- Synchronicity -
A term coined by Carl Jung to denote meaningful coincidence. Events bound by synchronicity are connected by similarity, by meaning, by resonance rather than by causality.
The author William Burroughs described an incident of synchronicity which occurred to him as a boy in Tangiers. He had been conversing with Captian Clark, who piloted the Tangiers ferry. Clark told Burroughs that he had piloted the ferry for 23 years to the day and had never had an accident.
That afternoon the ferry sank will all aboard. Later the same day Burroughs heard on the radio that Flight 23 out of Miami piloted by a Captain Clark had also crashed, killing all on board.
This was the beginning of Burrough's interest in synchronicity and the number 23.
Bibliography
(1) Whitcomb, Bill. The Magician's Companion. Llewellyn Publications, St, Paul: MN, 1988.
- Synchronistic Intervention -
An innate function of a human being to keep in balance with the CIRCADIAN RHYTHM of the body regardless of outside stimuli; e.g., a man working night-shifts notices a pull to sleep in the evening. (Inconcl.) [cf. DIURNAL CYCLE]
Bibliography
(1) Bletzer, June G. Encyclopedic Psychic Dictionary. The Donning Company/Publishers, Norfolk:Virginia, 1986. -listed under App. 5:K - Cycles
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As I stare, steadfast, directly into the Abyss, its presence looming over me like an impending shadow, what shall I find?
A term coined by Carl Jung to denote meaningful coincidence. Events bound by synchronicity are connected by similarity, by meaning, by resonance rather than by causality.
The author William Burroughs described an incident of synchronicity which occurred to him as a boy in Tangiers. He had been conversing with Captian Clark, who piloted the Tangiers ferry. Clark told Burroughs that he had piloted the ferry for 23 years to the day and had never had an accident.
That afternoon the ferry sank will all aboard. Later the same day Burroughs heard on the radio that Flight 23 out of Miami piloted by a Captain Clark had also crashed, killing all on board.
This was the beginning of Burrough's interest in synchronicity and the number 23.
Bibliography
(1) Whitcomb, Bill. The Magician's Companion. Llewellyn Publications, St, Paul: MN, 1988.
- Synchronistic Intervention -
An innate function of a human being to keep in balance with the CIRCADIAN RHYTHM of the body regardless of outside stimuli; e.g., a man working night-shifts notices a pull to sleep in the evening. (Inconcl.) [cf. DIURNAL CYCLE]
Bibliography
(1) Bletzer, June G. Encyclopedic Psychic Dictionary. The Donning Company/Publishers, Norfolk:Virginia, 1986. -listed under App. 5:K - Cycles
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As I stare, steadfast, directly into the Abyss, its presence looming over me like an impending shadow, what shall I find?
The last time I stared into the Abyss, all I saw was myself, alone in the dark with my doubts and regrets. I consider that a lucky break.