HAVING EXAMINED THE ROOTS of our belief in separation as well as exploring the nature of interconnection in our physical universe, we are given reasons to move beyond our rational analytical minds that are insistent on believing in what our physical eyes see - separation. Using our awareness, we can bring the power and truth of interconnection into our personal lives. For interconnectedness offers us unparalleled access to the secrets of existence. As we incorporate the philosophy of interconnection into our lives, we are gifted with a portal to a whole new seemingly magical world, one where all our dreams come true.

Let us take an example and look at Gareth. Now Gareth has woken up this morning and is highly stressed about a business project. He is already late for work and irritated, which he takes out on his partner as he leaves home. Gareth stops off at the local supermarket to pick up some food for his day at the office and becomes even more agitated at the queues. He vents most of his frustration at the cashier, who has been making mistakes and seemingly taking her time. Gareth exclaims his anger at the cashier and then leaves in a huff. He arrives at his local train station to find it packed with commuters. Swearing profusely he barges his way onto the packed train, pushing aside others and standing near the door of the train as he cannot be bothered to move further inside to let others on.

Soon enough Gareth arrives at work. Now without even carrying on with the rest of Gareth's day, we are already gifted with enough fuel for the almost infinite interconnections that occur during these one-and-one-half hours since Gareth has awoken and interacted with the world.

Gareth's foul mood has already affected his wife, Suzanne, who may well have been in a good mood but now worries whether she did something to annoy her grumpy partner. She may begin a flux of thoughts leading her to negatively interact with others during her own day.

Moving onto the cashier in the supermarket, we meet Lucy, who has been having a very hard week - struggling to pay her bills, arguing with her boyfriend and dispirited from lack of positive feedback at work. Today she day-dreams about another more fulfilling life and her mindlessness reflects in her outward appearance and performance. Gareth's outburst reinforces Lucy's internal theory that all men have something against her and that evening she embarks on a drinking binge, in an attempt to soothe her troubles.

Moving on, we reach the train station. Here, Gareth barges his way on the train and his inconsiderate attitude to move further down the train blocks others from entering - including Matthew. Now Matthew has been late already twice this week due to problems at home with his sick son. However, Matthew's boss - witnessing recent tardiness by all his employees - capitalises upon Matthew's bad week to give him a final warning yesterday not to be late. Yet today Matthew's third late run costs him his job, despite efforts to be on time. He now has no work, troubles with his wife and a young sick son to look after. He is utterly distraught.

The point here is that we do not know what goes on in people's lives yet we treat our own life as if it is separate to others. Some of these examples may be considered extremities where it is unlikely that by blocking someone onto a train we have caused their job termination or that by shouting at someone we have caused their path to alcoholism. While the truth may be that these individuals have allowed themselves to reach such a position, we must endeavour to realise that every single event and action in our lives collaborates with other successive events to solidify a future event, whatever that future event may be. Our very lives are a continuous journey of experiences created by our actions, reactions and interactions.

Think back on a painful event in your life. Did you feel that everything was going wrong? Did you feel that everyone was against you? The irate customer at work. The arguments with your friends and family. The road-rage driver who shook you up - what do these experiences teach you? Every single experience teaches us something. We either create/reinforce negative theories on the world or we create/reinforce positive theories. If you experience a road rage incident, what happens? The incident may be the saturation point for you to stop believing in people, to stop trusting people, to withdraw. However, you yourself may very well have caused such an incident on another occasion that led to the negative experience of another, leading to their own storm. A single smile to a passer-by may be all they need to create/reinforce positive theories on the world, enriching their life and those they interact with.

It is compassion that gifts us with the wisdom to see the world as it truly is and not be bonded by fear and ignorance. It is compassion that prevents us from reinforcing or creating negative theories when we have a 'negative' experience. Compassion also makes us aware that we are only hurting ourselves by harbouring any negative attitude, whether it be directed at others, the world or indeed ourselves.

And this is the other aspect of interconnection. The realisation that as we are part of all things, everything we do in life we are doing to ourselves. We are fundamentally entwined with all that is. As Gareth projects his negative tantrum on others, the reverberations will return to himself. Cause and effect rebounds to the instigator. On a psychological level, he is reinforcing his beliefs that others are always in his way, that others are obstacles. This can only create a world of limitation and pain for him; his belief that he doesn't like other people sends messages to himself that he must be alone and keep his distance from others, limiting his world and happiness! The other reverberation is on the quantum level, or more aptly the spiritual level - the level where all our actions are felt and reverberated back to us. There is a saying in spirituality that the Universe constantly seeks balance for it is, in effect, in a state of balance until we interact with it. Any movement on our part is balanced by a counter-movement - every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This can be seen akin to karma, which is really cause and effect.

It is equivalent to throwing a pebble into the ocean. We assume, "how can one individual, a pebble, me, make any affect on the entire ocean!" Yet when we throw that pebble into the ocean, it creates waves. Those waves radiate outwards to reach the very edges of the ocean ... and they return!

Synchronicities - Embracing the Meaning in Your Life
Acknowledging the powerful effects of our every action and expression allows us to see the world in a very different way. Instead of viewing the world as a clutter of random anomalies where we attempt to find our place in it, we see the world as an intricate tapestry, weaving in and out of existence. We see each and every individual as a thread of this fabric, each person playing a crucial role in the web of life.

With this level of awareness, we look around and experience life events with connection, meaning and purpose. It is purpose that lies within all things, where each and every event becomes elevated from happenstance to a sacred moment. Through interconnection we recognise purposeful events that are constantly occurring in our lives. This is the power of synchronicity.

