Conference hydra::dejavu

    I found that once I became aware of this idea, I became more aware
    of when such happenings take place.  I find that after a series of
    two, three or even four events there is usually something very
    significant that is trying to be communicated.  For example,
    a few months ago I was looking through a book on pastel portraits.
    I was taken by two in particular on facing pages, one of a man, one
    of a woman.  The artist had captured  something very powerful (to me)
    in the expression of the woman, a kind of sorrow.  In reading about
    the portraits, I found that the subjects were the Lindbergs (Anne and
    Charles).  Later that day I was driving to the store.  I turned the
    corner and my eye immediately focused on a street sign, Lindberg Ave.
    At this point there wasn't any significance.  But, the next morning I
    opened a daily affirmation book to the page for that day.  There was
    a quote by Anne Morrow-Lindberg.  The quote was significant and very
    relavent to what was going on in my life at the time.  A kind of
    reminder to get focused.  Too much to be an accident or just another
    coincidence!

    Needless to say, I pay attention to these events when they occur.

    Terry

    
    Scott Peck writes a bit more on this in his book entitled "The Road
    Less Traveled".  
    
    Cindy (ever_the_Jung_and_Peck_fan)

    my favorite synchronictic event happened to me when i was driving
    my car once. I read alot of jung he's very interesting. while driving
    i was thinking if there were laws of synchronicity and if they could
    be described in mathimatical notation, as soon as that thought was
    in my head I was passed by a car on the road with JUNG on its vanity
    plate!!

    
    
    Thanks for entering this note Topher.  I find Jung very interesting.
    I have read his book Man_and_His_Symbols and loved it.  It helped
    me through a very hard time when I was way too involved in the subject
    matter of this conference.  I was taking it too seriously.  Jung
    put everything in perspective.  I sort of felt that he could veiw
    all levels of reality objectively, which gave me a much firmer base
    on which to stand.
    
    Jung only briefly mentioned synchronicity in this book though.
    Does anyone have any other titles handy?  Not just concerning
    synchronicity, but all of Jung's theories?
    
    Any information is much appreciated.
    
    Thanks.
    
    Guy
    
    

	re: .4

	Yes, titled 'Synchronicity' by C. Jung (Pelican/Penguin (?) Books).

	Good book.

	Terry

    There is also a new form of psychology termed Archetypal Psychology,
    which is pretty much started by Hillman. He takes up where Jung
    left off.
    
    You might want to check this out in the future.

    
    re .5,.6
    
    Thanks for the information.  I would like to check out this Hillman
    guy.  Sounds like he's using a lot of Jung's ideas.
    
    Thanks again.
    
    Guy
    

    There's another book where synchronicity is discussed. It's "Janus
    - a summing up" by Arthur Koestler. In remember that he referred
    to more books about the subject. One aspect intrigues me, though.
    Basically because I recognize it. I myself am highly aware of
    synchronicity, and I seem to know very often when it is *relevant*,
    and when it is just some kind of coincidence. This is always the
    tricky part when I try to explain it to others; I have no answer to
    the question "and how do I know it is relevant?". 
    
    BTW, another book of Koestler is worth mentioning. It's "the act
    of creation", presenting a very useful model for creative thought
    processes.
    
    Arie 

    
    Re: .8  Another book by Koestler about this topic is "The Roots of
    Coincidence."  Its a 100-page paperback.  One of the most interesting
    things I learned from this book was the thought that if our retinas
    were sensitive enough to actually "feel" the pressure of a photon of
    light, then our brains would not have evolved to distinguish between
    "here" and "there", and we could simply "be".
    
    another example of synchronicity:
    
    I'm sure most of you heard these before, but I'll repeat them here
    because it fits the topic.  The Littleton Stamp and Coin company uses
    this to advertise a penny for .25 that features Kennedy looking at
    Lincoln.
    
    1. Lincoln was elected in 1860.
    2. Kennedy was elected in 1960.
    3. 7 letters in each name.
    4. Both slain on Friday.
    5. Both slain with wife present.
    6. Both directly concerned with civil rights.
    7. Both had the legality of their election contested.
    8. Kennedy's secretary Lincoln warned him not to go to Dallas.
    9. Lincoln's secretary Kennedy warned him not to go to the theater.
    10. Both of their successors were named Johnson.
    11. The names, Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson, each contain 13
        letters.
    12. Both served in the U.S. Senate.
    13. Both were Southern Democrats.
    14. Lyndon Johnson was born in 1908.
    15. Andrew Johnson was born in 1808.
    16. Booth and Oswald were both Southerners favoring unpopular ideas.
    17. Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and hid in a theater.
    18. Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and hid in a warehouse.
    19. Booth and Oswald were murdered before trial could be arranged.
    20. Lincoln and Kennedy were carried in death on the same caisson.
    21. Booth and Oswald were born 100 years apart.
    22. The names Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth each contain 15
        letters.
    
    Or maybe this should be in a numerology note?
    
    - Jim