From: Patrick van den Berg (cirandar@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Jan 08 2003 - 14:31:51 GMT
Hi erin,
I didn't know Jung actually has used the I Ching. You write that he
judged that I Ching really works and contains a deep subtle wisdom.
Interesting. Maybe the same 'subtle wisdom' is contained in astrological
practice, Tarot cards, etc. Many people use this, so how is this feeling
that it really works to be explained... There seem to be a few options.
1) Because of the ambiguity of many horiscopical predictions, no matter
what happens, it will always fit in the description of your horoscope if
you want it. Moreover, there are often more predictions than one in your
horoscope. People might fool themselves by selectively remembering the
prediction that came through, while ignoring the wrong ones. This is
psychology's 'self-forfilling-prophecy' of course.
2) In case of Tarot cards, by using them more often, one subconsciously
records little marks on the back of the cards, so that the
subconsciousness is processing the information of the cards while one is
picking a card, creating a positive feeling when an apt card is spotted
by the conscious self.
3) The long history of the making of the I Ching and astrology was one
of trial and error. Saying that the Year of the Rabbit or the Dragon is
a good or bad year, might depend on real physical cycli, say the 11-year
cycle of sun-bursts and all: this has real effects on earth's climate
and thus life. So, the astrological reasoning might be false, but
through the trial-and-error history one might accidentily have stumbled
on a real physical phenomenon influencing things.
4) Our subconcious in laying down those sticks or coins of the I Ching,
or the Tarot cards, might influence the outcome paranormally, via
psychokinesis or precognition for example.
5) We might be aided by guardian angels that influence the outcome of
the coins or drawing a card.
Jung's notion of synchronicity was developed with Wolfgang Pauli, as you
know, who was one of the discoverers of quantum physics (the exclusion
principle that says that certain kind of particles can't occupy the same
place is named after him). In Quantum physics, there is this
EPR-paradox, 'spooky action on a distance'. That this is a real effect,
was demonstated in the eighties by Aspect and collegues. So
synchronicity might be 'explained' by quantum nonlocality. I believe
Pauli searched in this direction for an explanation of synchronicity.
Thanks for your time, Patrick.
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