In response to post #8206

I've experienced that kind of coincidence so often, for so long that I began to get the feeling they happened for a reason. The content is very personal usually, and is specific. Theodore Reik wrote that his little granddaughter exclaimed "He says he loves me so." when she heard a song on the radio. I'd never heard or read about C. G. Jungs' ideas about 'synchronicity' and a process of individuation, but I had read F. David Peats'' book about synchronicity as the bridge between mind and matter. Its about quantum physics and an 'interactive force'. That somehow made sense eventually. But what the real reason for such a strange event as hearing the words from some source that uses words so personally might be, was puzzling for a long span of time. The result was that I became aware these are symptoms of a well known experience, of a pattern known to psychiatrists but also to scientists. Its a good idea, in my opinion to be aware and informed that these experiences are regarded as symptoms of certain mental disorders. But C. G. Jung wrote that his goal was to prove there is meaning in the symptoms of the mentally deranged, and of his patients, many of whom were very famous. Personally, I don't understand how 'risk' relates to the topic of meaningful coincidences. My mothers' maiden name was Risk. This is a personal response, it may be deleted if its too off topic.