Synchronicity. Do you believe in it?

Ronni

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I think Carl Jung originally coined the word, or used the words to describe his theory. It's since become popular in other genres separate from psychology, more usually as a spiritual connotation. Synchronicities are events connected to one another not by strict cause-and-effect, but by what in classical times were known as sympathies, by the belief that an acausal relationship exists between events on the inside and the outside of ourselves, a crosstalk between mind and matter


It's basically the idea that multiple signs focus our attention on a path. Meaningful coincidences. Like, when you're on the right path, the universe winks and nods at you from to time, to let you know. Conversely, it will let you know when you're heading the wrong way too! Synchronicity helps us know if we are on the right track (or not).


I've been a believer in those Signs for years now. Life has taught me to pay attention to them.

Here's one example that gives me chills whenever i think of it. My son was pulled over on the freeway for non-working taillights. He's an addict, in recovery for some years now, but this was early on and he was working SO hard to get his life back together and this seemed like such a blow, and just one more thing that he didn't need. He told me later (and I followed the news story after I got the word from him) that further up the freeway, just a bit after he was pulled over, there was an horrific wreck. Someone's tire blew out causing mayhem. Several people were killed. There's no way to know of course, but the timing was such that he could very well have been in that wreck had he not been pulled over. What I initially took to be a blow that made me angry and sad for him, turned out to be a blessing that kept him alive!

I've also been sent signs to NOT do something. Recently I was considering taking on another client, a referral from a former client. In spite of repeated efforts to meet, one thing or another continued to get in the way. My former client called me a bit later asking if I'd taken on the new person but I told her we'd just been having trouble connecting. She told me DON'T! That the person was a new acquaintance, she'd gotten to know her a bit better since the referral and the woman was causing trouble everywhere she went, at the Country Club where she'd recently become a member, and at various other places my clients tend to frequent..health club, tennis, spa, etc. My former client apologized to me for the referral and expressed relief that we hadn't connected.

What about you? Do you believe in Signs? In Synchronicity?




 

This sounds like a modification of "Murphy's Law"....If something can go wrong, it probably will. Personally, I try to think of what could possibly go wrong, and try to plan ahead, so as to avoid any unpleasant surprises.
 

What about you? Do you believe in Signs? In Synchronicity?

I usually push past all that and break whatever I'm working on anyway

This usually happens around 3am, after a day and night of those pesky signs
 

Yes, I do. And I often look up to the sky and whisper "Thank you, Universe". Maybe I just WANT to believe that there is a higher power guiding us, and of course sometimes I have my doubts, but uncanny things have happened too often for me to doubt it for long. I think there is a reason for everything that happens, it's just not always evident right away.
Sue
 
Absolutely do believe in signs and omens. Some people are more in tune with the invisible energies around them than others.
Absolutely and some people ( empaths ) are very energy sensitive. I very much believe in synchronicity. :yes: Everything happens for a reason even though we might not always understand it at the time or ever, for that matter. I believe in a higher power than myself.
 
Absolutely and some people ( empaths ) are very energy sensitive. I very much believe in synchronicity. :yes: Everything happens for a reason even though we might not always understand it at the time or ever, for that matter. I believe in a higher power than myself.

Oh, I do believe in a higher power tho'.
 
I believe that "The Cosmos" points the way, for all of us. Most are simply too dense to catch the signals being sent. When I'm comfortably going with the positive flow, I know it, very well. I feel it, I see the signs, I strive to stay in the stream. The same holds true for those times when I'm doing something that I shouldn't be doing. In those negative times, I work to extricate myself from the chain of events that are threatening my well being and happiness.
 
I believe that humans tend to look for reasons, signs, and explanations to everything that they encounter in life.

If we concentrate we will usually find something in the way of a sign or an explanation that satisfies us, then we can accept our situation and move on.
 
No, I don't. Sometimes I pretend to in a humorous situation, but I really don't.

Ditto.


I believe that humans tend to look for reasons, signs, and explanations to everything that they encounter in life.

If we concentrate we will usually find something in the way of a sign or an explanation that satisfies us, then we can accept our situation and move on.

I totally agree.
 
Some people believe in signs and superstitious stuff, while some don't...Some people just believe what they've been taught or told, or what they want to believe about so called signs...They just live by faith in things rather than verifiable evidence or truth...Me personally, I like a logical explanation for things, but that's not always possible.
 
