I am often asked by friends, colleagues or, more disturbingly, complete strangers, whether a particular experience of theirs constitutes synchronicity. Here are some recent examples:
Question: "I saw an electronic billboard as I was driving on the highway and it said the time was 3:33 and the temperature was 33 degrees. Is this synchronicity?"
Answer: No. It's just a lot of threes in a row. Keep your eyes on the road.
Question: "At a restaurant, I ordered a reuben and, suddenly, the guy from The Partridge Family whose name was Reuben popped into my head. Is this synchronicity?"
Answer: No. Reubenesque, maybe, but it is not synchronicity.
Question: "I got new fillings at the dentist, and on the way home, I was listening to the live Supreme Court Nominee Sonja Sotomajor hearings on NPR thinking about what type of amalgam the dentist had used for my fillings and at the very instant the word "amalgam" was in my head, Supreme Court Nominee Sonja Sotomajor used the word "amalgam" to describe a particular aspect of her judicial philosophy. Is this synchronicity?"
Answer: No, but the new amalgam-based radio transmitter your dentist implanted to monitor the mind of a liberal elite is working great.
[If you need clarification of a potentially synchronistic event in you life, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: SYNCHRONICITY OR NOT? 2121 Random Ave. Cleveland OH or just type it in the comment section below.]
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