What happens when a classically trained physician opens the door to the invisible?

In this captivating episode, Dr. Bernard Beitman sits down with Dr. Anona Blackwell, a highly respected genitourinary physician whose clinical contributions have changed medical practice in the UK—including three publications in The Lancet. But behind the lab coat lies a healer with deep intuitive insight.Dr. Blackwell shares remarkable stories from her career, where patients were accompanied not just by symptoms, but by spiritual presences—deceased loved ones, spirit animals, even Archangel Michael. These weren’t hallucinations or fabrications—they were transformative experiences that helped patients heal.From a scientific background in biophysics to mystical awareness in practice, Anona takes us on a journey that challenges the divide between evidence and energy. Together, she and Bernie explore how intuition, synchronicity, and unseen forces can be felt in the body, recognized in the clinic, and validated by physicians who dare to say: "Yes, your experience is real."

Order Dr. Beitman's newest book "Life-Changing Synchronicities: A Doctor's Coincidences and Serendipities" at Simon & Schuster, Barnes and Noble, Inner Traditions, Amazon, Books-a-Million, Bookshop.org (May 2025).About Dr. Anona Blackwell:Anona Blackwell, BSc, AKC, FRCP, is a retired Genito-Urinary physician and author of From Medic to Mystic, a memoir chronicling her paranormal experiences throughout a distinguished medical career. With a degree in Cell Biology/Biophysics from King’s College London and a medical degree from Westminster Medical School, she became internationally recognized for her work on vaginal infections, eventually holding a consultant post in Swansea. Her mystical experiences have long informed her approach to clinical care, blending science with spirit.Dr. Blackwell's Book "From Medic to Mystic" About Dr. Bernard Beitman:Dr. Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to seriously study coincidences. He is the founder of The Coincidence Project and the author of Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences. He received his psychiatric training at Yale and Stanford and has served as Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia

What do psychedelic visions and biblical prophecy have in common? In this 400th episode of Connecting with Coincidence, psychiatrist Bernard Beitman sits down with Rick Strassman, author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule, to explore how altered states of consciousness might connect with ancient spiritual traditions.Order Dr. Beitman's newest book "Life-Changing Synchronicities: A Doctor's Coincidences and Serendipities" at Simon & Schuster, Barnes and Noble, Inner Traditions, Amazon, Books-a-Million, Bookshop.org (May 2025).Both trained psychiatrists with Jewish backgrounds, Beitman and Strassman reflect on shared experiences—from early psychedelic encounters to a lifelong interest in the edges of consciousness. Strassman discusses his return to the Hebrew Bible after decades of Zen practice, offering a new lens on DMT experiences as potentially prophetic rather than purely mystical or hallucinatory.The two explore entity encounters, the psychosphere, and how meaning can emerge through synchronicities and personal interpretation. Whether or not you believe in otherworldly beings, this conversation offers thoughtful reflections on science, spirituality, and the unknown.Rick Strassman, MD performed the first new U.S. clinical research with psychedelic substances in decades. He is the author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule, DMT and the Soul of Prophecy, The Psychedelic Handbook, and My Altered States. His work bridges psychiatry, neuroscience, and spiritual inquiry.🌐 rickstrassman.comBernard D. Beitman, MD is the founder of The Coincidence Project and author of Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences. A Yale- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist, Dr. Beitman explores synchronicity and meaningful coincidence as a form of knowledge and healing.

You have free will. You have no choice. What sounds like a paradox is actually a gateway to deeper understanding in this conversation between Dr. Bernard Beitman and physicist Samir Varma. Together, they explore how a deterministic universe still allows for genuine unpredictability—creating a space where consciousness and free will can thrive.Pre-order Dr. Beitman's newest book "Life-Changing Synchronicities: A Doctor's Coincidences and Serendipities" at Simon & Schuster, Barnes and Noble, Inner Traditions, Amazon, Books-a-Million, Bookshop.org (May 2025).Samir Varma is a physicist, entrepreneur, and author with a PhD in Particle Physics from the University of Texas and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University. His career spans finance, technology, and scientific research, with multiple patents in fields ranging from advertising to medicine. Varma manages two investment funds utilizing proprietary algorithms and has spent years exploring the intersection of physics, computation, and consciousness. In his book "The Science of Free Will," he presents a groundbreaking framework showing how deterministic physics creates unpredictability and practical free will. His work bridges fundamental science with everyday human experience through an accessible, thought-provoking lens. www.samirvarma.com https://vsasset.com/publications/ The two dive into the role of attention, the nature of meaningful coincidences, and how AI mirrors our own limitations and potential. Coincidences only become significant when you bring your perspective to them. No one else is going to tell you what it means. You are the final decider. Are you ready to carry that responsibility?Learn more about Samir at samirvarma.com and explore his work at https://www.vsasset.com/publications.