The Layers of Synchronicity: Consciousness, Unconsciousness, and Beyond (Creative Status: Episode 99: Oli Anderson)

by Oli Anderson, Transformational Coach for Realness

Creative Status is a podcast about using creativity as a vehicle for improving your life by deconstructing ego, integrating the shadow self, and designing and manifesting a real life through the power of TRUST.

Every episode explores how the creative process can help you GROW REAL by moving towards wholeness in yourself by making the unconscious conscious.

In this episode, we delve into the intriguing concept of synchronicity and how it can guide us on our journey towards wholeness. We explore three different levels of experiences that may appear synchronistic and how to discern the real from the illusory.

Understanding Synchronicity: We begin with an overview of synchronicity, a term coined by Carl Jung to describe meaningful coincidences that seem to defy probability. We look at various cultural interpretations, from Vedic philosophy to Taoism and Christianity, and discuss how these experiences can signify alignment with our true path.

Three Levels of Synchronicity: This episode breaks down three levels of experiences that can be mistaken for synchronicity:

1. The Conscious Mind: Often, we consciously look for signs because we don’t trust life. This can lead to self-fulfilling patterns where we see what we want to see, driven by our reticular activation system.

2. The Unconscious Mind: Our unresolved emotions, such as shame and guilt, can project themselves into our experiences, making us believe in synchronicities that are actually reflections of our inner turmoil.

3. Universal Consciousness: True synchronicity occurs when we let go of ego resistance and align with the present moment. This allows the truth to break through, guiding us towards our real path.

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Join me in this episode as we explore the depths of synchronicity and how to distinguish genuine experiences from those driven by our conscious or unconscious mind.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to navigate life’s meaningful coincidences and move towards a more unified and authentic existence.

Stay real out there,

Oli

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Show Transcript: The Layers of Synchronicity: Consciousness, Unconsciousness, and Beyond

#99: Oli Anderson: The Layers of Synchronicity: Consciousness, Unconsciousness, and Beyond

Oh, hi there. Oli Anderson here. You’re listening to Creative Status, a podcast about tapping into our realness. This means we’re ultimately learning to unconditionally accept ourselves as beings constantly evolving towards a deeper connection to wholeness. That involves connection to ourselves, to other people, and to life itself—essentially, it’s about uncovering the truth and then living that truth.

Today, I want to talk about synchronicity. I’m actually going to keep this episode short—although I always say that, and then end up rambling for half an hour! But today, I just want to discuss three different levels of experiences that either are or are not synchronicities. Sometimes, we mistakenly perceive certain experiences as synchronistic, and if we’re incorrect, it can take us off the path we truly want to be on, which is the path towards wholeness. Often, what we think of as synchronicity is just a reflection of our own fragmentation, projected out into the world from our unconscious. We then reflect it back at ourselves and experience it as a synchronistic event.

In this short podcast, I want to clarify that while synchronicity is a real phenomenon, many things we consider to be synchronicities are actually something else. So, let’s get into it.

Before I delve into the three different levels at which we can start to understand synchronistic experiences, let’s quickly review what synchronicity even is. The word “synchronicity” was coined by Carl Jung in his 1950s book Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle. He wasn’t the first to recognise synchronicity as a phenomenon, but he was the one who named it. Essentially, it can be defined as when two seemingly unrelated events come together in time and space, appearing very meaningful to the person experiencing them because of their interpretation. The subjective meaning attached to these synchronistic events, or extreme coincidences, if you prefer to call them that, often goes far beyond the probability of random chance, making them seem deeply significant to the individual involved.

Even though Jung coined the term “synchronicity,” it’s something that all human beings have likely experienced at least once or twice in their lives. In Vedic philosophy, synchronicity is viewed as a sign that you’re in alignment with your Dharma—that is, you’re walking the path you’re supposed to walk. In Taoism, there’s the concept of Wu Wei, where you act without acting, and when you align yourself with the Tao, things just tend to work out, leading to these meaningful experiences that we now refer to as synchronicities. In Christianity, a synchronicity might be seen as a sign that you’re aligned with God’s will. So, it’s a very common phenomenon, and something many people experience in their lives. It’s also something many people desire to experience because it can feel like validation—if you’re getting synchronicities, you might think you’re doing something right, and if you’re not, you may feel the need to mix things up. This desire can lead people down some interesting paths, which I’ll discuss in a moment.

One of the most famous examples of synchronicity is found in Carl Jung’s book Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle, where he recounts a story about working with a patient in his office. This woman was struggling to come to terms with the existence of the unconscious mind, favouring a rational, left-brain way of thinking. This cerebral approach to life and its interpretations—often, in my opinion, a result of control issues or underlying shame—was something she found difficult to relinquish, making it hard for her to embrace the idea that there was something more to life, something bigger.

