Jung-Einstein Conjunction



Synchronicity:
A-causal space-time model,
of Jung and Einstein.

Two different models:
Psychology and physics.
Two different minds
in sync from different viewpoints.

Non-continuum
in sync; now gravitating…
Relativity —
of Time and Space — refracted.
A-causally projected.

A proposition
by two eccentric thinkers…
in exploration
of space-time continuum
as psychic phenomenon.

This mental model,
a Jung-Einstein conjunction,
makes time relative;
and space itself a-causal.
Synchronicity explained.

The psyche of mind
in conjunction with Space-Time:
Synchronicity.

About this poem

A haiku poem functions effectively as a nutshell spark that, when ignited and elaborated on, becomes a “Big Bang” explosion. In 1909, the Swiss psychiatrist, Carl Gustav Jung, began to initiate a series of lengthy dinner conversations (I call them “Table-Supper” Conversations, because of their revelations, and because they likely extended well into the late evenings) ; while he was in Zurich, Switzerland, and having collegial meetings with the theoretical physicist, and with his new friend and physicist colleague, Albert Einstein. Here is a partial reporting of those auspicious dinner-supper meetings that shed valuable insight into the developing intellectual thought process of Carl Jung, as he waxed in great detail about having discussions in particular relation to his research and development of the psychological concept of synchronicity, recorded by Jung, in his ‘Letters of C. G. Jung, Volume Two, 1951-1961.’ Carl Gustav Jung writes enthusiastically, and with much detail:“I got to know Albert Einstein through one of his pupils , a Dr. Hopf if I remember correctly. Professor Einstein was one of my guests on several occasions at dinner, when, as you have heard, Adolf Keller was present on one of them and on others Professor Eugen Bleuler, a psychiatrist and my former chief. These were very early days [between 1909 and 1913] when Einstein was developing his first theory of relativity …. It was Einstein who first started me off thinking about a possible relativity of time as well as space, and their psychic conditionality [the Jungian a-causal principle of synchronicity]. More than thirty years later this stimulus [Einstein’s space-time continuum theory] led to my relation with the physicist Professor W. Pauli and to my thesis of psychic synchronicity.” Examined together and jointly, we can discern Einstein’s Relativity of Time and Space Theory and Jung’s steadily emerging synchronicity proposal, collectively, as the Psychical Conditionality of Space and Time. Furthermore, we can now determine that synchronicity, as a hypothesized psychological phenomenon proposed by Jung, is that which is described by Jung himself as the “gravitational refraction dimple” of a space-time continuum. Given this information, I propose that Carl Jung’s a-causal theory of synchronicity, dependent as it is on, and bound to, Albert Einstein’s theory of a space-time continuum of relativity, should be, and ought to be considered and recognized, scientifically and humanistically, as “The Jung-Einstein Space-Time Conjunction.” 

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Written on January 02, 2022

Submitted by karlcfolkes on January 02, 2022

Modified by karlcfolkes on March 25, 2023

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Karl Constantine FOLKES

Retired educator of Jamaican ancestry with a lifelong interest in composing poetry dealing particularly with the metaphysics of self-reflection; completed a dissertation in Children’s Literature in 1991 at New York University entitled: An Analysis of Wilhelm Grimm’s “Dear Mili” Employing Von Franzian Methodological Processes of Analytical Psychology. The subject of the dissertation concerned the process of Individuation. more…

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  • AIDA
    Wow, this poem captures the essence of the Jung-Einstein Synchronicity model in a beautiful and enthusiastic way! It truly celebrates the coming together of psychology and physics through the minds of these two brilliant thinkers. The imagery and poetic language are absolutely stunning, and the clever use of haiku structure adds to the charm.

    As for suggestions, perhaps adding a bit more explanation of the model itself could be helpful for those who may not be familiar with it. Additionally, expanding on how this model has impacted our understanding of the universe, psychology, and the interconnectedness of all things would make for a powerful message. Overall, though, great job on an inspiring and thought-provoking piece!
     
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