Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD

Bernard Beitman
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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/.

  1. Apr 13

    How Healing Through Plasma Works | Julie Ryan, EP 446

    Do you have a coincidence story to tell? Please go to The Coincidence Project website to share your story!https://thecoincidenceproject.net/share/What if your intuition could help you understand illness, communicate with loved ones who have passed, and even influence your own healing? In this episode of Connecting with Coincidence, psychiatrist and synchronicity researcher Bernard Beitman speaks with psychic medium and medical intuitive Julie Ryan about how energy, belief, and consciousness may affect health and well-being.Julie explains—in clear, practical language—how she says she connects to a universal “plasma field” to scan the body’s energy, identify imbalances, and support healing from a distance. She also demonstrates how she communicates with spirits, including a striking moment when she describes details about Bernard’s deceased dog, Snapper.Beyond the extraordinary stories, Julie offers tools viewers can actually use: how to manage fear with her “two-minute rule,” how belief affects healing, and how raising personal energy may contribute to positive change—both individually and for humanity as a whole.Julie Ryan Psychic Medium and Medical Intuitive Julie Ryan can sense what medical conditions and illnesses a person has and facilitate energetic healings. She can communicate with spirits both alive and dead. Julie is a “buffet of psychicness™”and can scan animals, access people’s past lives, and she can tell how close to death someone is. Her book Angelic Attendants: What Really Happens as We Transition from This Life into the Next describes a series of events that involves angels, multitudes of deceased family and friends, the spirits of deceased pets, and countless serendipitous and miraculous moments. Julie’s Angel Messages®booksarepicture books that have angels answering kids’ tough questions. Each week, Julie scans callers on her 'Ask Julie Ryan's how which is heard in over 100 countries throughout the world and is ranked in the top 0.05% of podcasts. Julie is a businesswoman, an inventor, author, podcaster, and a serial entrepreneur. Her surgical device inventions are sold globally and she has founded nine companies in five different industries. Julie’s Psychic and Medical Intuitive skills arelearned.Website:https://askjulieryan.comFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/askjulieryan/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/askjulieryan/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-ryan-5224698YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@askjulieryanhttp://www.youtube.com/@askjulieryanespanolhttp://www.youtube.com/@askjulieryanportugesFreeGift for listeners/watchers: Audio and Digital copy of Angelic Attendants: What Really Happens As We Transition From This Life Into The Next: http://julieryangift.com

  2. Apr 5

    The Future of the Collective Human Organism | Jon Mills, EP 445

    Do you have a coincidence story to tell? Please go to The Coincidence Project website to share your story!https://thecoincidenceproject.net/share/Is humanity heading toward collapse—or toward transformation? In this thought-provoking episode of Connecting with Coincidence, psychiatrist and synchronicity researcher Bernard Beitman speaks with philosopher and psychoanalyst Jon Mills, author of The End of the World: Civilization and Its Fate.They explore one of the most urgent questions of our time: why do human beings clearly see global dangers—climate disruption, war, inequality—yet struggle to act? Mills describes a powerful psychological pattern he calls collective bystander disorder, where humanity watches its own crisis unfold while assuming someone else will solve it.But the conversation turns toward hope. Bernard introduces the idea of humanity developing a collective self-observer—the capacity to see our own behavior as a species the way a person learns self-awareness in therapy. Conflict, they suggest, may even generate new possibilities for growth.If humanity can learn to see itself clearly, a different future may still be possible.Jon Mills is a Canadian philosopher, psychoanalyst, and retired clinical psychologist whose work bridges continental philosophy, depth psychology, and cultural criticism. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Essex and has held faculty positions at Adelphi University’s Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, the New School for Existential Psychoanalysis, and Adler Graduate Professional School in Toronto, where he taught for over two decades. A Fulbright Scholar and author or editor of more than thirty books, his work explores the psychological and philosophical forces shaping human experience. His latest book is End of the World: Civilization and Its Fate.Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD, is a Yale- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist and the founder of The Coincidence Project. He previously served as Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia and has spent decades researching synchronicity and meaningful coincidences. Through his writing, teaching, and podcast, Connecting with Coincidence, he continues to explore how these experiences can deepen our understanding of connection, purpose, and human consciousness.

