I need a brief and entertaining blog post about a Buffynicity, which is a synchronicity involving entertainment. last night I was listening to Bang-A-Boomerang by ABBA for the first time in years, or perhaps decades. BANG means “Guardian” in Enochian and I was enjoying the occult thrill of the lyrics. Then today at work my boss referred to someone as a “boomerang”, which I’ve never heard before – it’s a term for someone who leaves the company, works elsewhere for a while, and then comes back.

Buffynicity #1: The Boomerang Effect

One of my favorite kinds of synchronicity is what I call a Buffynicity—a meaningful coincidence that arrives through the world of entertainment.

Last night I listened to ABBA’s Bang-A-Boomerang for the first time in years, perhaps even decades. What especially caught my attention was the word “Bang.” In Enochian, BANG means “Guardian,” so the song suddenly took on an unexpected occult shimmer. Instead of hearing it as a cheerful pop tune, I found myself imagining it as a playful magical formula, with the “guardian” returning again and again like the song’s own boomerang.

Then today, at work, something delightfully improbable happened.

My boss referred to a former employee as a “boomerang.” I had never heard the term before. Apparently, in corporate slang, a “boomerang employee” is someone who leaves a company, works elsewhere for a while, and eventually returns.

There it was again: Boomerang.

By itself, either event would have been forgettable. Together, they formed one of those curious little bridges between the imagination and everyday life that always make me smile. Entertainment plants a symbolic seed, and ordinary conversation unexpectedly waters it the next day.

Whether you see these moments as psychological pattern recognition, the unconscious making connections, or something more mysterious, they have a peculiar charm. They remind me that popular culture doesn’t merely entertain us. Sometimes it quietly prepares us to notice a conversation that hasn’t happened yet.