1.synchronicity Apr 2026

: While a patient was describing a dream about being given a golden scarab, Jung heard a tapping at his window. He opened it to find a scarabaeid beetle (a rose-chafer) of a similar golden-green colour, which he then presented to the patient. This event famously helped break the patient's rigid rationalism and advanced her therapy.

: A synchronicity typically involves a connection between a psychological state (like a dream, thought, or feeling) and an external event in the physical world. 1.Synchronicity

: In 1950, all 15 members of a church choir in Nebraska were separately delayed for various "random" reasons (a car not starting, a dress needing re-ironing). Their collective lateness meant no one was in the building at 7:30 p.m. when it was destroyed by a furnace explosion. Scientific & Philosophical Perspectives : While a patient was describing a dream

The term was coined in the 1920s by Swiss psychiatrist , who defined it as an acausal connecting principle . : A synchronicity typically involves a connection between