Eco Spirituality, Synchronicity, and Rattlesnake Wisdom | Nick Mather, EP 413
What if the Earth isn’t just a backdrop to human life, but a living, conscious being in conversation with us? In this episode of Connecting with Coincidence, Dr. Bernard Beitman welcomes Nick Mather—philosopher, religious studies scholar, and host of Rebel Spirit Radio. Nick shares his journey of developing relationships with landscapes, animals, and even rattlesnakes, uncovering wisdom hidden in the natural world. Together, they explore eco-spirituality, synchronicity in nature, and how ancient traditions remind us of humanity’s sacred bond with the living Earth.Nick Mather, PhD. has spent the past twenty years teaching Philosophy and Religious Studies courses for a number of community colleges in Southern California, and more recently Regis University in Denver and the Colorado School of Mines. His academic research focuses on ecospirituality, environmental virtue ethics, comparative religion and mysticism, and the history of religions. He produces and hosts the Rebel Spirit Radio podcast, where he engages in conversation with writers, artists, educators and spiritual leaders to explore topics in spirituality, consciousness, the esoteric and humanity’s sacred relationship to a living earth.Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD, is a Yale- and Stanford-educated psychiatrist and the founder of The Coincidence Project. He served as chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Through his Psychology Today blog, podcast, and public appearances, he has reached millions with his groundbreaking work in the emerging field of Coincidence Studies.
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