective is porous. Sync connections may change the viewer's perceptions and interpretations. Changes of perception and interpretation can cause one to see new and different sync connections.
6. One theory of sync is that it's a phenomenon by which the unconscious--collective or otherwise--sends messages to be decoded. The practice of interpreting syncs is a kind of mysticism in that it often includes contemplation and very often transcends simple intellect.
7. The final meaning or purpose of a sync web is mysterious. Peter Levenda says sync is the evidence of "Sinister Forces." Alan Green said in Sync Quick News Episode 17 that sync is evidence that "we are all connected." A mystery is something that the more you learn about it, the more you know you can never fully know it.
Lebron James Background
8. As a Junior in High School in 2002, Lebron James was termed the “chosen one” on the cover of Sports Illustrated. He was cast as heir apparent to Michael Jordan, the brightest figurehead of the corporate-sports-industrial-complex.
9. His nickname is King James. The King James bible helped mold modern English [3] and was edited by a candidate for the "real Shakespeare," Francis Bacon. [4]
10. He's one of the most powerful people in sports, currently number 3 on Forbes' list of highest paid athletes and number 2 on Forbes' "Celebrity 100." [5] "Queen B," Beyonce, reigns as number 1.
11. In the Summer of 2014, LeBron shut down the NBA free agent market while teams waited for him to decide where he would play. On July 11, 2014 (7/11/2014) he announced through Sports Illustrated he would return to his hometown team, the team of his first 7 years in the NBA: the Cleveland Cavaliers, known as "the Land." [6] It was the "Return of the King."
12. This announcement, and its anticipation, was at some level a "Mass Consciousness Event." Attention grabbing events have in the past been sync heavy (think 9-11, The Dark Knight Rises film, etc.). Lebron's announcement was the most popular story in the Sports Illustrated website's history. [7]
The Thoth Tarot Emperor Card
13. The Thoth Tarot was created by Aleister Crowley and Lady Frieda Harris in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Emperor card is the 4th ATU or trump.
14. LeBron wears the same chin style beard as the Emperor.
15. The colors of the Cleveland Cavaliers are wine and gold. The colors of the Emperor card are gold and a hue of orange. While not an exact color match, there is strong match with at least the gold.
16. The Emperor holds an item called the Globus Cruciger, a little smaller than a basketball but similarly sized. [8] The Emperor is "palming" the globe, an action that basketball players perform with the basketball. "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands." [9]
17. A statute of Zeus at Olympia was one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world according to Herodotus. The statue, now destroyed, has been drawn with Zeus holding a sceptre and a basketball sized orb. [10]
18. In August 2014 (after his 7/11 homecoming announcement) LeBron tweeted a picture of himself with his wife at the temple of Zeus in Athens. [11]
Holy Roman Emperor King Charles the IV
19. On July 11, 1346 (7/11), Charles the IV was elected King of the Romans, a title used as a claim to become Holy Roman Emperor. [12] (Recall, 7/11/2014 is the day LeBron announced he was returning the Cleveland.)
20. King Charles the IV is famous for, as Holy Roman Emperor, heading the Imperial Diet that decreed the Golden Bull, the seal of which bears a close resemblance to the Emperor card imagery.
21. Compare the seal of the Golden Bull to the Emperor card of the Thoth Tarot (shown above) and to the 15th century Visconti-Sforza Tarot Emperor.
22. "To have actual authority, the [Holy Roman] emperor would have to take up residence in Italy as did Frederick II, who ... was responsible for reinstituting the triumphal parade." [13] Tarot historians suggest the images of the Tarot may have derived from the triumphal parades in Northern Italy.
23. Some scholars mark the ending of the Holy Roman Empire with the end of WW1 and the defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The last Monarch of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was a different Charles the IV.
24. In April 2008 Lebron was depicted on the cover of Vogue in an image copied from U.S. World War 1 recruitment posters calling Germany a "mad brute." Again, LeBron resonates with Holy Roman Empire lands, here in a negatively stereotypical fashion. [14]
King Charles' Cavaliers
25. The name "cavalier" comes from another King Charles and means "royalist." During the English civil war, cavaliers were known as supporters of King Charles I and his son King Charles II. There are now four distinct Kings Charles in this sync web.
26. A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a dog breed of average intelligence.
27. In 1970 Jerry Tomko won a contest to name the Cleveland Cavaliers and wrote that the Cavaliers “represent a group of daring, fearless men, whose life's pact was never surrender, no matter what the odds.” [15]
Tzaddi is Not the Star
28. When creating the Thoth Tarot, Crowley associated the Hebrew letter Tzaddi with the Emperor. In the Golden Dawn system, Tzaddi was assigned to the Star trump, and the letter He was connected to the Emperor. Crowley's The Book of the Law famously reads: "All these old letters of my Book are aright; but (tzaddi) is not the Star." In the Thoth Tarot the Star is associated with He. Crowley later explained how this switch created a zodiacal symmetry called the "Double Loop." [16]
29. Interestingly, Crowley was not the first Tarologist to associate Tzaddi with the Emperor and He with the Star. In the 18th century, Comte de Mellet "seems to have been the first person to explicitly define a relationship between the trumps and Hebrew letters." [17] His implicit association had Tzaddi with the Emperor and He with the Star. Comte de Mellet even used the name "The Book of Thoth," when referring to the Tarot.
