Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD

What if consciousness is not created by the brain, but is something more fundamental?In this episode of Connecting with Coincidence, Dr. Bernard Beitman speaks with Laurel Waterman, a Canadian researcher and educator working to bring consciousness studies into the classroom. Together they explore how education, worldview, and direct experience shape our understanding of reality.Laurel shares how her perspective shifted through grief, personal anomalies, and unexpected signs from beyond. She argues that research alone is not enough. Real transformation comes through a combination of experience, story, and trusted relationships. The conversation moves through themes of synchronicity, self-awareness, cultural conditioning, and how young people can be empowered to think beyond the materialist model.If you've ever felt guided by something invisible, or questioned the source of your own awareness, this episode invites you to reconsider what we think we know.Laurel Waterman holds a PhD in Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning, Wellbeing Emphasis, from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto, Canada. Laurel’s research focuses on consciousness education, defined as education about perspectives on the source and nature of consciousness and their implications for ways of being, knowing, teaching, and learning. She aims to popularize participatory and postmaterialist paradigms in education in service of wellbeing. Laurel is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Toronto’s Department of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology and in the Alef Trust’s MSc in Consciousness, Spirituality, and Transpersonal Psychologyhttps://www.aleftrust.org/about/team/laurel-waterman/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Laurel-Waterman/research https://thenarrowwindow.substack.com/p/beyond-the-brain-with-laurel-waterman#synchronicity #serendipity #coincidence 00:00 - 01:27Opening the Question of Consciousness01:27 - 04:10Why Consciousness Matters for the Future of Humanity04:10 - 08:00Questioning the Assumption That the Brain Produces Mind08:00 - 14:30Why Data Alone Does Not Change Worldviews14:30 - 22:30Grief, Direct Experience, and Paradigm Shift22:30 - 33:14Synchronicity, Personal Proof, and Meaningful Coincidence33:14 - 48:00Self-Observation, Holism, and Consciousness Beyond the Individual48:00 - 1:38:05Purpose, Love, Mystery, and Living With the Unknown

The principle of unity lives at the heart of creation, and Mother Mary's story reminds us of this. In this conversation, Dr. Bernard Beitman and Marguerite Rigoglioso explore how the Divine Feminine invites humanity to heal the ancient split between masculine and feminine, spirit and matter, mind and heart. Drawing from the sacred teachings of Mother Mary and the mystery of divine birth, Marguerite reveals how returning to this original wholeness can transform our relationships, our consciousness, and the future of our world.Marguerite Mary Rigoglioso, Ph.D., is the founder of Seven Sisters Mystery School and a leading authority on the history and practice of divine birth. She is a celebrated pioneer in reviving the wisdom of Mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and the ancient womb mysteries. Through her books The Secret Life of Mother Mary and The Mystery Tradition of Miraculous Conception, Marguerite explores the spiritual science of creation and the path toward sacred unity. In her teachings, she guides people to reclaim their sacred voice, intuitive power, and connection to the Divine Feminine.Website: https://www.sevensistersmysteryschool.com/YouTube: @MargueriteRigoglioso7Instagram: @margueriterigoglioso00:00 - 02:15 The Divine Split and the Need for Unity02:15 - 07:10 Introducing Our Guest, Mary Rigoglioso07:10 - 15:30 Mother Mary’s Synchronicity and the Holy Womb15:30 - 22:40 Synchronicity as the Language of Spirit22:40 - 30:20 Staying Grounded in Spiritual Experience30:20 - 38:50 Divine Birth and the Role of Men38:50 - 46:30 Healing the Divide Between Genders46:30 - 52:20 The Power of Communication and Connection52:20 - 58:00 Matriarchal Societies and Sacred Balance58:00 - 01:02:20 Restoring Eden: The Path to Unity

