GOOD MORNING (afternoon, evening). Had any Kebernarans lately?
That word, kebenaran, which is Javanese, relates to unusual coincidences, and it sounds like something out of the world of Kurt Vonnegut with his karass and granfaloons. Here’s some Javanese wisdom related to synchronicity.
“Events do not happen because of chance, but manifest themselves because of hidden forces that bring about each co-incidence, each kebenaran. A new event is a crossroad, a co-inciding, in which the shadow of inevitability becomes a fact.”
– Niels Mulder, Mysticism in Java: Ideology in Indonesia, Amsterdam: the Pepin Press, 1998, p.84
‘Kebenaran’ comes from the root benar which means true. The word means truth as a noun, but in its adverbial form it means by chance, by accident. Thus, a Javanese understanding of the relationship between “truth” and “chance”?
The term “hidden force” is also suggestive and was the title of a novel from a century ago about Java by L. Couperus.
Check out what is written on the side of this plane that just crashed in Alabama –
https://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/14/20020990-pilot-co-pilot-killed-in-fiery-ups-cargo-plane-crash-at-alabama-airport?lite
OK, I will!
Synchronizing the world….eerie.
Synchronicity is a hot topic lately. David Icke was talking about how he uses it to guide his life this morning on Red Ice Radio. David Wilcock has a book coming out on the subject sometime this month.
Interesting.
People are discovering how and why it works!
I see the word kebenaran is used in Islam.
Thanks for the tip, Mike.
A lot of Indonesia is Muslim.
In Lyall Watson’s great little novel
“The Gift of Unknown Things”
https://www.amazon.com/Gifts-Unknown-Things-Initiation-Indonesias/dp/0892813539
about his true account on an Indonesian island,the story revolves around the clash of beliefs between the Muslim clerics and followers and the more traditional village beliefs.
Fans of the supernatural,or just fans of a great story,whether you believe Lyall’s truths,or not,will find this a great read ,
I think.
This should be made into a movie,or stage play in my opinion.
His niece Katherine Lyall-Watson,who lives in Brisbane and is a playwright has a blog pretty much dedicated to the memory of Lyall Watson,and I’ve dropped hints to her about turning this book into a play,but I don’t even know if Katherine has taken the time to read it yet.
https://katherinelyallwatson.wordpress.com/
She doesn’t seem to be very responsive to comments left on her blog,which reminds me of another UFO blogger who suffers from the same manner-less aloof affliction .-)
I didn’t realize Watson wrote a novel. Onto my list! Odd, abput the niece
It’s done in novel form,but it is a true account, according to Lyall.
It is a really good story whether it is true or not.You won’t be disappointed,I think.
I’ll definitely check out. I loved his nonfiction books.