For three days I did not call my sister-in-law. And, as soon as I remembered this today, the phone immediately rang. My husband's sister called. Was it an accident or not? I think that almost everyone is faced with similar coincidences. Some just don't pay attention to them. Others, on the contrary, notice them and ask questions: “Are the“ accidental ”coincidences accidental? Or maybe there is some kind of regularity in them? "
I don’t know about you, but I don’t believe in coincidences. Of course, many of them can be reasonably explained. If the coincidence that has arisen cannot be squeezed into the framework of a scientific explanation, you can blame everything on the features of the human psyche. Specifically, a person's desire to see only what he wants to see.
But there are such strange and incredible cases of coincidence that it is difficult to explain them scientifically, and it is also impossible to fit them to the imperfection of the psyche. Some consider such coincidences to be signs from above. Space, the Universe, God sends a person warning lessons. Forces to include all available internal resources, including sixth Sense.
In any case, the notorious psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung and laureate Nobel Prize in physics, Professor Wolfgang Ernst Pauli, in the course of research, concluded that coincidences are not entirely an accident. More precisely, it is not an accident at all. This phenomenon has been termed synchronicity.
« Synchronicity (synchronicity) is a term coined by the Swiss psychologist and thinker C.G. Jung. Jung opposes synchronicity to the fundamental physical principle of causality and describes synchronicity as a creative principle constantly operating in nature that orders events in a “non-physical” (non-causal) way, only on the basis of their meaning.
Despite the fact that the term "synchronicity", at first glance, implies simultaneity, Jung uses it in a much broader sense, referring to any "non-physical" (non-obvious) relationship of events, regardless of their separation in time and space. Jung uses the introduction of synchronicity when considering various controversial, from the point of view of modern academic science, phenomena and theories explaining these phenomena: telepathy, astrology, strange coincidences, clairvoyance, the action of magical practices, the behavior of bees and even the experiences of patients in a state of clinical death. Jung discussed the fundamental aspects of his empirical concept with the famous physicist Pauli. "
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Perhaps, you should not dismiss coincidences, writing off everything as an accident and your disbelief in miracles. Having ignored "random" coincidences another time, the third time you simply may not receive a warning signal. But it is known that "forewarned is forearmed."
According to Jung, our unconscious, so that we do not miss something significant and important, deliberately creates coincidences, while changing the surrounding reality. Prompting a way out of a difficult situation, an answer to a problem that tormented us, or simply warning of an impending disaster.
For example, as in the case of a bird knocking on the window, carrying the news of the death of a loved one. I had to face this phenomenon three times. Every time after the bird knocked on the window, death came to the house. The first time I encountered the messenger of death was at the age of twelve. My father died that day. The next time it was on the day of my grandmother's death. For the last, third time, the bird foreshadowed the most terrible tragedy of my life, the death of my son. Agree, this is difficult to call an accident.
Be that as it may, coincidences are more common in the lives of openly irrational people. Those who are able to believe in a miracle, in the help and support of higher powers. An unbeliever, no matter what, Thomas, even if he receives a hint or warning, either simply passes by, or ... What unusual can happen in the life of a person who does not believe in anything?
“To see a coincidence, a person's thoughts, mental images and emotions are important when observing the events taking place. Some people tend to notice coincidences, this ability is expressed to varying degrees in different people. "
Bernard D. Bateman Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia
But if a person is open and benevolently disposed towards the world, the world will always help, prompt, even adjust to such a person. Hint coincidences can be expressed in different ways, take on such unusual forms that not every science fiction writer or storyteller dares to describe.
It can be a "prophetic dream" that you dream once, or the same dream, repeating several nights in a row. An unexpected breakdown of a new car before the trip, a broken heel, a stain on your favorite shirt. A sore tooth or just a sudden anxious feeling.
Whatever it was, but trains, airplanes, passenger ships and buses, all vehicles that have crashed, fallen, sunk, and got into an accident for some reason are, for some reason, twenty percent less full than usual. Potential passengers who were supposed to be in them, for some reason, are late, return tickets at the last moment, or do not show up for boarding at all for various reasons.
