{"id":3036,"date":"2021-04-04T06:34:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T11:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/?p=3036"},"modified":"2025-03-18T01:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T06:22:51","slug":"jungs-theory-of-synchronicity-how-it-shapes-our-lives-an-interview-with-robert-hopcke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/jungs-theory-of-synchronicity-how-it-shapes-our-lives-an-interview-with-robert-hopcke\/","title":{"rendered":"Jung in the World | Jung&#8217;s Theory of Synchronicity &#038; How it Shapes Our Lives: An Interview with Robert Hopcke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hopcke-Robert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3038\" width=\"169\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hopcke-Robert.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hopcke-Robert-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hopcke-Robert-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hopcke-Robert-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert H. Hopcke is a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Counselor in private practice in Berkeley, California. Along with his numerous articles and reviews published over the last 30 years, his national best-seller,&nbsp;<em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fAnBpC\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fAnBpC\" target=\"_blank\">There Are No Accidents: Synchronicity and the Stories of Our Lives<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/store\/index.php?route=product\/product&amp;manufacturer_id=179&amp;product_id=473\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/store\/index.php?route=product\/product&amp;manufacturer_id=179&amp;product_id=473\" target=\"_blank\">which he spoke about at the Jung Institute in 1998<\/a>, has been popular throughout the world and since been translated into a dozen different languages. Known for his landmark work in Jungian psychology on issues of human sexuality and social justice such as&nbsp;<em><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31LSRtj\" target=\"_blank\">Jung, Jungian, and Homosexuality<\/a><\/em><\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/store\/index.php?route=product\/product&amp;manufacturer_id=179&amp;product_id=474\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/store\/index.php?route=product\/product&amp;manufacturer_id=179&amp;product_id=474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">which he spoke about at the Institute in 1991<\/a>)<em>; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PMJKpG\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PMJKpG\" target=\"_blank\">Men\u2019s Dreams, Men\u2019s Healing<\/a>; <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3mcPsNG\" target=\"_blank\">A Guided Tour of the Collected Works of C.G. Jun<\/a><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3mcPsNG\" target=\"_blank\">g<\/a><\/em>; and&nbsp;<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fzsgYT\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fzsgYT\" target=\"_blank\">The Persona: Where Sacred Meets Profane<\/a><\/em>, he is currently on the clinical faculty of Pacific Center for Human Growth where serves as supervisor, and has been enjoying an active career as translator of works on spirituality and religion from the Italian, including a contemporary American English rendition of <em>The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Martin-Patricia1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Martin-Patricia1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2852\" width=\"154\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Martin-Patricia1.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Martin-Patricia1-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Martin-Patricia1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Martin-Patricia1-64x85.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/patricia-martin.com\/\">Patricia Martin<\/a> is a cultural analyst, consultant, and the author of three books on cultural trends. As a consultant, Martin has worked on teams at Discovery Communications, Dannon, Microsoft, Ms. Foundation for Women, Oracle, Unisys, The Art Institute of Chicago, and the New York Philharmonic, to name a few. Her work has been featured in the&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Harvard Business Review<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>USA Today<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>Advertising Age<\/em>. A blogger since 2002, Martin was a regular contributor to&nbsp;<em>Huffington Post<\/em>&nbsp;during its start-up years. She earned a B.A. in English and sociology from Michigan State University and an M.A. in Irish literature and culture from the University College Dublin. Later, she built a foundation for her cultural analysis by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/store\/index.php?route=information\/information&amp;information_id=29\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/store\/index.php?route=information\/information&amp;information_id=29\">studying Jungian theory and depth psychology at the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago<\/a>, where she is currently a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/store\/index.php?route=information\/information&amp;information_id=28\" target=\"_blank\">Professional Affiliate<\/a> and member of the program committee. In 2017, she harnessed artificial intelligence to uncover the effects of the internet on our sense of self. A book on her findings entitled&nbsp;<em>Will the Future Like You?<\/em>&nbsp;is due out later in 2021. Martin speaks worldwide about cultural changes that are shaping the future and the impact of the digital culture on the collective. A native of Detroit, Martin works in Chicago and lives in an ancient forest near the shores of Lake Michigan with her husband and countless deer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#d9dcdf\">Thank you to everyone who shared a little bit about themselves since the last episode. If you&#8217;d like us to know who you are, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=k9XdMGR1_Uu1KZdFNLk7lpJzuBT-VC5OoapdCx0qx61UQzNMVzdMRlNLSk5VQ0M0R1IxRk44UDlCWS4u\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>click this link<\/strong><\/a>, and I&#8217;ll read your submission on the podcast! No need to share any identifying information. 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Your support enables us to provide free and low-cost educational resources to all.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_853\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3036-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/content.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/jungianthology-62-hopcke-interview.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/content.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/jungianthology-62-hopcke-interview.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/content.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/jungianthology-62-hopcke-interview.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/content.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/jungianthology-62-hopcke-interview.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3036-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/content.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/jungianthology-62-hopcke-interview.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"jungianthology-62-hopcke-interview.mp3\">Download<\/a> (28.0MB) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Links<\/span><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/store\/index.php?route=product\/manufacturer\/info&amp;manufacturer_id=179\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Hopcke&#8217;s lectures at the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.robhopcke.com\/index.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.robhopcke.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Hopcke&#8217;s website<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3cGAyvV\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3cGAyvV\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Hopcke&#8217;s books at Amazon<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/chironpublications.com\/product-category\/authors\/hopcke-robert\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/chironpublications.com\/product-category\/authors\/hopcke-robert\/\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Hopcke&#8217;s books at Chiron Publications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Books<\/span><br><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/chironpublications.com\/shop\/no-accidents-love-relationships-meaningful-coincidences-stories-families\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/chironpublications.com\/shop\/no-accidents-love-relationships-meaningful-coincidences-stories-families\/\" target=\"_blank\">There Are No Accidents in Love and Relationships: Meaningful Coincidences and the Stories of Our Families<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fAnBpC\" target=\"_blank\">There Are No Accidents: Synchronicity and the Stories of Our Lives<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31LSRtj\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31LSRtj\" target=\"_blank\">Jung, Jungian, and Homosexuality<\/a><br><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PMJKpG\" target=\"_blank\">Men\u2019s Dreams, Men\u2019s Healing<\/a><\/em><\/em><br><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3mcPsNG\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3mcPsNG\" target=\"_blank\">A Guided Tour of the Collected Works of C.G. 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