I would completely agree, Pat, that as our viewpoint changes, our perception of the patterns change. Where there seemed to be no pattern yesterday, becomes a pattern of deeper meaning today. Our conscious contemplation of our own ascemic symbolism and collective archetypes can provide dramatic changes in view.
On Aug 21, 9:15 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > On 21 Aug, 13:44, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This is very wise, Vam. For me, "a pattern" would indicate more than > > two, probably because I can be thick headed, more than five... > > I think I'll throw my spanner in, here. Could it be that > synchronicity is evidence of an holographic aspect to reality? A > couple of weeks back, I was walking into work and noticed a perfectly > formed pigeon tail feather sticking up out of the grass. I picked it > up and stuck it into my coat pocket. Later that day, there was an > email that went around announcing redundancies, but NOT for my > department. See the synchronicity? Ahh, but through the eyes of a > shaman, the pigeon is a bearer of messages and tail feathers are used > for stability. So there was foreshadowing of a message that would be > indicative of stability (the fact that my department was not > affected). The whole universe shows us little reflections of > ourselves all around us, always. The more you look, the more you > see. The more you see, the more you learn about how to read them. > > It is also interesting to note that I had formulated the response > above after Molly had posted this message but BEFORE anyone had > responded. So, I was already thinking about using birds as an > example, only to come back from my lunch-time walk to see that Vam had > used a bird-based example. As above, so below! This universe is > holographic, if we but DARE to look into all the mirrors. ;-) > > > On Aug 21, 8:30 am, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Let me offer the other one, known as Kaag Taaliya ( Nyaya ) or the > > > Logic of the Crow : > > > > A crow comes flying and lands on the cocnut tree, when at th4e same > > > instant a coconut falls. It's so apparent to conclude : The coconut > > > fell because the crow landed. > > > > When there is no truth in the conclusion, no meaning in the ' > > > synchronicity.' > > > > On Aug 21, 5:18 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > I'll go with the less wordy definition: Meaingfull coincidence. > > > > > I am remined whenever I hear or see the word of that old chestnut > > > > about when you are ready the teacher will appear. > > > > > It has seemed to happen a fair bit to me, but who knows huh! > > > > > On 21 Aug, 13:08, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Synchronicity is a word that has come up now and then in these > > > > > discussions and is, I think, becoming more a part of our scientific > > > > > and philosophic paradigms. Webster defines it as: the quality or > > > > > state of being synchronous or simultaneous : concurrence of acts, > > > > > events, or developments in time : coincident movement or existence; > > > > > chronological arrangement of historical events and personages so as to > > > > > indicate coincidence or coexistence; a representation in the same > > > > > picture of two or more events which occurred at different times. > > > > > > Jung required a larger framework for his idea of synchronicity, a > > > > > framework that reveals an underlying pattern for what he called > > > > > "temporally coincident occurrences of acausal events." > > > > > > What does synchronicity mean to you? What role does it play in your > > > > > life? What do YOU think?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
