Synchronicity with Carl Jung

2018

“It is a healing discovery to know that we are everywhere surrounded by rationally impenetrable mysteries...”
- Carl Jung 

When I studied the work of Carl Jung at Southwestern College in Santa Fe, New Mexico and I became an instant follower. His concept of the collective unconscious made sense to me. Being an artist, I had already discovered the phenomenon of synchronicity. I was exposed to mandalas before Southwestern College, but it was there that I discovered a phenomenon of numbers and values, related to symbolic dreams. There was a deeper meaning and I had the opportunity to explore it. Also, I read the work of Otto Rank, Art and Artist and I agreed that neurosis was a result of blocked creative energy. I was painting wheels before I went to Southwestern College. This work from the Red Book, published 2009, tells a similar story to my wheel adventure and I just discovered it yesterday!! I am not alone.

From Carl Jung's Red Book 

(Just discovered this print in his Red Book yesterday!)

We created mandalas for our Jungian adventure into our deeper states of awareness at Southwestern College, but it wasn't until I was in my early 40's that I started to draw more wheels. 

Carl Jung was given mandalas each day and so was I. He said, "‘Formation, transformation, the eternal mind’s eternal recreation.’ (Goethe, Faust)…My mandala images were cryptograms on the state of my self, which were delivered to me each day.” 

2002

Along the way, I discovered myself in everyone. Everyone. I identified my God-self in all. Therefore, I now ask God, what to do with its God-money? 

Everytime, I end up donating it to someone in need or to give back to someone who performed a spiritual service for me, someone who enriched my life. Money loves to make people happy!! 

That's all I know. 

Circulation of energy is what heals. As the wheel of life circulates, so does the mandala. When we can surrender to what is, we become the center of the garden, and then we can circulate energy out, and share with others, by nurturing our planet, meeting its needs. 

Jung was a huge part of creating the 12-steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Without telling you all the details, Jung analyzed a friend of Bill's and he received the message that only spiritual, divine help, can restore someone's sanity, and the Power greater than ourselves rearranging us from within. 

Circulation of shared experience is what heals us. I feel like I belong and belonging contributes to my well-being, widening my circles of peace on earth. 

"Widening circles of peace on earth." - Bill Wilson 

I am having synchronicity with Carl Jung's drawings, as they look very similar to mine. 

(Carl Jung's drawings are on the right, mine are on the left.) 

Mine (left) Carl Jung (right)

Mine (left) Carl Jung (right)

Mine (left) Carl Jung (right)

Mine (left) and Mine (right) 

from Carl Jung's red book /My Pink Andromeda Snake

I have experienced various vision of symbols when I was meditating, and tuning into specific places on earth, upon my return, I drew more art.

Carl Jung's Mandala, 129

I will continue reading Carl Jung's work and I will post more when I have new revelations. 

I started to draw more circles in 2019, and now that I have seen the enlightening adventure of Carl Jung, I am able to celebrate what artwork I have done. I appreciate it so much more. I look at it like I am a sprouted seed and Carl Jung is a full grown oak tree! I finally have found my family! I have always searched for my forest or at least someone who was creating art work like me, and there he is: Carl Jung! 

Since I have found Carl Jung's' Memories, Dreams, Reflections, I feel less like an outsider, and more like an accepted family member. I feel like an insider. 

My painting teacher, Shelley-Horton-Trippe, used to say that I need to paint "from the inside out" and I did! My visions have become real works of art and I remember every revelation and promise of a meaningful life, and it sure has been full of meaning!!