  3. Mar 29

    Uncertainty Rules the Future of Humanity | Rick Tarnas, EP 444

    Like synchronicity on a broader scale, astrology shows Humanity the loving care of the Universe. Synchronicity offers a way to understand astrology without pretending the planets cause events in a mechanical sense. Rick frames synchronicity as the broader phenomenon: meaningful correlations between inner states and outer events that appear patterned rather than random. Astrology, in that frame, becomes a powerful subset—an “astrological synchronicity”—because the movements of planets and the rhythms of human affairs line up with striking regularity. The key move is interpretive: the planets function more like a clock than an engine. A clock doesn’t cause 11:30—it indicates the time. In the same way, planetary cycles “point to” archetypal fields—Saturnian limits and maturation, Plutonic death-rebirth dynamics, Uranian liberation and upheaval—within which human lives and history unfold.That’s where free will enters. Astrology is archetypally predictive, not concretely fated: it illuminates the score, while people still choose the melody.Richard Tarnas, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, where he was the founding director of the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness department. During his thirty years there he taught courses in the history of ideas, depth psychology, archetypal cosmology, cultural history, and the evolution of consciousness. He has also frequently lectured on archetypal studies and depth psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, and was formerly the director of programs and education at Esalen Institute in Big Sur. He is the author of The Passion of the Western Mind, a narrative history of the Western world view from the ancient Greek to the postmodern that is widely used in universities. His second book, Cosmos and Psyche, received the Book of the Year Prize from the Scientific and Medical Network. He is a past president of the International Transpersonal Association and was a long-time member of the Board of Governors for the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco.

  4. Mar 23

    AI and Your Mind Compete for Our Future | David Lorimer, EP 443

    Do you have a coincidence story to tell? Please go to The Coincidence Project website to share your story!https://thecoincidenceproject.net/share/In this provocative conversation, Bernard Beitman and David Lorimer explore a defining tension of our era: will the future be shaped by human imagination—or by machines built to predict and control it? From transhumanist dreams of merging with technology to visions of evolving toward cosmic consciousness, they examine competing narratives about where Humanity is headed. Is surveillance culture quietly narrowing human agency? Or can imagination, resonance, and community generate a more compassionate future?Drawing on philosophy, spirituality, psychology, and current technological trends, they contrast dystopian control systems with an ethic of interconnectedness and partnership. The discussion moves from brain–computer interfaces and propaganda to wisdom councils, collective imagination, and the power of shared intention.If the future begins in thought, then the stories we cultivate today matter more than ever. The question is simple—and urgent: who shapes the next chapter of Humanity?

  5. Mar 15

    Conscious Evolution & the Future of Humanity The Emerging Human | Jonathan Zap & Jeff Kripal, EP 442

    In this wide-ranging conversation, Bernard Beitman is joined by Jeff Kripal and Jonathan Zapp to explore one of the most urgent questions of our time: what story is Humanity living inside now—and what story must come next?Moving beyond dystopian collapse narratives, the discussion examines conscious evolution, imagination, and the emergence of new myths capable of holding paranormal experience, altered states, synchronicity, and the future human. Drawing from mysticism, psychology, science fiction, and lived experience, they explore how ego experiences crisis while the deeper self recognizes emerging futures. Telepathy, near-death experiences, AI, resonance, and “super stories” are approached as signals—hints of capacities and narratives already forming at the edges of culture. This conversation asks how new stories might integrate them recognizing that religious stories are forms of science fiction. If Humanity is to evolve, the future depends on the stories we dare to imagine for ourselves and together.

