Embracing synchronicity: Toward a new medical science of meaningful coincidence
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2016-07-02
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Bernard Beitman’s book Connecting with Coincidence offers a clear and even-handed account of the ways that meaningful coincidence can affect people in all aspects of life. Beitman discusses some links between coincidence and Jung’s ideas of synchronicity. Beitman describes his lifelong interest in unexpected coincidences and provides examples from his personal and professional life. Drawing upon his years of empirical research, Beitman shares such findings as well as his rating scales that assess weird coincidences. He provides practical suggestions to cultivate skills that increase the possibility of experiencing meaningful coincidence and maximizing their benefit. Beitman explores the complexity of interpreting coincidences that are not always benign. Material on the neurobiology of coincidence gives rise to many promising new avenues of research.
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Davidson, J (2016). Embracing synchronicity: Toward a new medical science of meaningful coincidence. Jung Journal: Culture and Psyche, 10(3). pp. 90–96. 10.1080/19342039.2016.1191116 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/25992.
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Jonathan R.T. Davidson
Currently, my research focuses upon the theoretical aspects of homeopathy and its clinical utilization, as well as the broader field of alternative (complementary) medicine. this is a field which has traditionally been overlooked as a legitimate scientific discipline. Other areas of activity are as in the past, i.e., clinical treatment, epidemiology, risk factors, pathogenesis of posttraumatic stress, social phobia, other anxiety status, and depression. These are illustrated by recent publications on treatment, epidemiology, health service utilization and quality of life in social phobia and PTSD, drug treatment of panic disorder. Magnetic resonance studies of social phobia have been completed and further studies are planned.
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