I don't believe in signs and omens but I do believe in karma which simply means.....what goes around comes around / you get back what you give / you reap what you sew.
 
I don't believe in signs and omens but I do believe in karma which simply means.....what goes around comes around / you get back what you give / you reap what you sew.

I used to hope that Karma is real, but I see too many a-holes that never seem to get any payback so I've become disillusioned. :(
 
Yes, I surely do believe in signs and synchronicity.

As far as karma, maybe the folks we think are getting away with something will "get it" in their next life?? :eek:nthego: Of course you have to believe in reincarnation to believe that.
 
Some people believe in signs and superstitious stuff, while some don't...Some people just believe what they've been taught or told, or what they want to believe about so called signs...They just live by faith in things rather than verifiable evidence or truth...Me personally, I like a logical explanation for things, but that's not always possible.

I was thinking about this thread this morning. About the difference between religion and spirituality, and the huge disconnect that can exist between the two. About the belief or lack of in a Higher Power, God, or whatever Deity folks believe in or don't. And finally, about me, about how practical and pragmatic I am, and also about how deeply spiritual I am, and how those two things can possibly reside in the same person.

I like, and want, a logical explanation for things too. I am always looking for those, for the reasons why, for the causal effect, for the "how come" of things, and I'm pretty relentless in my search. But I've also had some hard times in my life, some misery, wretchedness, terror and apathy, and out of that has come a degree of humbleness that I never had before. Life can be a really hard teacher and taskmaster, and I've learned that sometimes there IS no reason, no logical explanation, no how come that I can find, that will ease the pain, the trouble, the wretchedness. Sometimes things just ARE.

And that's when my spirituality takes over, and saves me.
 
I used to hope that Karma is real, but I see too many a-holes that never seem to get any payback so I've become disillusioned. :(

Karma or payback for me doesn't always have to be an obvious kick in someone's arse. I like to look at the whole picture of one's life. I don't know too many happy and successful a-holes. Most a-holes I know live a less than desirable life and are always facing problems of some sort, usually of their own making. For me, that's my Karma. Although it is always nice to see an a-hole get a well deserved kick in the arse.
 
Karma or payback for me doesn't always have to be an obvious kick in someone's arse. I like to look at the whole picture of one's life. I don't know too many happy and successful a-holes. Most a-holes I know live a less than desirable life and are always facing problems of some sort, usually of their own making. For me, that's my Karma. Although it is always nice to see an a-hole get a well deserved kick in the arse.

Wow, that's interesting. Personally I know a bunch of them, in every walk of life, both in person or by reputation, many of them successful, powerful, wealthy as well as the ones in more humble situations.
 
Wow, that's interesting. Personally I know a bunch of them, in every walk of life, both in person or by reputation, many of them successful, powerful, wealthy as well as the ones in more humble situations.

There are millions of successful & wealthy a-holes out there, but are they happy in life? My experiences say most are not. Sure there are always exceptions to any rule, but when people treat other people poorly it usually comes back on them in other ways. Peace of mind is a beautiful thing.
 
I was thinking about this thread this morning. About the difference between religion and spirituality, and the huge disconnect that can exist between the two. About the belief or lack of in a Higher Power, God, or whatever Deity folks believe in or don't. And finally, about me, about how practical and pragmatic I am, and also about how deeply spiritual I am, and how those two things can possibly reside in the same person.

I like, and want, a logical explanation for things too. I am always looking for those, for the reasons why, for the causal effect, for the "how come" of things, and I'm pretty relentless in my search. But I've also had some hard times in my life, some misery, wretchedness, terror and apathy, and out of that has come a degree of humbleness that I never had before. Life can be a really hard teacher and taskmaster, and I've learned that sometimes there IS no reason, no logical explanation, no how come that I can find, that will ease the pain, the trouble, the wretchedness. Sometimes things just ARE.

And that's when my spirituality takes over, and saves me.
I can relate...I'm not a religious person and I don't believe in any religious concepts of God, but I am still a spiritual person, and religious people never understand that when I tell them that...They always say "how can you be spiritual and not believe in god?"...I tell them I just don't believe in "your" god...To me, religion is believing in another mans spiritual experiences, while spirituality is having your own.
 


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