Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Meaningful Coincidence

A lot of good things have been happening in my life lately and, when I examined them, I found threads weaving everything together. Then it hit me. I’m being blessed with synchronicity.

Synchronicity, meaningful coincidences. Carl Jung, the Swiss psychologist, coined the word to describe the "temporally coincident occurrences of casual events." It’s two or more things happening coincidentally, but not at random. It’s these things manifesting in such a way as to suggest an underlying pattern; perhaps a spiritual dimension.

That there might be a spiritual dimension seems to be a sign that there’s a constant weave throughout the Universe, something more than cause and effect, with the implication that mind and matter are somehow interconnected. In other words, each of us is connected to Divine Energy and becoming aware of synchronicity is part of our continued spiritual awakening.

Deepak Chopra, MD, in his book “How to Know God: The Soul’s Journey into the Mystery of Mysteries” said:

“In spiritual reality, literally everything happens because it is mean to. The world is a meaningful place; everyone is working out their own lives’ purpose. At synchronous moments, you get a peek at just how connected your life is, how completely woven into the infinite tapestry of existence.”

Incidentally, this morning I took a book from one of my shelves, without considering where it would take me. It opened to an entry about synchronicity.

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