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Subject: Beetles, Bees, Jung and Jane

Jane Anderson

15:22 10/03/2001 

Here's a lovely synchronicity which just happened to me, sitting at my desk working on a Saturday:

Background:

The Brisbane Dream Interpretation Classes are to be held in a place where, about four years ago, I ran a six week course on Synchronicity. I was sending some information on the current courses to someone who attended the Synchronicity course, so I added a note about the same venue and the same room.

At the start of the Synch course I gave everyone a little blue scarab beetle bead as a symbol of the work we would do. Most of you will know the story of Carl Jung and the scarab beetle. The story is so well known that the scarab beetle has almost come to symbolise synchronicity itself.

[Aside: The Jung Story, simple version: A woman who was resistant to understanding her dream was telling Jung about a dream of an Egyptian scarab beetle. Jung saw the scarab beetle as a symbol of transformation. As they were discussing this there was a tap at his window. He opened it and in flew the Austrian equivalent of a scarab beetle. He caught it. She, stunned by the synchronicity, opened up to her transformation.]

What Happened to Me:

So, there I was, adding this note about the room being the same one I had held the Synchronicity course in and thinking about the little blue scarab beetle beads when ...

IN FLEW through the open window in front of me .. no, not a scarab beetle .. but a huge bumble bee. (Not common here. Don't know how long it would be since I've seen one.) It flew around my head three times then flew away in a determined straight line.

BEE is part of the word BEEtle and also sounds similar to BEAD. But, the message I immediately received was "Bee, be, let it be", which, when you think about it, is perfect for synchronicity, since synchronicity is all about the NOW moment ... and being in it.

The incident also gave me a reason to take a break and tell you this story ... so I guess, Saturday or no Saturday, it's back to work for a little longer now.

Jane Anderson

Angela

17:35 10/03/2001 

Hi Jane.

I liked this very much. I love the idea of being/beeing in the now and how that is basically synonymous with synchronicity. I don't think I really thought of it that way before.

This also makes me think of Liam. The bees. Hi Liam! If you're out there.

Angela.

WHAT IS
SYNCHRONICITY?

Jane Teresa's Explanation

Jane Teresa Anderson

WHAT IS SYNCHRONICITY?

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Synchronicity occurs when you experience a coincidence, or several coincidences, that seem so bizarre that you feel they must be meaningful in some way.

Some people believe that synchronicities are signs to follow, to lead you to where you are 'meant' to be. My understanding, however, is that not all synchronicities are to be followed, because ...

Synchronicities are SYMBOLS of where you're at, not signs to follow.

Synchronicities speak the same symbolic language as dreams.

When you experience a synchronicity, you are witnessing a change within yourself, an insight, a birth of something that has been unconscious bubbling up into consciousness.

At such times of change we see, all around us, symbols that reflect our shift in perception and self-understanding. This is synchronicity.

To understand this fully, and to see why it is not always appropriate to follow synchronicity, you can read my book, THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME. This way you can also discover how to read the synchronicities in your life and how to act on them in positive, life-enhancing ways.

Reality may never feel the same again!

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P.S.

In Jungian terms all synchronicities begin with a dream.

The dream comes first, then the symbol from the dream appears in waking life in ways that seem incredibly meaningful - though, classically, it is hard to understand, consciously, what that meaning is.

This is because the dream is painted by your unconscious mind in advance of your conscious mind 'catching up'. When the insight (unconscious shift) is big, synchronicities follow.

What happens is that your incredibly powerful unconscious mind (far more powerful than your conscious mind) manifests its insight physically into your waking life. (You have changed - the world, as you experience it, changes in accordance.)

It usually takes up to a couple of weeks before your conscious mind understands the symbolic dream manifesting in your waking life as synchronicity.

Being human, as we all are, we often forget the original dream but still experience the synchronicities.

There are many excellent reference sources on Jungian synchronicity.

My approach is largely Jungian, but slightly shifted.

Again, if you are seriously in-depth interested, I suggest you read my book "THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME" to understand where I am coming from.

Quite simply, synchronicity is a waking dream and interpreting it as such is immensely enriching.

Jane Teresa Anderson