The ancient Chinese cosmological world view is grounded in
the belief that all things behave in particular ways- not necessarily because of
causation- but because their position in the ever-moving cyclical
universe. Within this worldview
all things are endowed with an intrinsic nature which make certain behaviors
inevitable for them. The cosmos continues to change, but there exists an observable
pattern to that change.
Synchronicities are patterns that repeat in time. There is
no scientific evidence for the concept. However, I believe that synchronicities
are meaningful coincidences that occur within the patterns of our behaviors and
the patterns of the universe. Obviously, the value of any synchronistic event
is determined by our particular beliefs and desires- perhaps most often
motivated by our attempt to make sense of, or give meaning to our lives.
Carl Gustav Jung described synchronicity as an 'acausal
connecting principle' , described as a pattern of connection that cannot be
explained by efficient causality. It
was a principle that Jung asserted is a governing dynamic which can explain the
human experience and history. Jung believed that many experiences perceived as
coincidence were not merely due to chance but, instead, synchronicities that
arose from our collective consciousness.
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