Large scale surveys examining individual differences show that experiencing coincidence isn’t predicted by age, gender, IQ or education. But what is known is that the more you notice them, the more they seem to happen.

Meaningful coincidences can help us to recognize our level of interconnectedness, with others and with the world around us. Animals, such as birds or butterflies, are often seen after the death of a loved one, for example, and can seem to be a messenger from our departed loved one,

While living in India some time ago, I was working with a famous Guru on an eco-community project. We needed to have a series of meetings, but we lived in different states so he had asked me to meet him at a spiritual center where he was leading a weekend retrea

Research on meaningful coincidences suggests that synchronicity and serendipity are quite common. The valid and reliable Weird Coincidence Survey [take WC Survey now] demonstrates their commonality in general populations

Many people initially wonder whether they are going mad when they first experience a huge increase in amazing coincidences. This is certainly one of the main themes in messages of people who have contacted me as a psychologist who has written about synchronicity. Some also described how their friends or family believed they were psychotic at such times, despite them feeling quite sane. 

When I was 8 or 9 my dog got lost. I went to look for him and got lost. Then we found each other. When I was 31 I was choking uncontrollably at the kitchen sink in my San Francisco house.