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Subject: Sickness synchronicity

Judy S

22:52 02/11/1999 

My current ongoing synchronicity is, sadly, about people experiencing health problems. But as I have now learned the message from it, hopefully nobody else needs to get sick.

My mother had breast cancer last year. She has made a full recovery, but sent us all into panic stations a couple of weeks ago when she developed another lump. It was removed and proved benign.

Then a week later, her very dear friend was diagnosed with bladder cancer.

During this time, I had my aunt from England on the phone (who my mother is staying with at Christmas) to say she was having serious health problems and wasn't sure how she'd be able cope with our impending visit. Her problem turned out to be less serious than thought and she is now recovering well and will be fine by Christmas.

At the weekend, I received a phone call from a girl friend I haven't seen for quite a while to say she had just been diagnosed with breast cancer. She is only in her mid 30s. We had a long chat on the phone.

Then on Monday night, I received a phone call from my closest friend to say her cystitis had become an acute liver infection and she had to go to hospital. I spent the evening getting her down there and sitting with her until she was settled in. Today, I watched the Melbourne Cup from the side of her bed in hospital.

In between all this were lengthy conversations with my mother relaying all the news. At one point she said 'we're all lucky we've got you to call' and that started me thinking a bit differently about what this all meant

At first the whole scenario depressed me. But then I realised that in each instance, the sick people had turned to me for strength and support, because they knew I'd react with empathy and compassion. This is a rather wonderful lesson to learn about yourself, even if the circumstances around the lesson are not so wonderful. And also, there is another connection - with each sick person, I was able to make them laugh at some point!

Something else very good thing has come out of it - a chapter in the novel I am writing. Plus the knowledge that writing about serious life matters but doing so with a sense of humour, so that people can laugh as they take in the serious message, is where my strength lies.

Your chocolate covered fish Jane!

Regards Judy

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