Synchronicity
Sep. 10th, 2003 09:16 amHave you ever known anyone that is like your... hell, I don't even know what to call it. Is there a term? Twin? This person reflects your every experience, thought, interest, and choice. Most times you don't even need to bother verifying that they know what you're discussing, because you already know they must be familiar with the concepts.
Synchronicity is the term for it, at least on some level anyway. Anyone know what this is? It's an idea that Carl Jung talked about, but most recently it's been the prevalent feature in a book titled Celestine Prophecy. A friend of mine had suggested I read it, if only because he thought he recognized some of the signs of coincidences...
It's almost disconcerting at times to know that there's someone out there that you share everything with. Why does it bother me? Only because I don't know what to think of it; meaning, I don't have a previously conceived category to place this person. Friend. Got that much. But, doesn't that sound just a bit weak of a term? I mean, we're talking here about a person that you don't necessarily know all that well (even though you really do), and your relationship with them is more like a really close family member (like a sibling, but only for the reason that they're unlikely to ever not be a part of your life in some way).
Synchronicity is the term for it, at least on some level anyway. Anyone know what this is? It's an idea that Carl Jung talked about, but most recently it's been the prevalent feature in a book titled Celestine Prophecy. A friend of mine had suggested I read it, if only because he thought he recognized some of the signs of coincidences...
It's almost disconcerting at times to know that there's someone out there that you share everything with. Why does it bother me? Only because I don't know what to think of it; meaning, I don't have a previously conceived category to place this person. Friend. Got that much. But, doesn't that sound just a bit weak of a term? I mean, we're talking here about a person that you don't necessarily know all that well (even though you really do), and your relationship with them is more like a really close family member (like a sibling, but only for the reason that they're unlikely to ever not be a part of your life in some way).