  6. Mar 8

    Synchronicities Mirror Your Mind | Alicen Grey, EP 441

    Do you have a coincidence story to tell? Please go to The Coincidence Project website to share your story!https://thecoincidenceproject.net/share/What if the signs you’re looking for don’t point outward—but inward? In this episode of Connecting with Coincidence, Bernard Beitman, MD, speaks with singer-songwriter and writer Alicen Grey about synchronicity, self-discovery, and her book Synchronicities: The Signs All Point to You.Alicen shares how following external signs once led to confusion, until she realized that meaningful coincidences often mirror our inner state, not outside authority. Together, they explore self-awareness, resonance, frequency, and the balance between individuality and interconnectedness. Alicen recounts deeply personal stories—including her relationship with her cat Jupiter—that symbolized liberation, healing, and unexpected transformation.The conversation moves through love, personal power, technology, and discernment, asking how synchronicity can guide growth without surrendering agency. This episode invites listeners to reclaim inner sovereignty and recognize synchronicity as a reflection of who we are becoming.Alicen Grey is a writer, musician, and magickian with a penchant for pondering paradoxes. Alicen teaches how to "go lucid in the dream of life" using SymbolSpeak, her process of interpreting life itself the same exact way that one would interpret the symbols in a dream. Using this process, Alicen has healed herself of various illnesses and manifested literal miracles, and it is her driving desire to catalyze similar breakthroughs in all who encounter her work.Writings, Books, Courses: www.alicen-grey.com Music: www.whenhumanshadwings.com Church: www.immortality-church.org #LoveYourself #InnerSovereignty #SelfAwareness

  7. Mar 2

    Can Synchronicity Make Work More Meaningful? Research, Therapy, and Real Lives | Tony Lee, EP 440

    Do you have a coincidence story to tell? Please go to The Coincidence Project website to share your story!https://thecoincidenceproject.net/share/What if meaningful coincidences could make work more engaging—and even change the direction of a life? In this episode of Connecting with Coincidence, Bernard Beitman, MD, speaks with integrative therapist and researcher Tony Lee, whose dissertation explored synchronicity in the workplace.Tony shares his journey from corporate finance and chronic stress to researching how meaningful coincidences shape purpose, motivation, and engagement at work. Drawing on both quantitative data and in-depth interviews, his research found strong links between experiencing synchronicity and feeling that one’s work truly matters—especially in service-oriented roles.Together, they explore expanded awareness, curiosity, leadership, and how noticing synchronicities can guide wiser career choices without abandoning critical thinking. This conversation invites listeners to reconsider work—not just as obligation, but as a potential site of meaning, growth, and human evolution.Tony Lee is a London-based YouTube creator, integrative therapist, and transpersonal psychology researcher who helps people make sense of “meaningful coincidences” without losing their critical thinking. He holds an MSc in Transpersonal Psychology, and his mixed-methods research explores synchronicity in the workplace—how uncanny coincidences relate to meaningful work and work engagement. With a corporate background in finance, Tony bridges boardroom reality with Jung-inspired depth psychology and lived experience, translating the weird-and-wonderful into practical insight: how to notice patterns, stay grounded, and use synchronicity as a compass for life purpose. https://www.youtube.com/@ThinkDifferentlyTony

  8. Feb 23

    Timing Transformation: What Astrology Reveals About Humanity’s Next Chapter | Karen Newell EP 439

    Do you have a coincidence story to tell? Please go to The Coincidence Project website to share your story!https://thecoincidenceproject.net/share/Humanity is living through a time of intense change. In this episode of Connecting with Coincidence, Bernard Beitman, MD, speaks with personal development teacher Karen Newell about how astrology can help us understand when transformation is possible—and how we might meet it consciously.Rather than predicting fixed outcomes, Karen describes astrology as a language of cycles, timing, and opportunity, illuminating turning points such as eclipses, Pluto returns, and the transition from the Age of Pisces to the Age of Aquarius. Together, they explore how collective chaos can be understood as part of larger patterns, and how individual growth, compassion, and interpersonal awareness contribute to humanity’s evolution.What does it mean to act at the right moment?How do free will and cosmic cycles interact?And can better timing help Humanity choose a wiser future?This conversation invites reflection, perspective, and a deeper relationship with change itself.Karen Newell is an author and specialist in personal development with a diverse body of work that rests upon the foundation of spiritually transformative experiences. As an innovator in the emerging field of brainwave entrainment audio meditation, Karen empowers others in their journeys of self-discovery by demonstrating how to connect to inner guidance, achieve inspiration, improve wellness and develop intuition from a heart-centered consciousness. She is co-founder of Sacred Acoustics, and co-author with Eben Alexander III, M.D. of Living in a Mindful Universe. www.sacredacoustics.com

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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/.

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