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82 “The pen from nowhere.” A great example of an artificial synchronicity: It was the final week at my temp job up in Portland, and several of my coworkers who liked me had suggested that I should apply to work for the company permanently. For kicks, I went to the HR department to get an application even though I was planning to move to Florida. In the elevator ride back up to the office I stood there against the right wall, holding the application, wondering “What exactly am I doing here? Am I going to stay in Portland and use my money to get an apartment downtown somewhere? Or am I going to move to Florida? Should I fill this out or not? I mean seriously, what am I doing here??” And right then as the elevator stopped to let a guy out, a silver Cross brand pen slid across the elevator floor, spinning with force and coming to a stop right at my feet, perfectly. I looked down at the pen at my feet, my eyes wide. I looked behind me, from where it came — the back left corner of I mean Nobody was standing there. The only other person in the elevator was a woman standing against the opposite wall. She too looked at the back corner, wide eyed with disbelief. It was she who said, “It’s the pen from nowhere!” I bent down and picked it up, like, Huh...will you look at that. I’m standing here contemplating whether to fill out this application, and something tosses a pen at me, landing at my feet. It was such a government agent “Them” pen too. Heavy weight, smooth silver Cross pen. Nice. ;) [And on a side note...the exact kind of pen my dad always liked when I was growing up...] I debated about the meaning of this unbelievable coincidence. Either “They” want me to fill out the app and go for the job and stay in Portland...because it’s actually bad for me — so, sabotage - or, this really is a sign from something good that I should stay here and forfeit the Florida idea. hmm. I decided to go to Florida. As I now know, positive forces don’t work by generating artificial synchronicities. Plain and simple. If it’s a farfetched artificial synch...then it ain’t good. Move on. Chasing Phantoms i Should I fill this out or not? the elevator.