Synchronicity holds both magic and mystery when it is encountered. It seems puzzling and unexplainable. Perhaps we could say that synchronicity is a meaningful coincidence that connects something going on outside us with something happening inside us. Jung describes synchronicity not as cause and effect but as consisting of an unconscious image that comes into consciousness and an objective situation coinciding with this content and creating emotion and affect. The purpose of this five-week course is to allow opportunities to be self-reflective and open to the possibility of synchronicity, which brings consciousness and meaning to our lives with the opportunity for change. We will be reading and working with David Richo’s book, The Power of Coincidence: How Life Shows Us What We Need to Know.
Rosanne Shepler is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Psychoanalyst who received her Diploma in Analytical Psychology from the C.G. Jung Institute of New York in 2002. She also holds masters degrees in Health Education and Counseling. She is a past president of JAWA and a past treasurer of both JAWA and NYAAP. She is on the Curriculum Committee and Teaching Faculty of the C.G. Jung Institute of New York. She’s a member of JAWA, the New York Association for Analytical Psychology (NYAAP), the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts (IRSJA), and the International Association of Analytical Psychology (IAAP).