Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD

What begins with two teens wearing the same red-and-white striped hat becomes a 60-year story of friendship, rebellion, and synchronicity. In this episode, Dr. Beitman reconnects with his best friend from high school, Robert Warner, to trace the strange parallels in their lives—from co-presidency and bonfires to resistance movements and life-changing coincidences. It’s a journey of shared purpose, mirrored actions, and the mysterious thread that keeps pulling them back together.Robert Warner is a retired reverend, longtime educator, and former political activist whose life took him from the student council presidency of a Delaware high school to the frontlines of antiwar resistance during the Vietnam era. A Princeton Theological Seminary graduate, Bob once burned down an ROTC building in protest and lived underground in Canada for three years, raising a family while evading the FBI. Later, he ran a successful chimney sweep business for 37 years. Bob’s enduring friendship with Bernie Beitman was forged through a chance synchronicity in high school—their matching red-and-white striped hats—and has grown stronger over more than six decades of parallel and intersecting journeys.Bernard D. Beitman, MD, is a Yale- and Stanford-educated psychiatrist and the founder of The Coincidence Project. He served as chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia and has authored two books, Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences. Through his Psychology Today blog, podcast, and public appearances, he has reached millions with his groundbreaking work in the emerging field of Coincidence Studies.

What if the veil separating our world from the unseen was thinner than we think? In this episode, Dr. Bernard Beitman explores the mysteries of non-ordinary consciousness with David Brown and Sarah Huntley—two researchers delving into encounters with beings that defy conventional reality. Who are the beings that appear at the edge of sleep, death, or deep meditation? Are they parts of ourselves, messengers, or something else entirely? Tune in to rethink the boundaries of consciousness.David Jay Brown is the author of The Illustrated Field Guide to DMT Entities, Dreaming Wide Awake: Lucid Dreaming, Shamanic Healing and Psychedelics, and The New Science of Psychedelics: At the Nexus of Culture, Consciousness, and Spirituality. He is also the coauthor of seven bestselling volumes of interviews with leading-edge thinkers, Mavericks of the Mind, Voices from the Edge, Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse, Mavericks of Medicine, Frontiers of Psychedelic Consciousness, Women of Visionary Art, and Psychedelics and the Coming Singularity. Additionally, Brown is the author of two science fiction novels, Brainchild and Virus, and he is the coauthor of the health science book Detox with Oral Chelation. Brown holds a master’s degree in psychobiology from New York University, and was responsible for the California-based research in two of British biologist Rupert Sheldrake’s books on unexplained phenomena in science: Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home and The Sense of Being Stared At. His work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Wired, Discover, and Scientific American, and he was the Senior Editor of the special edition, themed MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) Bulletins. To find out more about his work see: www.davidjaybrown.com https://www.amazon.com/stores/David-J... https://www.innertraditions.com/autho...Sara Phinn Huntley is an artist, writer, and researcher whose work has explored the intersection of psychedelics, technology, and philosophy for the past two decades, pushing her understanding into pioneering VR mediums for psychedelic exploration.Her work has been published by the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies, featured in Diana Reed Slattery’s Xenolinguistics and most recently “The Illustrated Field to the DMT Entities” with David Jay Brown (Inner Tradition 2024).   / @dreamseedvr  https://open.substack.com/pub/dreamse... Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD is a Yale and Stanford-educated psychiatrist and the founder of The Coincidence Project. He is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to systematize the study of coincidences. He served as chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia and has authored two books: Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences. Through his Psychology Today blog, podcast, and public appearances, Dr. Beitman brings together science and mystery to deepen our understanding of synchronicity.#coincidence #synchronicity #entities

What if your life was saved by a voice—and it wasn’t your own? In this episode, we meet Todd Bureau, a former Alaska tour guide turned consciousness explorer, who shares eerie, touching, and soul-stirring stories of unseen guidance, synchronicity, and what some call "library angels."This episode was first released on YouTube on June 22 , 2025Todd Bureau has lived a life of adventure—from guiding tourists through Alaskan wilderness to offering talks on psychedelics and consciousness in Tuscany. In this episode, Todd shares two uncanny stories: one of a teen girl halted by a mysterious force just before disaster, and another of a Texas airport worker whose late mother’s voice saved him from stepping into traffic. And then, in a strange twist of fate, Todd finds himself in the middle—bridging both stories on the same day.We explore synchronicity as more than chance: a dance of consciousness, a signpost from a universe that might be more playful and protective than we think. With warmth and curiosity, Todd and Bernie discuss how these experiences validate a deeper truth—that we are not alone, and something greater is in motion.Join us to rediscover your own connection to the mysterious, the meaningful, and the possibly divine.About Dr. Bernard Beitman:Dr. Bernard D. Beitman, MD, is a Yale- and Stanford-educated psychiatrist and the founder of The Coincidence Project. He served as chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia and has authored two books, Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences. Through his Psychology Today blog, podcast, and public appearances, he has reached millions with his groundbreaking work in the emerging field of Coincidence Studies.

