

Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD
Bernard Beitman
This podcast features thinkers from around the world, exploring the subjects of coincidence, synchronicity and serendipity. Connecting with Coincidence 2.0, launched in summer 2021, is available to view on YouTube, or to listen anywhere that podcasts are available.
The Connecting with Coincidence 1.0 podcast, 2016--spring 2021, is available in audio format: an archive of 138 previous episodes is available, here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/dr-bernie-beitman-md.
The book Connecting with Coincidence by our host, Dr. Bernard Beitman, is available here: https://coincider.com/the-book/.
The Connecting with Coincidence 1.0 podcast, 2016--spring 2021, is available in audio format: an archive of 138 previous episodes is available, here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/dr-bernie-beitman-md.
The book Connecting with Coincidence by our host, Dr. Bernard Beitman, is available here: https://coincider.com/the-book/.
Episodes
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Jul 27, 2024 • 1h 17min
Synchronicity Answers Questions, Julie Mariel: EP 330
Anthropologist Julie Mariel wanted evidence to support the reality of alien mummies miraculously preserved. Following her inner GPS, she selected a Peruvian hostel where the host introduced her to the French version of Indiana Jones. The mummies were stored in his house! He also was seeking information about the Bosnian pyramids which Julie knew very well. Together they show how, once again, what you are seeking is also seeking you.
Julie Mariel holds a master's degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Aarhus, Denmark. She has been trained as a hypnotherapist, regression therapist, and as a shaman of the new era. She works as a therapist and teacher with hypnosis, healing, and clairvoyance, doing so both physically and online. She also functions as a travel guide leading groups on spiritual journeys mainly to the Bosnian Pyramids, but has recently been hosting trips to Montsegur in Southern France and to Peru as well. She lives and works in Djursland, Denmark at a glamping retreat center called the Nature Hotel (“Naturhotellet”).
www.juliemariel.dk Master Thesis on Ayahuasca: https://www.academia.edu/26196870/The_Reality_of_Illusion_and_the_Illusion_of_Reality_-_An_Anthropological_Study_of_Entheogenic_Ceremonies_in_a_Dutch_Spiritual_Group
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@juliemarieldk#coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity

Jul 25, 2024 • 53min
Love, Kindness and Gentleness, Pierre Pradervand: EP 328
Pierre lets us know that personal transformation requires pain, trauma, and grief leading to the recognition of love. What is love? Tenderness, gentleness, and compassion pervading our very being and other beings. He is learning to suspend judgement and somehow has found in his heart the ability to call Putin his brother. He believes that the confusion and pain of our current reality is required for the transformation of humanity. He knows that female leadership is necessary.
To register for the Coincidence Cafe to tell your stories: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcuqtpzgpGtVC3wPGbWi_v_bxk786mUId#/registration
Pierre Pradervand studied at the universities of Geneva, Bern and at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor before receiving a Doctorate in sociology from La Sorbonne University in Paris. A true world citizen, Pierre has labored most of his life for social justice, living, working, studying in or visiting 40 countries on every continent. From his Geneva home Pierre is now active as a writer and life coach, helping people to live simpler, yet richer, lives with tools that empower them to strengthen their internal anchors and advance on their spiritual path. He is the author of 23 books. https://pierrepradervand.com/about/
https://gentleartofblessing.org/
Our host Dr. Bernard Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to attempt to systematize the study of coincidences. He is the Founding Director of The Coincidence Project. His book, and his Psychology Today blog, are both titled Connecting with Coincidence. He has developed the first valid and reliable scale to measure coincidence sensitivity and has written and edited coincidence articles for Psychiatric Annals. He is a visiting professor at the University of Virginia and former chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He attended Yale Medical School and completed a psychiatric residency at Stanford. Dr. Beitman has received two national awards for his psychotherapy training program and is internationally known for his research into the relationship between chest pain and panic disorder.
https://www.innertraditions.com/books/meaningful-coincidences to purchase Dr. Beitman's new book "Meaningful Coincidences".
Visit https://www.coincider.com/ to learn more about Dr. Beitman's research
#coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity

