갈림길철학

How to Read Hints and Signs in Daily Life

By Trish and Rob MacGregor

Synchronicity, a term coined by Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, is defined as inner and outer events coming together in a way that is meaningful to the observer and can’t be explained by cause and effect. In other words: a meaningful coincidence.

스위스의 심리 학자 칼융은 마음으로 생각하던 그것이 문득 현실에서 우연히 일어나거나, 실현되어지는 것을 '동시성'우연이라 정의했었다. 컴을 켜든, 라디오를 틀든, tv를 보든, 책장을 넘기든 어쩐지 매 순간 같은 숫자가 늘 나타난다면 이는 뭘 말하는 걸까요. 1986년 6명의 우주인이 죽었을 때 이를 추모하는 행사의 하나로 핼리콥터에서 화환을 바다로 던질 때 한 무리의 돌고래 떼가 물위로 솟아오르는 것을 모든 시청자가 다 볼 수 있었다. 이는 뭘 말하는 걸까요. 사랑하는 자의 사망 소식을 접한 거이 6시22분인데 다음 날 아침에 일어나 보니 시계가 6시 22분에 정지해 있거나 알람이 울리기도 전 잠 깨어 알어나 시계를 보니 6시22분이었다면 이는 또 뭘 의미하는 걸까요.

성공한 사람들의 특징은 일이나 상황의 의미나 의의정의를 남들보다 낫게 판단하고 이에 대처해 실행해 나간 사람들이다. 위대해지겠다고 각오하고 결행란 사람만이 위대해졌다. 가슴에 기적을 품고 산 사람들이 기적을 낳았다. 기업의 성장가치를 제대로 정의하고 판단한 투자가가 돈을 벌었다.우연처럼 일어나는 동시성은 때론 생의 가이드로, 때론 삶의 경고자로, 때론 결정의 결정권자로, 때론 영감의 전달자로..때론... 이런 역활로우연이란 이름의 '동시성'은 육신의 성장과 정신의 고양과 영혼의증진을 도와 목적지 목표지점으로 가는 지름길을 알려 오기도 하고 재앙을 피하게도 하고 기적같은 행운이란 횔재를 가져다 주기도 한다

A synchronicity can serve as guidance, warning, affirmation, creative inspiration, confirmation that we’re on the right track. It can be evidence of individuation and psychological growth. Or it can simply serve to attune our awareness that beneath the surface of daily life there’s an underlying reality and unity that may not be immediately obvious. All synchronicities, even the ones that caution us, have a mysterious quality.By Trish and Rob MacGregor

By Trish and Rob MacGregor

Synchronicity, a term coined by Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, is defined as inner and outer events coming together in a way that is meaningful to the observer and can’t be explained by cause and effect. In other words: a meaningful coincidence.

Suppose that you haven’t thought of an old college friend in years, but run across that person’s photo while cleaning out your closet. Later that day, you receive a friend request on Facebook from that individual. Or suddenly, an acquaintance you lost touch with pops into your mind and you run into that person on the street.

The message: Perhaps you should renew the friendship, because you still have something of value to offer one another. Also, the larger message is that we are all connected at a deeper level.

When our emotions are heightened and our intentions are focused, stuff happens. The circumstances that trigger these emotions can range from dramatic and life changing transitions – birth, death, marriage or divorce, a move – to the ordinary dramas we encounter in the course of our lives. For instance, the death certificate of a loved one reads 6:22 a.m. and your bedside clock stopped at that exact time and no longer works, or you happened to wake up at that exact time a few minutes short of the alarm going off.

The message: While it may seem like a coincidence it could be a message that we remain connected to loved ones even beyond this life.

Many meaningful coincidences are also examples of intuitive experiences. Imagine that you have a feeling you should turn at a particular intersection, even though it’s not the way you usually go to work. You later discover there was a huge accident on your usual route. Or say you were supposed to go to a party of someone you have a crush on but at the last minute something told you to cancel. You later discover from friends that he was there with a date.

The message: Synchronicity often takes the form of premonitions and if you honor your gut feelings you have a better chance of keeping yourself out of harm’s way.

When you’re looking for inspiration, remain alert for synchronicities. If you’re blocked in composing a song, writing a short story, or designing a poster, take a break, do something different, and watch what happens. Perhaps an e-mail from a friend inadvertently provides you with exactly what you need. Or a voice on the radio or television offers the perfect solution, even though the comment might be related to a different subject.

The message: If you are open to receiving inspiration, it can come to you from multiple sources and change your course in a refreshing way.

Clusters are one of the most curious aspects of synchronicity. They show up in the form of numbers, names, words, objects or symbols. It’s an example of like attracting like--over and over. Let’s say that you repeatedly see certain number--on your clock, your microwave, the radio dial, on TV, on bills. Maybe you Google the numbers to find out if they have a particular significance and find others are experiencing the same phenomenon. Clusters invariably grab our attention and often spur us to dig deeper into their meaning.

The message: When we pay attention we’re better equipped to decipher what the ancients called “miracles of the gods.”

Sometimes it seems there’s a trickster behind the scenes catching our attention with outrageous and humorous synchronicities. The trick with the trickster is to dig beneath the joke and find out what’s really going on. Imagine that in high school you used to harass someone because of his or her looks or habits. Years later, you get a new job and that person is your boss, and he or she remembers you very well from high school.

The message: It’s time to make amends and be more mindful of how you treat others.

When synchronicities become part of public events, the universe seems to be addressing us as a collective. During the memorial service for the seven astronauts who died in the 1986 Challenger disaster, millions of TV watchers witnessed a remarkable scene when a pod of dolphins surfaced after wreaths were dropped from a helicopter.

The message: All life is connected at the most profound and mysterious levels.