Telling the difference takes practice and some discernment. The further your spiritual progression, the easier it gets.
Real synchronicities have specific markers. First, they evoke strong physical or emotional responses - chills, tears, this sense of expansion or being truly seen. Second, the timing is often impossibly precise, within seconds of you thinking something or needing an answer. Third, they’re personally relevant to whatever you’re processing right now. And fourth, they tend to repeat.
If you see something once, okay, maybe a coincidence. Three times in different contexts? Pay attention.
Also, look at the context. What were you thinking about right before? Is there a pattern forming across multiple events? Does it feel like something is trying to get your attention versus just random chance?
The most important thing is not to over-interpret every little thing. Not every repeating number or chance encounter means something profound. You’ll drive yourself crazy trying to extract meaning from everything. The real ones land differently - you know in your body that something just shifted or clicked into place.
And yeah, during separation, especially, it’s easy to desperately want every sign to mean reunion is coming. But synchronicities are usually about inner work and alignment, not timelines. They’re showing you where to focus your energy, what to release, how to grow. The external stuff follows the internal shifts.
Trust your gut over your mind with these. Your intuition knows the difference even when your brain is trying to logic it out.