Synchronicity - Softcover

As a psychologist with 35 years' clinical experience I have often been struck by clients' stories of synchronistic experiences that have had the most profound impact on their lives. The phenomenon of synchronicity, or uncanny and meaningful coincidence, is also especially relevant to me through personal experience. The most positive and negative experiences of my life, becoming engaged and being admitted to a psychiatric hospital, occurred 6 years apart at 6pm on the 6th June, and not through prior planning! The date seemed especially poignant when I learnt that Carl Jung, who coined the term synchronicity, died on the afternoon of 6th June. From personal and others experience, I have long learnt that synchronistic experiences seem to occur far more commonly than can be explained by chance or random happenstance.But what might such experiences mean? I believe they relate to helping discover and pursue our personal destiny, or optimal life path. The book encourages readers to tap into their deep intuition, offering practical guidance as to how we can optimally gain from meaningful coincidence.I wish you the best of synchronicity, and would love to hear from you about your own synchronistic experiences, or thoughts on the book, via my website at synchronicityunwrapped.com.au.

Patterns emerge in uncanny coincidences, especially over time. And patterns have messages for us. They make us stop and think. They restore our belief in ourselves. They make us feel more vital, more energetic, more hopeful. They reawaken us to what it means to be ourselves, to be alive in the present. They let us know we're following our optimal life path.
 
Chris Mackey draws on his experiences both as a clinical psychologist and as a sufferer of depression, as well as on the amazing stories of his clients and others, to show the benefits of synchronicity and other forms of "supra-rational thinking." Throughout the book he suggests ways in which we can open ourselves to intuitive insights, from analyzing the dreams, symbols and numbers we encounter to doing a life review and embracing our mystical experiences.  
 
This book also makes the case for a new "positive psychiatry" that eschews simplistic, pessimistic explanations of problems and instead helps people transform mental health issues into personal growth.