Synchronistic Archetypal Resonance

Walter Semkiw, M.D., has been developing a methodology that he believes can trace the activity of various "soul groups" through different historical periods.  He bases this research upon facial characteristics, personality and character traits, career interests, and personal relationships -- as well as confirmation through psychic readings.  In the course of his work, he came to believe that I, Jeffrey Mishlove, was the reincarnation of the psychologist William James.  Out of respect for William James, I cannot accept this conclusion.  However, in pursuing idea of a soul group, I observed similarities between several family members and close friends -- and people who were prominent in the life of William James.  Walter Semkiw followed up on my leads by seeking a psychic reading on some of these individuals.  According to "Atun Re," the ostensible spirit guide channeled by Kevin Ryerson, in a reading given to Walter Semkiw, M.D., the following individuals (shown on the left) -- who are significant in the life of Jeffrey Mishlove -- were previously incarnated as those individuals (shown on the right) who were significant in the life of William James (with the exception of Isaac Newton in the last picture).  Assuming that these seemingly apparent patterns are not mere psychological projections, I would prefer to think of the possible relationships noted as examples of what I would call synchronistic archetypal resonance -- in the Jungian sense -- rather than reincarnation.
Linda Mishlove, Jeffrey's younger sister, is on the left.  Alice James, William's younger sister, is on the right.  Alice was an invalid, who is believed to have suffered from a variety of psychological and physical disorders.  Her diaries were published posthumously by her brothers.  Now she is regarded as a proto-feminist heroine, struggling to find her way in a family dominated by her famous brothers.  Linda is a medical doctor.
Andrew Mishlove, Jeffrey's younger brother, is on the left.  Robertson James, William's younger brother, is on the right.  Robertson engaged in a variety of business ventures.  Later in life he turned to art.  Andrew is an attorney.
Janelle Barlow, Jeffrey's wife, is on the left.  Alice James, William's wife, is on the right.  Alice was a mother who often stayed at home while William travelled around Europe.  Janelle is a public speaker and businesswoman who frequently travels around the world.
Arthur M. Young, Jeffrey's mentor, is on the left.  Henry James, Sr., William's father, is on the right.  Henry James, Sr., was a philosopher and a colleague of the New England transcendentalists such as Emerson and Thoreau.  He greatly admired the Swedish inventor and mystic, Emanuel Swedenborg.  Arthur Young was an inventor, philosopher and cosmologist.  This is not a relationship that I suspected.  The question concerning Arthur Young was posed by Walter Semkiw.  The connection was provided spontaneously by "Atun Re."
Lynn "Buck" Charlson, patron of the Intuition Network (the nonprofit organization of which Jeffrey is president), is on the left.  William's grandfather, also named William James (1771-1832), is on the right.  The grandfather was reputed to be one of the wealthiest men of his era in the State of New York.  He was the patron of the James family.  This is not a relationship that I suspected.  The question concerning Lynn "Buck" Charlson was posed by Walter Semkiw.  The connection was provided spontaneously by "Atun Re."
H. Dean Brown, Jeffrey's close friend and philosophical colleague, is on the left.  Charles Sanders Peirce, William's close friend and philosophical colleague, is on the right.  C. S. Peirce was a mathematician and philosopher who is regarded as the founder of American pragmatism.  Dean Brown is a physicist who regards C. S. Peirce as his philosophical hero.  Dean Brown tells me that he is quite comfortable with the idea that he might have been Peirce in a previous lifetime.
James P. Driscoll, Jeffrey's long-time friend (and former college roommate), is on the left.  Henry James, Jr., William's brother, is on the right.  Henry James, Jr., was a famous novelist and literary critic with a psychological orientation.  He was a world traveler.  It is believed that he may have been homosexual.  James Driscoll a literary critic, is probably the leading specialist in Jungian interpretations of renaissance literature.  He is also an AIDS activist and serves on the President's AIDS Commission.
Michael Scriven, a pragmatic philosopher, is on the left.  Scriven served as chairman of Jeffrey's dissertation committee at U. C., Berkeley, and was instrumental in Jeffrey receiving his unique doctoral diploma in parapsychology.  Josiah Royce, an idealist philosopher who embraced pragmatism toward the end of his career, is on the right.  William James was instrumental in securing a position for Royce at Harvard University.
Jeffrey Mishlove, with a beard at age 29, is on the left.  William James, at about age 60 with thinning hair, is on the right.  James was America's first psychologist with a deep and abiding interest in psychical research (now known as parapsychology) and consciousness. Jeffrey, author of The Roots of Consciousness, is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in parapsychology ever awarded by an accredited, American university (U.C., Berkeley, 1980).
Saul-Paul Sirag, on the left, has been a close friend and colleague of Jeffrey Mishlove for over 30 years.  Sirag authored an appendix to The Roots of Consciousness titled "Consciousness: A Hyperspace View."  He is a physicist and mathematician.  Sir Isaac Newton, on the right, was also a physicist and mathematician.  Like Sirag, Newton was also a student of alchemy and the bible. This is not a relationship that I suspected.  The question concerning Saul-Paul Sirag was posed by Walter Semkiw.  The connection was provided spontaneously by "Atun Re."  Sirag then confirmed the possibility, indicating that when visiting Isaac Newton's former study at Trinity College, Cambridge, he experienced a strong feeling of "familiarity."