[Wolfstar]

You two still want to mock what I was saying about "comes in threes" being myth? Rue McClanahan died on Friday and John Wooden died yesterday. We were discussing this subject when Dennis Hopper died on the 29th, Gary Coleman on the 28th, and Art Linkletter on the 26th. Other American celebrity deaths recently include:

Eddie Barth, a character acter best know for his role on the old Simon & Simon series. He died the same day as Gary Coleman.

Ali-Ollie Woodson, soul singer, one of The Temptations.

Dorothy DeBorba, of the old Our Gang movies.

[GOP Poet]

Hey Wolfstar! I thought we lost you. You make an interesting point and argument. I must say though when it comes to your list of people who have died since Dennis and between him and Rue I am going to have to say, "WHO?" :-). The threes have to have impact. Although the others you mentioned died, no one (except maybe you and their loved ones, and close peers) knows who they are. Thus their death has not large public impact on the rule of three.

However you bring up a good point is impact a critical ingredient in synchronicity (which I believe the patterning comes from the outside--an external source--rather than from within the person.)

Thus too if the exterior source is God, He must impact us with situations that have personal meaning to us (that he is speaking to) and stack them in synchronistic pattern. Definitely something to consider when defining the rule of three is the impact on the larger population, single individual, or group. Whatever the external source is trying to communicate too must entail meaning in the grouping communicated with. It is an unspoken rule within the rule of three itself and I believe you bring it up nicely in your post.