Jul 23, 2024 • 59min
Synchronistic Enlightenment or Psychosis, Chris Mackey, EP 327
Psychologist Chris Mackey can consciously create an inner-amphetamine-like state using his own brain chemistry. He used this fantastic ability to increase synchronicities that helped him solve difficult problems. Was he psychotic? No. The proof? He got things done and could turn off the hypomanic state. His story illustrates the borderland between psychosis and practical synchronicities.
To register for the Coincidence Cafe to tell your stories: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcuqtpzgpGtVC3wPGbWi_v_bxk786mUId#/registration
Chris Mackey is a clinical and counseling psychologist and Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society with 43 years of psychotherapy experience. He is the principal psychologist at Chris Mackey and Associates in Geelong and is a Board member of The Coincidence Project.
Chris is the author of The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence. He was the production psychologist for the 2022 positive psychology documentary film, How to Thrive. He is co-presenter of the mental health podcast, Psych Spiels and Silver Linings. Chris received the Impact Achievement Award at the 2019 Australian Allied Health Awards.
www.chrismackey.com.au
www.psychspiels.com.au
www.chrismackey.com.au
www.synchronicityunwrapped.com.au
www.howtothrivefilm.com
Our host Dr. Bernard Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to attempt to systematize the study of coincidences. He is the Founding Director of The Coincidence Project. His book, and his Psychology Today blog, are both titled Connecting with Coincidence. He has developed the first valid and reliable scale to measure coincidence sensitivity and has written and edited coincidence articles for Psychiatric Annals. He is a visiting professor at the University of Virginia and former chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He attended Yale Medical School and completed a psychiatric residency at Stanford. Dr. Beitman has received two national awards for his psychotherapy training program and is internationally known for his research into the relationship between chest pain and panic disorder.
https://www.innertraditions.com/books/meaningful-coincidences to purchase Dr. Beitman's new book "Meaningful Coincidences".
Visit https://www.coincider.com/ to learn more about Dr. Beitman's research
0:00 Welcome to Connecting with Coincidence
1:21 "The Curve to Nowhere" Coincidence Story
3:05 Introducing Our Guest. Chris Mackey
12:02 Positive Psychiatry and the Placebo Response
21:39 Chris' Business Synchronicity Experiment
25:10 Frame Synchronicity - Catalytic Exteriorization Phenomena
30:50 Safely Navigating Synchronicity
51:00 Acknowledging Spiritual Experiences
54:30 How Do You Manage Overwhelming Synchronicities?
#coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity

Jul 21, 2024 • 59min
When the Impossible Happens, Scarlett Heinbuch, PhD: EP 326
Scarlett Heinbuch met her twin flame in the Near Death Experience space where you choose between returning to earth life or going on into the next worlds. They communed. They learned all about each other without speech. His body hovered around death and through her prayers, essential oils, healing work, and the help of a tall blue spiritual healing team, he recovered. Then they had to get to know each other!!!!
Scarlett L. Heinbuch has worked in the financial services field for more than 20 years and is internationally known in the area of women’s financial health and social norms theory. Scarlett had a childhood Near-Death Experience (NDE) from drowning in which she was out of her body and felt the love and awareness of the universe.
Scarlett holds a PhD in public policy and administration from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and a master’s degree in public health (MPH) from VCU’s School of Medicine. She is the author of We Met on the Other Side.
www.scarlettheinbuch.com
https://www.amazon.com/We-Met-Other-Side-Story/dp/B0C47YVWDK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SSCVV3hXx8&t=11s
To register for the Coincidence Cafe to tell your stories: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcuqtpzgpGtVC3wPGbWi_v_bxk786mUId#/registration
Our host Dr. Bernard Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to attempt to systematize the study of coincidences. He is the Founding Director of The Coincidence Project. His book, and his Psychology Today blog, are both titled Connecting with Coincidence. He has developed the first valid and reliable scale to measure coincidence sensitivity and has written and edited coincidence articles for Psychiatric Annals. He is a visiting professor at the University of Virginia and former chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He attended Yale Medical School and completed a psychiatric residency at Stanford. Dr. Beitman has received two national awards for his psychotherapy training program and is internationally known for his research into the relationship between chest pain and panic disorder.
https://www.innertraditions.com/books/meaningful-coincidences to purchase Dr. Beitman's new book, "Meaningful Coincidences".
Visit https://www.coincider.com/ to learn more about Dr. Beitman's research#coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity

Jul 19, 2024 • 59min
How AI Informs Synchronicity, John Schalcosky: EP 325
John Schalcosky, founder of Odd Pittsburgh, explores how AI serves as a powerful tool for recognizing and generating synchronicity in life. He reflects on Pittsburgh's rich history, weaving together personal narratives with the city’s cultural landscape. The discussion dives into how AI can enhance creativity, linking art and personal experiences in unexpected ways. Schalcosky shares insights on using AI for self-discovery, illustrating its potential to deepen emotional connections and facilitate artistic expression.

