Why Synchronicity Is Especially Important Today

Philosopher and psychologist Dr. Richard Tarnas looks at why synchronicity entered the Western consciousness when it did and why it’s important.
Why Synchronicity Is Especially Important Today
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Only in modern times would we even need the word “synchronicity.”

Psychiatrist Carl Jung (1875–1961) identified the concept of synchronicity and gave it this name, but “synchronicity” was such a natural part of life throughout human history it didn’t require a name. Philosopher and psychologist at the California Institute of Integral Studies Dr. Richard Tarnas looks at why this concept entered the Western consciousness when it did and why it’s so important to the modern mind.

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