Oh yeah, that pattern you came up with is ancient knowledge - which is what (to me) indicates its divine truth - if each of us can produce these truths within ourselves (given the right push) then that implies to me a universal wellspring which we are all capable of tapping into, so-to-speak. I’ve seen this given labels like “akashic record”, “collective unconsciousness”, “morphic resonance” - it seems like we all know these things to be true, but have trouble agreeing on the “terminology” lol

And I would posit that occurrences of synchronicity are signposts that you are on the right track. Almost like an in-game easter egg. And perhaps similarly, the good easter eggs in video games are sometimes hard to find.

I should probably read more Jung in that regard, but I have a feeling for the most part I know what is going on...

the answer isn’t either/or but both/and

I'm not well read philosophically, but another realization that I had is that everything is a paradox, virtually.

I even explained it to my mom like this...Everything we know is 100% and 100% false. Does that mean reality is an illusion or a trick? That's what "The Matrix" proponents want people to think.

But a far better way to think of it is like this...People spend a good chunk of their lives trying to be like other people. In a way, they aren't 100% "real", they are playacting. At the core of it, most people don't actually want to be other people though. Like if you reincarnated, you might want to be someone else, but really, at least from my end, you wouldn't want to lose who you are (this may go back to Adam and Eve and the origins or pride/narcissism). So is the world a play, a stage, a story, a morality test, or a game? The correct answer is both/and LOL. With free will allowing you to make of it what you will.

The beauty of life and the impermanence of death are rather reassuring imo. :)