Jul 19, 2024 • 1h 4min
Tarot Cards in Action, Judy Suzanne Reis Tsafrir MD: EP 343
Look around you. The events of your mind are being mirrored in the multiple sensations coming into your brain. Synchronicity shows us that our minds are embedded in our environments. We are both separate and part of our worlds. Psychiatrist Judy Tsafrir drew a card from a tarot deck composed of trees that mirrored my intent and helped strengthen it. How does this mirroring work? We make our guesses. More important is that it happens and can be helpful to you. Look for the reflections. They are there!
Judy Suzanne Reis Tsafrir, MD, is a holistic healer, activist, artist, and gardener with a private practice of holistic psychiatry and psychoanalysis located in Newton, Massachusetts. She is a board-certified adult and child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute. She is also a practitioner of Astrology, Tarot, Shamanism, BodyIntuitive, and Reiki. Her new book, Sacred Psychiatry: Bridging the Personal and Transpersonal to Transform Health and Consciousness was published by Greenleaf Book Group in January 2024.
Bernard D. Beitman, MD has broken out of the restrictive bounds of conservative academic research to produce a blueprint for the practically-oriented new discipline of Coincidence Studies. He has served as chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology and then as chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has reached more than one million people through his Psychology Today blog, radio show, website, and two coincidence books, Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences. Yale and Stanford educated, He is the founder and president of The Coincidence Project.
https://www.innertraditions.com/books/meaningful-coincidences to purchase Dr. Beitman's new book "Meaningful Coincidences".
Visit https://www.coincider.com/ to learn more about Dr. Beitman's research.
#coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity

Jul 17, 2024 • 1h 8min
Sprinkling the Magic of Coincidence Dust, Jenna LaMere: EP 324
Meet the Synchronicity Fairy! Jenna LaMere brings the spirit of synchronicity to huge numbers of TikTok followers. She will inspire you as well. She knows we are living in a time of huge change. Apocalypse or Apocascension? Her brilliant uses of synchronicity help us to ascend.
To register for the Coincidence Cafe to tell your coincidence stories: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcuqtpzgpGtVC3wPGbWi_v_bxk786mUId#/registration
Jenna LaMere is a multi-passionate creator who wears many hats: Spiritual mentor, Alignment coach, Galactic light-Code Artist, Soul-essence Channel & Charmcaster. She’s most widely known for her viral TikTok Synchronicity series where she plays a fun-loving, magical character called “The Synchronicity Fairy”. She lives in Portland Oregon with her partner, Patrick, and their sweet kitty, Luna.
@SynchronicityFairy on TikTok, can find her on all platforms by just searching her name "Jenna LaMere"
Our host Dr. Bernard Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to attempt to systematize the study of coincidences. He is the Founding Director of The Coincidence Project. His book, and his Psychology Today blog, are both titled Connecting with Coincidence. He has developed the first valid and reliable scale to measure coincidence sensitivity and has written and edited coincidence articles for Psychiatric Annals. He is a visiting professor at the University of Virginia and former chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He attended Yale Medical School and completed a psychiatric residency at Stanford. Dr. Beitman has received two national awards for his psychotherapy training program and is internationally known for his research into the relationship between chest pain and panic disorder.
https://www.innertraditions.com/books/meaningful-coincidences to purchase Dr. Beitman's new book, "Meaningful Coincidences".
Visit https://www.coincider.com/ to learn more about Dr. Beitman's research#coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity

Jul 15, 2024 • 1h 4min
Riding the Waves of Coincidence to Transform Your Life: Jordan Oakley, 323
Bali, an island in Indonesia, hosts major surfing waves which brought Jordan Oakley to its shores. Riding the waves of synchronicity he has created a co-working space that interlaces people working there through synchronicities. He seizes opportunities the way he seizes waves. Join us on this ride!
To register for the Coincidence Cafe to tell your coincidence stories: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcuqtpzgpGtVC3wPGbWi_v_bxk786mUId#/registration
Entrepreneur, traveler, and surfer. Jordan is the founder of Nebula Coworking Space in Bali. A space-themed Co-working space nestled in Canggu. Our motto is "Create Space to Play" , where we help Entrepreneurs achieve the 5 freedoms: Freedom of time, freedom of money, freedom of location, freedom of relationships, and freedom of purpose.
Jordan has followed the thread of coincidences throughout his life which has led him to a dynamic array of experiences and adventures.
@itsonly_jordan
@nebulabali
@blueoceanbingin
www.nebula.training
https://www.innertraditions.com/books/meaningful-coincidences to purchase Dr. Beitman's new book, "Meaningful Coincidences".
#coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity

Jul 13, 2024 • 59min
MIT Scientist UNLOCKS Karma and Synchronicity, Rizwan Virk, EP 322
Riz Virk knows writing a synchronicity and that we-are-living-in-the-Matrix. He was asked to update the Classical Spiritual book, Autobiography of a Yogi. He channels Yogananda, bringing ancient wisdom to modern metaphors including movies and the simulation hypothesis. Journey with us deeply into software, cookies, karma, and intention.
To register for the Coincidence Cafe to tell your coincidence stories: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcuqtpzgpGtVC3wPGbWi_v_bxk786mUId#/registration
A graduate of MIT and Stanford, Rizwan Virk is a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist, computer scientist. He was the founder of Play Labs @ MIT and is currently doing a PhD and teaching classes at both the College of Global Futures and the Fulton Schools of Engineering @ Arizona State University.
He is the bestselling author of books such as The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientists Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics Agree We Are in a Video Game, Startup Myths & Models: What You Won't Learn in Business School, Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and Zen Entrepreneurship.
Virk is currently also a venture partner at Griffin Gaming Partners, one of the leading video game VC funds in the world, and has invested in many successful startups including Discord, Theta Labs, Upland and Tapjoy. His startups have created software used by the Fortune 500, and they have created video games played by millions, including Tap Fish and games based on Game of Thrones, Star Trek, The Walking Dead, Grimm and Penny Dreadful.
Follow him @rizstanford, and at zenentrepreneur.com. Twitter: @rizstanford Facebook: www.facebook.com/zenentrepreneur
https://www.innertraditions.com/books/meaningful-coincidences to purchase Dr. Beitman's new book, "Meaningful Coincidences".
Visit https://www.coincider.com/ to learn more about Dr. Beitman's research#coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity

Jul 11, 2024 • 59min
How One Man WOKE UP His Spirit, Ken Bell, EP 321
Is SPIRITUAL AWAKENING possible for everyone? How does our spirituality relate to mystical experiences and near-death experiences (NDEs)? What can we do RIGHT NOW to wake up to our true selves and be happier? Ten years ago, Ken Bell had a breathtaking spiritual awakening in a parking lot. This spiritually transformative experience (STE) was the culmination of years of tragedies that had left him hopeless and suicidal. Through a series of amazing coincidences, one critical message showed him the hidden magic of the universe. He woke up. In this revealing episode, he shares his dramatic story, plus what he’s learned about how we can get unstuck, release pain, and wake up to higher consciousness.
To register for the Coincidence Cafe to tell your coincidence stories:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcuqtpzgpGtVC3wPGbWi_v_bxk786mUId#/registration
Ken Bell is a marketing executive, designer, and writer. As a professional communicator for 30 years, he’s created everything from church newsletters to startup brands to national ad campaigns seen by millions.
A New Mexico native, he thrives in the desert and mountains, yet manages to survive in an urban setting (for now). He writes on topics of personal growth, relationships, and spirituality on his blog: reachingawe.com.
When he’s not writing, you’ll find him parenting, listening to audiobooks, or climbing Colorado mountains. He lives with his wife, two daughters, and stepson in Dallas, Texas.
www.reachingawe.com
Our host Dr. Bernard Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to attempt to systematize the study of coincidences. He is the Founding Director of The Coincidence Project. His book, and his Psychology Today blog, are both titled Connecting with Coincidence. He has developed the first valid and reliable scale to measure coincidence sensitivity and has written and edited coincidence articles for Psychiatric Annals. He is a visiting professor at the University of Virginia and former chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He attended Yale Medical School and completed a psychiatric residency at Stanford. Dr. Beitman has received two national awards for his psychotherapy training program and is internationally known for his research into the relationship between chest pain and panic disorder.
https://www.innertraditions.com/books/meaningful-coincidences to purchase Dr. Beitman's newest book "Meaningful Coincidences"
Visit https://www.coincider.com/ to learn more about Dr. Beitman's research
#coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity