How to Read The Signs of the Universe
I have been overwhelmed with signs, hints and help from the universe ever since I began actively looking for them. The trick lies in being able to recognize them, and then of course to act upon them.
I’d like to share how they appear to me in hopes of helping you become more in tune with the signs around you.
Types of Signs
Happenings that appear too good to be true — beyond chance.
eg. Meeting someone who designs websites right after you’ve decided to create your own blog
This type is the most obvious if you’re looking for it. It is not just luck, act on it now!
Something pops up 3+ times in a short period of time.
eg. You’re considering where to travel next and then within the span of a week…
- You see an article on Reddit about the booming Brazilian economy
- A friend goes on a trip there randomly and posts beautiful pictures of the Brazilian rainforest
- Another friend hosts a party and serves Brazilian barbecue
There will be a subtle, weird feeling that comes with the second or third time you come across it. Seeing a certain thing 3 times in a week is no miracle, but this will feel different.
A random opportunity catches your attention for no apparent reason.
eg. You lock eyes with a stranger at a party, or you see a flier for a bizarre class that sparks your interest
Not every sign is obviously related to the direction it will push you towards. This one is the easiest to miss, but can lead to the most explosive results if you take advantage of the opportunity.
This is another reason to treat every stranger with reverence, and to make some decisions based on feeling instead of pure logic. You never know what you might be missing out on by not following that little gut feeling.
Go On High Alert
Make sure you are actively seeking these signs and remaining conscious throughout your day. Otherwise they will pass you by and you’ll wonder why you aren’t being guided.
Be Open
Sometimes the signs will lead you down a path that you weren’t expecting, or even do not desire. You need to be open to the possibility of your plan not being as fantastic as those that are coming to you.
Act!
Signs are useless unless you take the initiative to see where they lead. Recklessly pursue and and all of the signs mentioned above. The universe can only show you the door, it is you who has to walk through it.
mook said on 01.10.2013
I think you could refocus on the quality of the content you post and allow people to post. does anyone rational really believe that the “universe” can communicate with them? otherwise you’re just pushing slightly modified versions of the same idea: do what you want, don’t worry about it, and have fun while you’re at it. Which is awesome…but I’d bet you could repackage it a little better
Kathy P. said on 01.10.2013
quality = rational ?
may sound “strange” to some people , but i guess if you are open minded enough and also experienced some of these points named above, then you will see the “logic” ;)
personally i really liked this article. if you are searching for more “rational” and “scientific” posts i am afraid to tel you that this might be the wrong place for that.
mook said on 01.10.2013
ah the old “i’m more open minded than you are” angle ;) this article is heavily rhetorical and avoids mentioning knowledge we have about these kind of phenomena, most notably confirmation bias.
JFort said on 01.10.2013
Since we are the universe it would be quite rational that we would be able to communicate with ourselves. Its actually the most rational of all conclusions really.
mook said on 01.10.2013
but it certainly isn’t. this article and people who support this view point seem to believe in this mystical, holistic consciousness in the universe, which there is absolutely no evidence for. I understand your point that we are a part of the universe and that communication between us is necessarily the “universe” communicating with itself, but this isn’t to say that there is some other external factor, something resembling fate, that tries to communicate with us, because that would appear to be what you’re saying by agreeing with this article. Its almost just lazy language use
Jordan Lejuwaan said on 01.10.2013
Call it the universe, god or chance — there are constantly opportunities popping up that will propel you forward. You create your own reality, so if you don’t believe this then you won’t see it. Check out a book called ‘The Crack in the Cosmic Egg’ if you’re not convinced that you manufacture your own reality through your beliefs.
mook said on 01.10.2013
Idk man…seems more like you’re cherry picking to support some spiritual belief that you have. It’s not the “universe” as an agent, god or chance…its the causal interrelationships between things that give rise to everything and each other. And to not believe in gravity does not dispel its hold in our universe. Your point is well taken, that self belief dictates a large amount of our behavior and ability in this life…but we are at the mercy of so much that we have no control over.
