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Subject: Tom Waits - Joansburg, Illinois

Favonius

13:13 07/07/2000 

I still cannot seem to get rid of that part of my brain that says,"this is just a coincidence" or,"that dream means nothing." But when I get past those dark subversive whispers and post I always get the insight I truely know is waitng in these signs from the subconcious.

I found a tape recently that was not mine. One side had some bad eighties techno blah blah on it, but the other side was Tom Waits. I brought this tape in the car and discovered a little gem of a song called Joansburg, Illinois. It so moved me that I rewound and played it about 50 times until I knew it by heart. This was on Tuesday. Today, Thursday, I dropped by to listen to the end of a friend who sings Jazz. I only caught the last two songs but I knew why I dropped in to see her. One of the songs was the same Joansburg, Illinois song. Noyt a well known song and not common at all for me to be so moved by a song that I would learn it by heart like that. Any thoughts?

"She's my only true love She's all that I think of. Look here, in my wallet, that's her She grew up on a farm there. There's a place on my arm where, I've written her name next to mine. See! I just can't live without her And I'm a lonely boy. She grew up outside a cannery In Joansburg, Illinois."

That was my first singing in public friends. What do you think?

Liam

Angela

16:40 07/07/2000 

Fine, fine voice you have Liam.

And it's a whole lot better than my 'As it Happens' ditty...

I got absolutely nothing from this one, just thought I better let you know about your voice so you don't get a complex.

OH MY God... I got something!

"TOM" waits...

Jane Anderson

17:08 07/07/2000 

Aha ..

You made me go over to look for my Tom Waits cd, which 'just happened' (as it happens) to be sitting on the very top of the pile !!! .. even though I haven't listened to it for sometime.

No - it didn't have that particular track .. however it does have one of my favourite Tom Waits tracks, 'Walking Spanish Down the Hall' which somehow has me thinking back to the current Dream Sight News article and Angela's 'Jane-Walking' dream posted to the Member's Forum.

Hasta Luego and yes, Tom waits,

Jane Anderson

And if Tom Waits can sing then surely any of us can ;)

Angela

02:44 08/07/2000 

hahahahaha... Jane...

And Liam, also I remember a reference you made to 'Jonesing' -- a yearning...

Just wait...

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