What if forgetting isn’t the end of the story? In this episode, transpersonal gerontologist Bettina Wichers joins Dr. Bernard Beitman to explore dementia as more than decline, but also as a doorway to transformation. Together they examine how ego dissolution, trauma, and aging might open us to deeper forms of awareness and connection.Bettina Wichers is a Transpersonal gerontologist experiencing a radical spiritual transformative process in which she found answers on my professional questions about my professional topic: What is dementia and how does it develop? Her research focuses on possible phenomenological parallels between dementia and spiritually transformative experiences or the experience of spiritual awakening: the experience of the dissolution of the self. Her professional experience as a clinical supervisor in the field of dementia, her own process following a spiritually transformative experience, and insights from interviews with relatives of people with dementia, as well as with people who have had spiritually transformative experiences, all feed into this research. Her interest is in the altered state of consciousness that comes with dementia resembling the ego death in NDEs, many psychedelic experiences and in smaller ways, the connection between mind and environment suggested by synchronicities that loosens our sense of self. https://www.bettinawichers.de/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/forschung-... https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/betti... Newest work: presentation at the Science of Consciousness Conference, Barcelona: https://www.bettinawichers.de/forschu... About Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD:Yale- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist, founder of The Coincidence Project, and host of Connecting with Coincidence. He is the author of Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences, bridging science and spirituality to help people recognize the patterns that connect us all.00:00 - 02:35 Welcome and Introductions02:35 - 09:55 A Radical Awakening09:55 - 16:45 Rethinking Dementia16:45 - 26:45 The Self That Forgets26:45 - 37:00 The Terror of Remembering37:00 - 47:15 Spiritual Identity and Suffering47:15 - 1:01:34 A New Way to Car

Have you ever felt like the universe was speaking directly to you through coincidence? Writer and philosopher J.F. Martel joins Dr. Bernard Beitman to explore how synchronicity can be more than chance, but rather an artistic conversation between mind and world. Together they dive into Jung’s idea of acausal meaning, the playful intelligence behind coincidence, and how art might reveal the deeper order of reality itself.Martel is a writer and lecturer on art, culture, and philosophy. He is the author of Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, recently reissued by Basic Books with a foreword by Donna Tartt. With musicologist Phil Ford, Martel co-hosts the popular podcast Weird Studies on SpectreVision Radio.http://www.reclaimingart.com Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/tit... Weird Studies Podcast: https://www.spectrevision.com/podcasts Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD is a Yale- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist and the founder of The Coincidence Project. He is the author of Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences, and the host of the Connecting with Coincidence podcast, where he explores how synchronicity and serendipity shape our lives. His work bridges science and spirituality, helping people recognize and engage with the hidden patterns that connect us all.00:00 - 01:36 Intro Clip 01:36 - 03:01 Welcome and Introductions 03:01 - 07:33 The Truck That Blocked My Path 07:33 - 12:00 No Coincidence, No Story 12:00 - 16:05 The Trickster’s Check 16:05 - 22:20 Artists Who See the Future 22:20 - 29:19 The Shape of Time 29:19 - 36:08 The Acausal Universe 36:08 - 43:46 Crows Over a Wheatfield 43:46 - 49:57 Reading the Signs 49:57 - 59:31 A Universe That Notices Us

Have you ever experienced a coincidence so striking it changed the way you see life? In this solo episode, our very own psychiatrist and synchronicity researcher Dr. Bernard Beitman shares stories from his new book Life Changing Synchronicities. Through deeply personal moments, from his childhood dog mysteriously reappearing at just the right time, to precognitive flashes on the football field, to the uncanny experience of feeling his father’s death from 3,000 miles away, Bernie illustrates how synchronicity is woven into the fabric of our lives.He explains how the psychology of noticing coincidences can change the way we think, how synchronicity reveals our connection to each other and to the Earth, and how phenomena like simulpathity—feeling at a distance with loved ones—open our awareness to unseen bonds. These experiences show why synchronicity often arrives as a guide, encouraging us to open new doors in life. Dr. Beitman invites you to begin your own coincidence diary, a practice that can help reveal the hidden patterns shaping your journey.Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD, is a Yale- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist, founder of The Coincidence Project, and host of Connecting with Coincidence. He has authored multiple books including Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences, and is a pioneer in the emerging field of Coincidence Studies.Please feel free to check out Dr. Beitman's new book "Life Changing Synchronicities: A Doctor's Journey of Coincidence & Synchronicity" available now! #coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity 00:00 - 02:15 Precognition on the Field02:15 - 09:00 What Synchronicity Really Means09:00 - 13:45 Coincidences as Guidance and Telepathy13:45 - 20:30 The Snapper Story: Love and Inner GPS20:30 - 27:00 School Lessons and Sports Serendipities27:00 - 36:00 Simulpathity and My Father’s Passing36:00 - 51:00 Opening Doors: Books, Hippies, and New Paths

