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6 How To Use Meaningful Coincidences

How to Use Meaningful

Coincidences:

Synchronicities can offer

counsel at life's decision

points.

we have? Or perhaps they are teaching us about them. Other periods have very few. When there
the way statistics can inform our understanding are lots of them, enjoy the possibility of being in
of low probability experiences. the flow. That may be enough of an examination.
When you do examine them look at the low
by Activate and exercise our observing selves probability ones first, especially those that
Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD trigger intense feelings in you. Be careful about
Host of Our observing self is that part of our awareness over-examining befuddling coincidences. If you
that monitors our mental activity. By coming to become overwhelmed by their frequency, seek
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surprisingly matched by environmental events,
we activate our ability to observe our inner It's your choice about how to use them
workings. We then exercise our ability to
We know they happen. The data are very clear.
connect our mind's events with the events in our Meaningful coincidences offer us possibilities,
Coincidences appear in the lives of most people,
surroundings. The more coincidences we not certainty. They are best thought of as sign
some more frequently than others. We can
experience, the more fluidly our observing posts rather than directives. We are probably not
describe them in terms of mind and thing. We
selves finds parallels between our thoughts and being imposed upon by some external force
can list their archetypal themes. How can they
our surroundings. although some of us do think of them this way.
be used? What is their cash value?
Prior to the internet and the ability to Some offer a clear path forward that
monetize these topics, such fanciful statements seems very reasonable to take. Others present
General Uses of Meaningful Coincidences
could be found in the pages of fairy tales, where confusing ambiguity. For the ambiguous ones,
cows jumped over the moon, people lived in select the option which best suits your needs in
Encourage us to become curious about them
pumpkin shells or shoes, a little old lady flew on both the short and long terms. Some are
We come to the awareness of
the back of a goose, dishes actually ran with tempting but not the right thing for us. That
coincidences in a variety of ways. Some of us
spoons, and other childish illusions. means refusing to follow the implied suggestion.
seem to be born with the predisposition to be
curious about them. Sometimes a major
Encourage us to think about probabilities Interpreting coincidences
coincidence dramatically draws our attention to
A common response to a weird
them as happened to Brendan. Others become
coincidence is: What are the odds of that The use of some coincidences may be obvious.
overwhelmed by a flood of coincidences,
happening? Try to answer that question by Others may be not so clear. Take some time, let
demanding personal investigation.
However one comes to acknowledge estimating the probability of each part of the the meaning percolate through your mental-
coincidence. For more details about estimating emotional system. Write them down. You may
their existence, curiosity often follows.
probabilities, please see this previous post. For see a pattern emerge as can happen with dreams.
a sobering view of the role of probabilities in As you become more tuned to coincidences, you
Confirm cherished beliefs (The confirmation
the creation of coincidences see The will see that we also live in a symbolic world, a
bias)
Improbability Principle. real life dream world. Events may become
If you want to believe that God makes
symbols as in novels and plays. Some of us
your coincidence happen, then a startling or
Great stories to tell! learned this in childhood from a nursery rhyme:
useful coincidence can confirm that belief. If
Tell some friends a coincidence story. "Row, row row your boat, gently down
you want to believe that the universe is random,
coincidences can also confirm that belief. If you You may trigger a very interesting discussion. the stream.
You are also likely to hear stories from them. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is
believe, as I do, that each of us contributes to
Maybe you will help each other to figure them but a dream."
the creation of many coincidences, then that
out.
belief can also be confirmed.
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Guiding Principles for Using Coincidences
Stimulate interest in how the world works
If what you are thinking is surprisingly
Be selective about which coincidences to
matched by an event in your environment, how
examine
does that happen? Perhaps our minds minds
The frequency of coincidences varies.
more connected to the material world than
For some of us, coincidences rarely appear. For
science currently tells us. Are some
those who regularly experience them, whom I
coincidences windows into a hidden reality? Do
call coinciders, some periods can be full of
we have more psychic powers than we believe