30. Tzaddi means "fish hook."
31. On July 2nd LeBron, who resonates with the Emperor, tweeted a video of his son Bronny (Lebron James Jr.) reeling in a tuna on a fish hook. [18]
32. Beyond switching Hebrew letter associations, the Star and the Emperor are a special pair. In Tarology each Major Arcana can be paired with another so that their numbers add to 21. For example, the Fool is 0 and when added to the Universe at 21, you get 21. The Emperor is 4 and the Star is 17, and 4 + 17 = 21.
Personal Sync Wave of December 8th and 9th 2014
33. On December 8, 2014, the Cleveland Cavaliers played the Brooklyn Nets in Kings County, New York City. The game was held at the Barclays Center and attended by Jay-Z, Beyonce (Queen B), Prince William, and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge. [19]
34. Before the game during warm-ups, LeBron wears an “I cant breathe" shirt, in solidarity with Eric Garner who was slain by the NYPD. When asked about wearing the shirt, LeBron says, “It's not a Cavs thing. It's a worldy thing.” [20]
35. The Star is the 17th Atu or Trump, and the number 17 is the only known prime number that is also a Mersenne Prime, Perrin prime, Eisenstein prime, Proth prime, Fermat prime, Stern prime, and Pythagorean prime. It's also the "least random number." [21]
36. At the end of the game Lebron chats with Jay Z who famously wore a “do what thou wilt” hoodie, without a doubt the most well known line from The Book of the Law. They were pictured together after the game on December 8. 2014. Jay Z and Queen B also met the royals that night. [22]
37. Also after the game, Lebron met with the young royals and gave them two Cavs jerseys, one with the number 1 and with George written on it, and another with the number 7 and with Cambridge on it. In a now infamous (for me personally) picture, they collectively hold up the two jerseys to produce the number 17. It was as if they all three were confirming the sync research found in my personal writings. Admittedly, when I saw the image it seemed they were looking directly at me, this charade done to confirm my work. It was the ultimate sync wink, the Emperor (Lebron) was saying, "Tzaddi is not the star, I am."
38. The next morning, I was interviewed by Douglas Bolles and William Morgan on their podcast 42 Minutes. [23] I’d been keeping up with the Lebron sync web for a few months, in particular the LeBron James Emperor Tarot sync and strange aspects of the number 17.
39. During the 42 minutes interview Will suggested I read Loren Coleman's blog. I did later in the day and found this update to Loren's December 8th post. [24] When I read it, it was more confirmation of the power of the sync wave I was riding.
40. This sync went even deeper given we discussed Elliott Smith during the interview, who committed suicide (supposedly) at age 34; the exit music Doug chose was Elliott's song "King's Crossing"; and our discussion included photography.
41. The December 8th sync orgy in Brooklyn and my appearance on 42 minutes the next morning was the crest of my sync wave.
42. Back to Lebron's twitter account, in an article on February 8, 2015, when pressed about certain cryptic tweets he made regarding teammate Kevin Love, Lebron "laughed and said, 'It’s not a coincidence, man.'" [25]
Possible Meanings
43. Lamb vs. Ram: in The Book of Thoth Crowley writes about the symbolism of the Emperor card: “He is seated upon the throne whose capitals are the heads of the Himalayan wild ram, since Aries means a Ram. The ram, by nature, is a wild and courageous animal. At his feet, couchant, is the Lamb and Flag, to confirm this attribution on the lower plane. When tamed and made to lie down in green pastures, nothing is left but the docile, cowardly, gregarious and succulent beast. This is the theory of government.” [26] The Emperor card gives one an opportunity to examine his docility in the face of a culture designed to keep people asleep, particularly using corporate sporting events to this end.
44. A more personal aspect on this theme is my photography project titled Lost Dogs, which I discussed on 42 minutes. The project was completed in January 2011 and consists of 42 portraits of dogs made from the posters announcing them lost. The project can be viewed on flickr. [27] There was no reason to stop at 42, the work simply felt complete at that number. The now defunct online literature journal "kitchen" featured all 42 images in the summer of 2011, a few months before the first Sync Book was published and before I was aware of the symbolism of 42 (which I learned about from Sync Book Vol. 1). [28] The artist statement I included on flickr offered background, saying: "These dogs may have a wisdom or a knowledge that we can't understand." I thought the portraits were of heroic dogs who had broken free from abusive environments, for example "Lost Dog #9".
45. Another personal sync is that I'm an Aries, the symbol of which is the ram. To me, these syncs underscore the value of struggling for what Jodorosky calls the "inner godhead."
