Coincidence or Destiny by Phil Cousineau

Coincidence or Destiny by Phil Cousineau

The pricking anticipation of a phone call seconds before ringing, the premonition dream of birth exactly nine months before, the chance meeting that opens a new career path, the eerie realization of a loved one's death half a world away . . . From Jung to Einstein, across boundaries of culture and time, people have recognized the potential for synchronicity to reveal a hidden order to seeming random events, and to offer a glimpse of one's destiny.

In Coincidence or Destiny?, bestselling author Phil Cousineau shares more than eighty stories of coincidence, some simple, and some so extraordinary they challenge our belief system. Coincidence or Destiny? threads together what the author calls "sly winks of fate" from ordinary individuals around the world, to well-known scholars such as Larry Dossey and Huston Smith to famous movies such as Casablanca, each story demonstrates how meaningful coincidences can profoundly change and guide people's lives.

Phil Cousineau is a bestselling author, editor, photographer, award-winning documentary filmmaker, adventure trip leader, and independent scholar who speaks on a variety of topics including mythology, mentorship, and the soul around the world. The Art of Pilgrimage, Soul Moments, Riddle Me This, and The Soul Aflame are some of his books. Cousineau is the author of The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work, wherein he was a protege of the late Joseph Campbell. He resides in the city of San Francisco, California.