Coincidence & Synchronicity

Coincidences are everywhere. But they are certainly a double-edged sword. For some they show that the universe is more connected and has the best intentions in store for us. For others, the word is used as a weapon to discount and dispel many paranormal or supernatural phenomena. But what happens when that coincidence goes into overdrive and something so seemingly profound and unknowingly meaningful unfolds before you? That would make it a synchronicity. On this episode of What Magic is This? I am joined by my skeptical guest Conor for a great discussion involving these two somewhat common concepts, which goes in a direction that hopefully you the listener, didn’t see coming.

Show Notes

• Synchronicity – An Acausal Connecting Principle by Carl Jung
• Synchronicities and Amazing Coincidences – A Reddit Forum
• The Hidden Side of Wolfgang Pauli
• The Wreck of the Titan; Or Futility
• The Jim Twins – Small correction on my end, they were not identical twins
• Norman Mailer and Coincidences
• Jaques Vallée and A Theory of Everything TED Talk
• Colin Wilson and fair article about him The Positive Existentialist
• Beyond Time and Space – The Daily Grail is one of the best websites around
• An ‘Other-Valued Reality’: Some Thoughts on Synchronicity
• The Roots of Coincidence by Arthur Koestler – A bit dated but good book. Also let it be known that Arthur was a terrible human
• Time Loops by Dr. Eric Wargo – Maybe one of the most important books you’ll ever read
• Dr. Eric Wargo on Skeptiko Podcast
• Talking Retrocausation and Feeling the Future with Dr. Eric Wargo – Rune Soup Podcast
• Trauma Displaced in Time: Premonition, Synchronicity and Enjoyment – From Dr. Wargo’s amazing blog The Nightshirt
• Scarabs & The ‘Send’ Button: Synchronicity as Misrecognized Psi – Another post from The Nightshirt
• An Experiment With Time by J. W. Dunne – Also a tad dated but a great read nevertheless
• Artist Michael Richards: Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian – RIP
• The Libet Experiment: Is Free Will an Illusion