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About this Site 
12/11/97) An Introduction
to Synchronicites Other
Resources on the Net 12/11/97) What's
New and Other News 12/11/97) Jupiter
and Beyond the Infinite 12/11/97) Dark
Side of the Rainbow 12/17/97) Wish
You Were Here/Blade Runner 12/11/97) Wish
You Were Here/Akira 12/11/97
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Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Animals 12/11/97
) Fantasia
Dream 12/17/97
) The Wizard of
the Wall Fantasia/Meddle 9/20/97) Various
Mind's Eye Synchs the Synchronicity
Arkive SynchBoard, the Synchronicity
Arkive SynchBoard Community Page, 9/21/97)
to the Synchronicity Arkive!!
- You are the 113739th
visitor to this site since February 6, 1997.
I hope you enjoy your visit. Any comments or criticism should be directed to [email protected], or through the SynchBoard message board. If you're feeling sociable, the SynchBoard is a good way to communicate with other people who visit this site.
This site has been featured in USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, the NY Times, Stereo Review, MTV's Week In Rock, and WGN's The Steve and Johnny Show (in Chicago), as well as being part of the Scandinavian Komputer Der Alle (a "best of the web" cd-rom). It's listed with all of the major search engines. Tell a friend about this site, and stop back by often. I've got a number of revisions I'm working on, to enhance the site in the coming weeks. Thanks for stopping in.
Oh, by the way, if you're interested in advertising on this site, don't bother. I'm not interested. Period. This site's policy is absolutely no commercial ads. Search engines or hot sites that are interested in featuring this site are welcome to contact me, as are interested media persons. But not advertisments. Thank you for your cooperation.
An Introduction to Synchronicites
- What is a synchronicity??
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This site takes its name from the Jungian term of "synchronicity," of a resonance formed between two events unrelated in time and space. This non-local, non-linear connection defies rational explanation. Although the majority of examples listed here cannot really be considered synchronicities in Jung's terminology, the term seems to describe the emotional state evoked better than anything else. |
- Early in the history of film, it was discovered that the music a piece
of visual imagery is displayed with has a powerful influence on how it
is perceived and received by the human mind. Films with highly emotional,
majestic scores were found to have a greater emotional impact on their
audience than similar scenes with no music, or even silence. William S.
Burroughs, always an experimenter with the art of montage, was one of the
first pioneers to put random clips of film to different unrelated music,
creating the art of the synchronicity. The concept was an integral part
of the psychedelic scene of the 1960s.
Part of the appeal of synchronicities is that it allows the viewer a more active degree of participation in the viewing experience. Instead of just sitting there passively, you get to take part in what you see, by setting things up, by trying new combinations yourself. It's kind of subversive that way, because what you see is not necessarily what was originally intended as the viewing experience. It allows fans to reclaim participation in what they're seeing and hearing. It's a true multimedia experience, interactive at its easiest.
What do you need to venture into the world of Synchronicities??
| An Open Mind, a sense of humor,
and, most importantly, WONDER!! |
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A Stereo.
A programmable CD Player is the easiest way to do the Synchs. Records (Vinyl), tapes, or 8-Tracks have been used as well, although much more difficult. |
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A Television, for your viewing enjoyment.
The bigger, the better... |
| A VCR, for the video portion of the Synch. |  |
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