46. Is Lebron, "the Emperor," being used to keep human sheep docile by means of his bread and circus tricks and at the behest of the oligarchic class? Or is he motivating the great unwashed to begin cleansing themselves and throwing off oppression? Synchronicity, like any spiritual tradition, is distinct from dogma and more raises questions than points out certain answers.
47. Let's remember LeBron James does call insurance Tycoon Warren Buffet, "Uncle Warren." [29] He also shills for McDonald's, and therefore very well may have blood on his hands. [30]
48. At times, the pressure has cracked LeBron, and he may be the one who can't breathe. The big headline after he met the royals was that he broke protocol by putting his sweaty arms around Kate. [31]
49. King James I set up centuries of propaganda with his bible, and Lebron seems to be continuing in his nicknamesake's tradition.
50. Was the December 8th 2014 event at the Barclay's Center in NYC some kind of occult celebration to commemorate the assassination of John Lennon, a ritual of some kind? The photos after the game were taken almost to the hour of the 34th anniversary of Lennon's death. Lebron and the royals held up the number 17, which along with 2, comprises the prime factorization of 34. Lennon famously returned his MBE to the Queen in protest. Did the royal family have a personal vendetta against him?
51. The Emperor card is trumped by the Hierophant. Is Jay Z Lebron's Hierophant?
Areas for Additional Research
52. There is a Charles Manson connection to Ohio. Some theorize he was MK-Ultra-ed there. Ohio is covered with native burial grounds. Kevin Love, Lebron's famous teammate, is the nephew of Mike Love of Beach Boys fame. The Beach Boys recorded a Charles Manson song.
53. 7/11 research: these numbers are winning craps numbers and are the name of an American gas station chain. LeBron announced he was coming home on July 11th 2014 and King Charles IV was made King of Bohemia on that day in 1346.
54. What is the relationship between the concept of a human lamb to the Crowley channeled entity Lam? They are homophones, but is there a UFO angle to this sync web?
55. Some conspiracy theorists include David Geffen as a suspect in John Lennon's assassination. Geffen is also suspected in Kurt Cobain's death, and was the head of the studio that was the object of Elliott Smith's paranoia. All three were signed to a David Geffen run studio.
56. The film The Return of the King may very well offer more syncs in this web.
57. Synchromystic Joe Alexander was the 8th pick in the 2008 NBA draft (a prestigious "lottery pick") and has likely played games against Lebron. His might know of additional inside aspects to this sync web.
Notes:
[1] Jung, Carl Gustav from his Tavistock lectures in 1935:
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/23/sports/football/23giants.html
[3] http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/nov/21/king-james-bible-english-language
[4] See Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teaching of All Ages, http://www.sacred-texts.com/eso/sta/sta41.htm
[5] http://www.forbes.com/profile/lebron-james/
[6] http://www.si.com/nba/2014/07/11/lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers
[7] http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-14/lebron-james-is-the-most-popular-writer-at-sports-illustrated
[8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globus_cruciger
[9] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He%27s_Got_the_Whole_World_in_His_Hands
[10] http://www.7wonders.org/europe/greece/olympia/zeus-at-olympia/
[11] https://twitter.com/kingjames/status/501720797811965952
[12] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor; and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Romans
[13] Place, Robert M, The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination, page 135.
[14] http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/1378/annie-leibovitz-monkeys-around-lebron
[15] http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/behind_the_name.html
[16] http://www.cornelius93.com/EpistleonZodiacBelt.html
[17] http://www.rendingtheveil.com/order-tarot-trumps/
[18] http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/07/lebron-james-jr-caught-a-tuna-on-vacation-and-his-dad-went-nuts
[19] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/15/nyregion/prince-william-and-catherine-duchess-of-cambridge-to-visit-new-york-in-december.html
[20] http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12001456/lebron-james-kyrie-irving-cleveland-cavaliers-kevin-garnett-deron-williams-brooklyn-nets-wear-breathe-shirt-reference-eric-garner
[21] http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2007/02/05/is-17-the-most-random-number/
[22]http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/12/when_prince_william_and_kate_m.html
[23] http://thesyncbook.com/?pagename=42minutes&ep=162
[24] http://copycateffect.blogspot.com/2014/12/Furry.html
[25] http://www.ohio.com/blogs/cleveland-cavaliers/cleveland-cavaliers-1.275356/cavs-120-lakers-105-jason-lloyd-s-32-final-thoughts-on-tweets-quotes-and-coincidences-1.565348
[26] http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/crowley/libro_thoth04.htm
[27] https://www.flickr.com/photos/sjanderson/sets/72157626191323400/
[28] kitchenpoet.blogspot.com/2011/08/lost-dog-project-by-sj-anderson.html
[29] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/12/16/lebron-james-hosts-warren-buffett-in-cleveland-calls-him-uncle-warren/
[30] http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/02/lebron-james-jabs-at-mcdonalds-remembers-they-sponsor-him-desperately-tries-to-recover
[31] http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/lebron-james-breaks-royal-protocol-with-kate--duchess-of-cambridge--video-152314913.html
