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Living in Synchronicity with the
Universe
by Amy Biddle
I've always loved the movies where someone
says, "Synchronize watches!" A team of heroes would have to
split up to do their individual jobs, but to complete their common
mission successfully, they had to work in synchronicity. I think I must
have enjoyed that so much, because somewhere inside me I knew, even as a
kid, that that's how it is for all of us.
First documented in the academic world by
the psychoanalyst Carl Jung in 1928, synchronicity is the occurrence of
coincidences (events happening at the same time) that may not appear to
be related in any way, except that they are meaningful to us.
There are two aspects of events that
place them in synchronicity - the events that coincide (meaning they
happen side-by-side in time) and their meaning for us. A car drives by
my window at the exact moment that I write these words. The writing and
the driving happen at the same time, but I probably won't feel the
gratitude and awe I feel when touched by synchronicity. However, if
Deepak Chopra, who writes and speaks about synchronicity, drives by at
the same time I'm writing about the subject, it would be very meaningful
for me. I might feel I received a sign that I was on the right track. I
might even be able to run out and ask a question that would be good for
the article.
An important thing to note about
synchronistic events is that while two events are related by meaning,
they are not related causally - at least, not as we usually understand
that. Neither event causes the other, yet they are clearly related.
Sometimes a series of synchronicities brings about a beautiful
manifestation of love in action. For example:
The manager of a church bookstore was
journaling prayerfully, when she got an idea to donate books to a
women's shelter, whose location was a secret. When she called the
shelter to set up delivery of the books, the manager learned that a
fellow congregant volunteered there and could easily deliver the books.
The manager had not known this congregant before, so neither her idea
nor the congregant's volunteering caused each other, but they were two
small events in a larger event of service.
The manager got approval from her church
and invited the congregation to buy books to donate to the shelter. The
response was enormous. Not only did people donate money and buy books
for the shelter library, they also brought nice used books -
inspiration, self-help, parenting, and children's books. The manager
collected enough books for a small library, and the volunteer delivered
them.
A week or so later, the manager received
a thank-you letter from the director of the shelter that made the hair
on the back of her neck stand up. The director was very grateful for the
bookstore's "response" to recent events. A water pipe had
burst, causing extensive damage to the old women's shelter. Now, the
program was in a new shelter location, and the women were especially
grateful for their new library, because their old one had been wiped out
in the flood! The bookstore manager had not known about this event, so
the flood did not cause her idea. And of course, her idea did not cause
the flood that happened several weeks earlier. It was as if God or the
cosmos had "synchronized watches" between the bookstore and
the shelter! Such is the beauty and mystery of synchronicity.
About the Author
Amy Biddle has been a lifetime student
and teacher of spiritual principles. Spiritual Healing Secrets is a
fast-growing resource for anyone who wants to improve her or himself, or
simply to learn practical spiritual principles. Let Amy help you improve
your life! Discover the secrets at http://www.spiritual-healing-secrets.com
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