Trees are conscious beings that are able to communicate with us in surprising ways. This was not always surprising, however. They likely send out electromagnetic frequencies that our minds translate into familiar words and images.In this episode of Connecting with Coincidence, Dr. Bernard Beitman and Isabella Clark explore the long history of communication between humans and trees. Together, they remind us that trees want to connect, and that rediscovering this bond can help us restore the relationship we have lost with the living world around us.Isabella Clarke is an independent researcher who has written and presented on non-human animal cultures and relationships with the more-than-human. She is particularly interested in wild Animals and Plants. Her studies embrace the factual and scientific, the theoretical and ethical, and the speculative and imaginal. She works as a broadcast journalist (covering sports) and volunteers for various conservation organizations in her home country, the UK. She is also on the Stewardship Council of The Kerulos Center for Nonviolence. https://www.coronaandthecrone.com/blog    

What if education wasn’t just about information, but transformation? In this episode, Dr. Bernard Beitman speaks with Adi Vickers, a consciousness educator whose work spans continents, cultures, and classrooms. Together, they explore how spiritual awakening, embodied presence, and compassion can reimagine what it means both teach and learn.Adi Vickers is an educator, counselor, and co-founder of Asana International School in County Kerry, Ireland, where she has championed holistic and transformative education since 1993. With over three decades of teaching experience across Ireland, Italy, Spain, Laos, and India, Adi integrates Rogerian counseling, NLP, and hypnotherapy into her approach to consciousness-based education.She co-founded A Place For Us, an educational NGO in India that supports marginalized youth through integrative, heart-centered learning. Her work includes pioneering teacher training programs with the NGO Food For Life, and leading Ireland's first consciousness education initiative with the Alef Trust.Adi is currently pursuing a PhD focused on transpersonal approaches to secondary education and continues to explore how presence, mindfulness, and storytelling can transform the classroom into a space of shared growth and healing.Dr. Bernard Beitman 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 pioneering work in the field of Coincidence Studies.

What happens when synchronicity and consciousness meet in daily life, not just theory? Dr. Joan Walton shares vivid stories, from a tent that appeared when it was needed, to uncanny moments that point to a larger pattern. Together we explore how openness, discernment, and honest inquiry can turn meaningful moments into a practical education in consciousness.In this conversation you will learn how to move from theory to lived practice in consciousness education, why discernment matters when you are asked to trust the process, how groups can cultivate a shared field for deeper learning, and why paying attention to meaningful coincidences can open the door to deeper awareness.Dr. Joan Walton is a researcher in Consciousness and Education at York St John University in the UK. She is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Scientific and Medical Network and serves on the Galileo Commission Steering Group. Influenced by Carl Jung, she co-founded the global Consciousness Educators’ Network to explore and apply perspectives on awareness in real settings. She is a lifelong, serial synchronicity experiencer.Dr. Bernard D. Beitman is a Yale and Stanford trained psychiatrist, founder of The Coincidence Project, and author of books and articles on meaningful coincidences. Through his podcast, research, and public work, he invites people to notice and work with the surprising connections in their lives.