Ben said on 01.10.2013
Dude! It’s strange how I was thinking about this recently and then a post on HE pops up. Apprehension and so forth. Liked it.
Edward Bernays said on 01.10.2013
You don’t create your own reality, you create your own perception and meaning on reality. Some things we just don’t have control over, but we can control our perception and meaning of these things. Having said all this, your argument on following signs still holds true.
Daniel said on 01.12.2013
Its not so much we create our reality, but we can choose the reality in which we want to be in. And thats right about the fact that we can control out perception, but perception is belief and belief is what chooses what reality you are in. What is inside is outside.
Man’s mind is just a mirror of the universe, that mirrors man’s mind. Each gives rise to the other, you can’t have one without the other.
Malte said on 01.10.2013
maybe you´re right and it isn´t the “universe” showing you the way.
i have another idea that might explain, that people experience things like that: i think our subconscious mind is much more powerfull than we think, and sometimes “knows” what could be helpfull for us (for example to reach goals, we´ve thought about before)
it tries to communicate it´s knowledge by setting our attention on things that sometimes seem random.
you can learn to read these “signs” and thereby to listen to your subconscious mind, that tries to help you to reach your goals. and you can tell your subconscious mind what your goals are, by vizualizing them regularly.
or it´s a mixture of subconscious mind and the universe :) i don´t know..
mook said on 01.10.2013
I think this is a lot closer to the truth. We are sort of at the feet of our subconscious when it comes to generating thoughts, retrieving memory, thinking critically and creatively, executing bodily functions. Isn’t it the case for so many that you can’t exactly remember a word or a name and suddenly it appears in your conscious mind? This must be due to our subconscious machinations…so to extend that to say that our subconscious can “communicate” with us in the form of abstract prediction and suggestion seems definitely possible.
JFort said on 01.10.2013
No we are not a ‘part’ = apart from the universe we are the universe. And there is certainly evidence for an unconscious collective between human beings. Many great minds have spoken of its existence as well.
mook said on 01.10.2013
then move my arm from where you are sitting. your point has no practical value. I understand what you’re saying but metaphysically being of the same universe doesn’t mean we are all entirely the universe. It doesn’t make sense. and a collective unconscious still would have a neural underpinning, not a universal will.
Bodhi Bolster said on 02.06.2013
I certainly have a bais outlook concerning the concept of communicating with the universe to a degree because I have believed it so strongly at many instances in my life. So much so that I can admit it may have religiously blinded me to lean a certain way with my thoughts. But, this is such an interesting way to look at and explain the successful outcomes of following your gut feeling, and pursuing what you perceive to be signs of some sort. It almost seems as if there is a ‘groove’ or flow of things, that brings you where you want to be if you actively follow the patterns that give you positive instinctual responses. I have always felt an extreme connectivity with the universe, and I have found the most success in my life has derived from following those patterns, and becoming more aware of them. This could be due to the subconcious, that’s a very probable explanation that genuinely intrigued me. However, maybe it has to do with my natural inclination to believe in something mystical for some type of assurance in some manner, or even my experiences with psychedelics, and the beautifully insane connectedness they allowed me to feel, but I still feel as though there is some type of universal connectivity we cannot cognitively grasp, and there would be some way to receive subtle messsages or paths from the universe. I really think psychedelics have mastered their way over my thoughts pertaining communicating with the universe…if you’ve ever taken them, you would truly be able to grasp the concept of ego death, and mass conciousness. There were times where I felt infinite understanding, wisdom, unity, and truth, but not as me. As something else. It could be a mixture of my subconcious and my intoxicated mind bringing me to these states of euphoria, but perhaps its something more.
Sian said on 01.11.2013
Ok, this is how I see it. For me, it’s a simple case of seek and you shall find. Ever seen or heard something for the first time and then you see and hear it all the time? Ask your subconscious for something and it will look for it. by looking into your subconscious you become more conscious and aware of everything around you.
And if you want to think your consciousness is connected to the universe or not, well that’s entirely up to you.
pedro said on 01.12.2013
jordan, I too think the quality of your posts has been decreasing. more recently it looks like they’re more of a self-help style, with some encouraging advice to just get better. obviously there’s value in understanding the power of changing just by the will to change, but a lot has already been written on the subject. you’re just providing more on a topic that a lot of people want to hear about, which i think we both know isn’t a criteria of quality. maybe that’s just where you are in your life. regarding this post, I just think that you decide what you want to do before you do it, and then your attention is just tilted in that direction. then, when you encouter somehting you otherwise wouldn’t notice you call it a sign a only then do you pursue your initial desire. This also seems to be a litte contradictory with some of the things you usually deffend and i agree with. if you want something, get the strengh to pursue it. You don’t relly need a sign from the universe telling you it’s ok, but if you think you need it, then you need it…
Russ Wells said on 01.10.2013
Nice summary.
Subject id said on 01.10.2013
Isle ike this.
For me, pouncing on seemingly irrelevant opportunities often manifests into great things – which, in turn, make me question why I ever questioned the opportunity in the first place. o.O
Adam Smith said on 01.10.2013
God, The Big Booyah.
itsalllove said on 01.10.2013
I enjoyed this post very much. thanks for that!!4
LiveItLoveIt said on 01.10.2013
I have been needing these words for awhile.
Thanks for the affirmation.
Many see not that which they never seek.
Mango said on 01.10.2013
Love this post! From my own experience, actually taking action on these seemingly random signs does change your life in ways you never thought possible. Though you can’t prove it of course… personally I see them as an invitation to take a different direction in life. Whenever I did NOT ignore one of those signs and took action on them, whatever they suggested, my whole life radically changed… and always for the better!
For example: About 2 years ago I had a couple of days where the same ideas/concept kept popping up in different forms, then I decided to see them as an invitation, took the invite and this set off a chain reaction that ended in me moving from Belgium to Australia and marrying a girl that I met 2 days after I decided to take “the invitation”. And stuff like this happens every single time I take action on one of those random “signs”.
You could of course say that that’s just me placing meaning on random events and taking action on whatever my mind comes up with… but the thing I never understood was why this never led to a bad situation or a wrong choice. Whenever i take action on a “sign”, it always led to an even better life… to the point where I don’t know how I can make it even better anymore :)
El Duderino said on 01.11.2013
I’m pretty sure the universe wants us all to be in Brazil in 2014 & 2016
much_happiness said on 01.11.2013
Hi, Jordan. I’m from Uruguay (South of Brazil) and I recommend that if you’re indeed thinking about travelling to that beautiful neighbour of ours, you have to go for at least 3 days to Fernando de Noronha (and island that is located half an hour of flight from Natal – North Eastern Brazil). I can send you pictures if you want. It’s the most amazing Brazilian place, said by me but also by many Brazilians. And, of course, if you wish, you’re welcome to come down here, which is interesting, especially in our summer if you like going to the beach.
I think you wrote a good reminder. When we are well focused on our intents and we are alert to the signs of the Universe – from the most subtle to the most obvious – everything flows easily and in the expected direction. We all have intuition, but not all of us have the natural ability to follow that intuition and act accordingly. The good news is that we learn with practice. I find especially easy to follow my intuition when my hunch is something I intellectually want to do than when I have a hunch against it. But by practising, I have developped the ability to act according to my intuition even when it leads me in the opposite direction and it has proved to be a very good thing.
Mango says it above: “Whenever I did NOT ignore…” I think that’s the trick.
Thanks for your posts, Jordan. I enjoy them and they always nurture me or remind me.
Steven said on 01.11.2013
I don’t buy it. I believe in taking chances and grabbing opportunities, and motivating people to do just that is a honorable cause, but I’m still with Mook on this one, the universe doesn’t WANT me to do anything, it isn’t pushing me in any direction, there is no fate. I agree with your reply though, Jordan, there are constantly new opportunities arising.
Mel said on 01.11.2013
Loved this post!
Jack said on 01.11.2013
“Existence is random. Has no pattern save what we imagine after staring at it for too long. No meaning save what we choose to impose. This rudderless world is not shaped by vague metaphysical forces. It is not God who kills the children. Not fate that butchers them or destiny that feeds them to the dogs. It’s us. Only us.” – Rorschach (Watchmen)
I disagree. The universe does not leave clues for our “fate.” “Fate” is a myth. Rather we write our own narrative of our life upon the blank canvas provided by the universe. Do not search for clues to do next. Rather, one should weigh probable and possible outcomes.
Let me end by saying though, I love this website and the forum it provides to discuss these ideas.
Gabriel Njaim said on 01.11.2013
Another really good post! Happy for the Brazilian part! (as a brazilian) ahahhah
Caila said on 01.11.2013
This reminds me of hypnosis. If you don’t believe in it, you will not be able to be hypnotized. If you do, you will. It all boils down to belief. But hey you guys, if someone doesn’t want to believe, more “luck” for us :D
Rockulous said on 01.14.2013
Loved your comment :P
Scott Michael Harris said on 01.11.2013
Each one of us is just the accumulation of hydrogen, here by chance simply because millions of things have randomly happened instead on millions of other things randomly happening. There is no communication. No “signs”. Simply put, there are a limited, though impossibly vast, set of posible happenings and conscious beings just make once decision over another as they think fit while reacting to everything else randomly happening around them. Patterns and opportunities apear in front of us – but there is no “reason” or “higher purpose” to anything. Just everything reacting via conscious decision and/or physics.
Claudio Oliveira said on 01.12.2013
As I was reading this, I was struggling to convince myself to study maths. After reading this I decided to check my e-mail, and then I see an unread Note From The Universe which I decided to read. It said ”Life rewards effort, Claudio, exponentially.(…)”. The subject I’m approaching in maths right now is EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS. I’m still in awe. I couldn’t have had better motivation to study, the Universe acted fast! Thanks for enlightning me Jordan
Lucidity said on 01.12.2013
I love the signs and listening to the Universe!! I’ve been seeing a lot lately, and this article just helps reinforce that they are coming to me :)
rwinn said on 01.12.2013
Brave post – many talk of there being intuitive paths but few will go into ways intuition might play out. For me, it seems the “right” path involves things just falling into place without much effort on my part. I would advise being wary of words, etc. Which seem to pop up repetitively. All too often we exercise selective awareness in such cases.
Naysayers who invoke science to discount “signs of the universe” fail to acknowledge there is much to awareness and the interconnectedness of things we have yet to explore
Gabriel Njaim said on 01.14.2013
hey whats up
Karen Marin said on 01.15.2013
I love this. Most of my friends think i’m really lucky and just have a magnetic personality but i think that being able to read and pursuing the opportunities the universe presents you with is the key, no matter how friendly, out going or open minded you are.
Caitlyn Kelley said on 01.19.2013
What I want to know is: how did you discover the sign of 3? Because I’m actually, not-even-shitting-you writing a book on it! Well, okay, admittedly it’s not the basis of m book but in the great literature I aim to fashion my novel after, you have your motifs and your symbols. Numerology is my main motif, 3 is an essential symbol. You see, I was born and raised hardcore Catholic, so the Holy Trinity was etched into my brain from baptism. Ocver the course of my lifetime, I became fascinated with such a notion of trifecta. You know what, I’m gonna spare your “wall” or whatever the tech-savvy term for this thing is and just write a blog on it on my own!
Imaginate2468 said on 01.23.2013
I enjoyed this article because I have noticed this phenomenon as well however but never really thought about it specifically. I’m glad you brought it to my attention! And I will pay attention!
Zaharia Cristian said on 02.05.2013
When you see the signs, it means that you are well conected to the universe…
Verry nice post, thanku
ostriches said on 02.07.2013
I do think that we, as humans, do tend to look for patterns and connecting things that are similar. Most likely it is our subconscious. However, some people shrug off these signs and some people decide to take action.
TimClarinet said on 03.30.2013
This is known as the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon, and has nothing to do with the Universe sending you messages. The brain can have tremendous effects on your perception, and sometimes it’s important to be a bit more skeptical and not look too deeply into things. If you want to see a pattern, then you’ll find one. If you don’t, you won’t.