Before the planned car trip, some unconscious sticky and unpleasant feeling of anxiety made me wake up early. I tossed and turned in bed for a long time, pondering what caused my anxiety. I don’t know where, but the understanding came that the anxiety that had arisen was associated with the upcoming trip, which could not be canceled. Then I literally called out loud to my deceased son with a request: "Save your father, please!" The trip ended in an accident, the car crashed to smithereens. And although the main blow fell on the side where the husband was sitting, he escaped with only a bruise. That our deceased son saved him, I'm just sure. And the feeling of anxiety that arose before the trip cannot be called a mere coincidence.
“My observation over the years has shown that coincidences usually occur in succession. The more you get used to them, the more often they happen. And if you dismiss them as nonsense, they avoid you. If you just take an interest in them, they can serve you well.
The more serious you take them, the more role they play in your life. However, no one really knows exactly why the coincidences occur. But there is no doubt that these are real phenomena. Many scholars argue that this is pure coincidence and that people have a tendency to exaggerate their significance. But many who survived them hold the opposite opinion. Personally, I see coincidences as signs of fate, perceived by the subconscious and indicating the right path in this life. "
Allan Combs psychologist, professor at the California Institute for Integral Research
However, everyone has the right to decide for himself how to relate to coincidences. Just like the life stories I have collected on the Internet, life stories can be considered both an accident and signs from above. The choice is yours.
What about without the Titanic?
Let, contrary to popular belief, the story of Morgan Robertson does not in all details coincide with the catastrophe that happened in reality, but echoes it only in general terms. Robertson's novel Futility, first published in 1898, describes the Titan's third and final voyage. The story gained fame fourteen years later, after the sinking of the Titanic liner in April 1912. Both the fictional and the real ships were considered unsinkable and sank from a collision with an iceberg. The technical characteristics of the Titan and Titanic are almost identical. The time and reason for the crash of both liners also coincide. AND main reason a large number of victims, both in the story, that in life there was a lack of the required number of boats, all because of the confidence of shipowners in the unsinkability of the ship.
It is correctly noted in one children's song: "As you name a yacht, so it will float." In 1939, the American ship Titania narrowly escaped the wreck at the site of the sinking of the Titanic. All of a sudden, a stop command was issued. As soon as the ship came to a stop, a huge iceberg appeared from the darkness and swipe along the ship's hull. However, although the ship was damaged, it remained afloat.
An English family from Dunstable watched a television movie about the sinking of the Titanic. The climax of the film, the ship shudders as it hits an iceberg. It was at this moment that a rare phenomenon occurred, an ice meteorite broke through the roof of the Melkis family's house and got stuck in the ceiling.
Long way home
Let, in some coincidences, there is a touch of mysticism and unreality of what is happening. The terrible force of the wind raised huge waves in the Gulf of Mexico. All this terrible power fell on the American city of Galveston, washing away streets, houses and a cemetery. The hurricane that occurred in 1900 has been called the "hurricane of the century." A year earlier, circus acrobat Michael Williams had come to Galveston on tour. One of the performances ended in tragedy, the artist fell off the trapeze and crashed to death. Since the face of the acrobat was badly mutilated, he was buried in a zinc coffin at the local cemetery. The grave was washed away by the raging water, and the coffin was carried into the ocean. Nine years later, fishermen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence found a coffin nailed to the shore. Just one and a half kilometers from this place was the house of Michael, in which he lived for many years.
Twins method
Let the twins from Ohio, after the death of their parents, be taken into different families. For forty years the brothers did not know anything about each other. What did it become clear at the meeting? The foster parents gave the boys the same name: James. Both had an identical legal education and profession, and both served in the police. In their free time, the twins loved to do carpentry. One brother's first wife was Linda, son James Allan, second wife Betty, and the dog was named Toy. The second brother's first wife was Linda, son James Allan, second wife Betty, and the dog ... The brothers preferred to rest at the same resort in Florida. Death overtook the brothers, one hour apart, on the same stretch of highway in Finland.
Twin brothers Arthur and John Mowforth with their families lived at a distance of one hundred and fifty kilometers. One evening in May, both brothers suddenly felt a sharp pain in their chest. Unaware that a similar tragedy was taking place at their relatives' home, the families placed the brothers in various medical facilities. The brothers died almost at the same time from heart attacks.