Step into a conversation where science meets the mystical. Daniel Bourke and Dr. Bernard Beitman explore telepathic connections across time, meaningful coincidences, and how the mind may reach beyond what we think is possible. Drawing from his book Telepathic Tales of Precognition and Clairvoyance in Legend and Literature, Daniel explores uncanny coincidences, stories across cultures, and why collecting “anecdotes” reveals more than chance. It opens a window into the mystery of consciousness!Daniel Bourke is an author, poet, and songwriter. He has a background in the natural sciences, the arts, and the video game industry. He has previously been published in the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, New Dawn Magazine, and the journal Darklore. He lives in Dublin, Ireland. https://www.amazon.com/Telepathic-Tales-Precognition-Clairvoyance-Legend/dp/B0DH3KCYYW?https://x.com/Near_Death_FE

What do fractals, synchronicity, and Jung’s vision of the Unus Mundus have in common? In this episode, Dr. Bernard Beitman welcomes Dr. Harry Shirley, a researcher exploring the intersection of mathematics, Jungian psychology, and consciousness. Harry’s groundbreaking work with the Mandelbrot (or “Buddhabrot”) fractal uncovers surprising links between number, matter, and mind. Together, Bernie and Harry dive into improbable synchronicities, the hidden unity behind psyche and matter, and how encounters that feel statistically impossible might reveal the deeper order of reality.Dr. Harry Shirley is a researcher exploring the intersection of mathematics, Jungian psychology, and consciousness. His groundbreaking work on the Buddhabrot fractal reveals deep connections between number, matter and mind. Author and speaker, Harry’s research challenges c conventional boundaries in research. Paper https://brill.com/view/journals/ijjs/aop/article-10.1163-19409060-bja10049/article-10.1163-19409060-bja10049.xmlArticle: https://eternalisedofficial.com/2025/06/20/the-buddhabrot/Article https://realitysandwich.com/buddhabrot-fractral-revelation/Animation: The Buddhabrot - The Fractal That Unlocks Carl Jung’s Deepest TheoryDr. Bernard 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. Through his Psychology Today blog, podcast, and public appearances, he has reached millions with his groundbreaking work in the emerging field of Coincidence Studies.#coincidence #fractal #Buddhabrot

What if the Earth isn’t just a backdrop to human life, but a living, conscious being in conversation with us? In this episode of Connecting with Coincidence, Dr. Bernard Beitman welcomes Nick Mather—philosopher, religious studies scholar, and host of Rebel Spirit Radio. Nick shares his journey of developing relationships with landscapes, animals, and even rattlesnakes, uncovering wisdom hidden in the natural world. Together, they explore eco-spirituality, synchronicity in nature, and how ancient traditions remind us of humanity’s sacred bond with the living Earth.Nick Mather, PhD. has spent the past twenty years teaching Philosophy and Religious Studies courses for a number of community colleges in Southern California, and more recently Regis University in Denver and the Colorado School of Mines. His academic research focuses on ecospirituality, environmental virtue ethics, comparative religion and mysticism, and the history of religions. He produces and hosts the Rebel Spirit Radio podcast, where he engages in conversation with writers, artists, educators and spiritual leaders to explore topics in spirituality, consciousness, the esoteric and humanity’s sacred relationship to a living earth.Dr. Bernard 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. Through his Psychology Today blog, podcast, and public appearances, he has reached millions with his groundbreaking work in the emerging field of Coincidence Studies.

Brent Spirit has spent his life dancing with the unseen. From washing dishes while pondering cosmic truths to launching KundaliniAwareness.org, Brent helps others understand the profound transformations of spiritual emergence. In this episode, Brent and Bernie explore how synchronicities guide us through awakening, how Kundalini energy is sweeping the globe, and why silence might be the most powerful language of all. This is a heart-centered journey through energy fields, deep connection, and the future of conscious communication.Brent Spirit serves as a spiritual teacher psychotherapist. He is the host of The Spiritual Awakening Show and the founder of KundaliniAwareness.org. He offers support for those going through Kundalini Shakti awakening and spiritual emergence. Since childhood, he has been in a mystical and mysterious spiritual awakening process involving expansive states of awareness, synchronicity, non-duality and no-self realizations, Kundalini Shakti awakening, emotional healing, and more. Today, he heeds his call to raise awareness about Spiritually Transformative Experiences (STEs), start conversations with others about far out topics, and accompany fellow travelers on the path. https://www.brentspirit.com https://www.brentspirit.com/podcast    / @brentspirit   Dr. Bernard 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. 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 happens when a fierce advocate for health and wellness meets a psychiatrist who studies meaningful coincidences? Sparks fly! In this powerful conversation, veteran radio host Frankie Boyer joins Dr. Bernard Beitman to explore the link between trauma, transformation, and the uncanny events that shape our lives.Frankie Boyer is a seasoned radio host, author, speaker, and advocate for health and wellness. Her passion for helping others live a healthier life is evident through her long-running Holistic Health Show, which has been a fixture on WCRN 830 AM for many years.http://www.frankieboyer.com/Dr. Bernard D. Beitman, MD is a Yale- and Stanford-educated psychiatrist and the founder of The Coincidence Project. He was the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to systematize the study of coincidences. Former Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri–Columbia, Dr. Beitman is the author of Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences, as well as the host of the Connecting with Coincidence podcast. His work helps people notice and use synchronicities in their everyday lives to deepen connection and purpose.

