How Jungian Synchronicity Works: The case of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Описание: This video can be considered a beginner's guide to the Jungian idea of synchronicity and how it works using fictional examples found in #DirkGently'sHolisticDetectiveAgency. #Synchronicity was described by Carl Jung as an acausal connecting force behind what we perceive as meaningful coincidences. While it does not seem to have gained scientific approval, it remains an important storytelling mechanism that is worth understanding.


00:00:00 - #What is Synchronicity?
00:01:35 - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
00:02:12 - The Man Behind Dirk - Douglas Adams and Summary of Plotline
00:04:45 - Serendipity is not Synchronicity
00:05:00 - Origins of the idea of Synchronicity
00:06:07 - How Jung used the Principle of Complementarity to explain Synchronicity
00:08:04 - 2 Examples of Synchronicity from C.G. Jung
00:10:41 - Bart and Ken - Example 1
00:13:56 - Todd, Dog and the lottery ticket - Example 2
00:18:37 - Conclusion and Disclaimers


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