"Lucky"
Even though the streets of the capital of Italy were deserted at night, perhaps Giacomo Felice should not have rushed at a speed of one hundred and twenty kilometers per hour. But he was not alone, as it turned out to meet him, with a similar speed, he was flying the same, a lover of fast driving. The collision could not be avoided. It was then that the surname of Giacomo came true, Felice in Italian means "happy", "Ferrari" to smithereens, and the driver is safe and sound. However, the driver of the oncoming car, it turns out, was not injured either. As it turned out upon subsequent acquaintance, his name was ... Giacomo Felice.
A good deed does not remain without a reward
Let the traffic policeman from Milan, Dino Quadri, exceed the speed limit because he was chasing a traffic offender. When the pursued car braked sharply at a sharp turn, the police car flew off the road and crashed into a tree. Quadri injured an artery in his leg and was bleeding. It could have ended very tragically, but luckily for a policeman who was passing by Leone Reggiani, he was able to stop the bleeding. Three years later, Quadri received a radiotelephone message about a car accident near Milan. The policeman was the first to arrive at the scene of the accident and saw the driver with a damaged leg, bleeding. Having provided him with the necessary assistance, Dino was able to see the driver and recognized him as ... Leone Reggiani.
Coincidence
Coincidence noun, with., uptr. cf. often
Morphology: (no) what? coincidenceswhat? coincidence, (see) what? coincidencewhat? coincidence, about what? about coincidence;
pl.
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1.
Coincidence call what takes place, happens simultaneously with something. The coincidence of two important events.
2. Coincidence is called an unintentional, unexpected correspondence of something to something.
An amazing coincidence of opinions, views. | The coincidence of desires and possibilities. | There was a unique match between supply and demand.
3. Coincidence call a situation in which any events, phenomena, etc., happen by chance at the same time, in the same place, etc.
A happy, pleasant, funny coincidence. | An unexpected, strange coincidence. | It's just a coincidence! | In the descriptions of Plato and Homer, there are many coincidences in the nature of the area where Troy was located.
Explanatory dictionary of the Russian language Dmitriev... D. V. Dmitriev. 2003.
Synonyms:
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Concurrence (of circumstances), sameness; identity, duplication, reconciliation, congruence, commonality, combination, repetition, identity, identity, unity, equality, convergence, identity, parallelism Dictionary of Russian synonyms. ... ... Synonym dictionary
COINCIDENCE, coincidence, cf. Condition according to Ch. match match. Coincidence of circumstances. Ushakov's explanatory dictionary. D.N. Ushakov. 1935 1940 ... Ushakov's Explanatory Dictionary
coincidence - COINCIDENCE, similarity, similarity SIMILAR, similar, similar, bookish. similar to MATCH, converge, book. similar is SIMPLE, it seems ... Dictionary-thesaurus of synonyms for Russian speech
COINCIDENCE, I, cf. 1. see match. 2. Accidental combination of what n. events, phenomena. Unexpected p. I didn't want to come with him: it's just with. Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary. S.I. Ozhegov, N.Yu. Shvedova. 1949 1992 ... Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary
coincidence - 3.2 coincidence; maximum permissible concentration level: Presence in the sensitive (measuring) volume of more than one particle at the same time in the path of the light beam of the APC. Note The coincidence leads to an overestimation of the result when counting large ... ... Dictionary-reference book of terms of normative and technical documentation
coincidence - absolute coincidence incredible coincidence complete coincidence perfect coincidence ... Dictionary of Russian Idioms
coincidence - ▲ similarity value, variable characteristic non-coincidence coincidence sameness of values \u200b\u200bof variable quantities. coincide become the same. coincide (our opinions coincide). converge. equalize, smiling. compare. ↓ ... Ideographic Dictionary of the Russian Language
coincidence - sutaptis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. coincidence vok. Koinzidenz, f rus. coincidence, n pranc. coïncidence, f ... Fizikos terminų žodynas
Wed 1. Simultaneity of phenomena, events, etc. 2. Similarity, commonality, sameness. 3. Compliance, consistency. 4. Connection, combination, combination. 5. Overlay alignment (about geometric shapes, lines). Efremova's explanatory dictionary ... Modern explanatory dictionary of the Russian language by Efremova
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Several years ago, when I was in the eleventh grade, a woman came to our school who tried to persuade us to enter a well-known university. By the way, why she came to our small town and came to our school, I still do not understand.
