From Synchronicity to Individuation in Kavery Nambisan’s Mango Coloured Fish

Abstract

Carl Gustav Jung invented the concepts "synchronicity" and "individuation." Individuation refers to the process of realizing one's self and becoming entire, whereas synchronicity refers to a chance connecting principle between two or more events. Every person has a desire for wholeness, yet the path to attaining fulfilment is a mystery. The communication between the unconscious and conscious regions of the human mind is crucial to psychic wholeness. In fact, Jung believes that synchronicity accounts for individuation, especially if an individual recognizes unconscious signals through synchronic experiences. This proposed work titled “Synchronicity to Individuation in KaveryNambisan’sMango Coloured Fish” aims to find the synchronic events and how they subsequently resulted in the individuation of the protagonistShari. Jungian archetypes can be used to decode synchronic events and their hidden meaning.