The Philosophy of Pronoia

Ever feel like the world is conspiring to help you?

Mihal Woronko
The Apeiron Blog
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

“Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.”— Marcus Aurelius

A number of us will occasionally feel like we’re tapping into that fluid, synchronistic flow of fortune, whereby everything we do is on point, every effort we make is rewarded and everything seems to be working in our favour.

Of course, if we wanted to be pragmatic, we wouldn’t care to say it was anything more than a favourable roll of the dice — of the tides of chance inevitably turning in our favour.

But if we wanted to entertain certain, more peculiar or meaningful notions, we wouldn’t have to look too far.

We’ve all heard of the Secret or of the power of visualization, maybe the law of attraction or the power of positive mindsets to some capacity or another. Some are clear marketing gimmicks, some are over-complications of simple human endeavour, and some are fantastic reminders of our potential.

Whether rooted in our subconscious, in a collective consciousness or in higher consciousness, we’ve become well aware of the…

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