As far as the patterning, there is no question it is God or an external force usually smacking me upside the head :-). Believe it or not your comments tonight was one of those patterns. As far as knowing things before they happen. I am deeply intuitive and sensitive and life can feel overwhelming because of this. So I have to live with knowing I have a gift that can wear me down or that I can use to be of service.
There are also a lot more patterns and an increase in them lately (since 9/11) in the outside world (meaning worlds not just mine such as media etc and media figures.)
I don’t look for patterns, but when they occur, I pay attention.
For most of my life, I’ve lived with ESP which can be extremely frightening in its magnitude and instensity, it can be comical or sweet in its gentleness. However, I can relate not just the times when I was helped by listening, but also injured by not listening.
Sometimes, it takes three whacks upside the head for us to hear what God is trying to tell us, and each whack is a little harder than the last.