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Comprehending Coincidences

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After reading another book that was essentially a collection of coincidences and being inspired to start a coincidence journal of my own, I picked up Bell's book to try to figure out what it all means.

This is in many ways a scholarly book. Bell defines different types of coincidences and weaves in elements of Jung's theories, quantum mechanics and eastern religious thought to provide a framework for how to interpret these events. He gives interesting examples of coincidences and, unlike other books on coincidence I've read, "translates" them--looking beyond the "oh, isn't that interesting" to get to the possible message and meaning.

His theory that coincidences are similar to dreams and can be interpreted as such changed my whole perception of coincidences. That alone was worth the price of the book.

Overall, a very interesting and illuminating book that may change the way you look at the world.

This book is perfect for you if you want lots of stories about coincidences. However, even the author seems fickle in his interpretation of what many of the coincidences mean, even when they are in his own life! As a reader, boredom with story after story set in for me by page 150. The author even throws in a bell curve in a lame attempt to appear as though his 'life study' of coincidences has some credibility to it. Yet, anyone with the slightest understanding of statistics can tell you that a bell curve with no actual 'statistics' attached to it is one's attempt to appear scientific with zero knowledge. Ultimately, reading this book will only provide you with interesting cocktail party chat and nothing more. If you are looking for insight go elsewhere. By the end of this book you will feel like you delved into the mind of a schizophrenic and came out with nothing but a whole lot of confusion about coincidences and synchronicity. There is no personal transformation to be found here. Just confusion!

There are a lot of books out now about coincidence and this is more scientific than most I have read. It talks little of the spritual or metaphysical side to any of this as if it is a given.

It works well to read this with another more spiritual book for balance.

Mr. Bell provides interesting examples and explanations. This is definitely 1 of my favorite books on synchronicity. It's more intimate than Combs and Holland's "Synchronicity Through the Eyes of Science, Myth and the Trickster," but drier than "Soul Moments" or "There Are No Accidents" ... both of which have more examples.

Here is the book for those ready to believe in something other than"just" themselves. This compendium of carefully tho't out probabilites and experiences the author believes meet the criteria of the title,will if anything, convince you of your own powers to figure out what syncronicity means for your own life. This was what I was wondering how to do when I read Bell's ideology on the subject. Not a place to study advanced theory, but certainly fine for comfort and encouragement of the best sort.

This product was delivered in a timely manner and was just as the description had listed... Positive purchase experience.