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Subject: Manifesting Strange Animals

Jane Anderson

15:05 10/03/2000 

Here's a funny quick story:

Over in the Members' Community Forum we have been having an ongoing dramatic discussion about animals in dreams and in life, about shamans and ... oh, so much more. Anyway, I found myself this afternoon typing an entry in response, describing some of the animals which appear in and around our city house and telling a couple of spooky stories about the strangest creatures that have turned up at our house at the strangest times.

Well, I got to the end of the story, pressed 'enter' ... and five minutes later there was a knock at the door. The girl next door stood there holding a huge turtle. "Is this yours?" she asked. She had just heard her dog barking and had gone out to investigate and there it was barking at this huge turtle.

We have no ponds nearby and this is not the kind of place you find wandering turtles!!!!

If you're a member, go over to the Members' Forum for the whole story.

Jane Anderson (wondering what is going to pop up next!)

Lynn

16:49 12/03/2000 

Wouldn't pop OUT be more appropriate? :)

Jane Anderson

17:36 16/03/2000 

Yes Lynn!

Lots more popped out and up ... and some of it left my eyes popping ... see post in Members Forum for follow up...

Jane Anderson

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