- How Certain Are You About Uncertainty? A Knighted British Statistician Knows Your Limits February 16, 2019
Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter at play
Ask a statistician to explain a coincidence and you will hear something like:
In large populations any strange thing can happen.
You remember only the personally charged coincidences and don’t notice the many other coincidences happening around you.Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter is ... Read more »
- Two Strangers Cross Paths in a Forest; a Coincidence Blooms January 15, 2019
Two strangers are about to pass each other on a forest trail in the city of Malden, Massachusetts.
I needed a woods walk and stumbled upon this trail, while visiting from Virginia. After the walk I would return to the house of my son and his ... Read more »
- Romance Breeds Coincidences, and Coincidences Fuel Romance. December 27, 2018
Ah, the joy of romantic love. Songs, poetry, novels, and movies celebrate this wonder-filled human experience. Emotions swing from ecstasy to isolation, from merging to abandonment. The intense emotions, needs, and changes breed coincidences, and coincidences quicken romance. Enhanced by the timeless feeling of synchronicity, the relationship feels like it will go on forever. And ... Read more »
- Dr Coincidence Speaks! November 1, 2018
Is the world ready for Dr. Coincidence? Ready or not, here he comes.
On November 1, 2018 Dr Coincidence made his first major public appearance on the radio show CC with BB, Connecting with Coincidence with Dr. Bernie Beitman, MD. He told stories about how he got started with coincidences, talking about finding his lost ... Read more »
- Are Human Beings and Snowflakes Equally Unique? Because of your uniqueness, you alone decide the final meaning of a coincidence. August 29, 2018
Can I compare you to a snowflake? Let me count the ways.
As far as anyone can tell, no two snowflakes have exactly the same shape. To prove this assertion would require gathering vast numbers of snowflakes and then comparing their shapes. No one has reported having done ... Read more »
- The Manic Psychiatrist’s Experience of Synchronicity: A brilliant psychiatrist becomes flooded with coincidences. August 21, 2018
Altered states of consciousness like meditation, psychedelics and mania are often associated with an increase in coincidences. James Williford is a psychiatrist, who at age 23, began to experience manic episodes. Coupled with his high intelligence and theoretical understanding, he provides a unique perspective on synchronicity.
During his ... Read more »
- Treading the Line between Materialistic Science and Synchronicity Science: Aeon Magazine July 12, 2018
Mainstream journalists, are people like the rest of us, yet they must hew the party line that states: “Any meaning you find in a coincidence is your projection onto randomness. Go ahead, make something useful out of what you experienced but don’t try for any explanation outside of conventional science.” In this article, the author ... Read more »
- Synchronicities Reveal Tunnels Between Minds May 19, 2018
Three coincidence stories paint a picture of a tunnels between minds.
Bombers Together
Conversations about coincidences can stir up coincidences. This theme is illustrated by my radio show about coincidences.
The day before Eben Alexander was to talk with me about his new book, I read a coincidence ... Read more »
- Connecting with Coincidence Comes to Las Vegas on June 9! April 26, 2018
Interested in a different Las Vegas experience?
Come hear me speak at this year’s joint conference of the Society for Scientific Exploration & International Remote Viewing Association. Registrations are open at
http://www.scientificexploration.org/2018-conference
Read more » - Why Do You Experience Lots of Coincidences (or Not)? April 10, 2018
People who describe themselves as spiritual or religious report experiencing more meaningful coincidences than those who did not according to research done by my Coincidence Studies group.
In subsequent research, we proceeded to define the personality traits that were associated with high coincidence sensitivity.
This ... Read more »
- Why Do You Experience Lots of Coincidences (or Not)? March 13, 2018
People who describe themselves as spiritual or religious report experiencing more meaningful coincidences than those who did not according to research done by my Coincidence Studies group.
In subsequent research, we proceeded to define the personality traits that were associated with high coincidence sensitivity.
This ... Read more »
- How to Use Meaningful Coincidences February 11, 2018
We know they happen. The data are very clear. Coincidences appear in the lives of most people, some more frequently than others. We can describe them in terms of mind and thing. We can list their archetypal themes. How can they be used? ... Read more »
- The Archetypal Themes of Synchronicity Stories: Meaningful coincidences fall into several narrative categories. January 4, 2018
Categorizing coincidences is fundamental to the development of Coincidence Studies. At this time in its evolution, the four main categories that together describe most coincidences are: description, use, explanation and archetypal themes. There is some overlap among and between these categories.
Description begins with Mind and Thing variables ... Read more »
- Synchronicity and Symbols: We live in a symbolic matrix December 10, 2017
Norse Tree of LifeI am developing a taxonomy for coincidences. Early botanists noticed similarities and differences among plants and categorized them; I’ve noticed similarities and differences among and between the coincidental flora in the forest of daily life.
To develop a scale for coincidence sensitivity, I asked ... Read more »
- Beyond the Veil: Synchronicity and Near Death Experiences July 28, 2017
Eben Alexander, MD
Near Death Experiences (NDEs) awaken minds to new realities. They tear through the web of ordinary life.NDEs are profound subjective events at the threshold of death. They often include spiritual and paranormal elements, such as a sense of leaving the physical body, perceiving ... Read more »