During the session, Carl Jung spoke to this woman about a dream she had. She described dreaming about a scarab beetle. As Jung began to deconstruct this dream, he realised that the scarab beetle was a symbol of change, growth, and transformation in ancient Egypt. He understood that the woman was on the brink of letting go of the rationalistic ways of thinking that were actually holding her back from the life she wanted to live.

Long story short, Jung continued working with this woman, and she began to have some sort of breakthrough, or at least she became more open to what he was saying. As the story goes, what tipped her over the edge was a sudden tapping on the window in Jung’s office. When he went over to investigate, he found a scarab beetle—though not the golden one from her dream, but the Swiss equivalent. Jung caught the beetle, brought it inside, and showed it to the woman.

Jung used this incident as an example of a deeply meaningful experience where two seemingly unrelated events happened in time and space—the scarab beetle tapping on the window and the patient discussing its significance in her dream. These events came together in a way that opened things up for the patient and, no doubt, for Jung as well, anchoring them both in the present moment to an extreme degree.

This, to me, is what a true synchronicity is: it occurs when you let go of resistance, abandon ego distortions, and finally surrender to the present moment. You find yourself on the path you’re meant to be on, and these kinds of things just happen. I’m getting a bit ahead of myself here, as this is the third point I want to make in this podcast, but for now, that’s what synchronicity is—when two events occur in time and space that seem exceptionally meaningful, beyond any reasonable or rational explanation. From such incidents, we can derive deeper meanings that allow us to move forward in life in a real way.

This episode is based around three different levels that we can experience synchronistic events

So, now that I’ve mentioned it, I want to go over the three key takeaways I want to share with you in this episode, focusing on the three different levels of experiences that may appear to be synchronistic—two of which aren’t necessarily synchronicity. The third level, however, represents true synchronicity, which is essentially what I mentioned earlier: it’s connected to wholeness. In this state, we’re either returning to the path we’re meant to be on, or we’re already walking that path because we’ve done the inner work and are no longer distancing ourselves from it. As we continue to walk deeper into wholeness, we’ll keep experiencing these highly meaningful synchronicities.

In every solo episode, I try to offer three takeaways that you can reflect on afterward or use to guide yourself as you move through life. This episode is no different—it’s centred around three different levels at which we can experience synchronistic events. These levels are:

  1. The level of the conscious mind, operating within the context of what it already knows and understands about ourselves and life.
  2. The unconscious level, where the unconscious mind communicates with the conscious mind.
  3. Universal consciousness, or wholeness, bursting through the fragmented relationship we have with ourselves, showing us that we’re either returning to the path (by releasing tension, ego distortion, and resistance that kept us from it) or simply walking on it.

I’ll quickly break these down. The first level, as I mentioned, is the level of the conscious mind. In this context, it means we’re experiencing these coincidences because we’ve consciously decided to look for them. The most common reason people consciously search for synchronicities or signs is that they don’t fully trust life, so they test it. They tell themselves that if they can find a sign, it means life can be trusted, and then they can start making changes or take a leap of faith to do what they really want.

However, a pattern I’ve noticed is that people who get caught up in this level of consciously searching for signs rarely make any real changes. When they do see a sign, they just look for the next one, and the next, getting stuck in a cycle of constantly searching for signs without ever transforming their lives as they desire.

What’s interesting about this conscious level of “synchronicity” (if it can even be called that) is that it’s really just our brains tricking us into thinking something is more meaningful than it is. This is where the reticular activation system (RAS) comes into play. The RAS is a network of neurons in the brainstem responsible for focusing your attention based on what you believe, what you’re looking for, and what’s significant in your life at any given time.

A classic example of the RAS in action is when you buy a new car—say, a Mini—and suddenly you start noticing Minis everywhere. That’s because your brain has been programmed to consider Minis relevant for your awareness and attention at that moment. Similarly, if you start looking for signs, like angel numbers or some astrological symbol, you’re telling your brain to focus on finding these things. But that doesn’t make them true synchronicities. A real synchronicity isn’t something you can seek out; it arrives uninvited, from beyond, on its own terms, when you’re ready to see it.

If you’re searching for signs because you don’t trust life and feel you need that extra nudge to trust a little more, what you’re really seeing is your relationship with yourself reflected out into the world—not life trying to break into your conscious awareness and bring you into a greater relationship with it.

A common example of this is angel numbers. Some people believe that seeing a double number (like 11:11 or 22:22) is a sign that something magical is happening, and they can trust life. However, rationally, if you think about angel numbers, you’ll see why this isn’t a synchronistic or highly meaningful symbol of the universe trying to communicate with you. It’s just us tricking ourselves into seeing significance where there isn’t any.

