Carl G. Jung’s Synchronicity and Quantum Entanglement: Schrödinger’s Cat ’Wanders’ Between Chromosomes Igor Limar To cite this version: Igor Limar. Carl G. Jung’s Synchronicity and Quantum Entanglement: Schrödinger’s Cat ’Wan- ders’ Between Chromosomes. NeuroQuantology, NeuroQuantology, 2011, 9 (2), pp.313-321. hprints- 00637383v2 HAL Id: hprints-00637383 https://hal-hprints.archives-ouvertes.fr/hprints-00637383v2 Submitted on 22 Jun 2012 (v2), last revised 19 Jul 2012 (v3) HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Limar IV., C.G. Jung’s Synchronicity and Quantum Entanglement 1 C.G. Jung’s Synchronicity and Quantum Entanglement: Schrodinger’s Cat ‘Wanders’ Between Chromosomes Igor V. Limar Abstract One of the most prospective directions of study of C.G. Jung’s synchronicity phenomenon is reviewed considering the latest achievements of modern science. The attention is focused mainly on the quantum entanglement and related phenomena – quantum coherence and quantum superposition. It is shown that the quantum non-locality capable of solving the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox represents one of the most adequate physical mechanisms in terms of conformity with the Jung’s synchronicity hypothesis. An attempt is made on psychophysiological substantiation of synchronicity within the context of molecular biology. An original concept is proposed, stating that biological molecules involved in cell division during mitosis and meiosis, particularly DNA may be considered material carriers of consciousness. This assumption may be formulated on the basis of phenomenology of Jung’s analytical psychology. Key Words: consciousness, synchronicity, quantum entanglement, nucleic acids, mitosis, meiosis The article had been published in the journal 'NeuroQuantology' - (2011) Volume , Issue 2, pp 312-321 Link: http://www.neuroquantology.com/index.php/journal/article/view/376 Problem formulation and the humans, both normal and affected by related tudie 1 pathology. ,etermining the nature of the phenomenon of synchronicity may become To be sure, the concept of important for psychotherapeutic practice, synchronicity represents an integral part of particularly for difficult clinical cases which analytical psychology. Carl Jung believed, today cannot be subjected to psychological that synchronicity is closely related to correction using methods of classical numerous manifestations of psychic life of psychiatry. .t the same time, we know that e/otic nature of 0manifestations of Corresponding author: Igor V. Limar synchronicity1 caused to certain e/tent Address: Institute of Innovative and Postgraduate Education (IIPE). skeptical attitude by a number of Department of computer science and informational technologies, researchers. Considering criticism of Jung1s Dvoryanskaya str., 2, Odessa, 65026, Ukraine Phone: +38 048 725 3687 theory of synchronicity by his opponents, it Fax: - should be, nevertheless, admitted that in e-mail: [email protected] doing his research the founder of analytical Limar IV., C.G. Jung’s Synchronicity and Quantum Entanglement 2 psychology was guided, in particular, by decade (3alach 1 A 3alach and RBmer principles of contemporary theoretical 2000A ,uch 2002A Milgrom 2002A Primas physics. 2or instance, it is well known that 2003A Stillfried and 3alach 2006A Teodorani Jung has developed the concept of 2006). The latest papers in this sphere of synchronicity in close collaboration with study contain 7uite detailed research 3olfgang Pauli. Thus, the Swiss psychologist (Lucado et al. 200CA Carminati and Martin has always made sure that the data gathered 2008A Martin et al. 200 A Martin et al. from his clinical observations conforms to 2010). the principles of natural science. .t the same time, it should be noted Still, specific mechanisms which, that attempts to e/plain the synchronicity probably, lay at the core of synchronicity phenomenon by considering other physical phenomena became a subject of discussion mechanisms not directly related to 7uantum only in the early 1 80s thanks to the non-locality (Dabriskie 1 E) are 7uite progress in e/perimental studies of certain scarce. concepts of 7uantum physics. In one of the It should also be mentioned that relatively early papers devoted to this matter some authors look at the 7uantum (8eut9er 1 82), the synchronicity entanglement phenomenon in regard to phenomenon was ju/taposed with the other aspects of Jung1s theory without 0morphic resonance1 hypothesis suggested by linking this phenomenon directly to the Rupert Sheldrake. In