Carl Jung, the Universe, and the Strange Business of Getting Exactly What You Want

Synchronicity is awash in this world.

Carl Jung handed his patient a scarabaeid beetle as she described a dream about a scarab beetle, using a strange coincidence to help her on her quest for psychological change. Scarab beetle (Cristian SC/iStock) Carl Jung Public Domain

I don’t know about you, but ’synchronicity' is awash in my world.

It’s like glitter at a preschool craft table, everywhere, impossible to ignore, and guaranteed to stick to your life in the oddest of places. But before we get all mystical and start seeing the Virgin Mary in a crumpet, let me tell you a story that might just convert even the most devout sceptic.