Consider this: every hour, there are five opportunities to see these angel numbers—11:11, 22:22, and so on. Over 24 hours, that adds up to 120 chances. If you’ve primed your RAS to look for these numbers so you can finally trust life, you’re likely to see them throughout your day, especially if you’re someone who’s constantly on your phone, with the clock always visible at the top of the screen. When you see these numbers, you might tell yourself, “Wow, I’ve seen this angel number, so I can trust life.” But you probably won’t make any real changes, because you’re operating at the level of the conscious mind. True change requires working with the unconscious mind and addressing the blocks and patterns that hold you back.

This brings us to the second takeaway: Often, we think we’re experiencing a synchronicity—a moment where universal truth or whatever you want to call it is breaking into our lives because we’ve let go of some ego resistance or distortion that’s been holding us back. In these moments, we might feel deeply connected to everything at the level of the unconscious mind. If you’ve followed my podcast, YouTube channel, or books, you know that our unconscious relationship with ourselves—particularly the unresolved emotions like shame, guilt, and trauma—often creates blocks that prevent us from fully engaging with life. To avoid facing these difficult emotions before we’re ready, we create an ego version of ourselves that feels in control.

This leads to a significant disconnect between our conscious identity and who we truly are beneath the surface. We end up relegating many real parts of ourselves—our goals, intentions, values, feelings, thoughts, and our capacity to accept reality—into the shadow, where they remain hidden. When these unconscious blocks are in place, we may start experiencing synchronicities, or what we perceive as such, in the external world. However, it’s not really universal consciousness breaking through; it’s our hidden emotional issues trying to get our attention.

This is a common pitfall I see in people’s healing journeys. They experience events they interpret as deeply meaningful, but in reality, it’s just their emotions trying to communicate in a way that doesn’t overwhelm their ego. For example, many people consult astrologers, energy healers, or tarot card readers and find meaning in something like a tarot card. They might think the card itself holds the meaning, but really, the meaning they extract is a reflection of what’s happening inside them.

Carl Jung spoke about dreams in a similar way. He noted that when interpreting a dream, you can never be certain your interpretation is factually accurate. However, that doesn’t matter because the interpretation itself reveals what’s going on inside you. So, if you see a tarot card with, say, a picture of a cat and interpret it as your deceased cat communicating from beyond, what it actually indicates is an unconscious desire to hold on to your cat’s memory because letting go is too painful.

I don’t mean to be insensitive, but this illustrates how people often project their unconscious emotions onto external experiences, particularly in spiritual contexts. They might take these experiences literally because their conscious mind wants to believe something that aligns with their unresolved emotions. However, this isn’t real synchronicity. It’s not the universe, God, or truth speaking to you; it’s your own self trying to communicate and guide you back to a place of acceptance. Once you reach that acceptance, you can start building a more integrated and authentic life.

A similar thing happens with practices like channeling. People may believe they’re channeling messages from an external source, but often it’s just their unconscious mind trying to communicate in a way that allows them to stay detached. If the message isn’t something they’re ready to consciously accept, they can dismiss it as coming from “outer space” or some other distant source. This allows them to explore their true thoughts and feelings while still keeping them at arm’s length.

Ultimately, the goal of any healing journey is to embrace your unconscious material to the greatest extent possible so that you can integrate it and build on it. Many spiritual practices, despite their intentions, are simply vehicles for engaging with these unconscious aspects.

Another example is archetypes. While they can be useful tools for self-discovery, people often take them too literally, especially on the internet. This literal interpretation can keep them distanced from their emotions. If you see an archetype as entirely separate from yourself, using it only as a connection to real parts of yourself, you remain fragmented. True integration comes when you recognize the archetype as part of yourself, use it to connect, and then let it go once it has served its purpose. Without this integration, you’ll continue to feel divided within yourself.

Universal consciousness or wholeness breaking through

The third takeaway ties into what I’ve already mentioned about universal consciousness or wholeness breaking through. My current understanding of synchronicity is that a real synchronicity occurs when truth breaks into your life because you’ve either released the tension that was holding you back from surrendering to life, or you’ve done the inner work necessary to manage your conscious mind. This involves deconstructing the ego, understanding what’s going on within, and learning to trust life as you move towards acceptance.

When you begin to explore your unconscious relationship with yourself, face your shadow, and do the inner work, you can reach a point where your actions align with what you’ve come to accept and understand about life. This alignment puts you in a position where you’re genuinely moving forward, taking steps that are rooted in the truth of who you are and what life is offering you. That’s when you begin to experience true synchronicities, similar to the one Carl Jung shared with his patient.

