Compare And Contrast Carl Jung's Theory Of Synchronicity

Analytical psychology was invented by Carl Jung. He and Sigmund Freud worked together for some time but eventually they parted ways and Jung developed his own interpretation of psychology of personality. For example, Freud saw that anything that a person did was because of your sexual desires and that there were three forces that are in a conflict- id, ego, and superego. Jung on the other hand believed that one’s sexuality was more of a symbol and that it cannot be fully analyzed. He also believed that personality wasn’t as simple as three forces that were in conflict with each other, instead he believed it was a complex system that has many factors that interact that eventually leads to an agreement or harmony. He then split this network of …show more content…
The definition of synchronicity according to Personality Theories by Barbara Englar is “a phenomenon in which events are related to one another through simultaneity and meaning.” The best way to describe what this says is basically where two or more events or situations that occur around the same time as each other but are unlinked from each other. However, Jung believes that even though they are independent from each other they may have a linked meaning. In other words, he does not believe in coincidences. One example of this could be where you have a dream that you win the lottery and win 50 million dollars. Then the next day you go and buy a lottery ticket and end up winning the 50 million jackpot. In this example this example you see the simultaneity of the timing of the dream and the real life occurrence and you see the meaning of winning the …show more content…
An example of this is the force of spirituality. Jung described the spirituality aspect as a healing force. This theory has been reinforced by the study of Ruth. In this particular case, Ruth was a woman who was dealing with depression. The way she dealt with her depression was relying on her faith. According to her psychologist, it seems him that she was improving. However, as he dug deeper he theorized that she did not improve but was transferring her feelings of depression onto her faith so that she can deal with the anxiety (McClary 2007). If Jung were to commit on this he would describe the process by saying that her faith acted as a force of healing on her psyche that deals with depression and anxiety. Her faith allowed that psyche to felt comfortable and express itself. By doing so she was able to deal with her