“Once one is on this mystical path – not merely talking the talk, but actually walking the walk – self-change can become at length dire necessity, because as synchronicity becomes more and more evident in one's life, as well as presenting welcome facets it also takes on dangerous aspects, resonating with one's inner state, thoughts, and actions. Or inactions.
“Thus it is that supposedly-external events are repeated again and again in one's life, not only until one gets the message but until one finally takes responsibility and does something to rectify or transcend the situation; takes on this task rather than avoiding, denying, or repressing it. Faced with an irresistible inner force, if one resists – if one struggles to remain an immovable object – one may well face crushing defeat, and ultimately only have oneself to blame. And those who are playing a role in helping others, perhaps at the behest of their own daemon, shoulder a still-greater load. But always remember that help is at hand.”
~ ishraqi institute.
Notes
Synchronicity: an apparently meaningful coincidence in time of two or more similar or identical events that are causally unrelated.
Jung described synchronicity as an “acausal connecting principle” in which events, both large and small, in the external world might align to the experience of the individual, perhaps mirroring or echoing personal concerns or thoughts.
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