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Carl Jung believed synchronicity was real magic

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The famous psychoanalyst coined the term synchronicity to describe chaotic coincidences that are too intensely specific to be pure chance. He theorized that human consciousness is deeply linked to the physical universe, allowing intense emotional states to alter reality itself.

Carl Jung believed synchronicity was real magic
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