The Power of Coincidence: How Life Shows Us What We Need to Know

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You miss your plane by five minutes, but on the next flight you find a book in the seat pocket that ends up changing your direction in life. You order a red dress, but a black one arrives. Just as you're about to send it back, the phone rings and you learn that your aunt has died. Meaningful coincidences and surprising connections occur all the time, yet we often ignore them, failing to appreciate how they can guide us, warn us, and confirm us on our life's path. Drawing on Jung's concept of synchronicity - and combining insights from psychology, religion, and poetry - "The Power of Coincidence" explores how meaningful coincidences operate in our daily lives, in dreams, in relationships, and in our creative endeavours. Filled with stories and insights, "The Power of Coincidence" includes practical exercises to help readers to appreciate the power of coincidence in their daily lives. Written with Richo's signature warmth, encouragement, and simplicity, a style that has helped him to reach cumulative sales of more than 75,000 copies for his previous self-help books, "The Power of Coincidence" will help readers to: Interpret a series of similar happenings; Open yourself to assisting forces around you; Understand how your dreams can guide you through life events; Use the creative imagination in life choices; Live in accord with your deepest needs and wishes. This book was originally published under the title "Unexpected Miracles: The Gift of Synchronicity and How to Open It" (Crossroad, 1998). The author has revised and updated the text for this edition.

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Richo gently and compassionately coaches readers. His book will help those seeking personal transformation.Publishers Weekly

Lucid, thought-provoking, and illuminating.Martha Beck, author of Finding Your Own North Star

As useful a self-help book as one is likely to find.Huston Smith

Author Bio

David Richo is a psychotherapist, teacher and writer who leads popular workshops around the US, at such venues as the Esalen Institute. He is the author of How to Be an Adult in Relationships and The Five Things We Cannot Change.