How Synchronicity And Jung Appear In The Creative Process
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How Synchronicity and Jung Influence the Creative Process
Exploring the Phenomenon of Synchronicity
While editing a passage in my novel, Conduct in Question?"the first of The Osgoode Trilogy?"I found myself in a creative dilemma. The villain, known as the Florist, was about to descend a staircase to confront Donnie, a young man hiding in the cloakroom. Donnie, hoping to escape, had doused the stair carpet with gasoline, ready to ignite it. But would this truly result in the dramatic burst of flames I had envisioned? Just then, the doorbell rang, revealing two firemen on my doorstep. Once they understood my purely fictional intentions, they confirmed that such a blaze would indeed be explosively spectacular. This moment of unexpected alignment is a perfect example of synchronicity.
Understanding Synchronicity
We've all experienced synchronicity?"those moments when a long-lost friend suddenly reappears after you've been thinking about them. Such experiences make us feel connected in a mysterious, cosmic way. Synchronicity is essentially a meaningful coincidence that defies explanation through cause and effect. In my case, my question about pyrotechnics (a mental state) coincided perfectly with the unexpected visit from firemen (the event).
Jung and the Concept of Synchronicity
Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung is often credited with developing the theory of synchronicity. He recounted an incident with a patient who was resistant to psychotherapy due to her rational mindset. As she described a dream about a golden scarab, a beetle tapped at the window. Jung opened it and brought in a real scarab beetle, an event that profoundly impacted her perception and opened her to deeper therapy.
Synchronicity as a Universal Force
Some believe synchronicity operates on a cosmic level. In Mel Gibson's film Apocalypto, for instance, the Mayan culture views the universe as governed by synchronistic forces linked to celestial movements. This idea isn’t as far-fetched as it might seem. Richard Tarnas’ book Cosmos and Psyche explores the connections between synchronicity and planetary influence, suggesting a grand orchestration at play.
Synchronicity in Literature
This fascination with synchronicity inspired me to weave similarly powerful coincidences into my novel, Final Paradox, the second in The Osgoode Trilogy. In this story, Harry Jenkins, an estates lawyer in Toronto, is estranged from his father. As Harry contemplates the chasm between them while his father lies dying, a woman enters the hospital's Quiet Room, grieving her son’s murder. Her raw agony reveals to Harry the profound nature of parental loss, providing him an epiphany and a transformative understanding of his father’s grief.
Quantum Physics and the Illusion of Separation
How do such synchronistic events occur? Quantum physics suggests that the separation between our inner and outer worlds is an illusion. We exist in a "cosmic soup" where our psychic energy might influence external events. In emotionally charged moments, like the one Harry experiences, this interconnectedness can manifest answers in surprising ways.
In examining these ideas, we find inspiration in the seemingly random intersections of our lives, where the boundaries between thought and reality may blur, ultimately enriching our creative processes.
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