turn, the Sheldrake1s synchronicity phenomenon (Blutner and theory is interpreted in the above study in Fochnadel 2010A Conte et al. 2010). the conte/t of 7uantum non-locality, a Nevertheless, even though the conse7uence of solution of the so-called probable role of 7uantum non-locality in Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen parado/. In his reali9ation of synchronicity phenomena is later papers (8eut9er 1 84a, b), this author clearly emphasi9ed in the above papers, the clearly associates 7uantum non-locality with 7uestion of what physiological mechanism Jung1s synchronicity. .fterwards, other might be responsible for the e/istence of researchers (Mansfield and Spiegelman 7uantum entanglement between different 1 8 ) have reviewed non-local 7uantum human bodies has not been considered so correlations, the Schrodinger1s cat parado/, far. The only e/ceptions in this respect are, and e/periments verifying Bell1s ine7ualities perhaps, the studies by Michael Fyland, who in relation to the synchronicity phenomenon. also believes that the synchronicity The same researchers also reviewed the phenomenon is caused by 7uantum principle of superposition within the conte/t entanglement (Fyland 2004a). The criterion of attempts to e/plain the synchronicity enabling to consider that the mentioned phenomenon (Mansfield and Spiegelman corresponding physiological mechanism has 1 1). 2urthermore, Mansfield, reviewing been suggested is a description of necessary Jung1s theory, has analy9ed, among other and sufficient conditions for occurrence of aspects, the role of Bell1s ine7ualities per se 7uantum entanglement between biological in respect to the problems of analytical molecules of different people. Broadly psychology (Mansfield 1 1). similar paper speaking, these molecules may not be (Germine 1 1) also dealing with the interconnected by 7uantum entanglement synchronicity phenomenon, the concept of prior to mutual interaction. .s 7uantum 7uantum non-locality, and the Einstein- entanglement between biological molecules Podolsky-Rosen and Schrodinger1s cat of different people may not e/ist per se, in parado/es, is devoted to determination of the the absence of once occurred special physical nature of consciousness. Study of relation interaction, it is only this criterion that can between 7uantum non-locality and Jung1s be valid. 3e cannot generally assume that synchronicity, and the matters concerning available 7uantum entanglement between Bell1s ine7ualities continued in later papers molecules of different people is taken for (Mansfield and Spiegelman 1 6). granted. In one of his papers (Fyland Publications discussing, in one way or 2004b), Fyland made an assumption that another, the synchronicity phenomenon in 7uantum entanglement may e/ist both relation to the 7uantum entanglement between cells of the same human body and phenomenon have appeared during the past between different subjects. .pparently, this Limar IV., C.G. Jung’s Synchronicity and Quantum Entanglement 3 author came very close to the solution of this result, correlations appear between physical problem in his another paper (Fyland properties of these objects. 2003a), where he not only assumes e/istence The 7uantum entanglement of 7uantum entanglement at ,N. level phenomenon is also viewed at in relation to within the same body, but also describes such notions as 7uantum coherence and possible role of 7uantum entanglement in 7uantum superposition. The principle of meiosis processes. It is 7uite possible that all superposition in 7uantum physics will be that needs to be done is just one little step discussed further in connection with the further G to e/pand this author1s perception Schrodinger1s cat parado/. of e/istence of 7uantum entanglement at Nevertheless, this branch of ,N. level within the same body and its role theoretical physics began e/periencing rapid in morphogenesis to the hypothesis of development only during the past few e/istence of 7uantum entanglement between decades. It can be e/plained, first of all, by ,N.s of different bodies. .s far as meiosis emerging possibilities for e/perimental processes are concerned, Fyland regards the verification of violation of the so-called Bell1s role of 7uantum entanglement e/clusively as ine7ualities. It is also important to note that regulating the cell division. The fact that 7uantum entanglement, as follows from meiosis may represent a mechanism definition and the nature of this ensuring 7uantum entanglement between phenomenon, represents the most different bodies was left