A synchronicity is an event that connects events or people, or both, for a greater purpose. Coincidences are often put down to chance. But what is chance? We have conditioned ourselves to ignore the meaning behind all things.

For example, the events that took place following the Big Bang are a series of highly improbable coincidences. Due to a freak occurrence, the number of particles left following the Big Bang was exactly right to create the conditions leading to the creation of physical matter. Had they been even marginally greater or smaller, the Universe would have collapsed or would have expanded so fast that stars or galaxies would have had not time to form. The chances of this exact balance of particles, not to mention numerous other incidents occurring are literally astronomical ... yet they occurred. Events took place and had purpose; they led to their effect to give meaning - Life. We have often labelled a synchronicity as being something that occurs where there is an improbable (or highly improbable) 'chance' for it to occur. However, in truth, synchronicities are constantly occurring in our lives because life is full of meaning. It is only when we raise our awareness to look out for synchronicities that we see the truth of reality before us.

Synchronicity shows us how life is extraordinarily connected and how events that take place are part of a much grander order than we have ever anticipated. This Grand Order is something that lies at the deepest level. The Grand Order is consciousness in itself, an expression of all intelligence. The Grand Order has many names - God, Spirit, the Universe, Life, Chi - however it can never be contained or boxed or ultimately separated. It is the very essence of interconnectedness, for it pervades all existence with knowledge of all things. The physical universe is merely a projection of a part of this Grand Order. On the other hand, you, as consciousness, are an eternal child of this Grand Order.

When we begin to appreciate the meaning in our lives, we begin to view the coincidental occurrences as signs with greater meaning. They are messages from the deeper order of existence, from Spirit, that is guiding us along. It may very well be a message on the television you hear, or a newspaper that falls open to a page with a job offer; yet, it can even be as incongruous as a book that you pick up which has been written by an author with the same surname as the best friend whom you haven't thought about for years. The lineage that leads from a synchronistic event to the message that is implied is magical and affects each of us in its own magical way. There is no way to predict a synchronistic event or to find a mathematical formula to it - and this is where spirituality takes over.

Synchronicity occurs at such a grand level that is beyond all of our existing science and knowledge. It is simply something that we can tap into, listen to or ignore - in the end it is always our choice. As we begin to focus more and more on the every day coincidences in our lives, the more we become aware of the constant messages we are receiving from Spirit. Each and every person is being guided in some way or another and the interconnected world is constantly nudging and presenting you with messages from that deeper order. When you experience a synchronicity, the deeper order is connecting you to something or someone else. In other words, you are being guided to connect with another part of All That Is, which the deeper order knows will help you in some way.

Accepting the Magic of Interconnection
Life is a complex web of interconnection, of causes, effects and synchronicities that reverberate throughout existence. The very first stone cast by a Neanderthal still has repercussions today. Your entire life has, is and will resonate throughout eternity - this is your importance, this is your power. How you use this power reflects your personal and global reality.

We tell ourselves in our society that we have so little power, that we have so little effect on everything around us that we literally believe this in everything we do! Every action, reaction and interaction you make has powerful effects for yourself and everything around you. Think about the water you drink, the food you eat, the waste you leave, the money you circulate, the items you buy, the words you say, the things you do, the air you breathe, the energy you displace - they all have profound effects on the economical, sociological, environmental, psychological, political, physical and quantum state of the entire world - because they are all intricately connected!

Throughout history, our illusionary separatist philosophy has allowed the minority to speak for and control the majority. Even in democratic countries, where power is supposed to lie with the people; there is much apathy in voting as well as resistance in contacting representatives to create change. All of this is a reflection of the peoples' disbelief in personal power and belief in separation. From politicians to corporations, personal power has been given away and this is, ultimately, what must be realised: no one can 'take' your power away. It is only you that can give your power away. This is YOUR power! You always have free will to use the infinite power that resides within your body in your life. So how are you going to use that power? By creating peace in your life, you create the reverberations of peace in those around you. This is truly powerful! It is also magnetic; it will attract those to you who think similarly.

If you commit to making positive actions and expressions within your life,
you create, magnetise and magnify that life for yourself and others.

Recognise your connection to life. You are part of the Grand Order. That Supreme Order is incomplete without you. You are constantly being guided because that deeper, Divine Order is an extension of you. Spirit, God, the Universe is working with you, not against you. It is only you that can limit yourself in any way. There is one connection that only you have, that only you can know and develop. That is your connection to your deepest Self. Recognise the messages that are in all parts of your life. Listen out for the words of your friends and family and watch out for the constant signs in your reality for they emanate from the deeper order of all things. It emanates from All That Is, which is constantly speaking to you in a language only you know how to decipher.

Life is truly magical. There is a global symbiosis between all living things, between yourself and all the trees around you. It is your perceptions that create your reality. The people around you are all inextricably connected to you on the most fundamental level. Recognise this. Use compassion to elevate your consciousness and awareness to the highest level of wisdom - where you realise that deep within resides a force that knows no boundaries, knows no limits and knows you only too well. Meet the timeless, boundless, Sacred Source of unconditional love ... Meet Yourself.

You are, We are, I am.

©2006, Vaz Sriharan

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Vaz Sriharan is a writer, healer and counsellor living in London, England. Born with an intense feeling of purpose, he battled with depression for nearly twenty years. Over time, he taught himself both psychology and spirituality in an effort to find answers to the problems that plagued him. He now uses this unique blend of psycho-spirituality as well as his innate empathic abilities to help awaken others to their Divine heritage and sacred purpose.

Visit Vaz at www.warriorsoflove.com.