An open day was planned at their university and high school students from all over the country were invited to look at the university and persuade their parents that this particular university is worthy of attention and will provide the best education for their child. Of course, the children do not have money for the trip, and not every parent will let their child go, God knows where and with whom. Nevertheless, the woman guaranteed to pay for travel and food. The only thing left to do was to convince the parents.
The very day X has come. We arrived at the station and waited for our train. So that it was not so scary to go myself, I incited a friend-classmate to such an adventure. On the train, we met many of our peers from other schools, who also went to see the “same” university.
Among all the guys, I met a girl from a nearby school - Sonya - and forgot about my classmate, whom I dragged along with me. Sonya and I walked together in a strange city and even, moving away from our excursion, managed to get lost.
Upon arrival home, Sonya and I did not stop communicating: we walked together, talked for hours on the phone, stayed with each other overnight. One winter day, when we were sitting at her house and playing Monopoly, I met her sister Zhanna. Zhanna invited me to add her as a friend on social networks so that I would rate her photos.
At that time I did not have a computer, although thanks to Sonya I was an active user of the social network. She helped me set up the Internet on my phone and I spent hours in it without getting out.
You probably don't understand what is the connection between the university, a friend, her sister and ... a love story? And there really is a connection! All this was a series of events, without which nothing would have happened. But I will not get ahead of myself.
The next day Sonya and I left for the village to visit her relatives. That's where it all started. In the evening we missed the train and did not get to the disco in the neighboring village, so we had to stay at home. We were bored and just surfed the internet. I went to Zhanna's page to, as she asked, rate her photos. There I saw a lively debate about love. Since I always get into any conversations, this time I also could not remain silent. Word for word, and I struck up a conversation with a nice guy. Gradually we switched to a personal. It turned out that he was serving in the army and before his dismissal he was even more than two months old. We talked with Vitya every day, started to call each other. We got to know each other more and waited for a meeting.
Spring has finally arrived! On April 21, he resigned from the army and came to me. We met, walked for a long time along the embankment and the avenue. And then they kissed. Three years have passed since that day and we are still together.
This means that if then the rector of the university had not taken it into his head to make an Open Doors Day, if that woman had not come to our small town, if I had not met Sonya, and then Zhanna, if we had not simply missed the train and left for disco - all this would not have happened. Thanks to fate. I know for sure: coincidences are not accidental.
Victoria, Saratov
Psychologist's comment:
In psychology, it is believed that accidents really do not happen - there are only certain patterns. But in order for fate to present us with a gift - for example, great love - we need to be ready for this.
Graduation from high school is one such period when many opportunities open up before us, and it's great if we can successfully use them. And in this sense, it is very possible to manage your own destiny and benefit from such "accidents".
What did our heroine Victoria do in order for the described chain of "accidents" to help her find her love?
First of all, she was open to everything new that came into her life. It is very important. After all, if you sit at home and wait for an Interesting Opportunity to knock on the door, you can wait all your life. Victoria did not lose the opportunity to visit interesting place - another city. She could have said no right away, but she found something valuable and important for herself in this woman's proposal.
Secondly (and this is very important!) Our heroine acted wisely, observing safety and precautions. She did not rush without looking at who knows where: she took a friend with her, and on the way to another city she was able to establish friendly ties with other guys who were traveling to the same university (including a girl, communication with whom would later lead her to her beloved ).
In addition, Victoria easily and with pleasure began to use technologies that she did not own before. This turned out to be important: how else could she have met Victor without a computer?
And finally, another thing that helped Victoria find her love is the girl's ability to openly share her beliefs about important areas of life (such as love and relationships). The usual, "secular" conversation about anything on the Internet does not provide an opportunity to get to know other people as they really are. But when our heroine joined in a conversation on such a burning topic as relationships, she was able to show herself as she is, from a very personal side, and at the same time see Victor, who, apparently, also talked about himself and his experiences quite frankly.
Sometimes this conversation about important topics can move the relationship further than spending many days talking about nothing (even if the relationship hasn't started yet). Our heroine was not afraid and joined in such a conversation, and met a man who shares important views for her - and this, as you know, is one of the main signs of a long and harmonious relationship.
Even if you do not believe in fate, sometimes such events still occur, the randomness of which is simply impossible to believe, and which are very difficult to call coincidences. From meeting your own double to two identical cars in the same parking lot, it is difficult to pass by such striking examples without taking a photo for publication on the web.
