I was once given the analopgy of water for the trinity; God in three persons just as water may take any of three states: water vapor, liquid, or ice. The theme of threes appears to be a deeply rooted one with this universe and from that I conclude the analogy is apropos. That's one reason why I use the notion of dimensions having three variable expressions (as in space expresses linear, planar, volumetric; time expresses past, present, future; life force expresses will, emotion, and mind; haven't the depth of seeing to discern the three expressions of spirit dimension, though)
S'okay, MHGinTN! Just assume an analogical relationship exists between the examples you cite and the nature of the divine trinity.... Analogy is the best you can hope for anyway, since we do not "see" things (i.e., via sense perception) that are not "in" linear time.... The soul, however, can do a lot of seeing for you, by the light of the holy spirit, if you let it. But that sort of seeing is not "in" linear time, but already "in" timelessness, or eternity.... Or so I gather.
It has been said that man lives at the "intersection of time and timelessness." Truly I believe that: the very figure (or symbol) of the Cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified strongly suggests that notion to my mind.
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts!
Funny you should mention that analogy, MHGinTN, I was given the same explanation by a Presbyterian pastor when I was a youngster. Maybe it's my lack of sophistication, but I fail to grasp the great difficulty of the concept of the three-in-one trinity. Keeping in mind boop's suggestion to KISS, and applying modern terminology to the concept, just look upon the trinity as a divine instance of multi-tasking.