To put it simply, my coaching philosophy follows the pathway of deconstructing the ego, integrating the shadow, and then manifesting a real life built on awareness, acceptance, and aligned action. This process isn’t linear but rather cyclical. You start by managing the conscious mind, then improve your relationship with your unconscious mind, and eventually, you release the tension you’ve been holding onto by embracing what’s real. It’s at this point that true synchronicities, like the one Jung described, begin to happen.

I had a similar experience with a coaching client. We were having a session in my living room—where I’m recording this podcast right now, though that’s not particularly relevant. This client had been very passive in life, held back by shame and fear, and unable to take the actions he wanted due to all the mental chatter that plagued him. During our session, I used a metaphor I often employ: a train. You’re either on the train, moving towards your purpose, or you’re at the station, distracting yourself from it.

As we discussed this metaphor, the client started to get really excited. I could see the shift happening within him. I pointed to the front door and said, “By the time you leave this apartment, you’re going to be on the train.” He was pumped up, ready to take action. But then something remarkable happened. While we were having this conversation, there was an Italian coffee mocha on the stove, which, if you don’t know, works by boiling water and sending pressure through coffee grounds, with a steam valve on the side. At the exact moment I said, “You’re getting on the train,” the mocha started to whistle like a steam train. I’ve never heard it do that before or since, at least not in such a significant way.

In that moment, the client and I just looked at each other, astonished. It was an incredible synchronicity, much like Jung’s example. This client had begun to let go of the tension he’d been holding onto and was ready to step onto his true path. And in that moment, I believe he was fully present, having returned to the present. That’s what this is all about.

When you’re present, or when you’ve let go of the things preventing you from being present, you’re more likely to experience these synchronicities. Being present also means you’re trusting life. Unlike the earlier example of people looking for signs like angel numbers, when you’re truly present, you’re not hiding from your emotions or allowing your ego to block your way. Instead, you’ve released those barriers, making space for real synchronicities to occur.

And if you continue to stay on the path that presence puts you on, you’ll likely experience more and more synchronicities. Essentially, you’ve opened up a positive spiral that takes you deeper and deeper into wholeness.

So, that was the podcast on synchronicity. I always seem to struggle with making short videos, podcasts, or books, so perhaps I should just resolve to stop saying that I will!

To wrap things up, let’s recap the three takeaways from this episode. First, synchronicity is a real phenomenon. I’ve experienced it multiple times in my life, but I believe there are three levels of potential synchronicity, two of which aren’t true synchronicities at all. The first level involves the conscious mind, where we start looking for signs because we don’t fully trust life. In this case, we’re outsourcing our trust and ability to take action, relying on signs like training wheels on a bike, but often never taking those wheels off.

The second level is the unconscious mind, where our unresolved emotions get projected out into the world—onto a tarot card, a dream, or something similar. We might take these projections literally, not realizing that it’s our unconscious mind trying to communicate what’s really going on inside us. When we align these two levels with the truth—meaning we see them for what they are and accept life as it is, surrendering to it and letting go of what we can’t control—we put ourselves back on the path we’re meant to be on.

When we first return to that path, it’s quite likely that we’ll experience a real synchronicity—a significant or extreme coincidence that signals our return to presence. And if we continue to walk in presence and stay true, we’ll likely experience more synchronicities. But at the end of the day, you don’t need synchronicities to be real. All you need to do is let go of anything that holds you back from the truth, align yourself with your best understanding of the truth, and keep taking action from that place.

If you’re looking for a practical exercise, I’d suggest keeping your eyes open for the synchronicities you experience as you move forward, or take some time to reflect on the ones you’ve already encountered. Ask yourself whether it was just your conscious mind looking for signs because you didn’t trust life, or if it was some emotional issue trying to get your attention. Or was it the real deal—where you let go of something and became fully present? And if so, are you still present and walking that path? Journaling about your experiences with synchronicity might help you understand them better and see what you can still learn.

Much of what I’ve discussed today is from a new book I’m working on called Trust, which I plan to release by the end of 2024. The book is about raising awareness, accepting who you really are and what’s going on inside you, letting go, and then taking action. It’s about staying on your true path and moving towards wholeness.

If you want to learn more about my coaching or the transformational journey from fragmentation to wholeness, I have a free download available on my website—a PDF called Ego, Shadow, Trust. It covers the transformational journey I’ve mentioned: awareness, acceptance, and action. You can find it at oliAnderson.co.uk, where a pop-up will guide you to it, or directly at olianderson.co.uk/EgoShadowTrust. If you’d like to talk to me, you can also book a call on my website—just head to the main page, and you’ll find buttons to book a video call.

I hope this episode made you think. Synchronicity is one of my favourite topics, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we all start experiencing a lot of synchronicities after this conversation. But whatever happens, stay real, keep walking your own path. Peace to you, and I hope this helps once again. Boom.


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