Connecting with Coincidence: The New Science for Using Synchronicity and Serendipity in Your Life
Written by Bernard Beitman
Narrated by Stephen Paul Aulridge, Jr.
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About this audiobook
Often these coincidences are explained as being controlled by a higher power or pure chance. But for the first time since Carl Jung's work, comes bold new research that explains scientifically how we can identify, understand, and perhaps even control the frequency of coincidences in our everyday lives.
Bernard Beitman, a leading expert on Coincidence Studies, proposes a greater personal responsibility which depends partly upon newly discovered "grid cells" located in the brain, near the hippocampus. But neuroscience cannot complete the entire puzzle, and in this fascinating guide, Beitman provides the missing piece. From analyzing true stories of synchronicity from around the globe and throughout history, he shares key personality characteristics and situational factors that contribute to the occurrence of meaningful coincidences in our lives. Where other books on coincidences tend to be theoretical, inspirational, or story collections only, Beitman's book is the first to provide a scientific understanding and practical ways in which readers can use them in their own lives. He reveals:
• How to activate your observing self so you don't miss synchronistic moments
• How serendipity can offer insights into solving problems or making difficult decisions
• Why stress activates meaningful coincidences
• Which states of mind impede our ability to experience synchronicity
• How to interpret the meaning of a coincidence
• Why being attuned to coincidences is a learned skill?and how to hone your sensitivity.
Bernard Beitman
Bernard Beitman, M.D., a graduate of Yale Medical School, did his psychiatric residency at Stanford University. The former chair of psychiatry of the University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School for 17 years, he writes a blog for Psychology Today on coincidence and is the coauthor of the award-winning book Learning Psychotherapy. The founder of The Coincidence Project, he lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lots of good stories about coincidence and great points on what they have in common.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5A bit cheesy book that is full of endless stories that are all alike...
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Really great book, a found it very interesting from beginning to finish and love both the analysis and openness. Will listen again!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Really inciteful and entertaining read! I Learned a lot while reading it
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5A book of coincidence examples, majority of them cannot even be considered coincidence. Author doesnt try to question or to insight. Any coincidence should be viewed from the point of view of a blade of grass on a golf course who famously proclaimed "What a coincidence that this golf ball landed next to me"