The Path of Synchronicity Align Yourself with Your Life's Flow

by Hunter, Allan

• ISBN13: 9781844095391
• ISBN10: 1844095398
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781844093908
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-01
• Publisher: Findhorn Press
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Summary

A combination of Jungian study, literary analysis, and therapy, this guide offers a powerful vision for capitalizing on synchronicity to instill peace in the self and the world. Synchronous moments are more than pure chance, coincidence, and dumb luck; and this book shows that by recognizing them as a connection to a much larger, older pattern, readers can use the myths of culture and 1,000-year-old civilizations to guide themselves out of suffering and into tranquility. Starting with a new explanation of synchronicity and then offering practical instructions and exercises to tap into this collective wisdom, the book helps readers identify the mythic patterns that guide humanity, allowing them to face inner monsters without fear, convert them into love and compassion, and relax as part of a universal harmony.

Author Biography

Dr. Allan G. Hunter received his doctorate in literature from Oxford University, which led him to study the deep correspondences between mental disturbance and literary expression. He is a professor at Curry College in Boston and has a counseling practice. He is the author of several books, including The Six Archetypes of Love and Stories We Need to Know. He lives in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Introduction: "A Funny Thing Happened"	p. 11
What is Synchronicity?
Synchronicity or Just Dumb Luck?: The Three Things We Must Do	p. 17
The Guiding Hand: Synchronicity, Fate, and Your Future	p. 21
Head Versus Heart: Flow and Force: Getting Your Freedom Back	p. 25
Practical Examples of Flow and Synchronicity from Real Life	p. 31
Ask For What You Need	p. 37
Synchronicity in Literature: Paying Attention to What Comes Our Way	p. 41
Act with Courage: The Metaphor of Prince Five Weapons	p. 45
Doing the Work: Dante and the Descent into the Dark: Meeting the Shadow	p. 53
Myth and Literature: The Ancient Forms of the Descent and their Value for Us	p. 65
The Obstacles to Synchronicity
Mind Traps and How We Construct Reality: The Words We Use	p. 81
Struggling Against Flow and Destiny in Literature: Oedipus, Jesus, and Jonah	p. 93
Refusing the Flow: The Role of the Heart	p. 103
Getting Yourself in the Flow: The Experience of Bogus Flow	p. 111
Expect Help Along the Way	p. 119
Thoughts We Hold that Keep Us from the Flow: Decoding Unconscious Messages	p. 123
Friends: Choose Them Wisely	p. 139
Further Barriers to Synchronicity: Family	p. 145
Still More Barriers: Illness	p. 151
The Eight Barriers to Synchronicity	p. 155
The Necessity of Experience	p. 161
Channeling as a Form of Synchronicity	p. 167
The Nature of the Journey Ahead	p. 173
Afterword	p. 175
End Notes	p. 177
Select Bibliography	p. 185
About the Author	p. 187
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