Volume 23 No 1 (2025)
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Integrating Jungian Synchronicity and Quantum Entanglement in Criminological Neuroscience: A Comprehensive Exploration of the "Monster of Florence" Case
Dr. Federico Carbone
Abstract
This study explores the intersection of Carl Jung's concept of synchronicity and recent advancements in quantum neuroscience, particularly within criminological applications. By analyzing a case study reported in Sette Sataniche (Mastronardi, De Luca, Fiori, 2002), where a patient under hypnosis (A.L.) produced memories resonant with the “Monster of Florence” murders, we propose a novel interdisciplinary framework that integrates Jungian analytical psychology with quantum theories of consciousness and forensic science. We argue that Jung’s archetypal synchronicity, traditionally dismissed as metaphysical speculation, may be understood through analogies with quantum entanglement—nonlocal correlations that transcend classical causality. Recent findings suggesting quantum coherence in neural microstructures (microtubules, nuclear spins, and myelin sheaths) lend empirical plausibility to such connections. Our methodology combines literature review, theoretical modeling, and forensic case analysis, supported by over 120 references across psychology, criminology, quantum physics, and neuroscience. The findings highlight striking symbolic and factual correspondences between A.L.’s hypnotic visions and documented evidence, which challenge conventional forensic epistemology. We introduce the Psyche–Neurobiology–Criminology Model (PNCM), synthesizing symbolic archetypal resonance, quantum entanglement in neural substrates, and criminological application. The implications extend to forensic hypnosis, eyewitness reliability, anomalous cognition, and the philosophy of evidence in criminology.
Keywords
Synchronicity, quantum entanglement, criminological neuroscience, Monster of Florence, hypnosis, forensic psychology, anomalous cognition
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