Can telepathy help save the world? Philosopher Michael Grosso thinks so. In this expansive conversation, Bernie and Michael explore how empathy, near-death experiences, and altered states might spark the shift humanity urgently needs. From the Eleusinian Mysteries to post-apocalyptic science fiction, they discuss how parapsychological experiences may be key to our evolution and survival.Michael Grosso obtained his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University. Also an artist, Dr. Grosso’s special interest is in consciousness studies and creativity. His main but not exclusive focus is twofold: first, altered states and paranormal phenomena, including evidence for the postmortem survival of consciousness, and second, the implications for human evolution. Having had a range of paranormal experiences, he is especially intrigued by the near-death experience. He has published ten books, his most recent being Yoga of Sound: The Life and Teachings of the Celestial Songman, Swami Nada Brahmananda.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 is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to systematize the study of meaningful coincidences. His books Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences and his Psychology Today blog have reached millions.

What happens when a physician, psychiatrist, acupuncturist, and spiritual teacher are all the same person? Dr. Richard Petty returns to explore how synchronicity, healing, and bioenergetic awareness might hold the keys to medicine’s future. This episode dives into spontaneous diagnoses, energy sensitivity, and what it truly means to feel your way into knowing.Richard Petty graduated in medicine from the Royal London Hospital Medical College, University of London. While a student, developed a deep and abiding interest in the work of Carl Jung and spent two years training in psychotherapy. After graduation, he also obtained a Master’s Degree in Biochemistry, a doctorate in cell biology and trained in acupuncture and qigong in England and then in China and the USA.He practiced, researched and taught internal medicine, endocrinology and metabolic medicine for 14 years, before psychiatric training at the Bethlem Royal & Maudsley Hospitals, London and a research Fellowship in Neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, BaltimoreSeven years on the Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania and has been a visiting Professor, Guest Lecturer, Keynote Speaker and workshop leader on every continent. Except Antarctica; teaching wellbeing, healthy aging, spirituality and methods for increasing energy and resilience.richardpettymd.com 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.https://www.coincider.com/https://thecoincidenceproject.net/#coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity

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 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 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.

What happens when a spontaneous Yiddish song unlocks a dance—and a deep connection? Dr. Bernard Beitman and Shana Owens meet in a moment of music and movement, setting the tone for a rich conversation about synchronicity, manifestation, technology, and what it means to truly connect.This episode was first released on YouTube on June 15th, 2025Order 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).In this episode, they explore the shared coincidence that sparked their friendship, how manifestation must be grounded in action, and why even AI might need therapy. As a former organizational leader at Omidyar Network and IBM, Shana brings powerful insight into the people shaping the future of digital technology—people she believes must stay soul-connected in an era of fast-paced change.Dr. Beitman, meanwhile, reflects on the inner worlds of coincidence, including the importance of asking, “What did this mean to you?” when synchronicities are shared. As their stories mirror, diverge, and intertwine, they invite listeners into the heartbeat of true relational synchronicity.This episode is not just about meaningful coincidences. It’s about what happens when we pause to share them. Join us—and deepen your own experience of connection.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 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