Shana Owens, a former chief of staff at Omidyar Network and a tech leader at IBM, shares her insights on synchronicity and connection. The conversation kicks off with a spontaneous Yiddish song that sparks a dance, leading to discussions on the importance of shared coincidences. They explore how manifestation requires action, the need for AI to have human-like empathy, and the transformative power of unexpected moments. Through personal stories, they emphasize the significance of staying soul-connected in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

What happens when loss, music, and meaningful coincidences collide? Opera singer Karli Forte joins Dr. Bernard Beitman for a deeply personal conversation about grief, synchronicity, and the mysterious ways the universe speaks through signs, songs, and perfectly timed encounters.Order Dr. Beitman's newest book "Life-Changing Synchronicities: A Doctor's Coincidences and Serendipities" at Simon & Schuster, Barnes and Noble, Inner Traditions, Amazon, Books-a-Million, Bookshop.org (May 2025).Karli Forte didn’t expect a book on signs to lead her to Dr. Bernard Beitman. But just days after losing her father, she opened Laura Lynne Jackson’s Signs and saw a familiar name—Beitman’s—while sitting alone in Charlottesville, where she’d come to perform in Scalia/Ginsburg. She reached out, and what followed was a series of shared synchronicities that neither could ignore.In this heartfelt episode, Karli and Dr. Beitman reflect on the timing of her father's passing (February 27th), which happens to also be Beitman's birthday and the date of his own father's death. Their conversation explores grief, connection, and how moments of alignment can bring comfort when we need it most.Karli shares the powerful experience of walking beside a four-foot-long fish on the beach the day after her father's funeral—a moment that felt like a message from beyond. Together, they discuss what it means to trust the signs, to act on intuition, and to find healing through synchronicity.This episode is a celebration of shared humanity, the healing power of music, and the mysterious threads that connect us all.Karli Forte is a Coloratura Soprano based in New York City. She studied at Indiana University, performed internationally, and has appeared in leading roles including Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Scalia/Ginsburg. You can find her work at www.karliforte.com and on YouTube:Karli Forte Student Division Semi-Finals"Quando m'en vo" from La Boheme -- Karli Forte, Soprano

What if your deepest thoughts could be felt rather than explained? In this episode of Connecting with Coincidence, Dr. Bernard Beitman welcomes psychologist and parapsychology researcher Christine Simmonds-Moore for a compelling conversation about “exceptional experiences” and how they shape our understanding of reality.Order Dr. Beitman's newest book "Life-Changing Synchronicities: A Doctor's Coincidences and Serendipities" at Simon & Schuster, Barnes and Noble, Inner Traditions, Amazon, Books-a-Million, Bookshop.org (May 2025).Christine Simmonds-Moore is a UK native with a PhD from the University of Northampton. She is a Professor of Psychology at the University of West Georgia where she teaches courses on parapsychology, transpersonal psychology and other topics. She has research interests in parapsychology, exceptional experiences, transpersonal psychology, psychological boundaries, paranormal beliefs and disbeliefs, mental health correlates of exceptional experiences, synesthesia, ASMR, altered states of consciousness, healing and placebo effects. Christine is the recipient of several Bial grants including a recent project on aphantasia and exceptional experiences. She has published several book chapters and articles on exceptional experiences. https://sites.google.com/westga.edu/exceptionalia/home About Dr. Bernard Beitman:Dr. Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to seriously study coincidences. He is the founder of The Coincidence Project and the author of Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences. He received his psychiatric training at Yale and Stanford and has served as Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia.#coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity

Religious visions. Alien encounters. Mystical downloads. Are they all pointing to the same source?This video first aired on the Connecting with Coincidence YouTube channel on May 25th, 2025Brannon is a historian of religion (PhD, University of Chicago) with over 30 years of experience studying religions, ancient texts, and paranormal phenomena. He has traveled to and done research in more than 50 countries across the world, conducting research in many unusual languages, and has been a visiting scholar at more than a dozen institutions in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and across the United States. He is currently a professor of history at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, and has published eleven books. His current work focuses on how non-human intelligences communicate with humans.In this mind-expanding episode, Dr. Bernard Beitman sits down with Brandon Wheeler, historian of religion and scholar of ancient texts, to explore how non-human intelligence might have been communicating with us all along—under different names. Whether it’s Moses at the burning bush or modern experiencers describing UFO contact, Brandon reveals how the language, hierarchy, and symbolism of these moments have deep parallels.Together, they examine how communication works between vastly different minds: divine beings, alien entities, trees in a forest, or simply two humans trying to understand one another. From the Tower of Babel to AI-facilitated insight, this conversation challenges the boundaries between myth, message, and meaning.If you've ever asked, "Who or what is trying to reach me?"—this episode offers a thoughtful, grounded, and surprising look at what might be answering.About Dr. Bernard Beitman:Dr. Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to seriously study coincidences. He is the founder of The Coincidence Project and the author of Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences. He received his psychiatric training at Yale and Stanford and has served as Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

What happens when a classically trained physician opens the door to the invisible?In this captivating episode, Dr. Bernard Beitman sits down with Dr. Anona Blackwell, a highly respected genitourinary physician whose clinical contributions have changed medical practice in the UK—including three publications in The Lancet. But behind the lab coat lies a healer with deep intuitive insight.Dr. Blackwell shares remarkable stories from her career, where patients were accompanied not just by symptoms, but by spiritual presences—deceased loved ones, spirit animals, even Archangel Michael. These weren’t hallucinations or fabrications—they were transformative experiences that helped patients heal.From a scientific background in biophysics to mystical awareness in practice, Anona takes us on a journey that challenges the divide between evidence and energy. Together, she and Bernie explore how intuition, synchronicity, and unseen forces can be felt in the body, recognized in the clinic, and validated by physicians who dare to say: "Yes, your experience is real."Order Dr. Beitman's newest book "Life-Changing Synchronicities: A Doctor's Coincidences and Serendipities" at Simon & Schuster, Barnes and Noble, Inner Traditions, Amazon, Books-a-Million, Bookshop.org (May 2025).About Dr. Anona Blackwell:Anona Blackwell, BSc, AKC, FRCP, is a retired Genito-Urinary physician and author of From Medic to Mystic, a memoir chronicling her paranormal experiences throughout a distinguished medical career. With a degree in Cell Biology/Biophysics from King’s College London and a medical degree from Westminster Medical School, she became internationally recognized for her work on vaginal infections, eventually holding a consultant post in Swansea. Her mystical experiences have long informed her approach to clinical care, blending science with spirit.Dr. Blackwell's Book "From Medic to Mystic" About Dr. Bernard Beitman:Dr. Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to seriously study coincidences. He is the founder of The Coincidence Project and the author of Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences. He received his psychiatric training at Yale and Stanford and has served as Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia

What do psychedelic visions and biblical prophecy have in common? In this 400th episode of Connecting with Coincidence, psychiatrist Bernard Beitman sits down with Rick Strassman, author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule, to explore how altered states of consciousness might connect with ancient spiritual traditions.Order Dr. Beitman's newest book "Life-Changing Synchronicities: A Doctor's Coincidences and Serendipities" at Simon & Schuster, Barnes and Noble, Inner Traditions, Amazon, Books-a-Million, Bookshop.org (May 2025).Both trained psychiatrists with Jewish backgrounds, Beitman and Strassman reflect on shared experiences—from early psychedelic encounters to a lifelong interest in the edges of consciousness. Strassman discusses his return to the Hebrew Bible after decades of Zen practice, offering a new lens on DMT experiences as potentially prophetic rather than purely mystical or hallucinatory.The two explore entity encounters, the psychosphere, and how meaning can emerge through synchronicities and personal interpretation. Whether or not you believe in otherworldly beings, this conversation offers thoughtful reflections on science, spirituality, and the unknown.Rick Strassman, MD performed the first new U.S. clinical research with psychedelic substances in decades. He is the author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule, DMT and the Soul of Prophecy, The Psychedelic Handbook, and My Altered States. His work bridges psychiatry, neuroscience, and spiritual inquiry.🌐 rickstrassman.comBernard D. Beitman, MD is the founder of The Coincidence Project and author of Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences. A Yale- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist, Dr. Beitman explores synchronicity and meaningful coincidence as a form of knowledge and healing.

Physicist, entrepreneur, and author Samir Varma joins the conversation to explore the paradox of free will in a deterministic universe. He discusses how unpredictability arises within physical laws, allowing consciousness to flourish. The talk highlights meaningful coincidences and the role of attention in recognizing opportunities. They also delve into AI's limitations, the philosophy of human behavior, and the significance of interconnectedness. Varma's insights provide a thought-provoking lens on how our choices shape our reality.