Ahead is a collection of pictures on the topic of incredible coincidences, the randomness of which is extremely difficult to believe. Nobody knows if these photos are fake or if it's just fate, you decide.
1. A nurse in one of the American hospitals suddenly found out that among the local doctors is the same premature baby, whom she nursed as many as 28 years ago!
2. A dog named Flirt (left) and a random stranger who also has no eye. These dogs seem to be literally copies of each other, although if you look closely, there is still a difference.
3. According to the owner of this picture, his cousin once upon a time got into a photograph of his future wife's family while on vacation in Rio de Janeiro. The cousin can be found on the left in the background. After 7 years, they met and became husband and wife.
4. A similar case happened with a couple from China. The husband and wife found out that they got on the same photo as a teenager, not knowing each other at all.
5. When the driver-partner of the Uber service comes for you, and he turns out to be a slender and mustachioed version of yourself ...
6. Pigeons can paint their own portraits. True, this is not a simple paint, and brushes were not useful for it ...
7. Before meeting at the wedding, these guys did not know each other, but they clearly look like brothers, and even accidentally dressed the same.
8. The author of the picture is the father of this girl. He shared with users the story of how his daughter hurt her chin, and on the same day, in the fortune cookie, she found very appropriate words: “Time heals all wounds. Above the chin. " In Russian, it would be more accurate to say "higher nose", but then the meaning of the pun is lost.
9. The photo shows the reunion of 2 brothers, one of whom has just returned from a long journey, and by chance they dressed almost the same.
10. And here is the very rock on which the photograph was taken for packaging the sweet bar.
11. Hands of father and son. The father lost the tip of his index finger when he was 10 years old, and his son's index finger just grew short.
12. According to the owner of this photo, it proves an incredible coincidence. This man recently got married. Together with his wife, he thought that they met when they were both in their 20s. Then they found out that their mothers were best friends in, and this old picture is the first joint photo couple, which they even took with them to the wedding to amuse the guests.
13. When the doctor noticed the resemblance of his patient to the hero of the illustration on the wall.
14. Before you are 2 practically identical photos taken by a guy and a girl who met only 3 years after this concert. They stood side by side, but then they did not yet know that they would become a couple.
15. Just a bird with a small shark in its claws, catching a fish. The food chain is clear.
16. Three cars of the same model and color are parked in front of a building of almost the same color.
17. This dragonfly's body is almost perfect for the author's swimming trunks.
18. The cat threw the aquarium off the table, but this fish was clearly lucky. What is the likelihood that an aquarium full of water will flip over so well, falling to the floor from a height?
19. After the storm. Someone got off with a slight fright!
20. In front of you are the legs of colleagues at work. A man was born with 6 toes on his left foot and a woman with 4 on her right. Probably, they could make a good team.
21. The sign on the road sign reads "Fantastic coup."
22. Someone's phone case just blends perfectly with the 1982 wood table pattern from the school library.
23. This guy found some very funny lyrics in his fortune cookies. First, a note was opened with the inscription "Love is coming", and then a passage with the word "Love" came across. What a coincidence!
25. Just a check. The sum of the bill and the wish at the end look quite ironic together. The caption reads "Rely on God completely."
26. This girl turned out to be practically the only passenger when she mistakenly booked a ticket for a flight intended exclusively for the flight crew.
27. This pebble stuck just perfectly matched the pattern on the shoe sole.
28. This guy's name is Ken, and in the most ordinary store he came across a miniature version of himself.
29. Stephen Hawking died on Albert Einstein's birthday. Two brilliant physicists, and one date for two ...
30. This pebble is just perfectly round!
31. The author of the picture said that he found this piece of old wallpaper at home after the renovation. The previous owners lived here back in the 1970s, and by an incredible accident, the new tenant painted his walls in the same color and pattern that were in this house 40 years ago.
32. The serial number on the pizza knife can be read like the word "pizza".
33. This young dog cannot lift his right ear, just like a 3 year old dog next to him. The owner of an adult male German Shepherd took a small puppy, not immediately noticing this similarity between the two dogs that were originally strangers to each other.
34. If you rebuild these cars, they will get a couple of monochrome pickups.
35. Have you ever seen a triple banana?