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

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Article: 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, Baltimore

Seven 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 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.