[shunyadragon]

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (orgaelin,)
Synchronicity is a term, the credit for which is attributed, I believe, to James Redfield, of Celestine Prophecy fame. It refers to the tendency of life to sort of 'bring things together' every once in a while, dropping little coincidences all over the place that seem to steer you in some unforseen direction. (like fate)<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

The concept of Synchronicity is a little older than symplistic childish new age bogus work Redfield. It was first probably used Christians to describe other religions like Baha'i and Unitarian, who tend to more inclusive of other beliefs. These religions and faiths were accussed of taking beliefs from different religions and making a religion. There were similar accussations made of Christianity that it was an amalgamation of different faiths like Mithraism.

The 'coincidences' were another New Age way to explain the conectiveness of unrelated events to create this synchronicity. Sometimes described as a kind of fatalism or predestination in sayings that 'these things were meant to be'.