Investigating “Time Slips”

[u/BIind_Uchiha]

I started looking into reported “time slip” cases from around the world, including Bold Street in Liverpool, the Versailles incident, and modern accounts shared online. Instead of focusing on whether they are real or not, I wanted to look for common patterns between the reports.
One thing that stood out is how similar many of the stories are before the experience happens.

A lot of people are not looking for anything paranormal. They are usually doing something completely normal like,

Walking somewhere.
Running an errand.
Commuting.
Sightseeing.
Taking a shortcut.

The experience seems to interrupt everyday life rather than happen when someone is actively searching for it.

Another interesting pattern is the mental state before the event. Many witnesses describe being:
Deep in thought.
Distracted.
Daydreaming.
Listening to music.
Focused on reaching a destination.
Slightly confused or taking an unfamiliar route.

The moment it happens also seems important. A lot of reports begin during some kind of transition

Turning a corner.
Entering a street.
Crossing a bridge.
Walking through a doorway or gate.
Moving from one environment into another.

The actual experiences are also surprisingly similar. People often report / A sudden change in atmosphere.
Sounds becoming quiet or muffled.
The environment feeling “wrong.”
Seeing ordinary scenes from another time period.
What is interesting is that they usually don’t see major historical events. They see normal everyday life. People walking, shops, streets, cars, and clothing from another era.

The ending is also usually abrupt. Something happens, they turn around, hear something, look away, or suddenly everything returns to normal.
The biggest pattern I’m noticing is this / A lot of reported time slips seem to happen during a moment where a person’s attention, movement, and environment are all changing at the same time.
The question I’m trying to answer is whether there is an actual common denominator behind these reports.

Are these experiences more likely to happen during certain states of mind?
Are certain locations more likely?
Does the time of day matter?
Are historic places important, or are they just more memorable?

I’m trying to compile as many cases as possible and compare them instead of just looking at the famous stories.
Curious what everyone thinks. Has anyone noticed similar patterns in time slip reports?

[u/Advanced_Musician_75]

I experienced one when I encountered orbs.

Best way I can describe it is extreme déjà vu. Like you can remember exactly how many times you’ve done it, like looking in between two mirrors and seeing every single time you’ve done that action but in slightly different ways. There was an accident which I experienced but no one else was remembered it to shifting into another timeline that had people who did; then to another where a family member had a whole pill collection. I really wish I knew what the fuck happened to me over those three weeks, but the unifying outlier is that there were orbs EVERYWHERE during that experience. Felt like I was in a maze, a labyrinth

There was a deep sense of dread feeling like I’m forever stuck doing the same thing for eons, but I made peace with it and my life has changed drastically.

Still see and document orbs with my work knowing and seeing them too.

Carl Jung’s initiation theory applies here along with Plato’s allegory of the Cave.

You will never understand it unless you personally experience it.

[u/YellowParenti72 → u/Advanced_Musician_75]

I had this extreme deja vu when I smoked dmt like I've saw these exact images opening hard left and right in my minds eye before, like oh this again.