An Arrow Through Chaos: How We See into the Future
In a voice crackling with enthusiasm and not a little self-importance, psychologist and futurist David Loye tackles a scientific explanation of how the psychic and even the not-so-psychic predict the future.An Arrow Through Chaosis a rewrite of his 1983 bookSphinx and the Rainbow, updated and validated by scientific breakthroughs since then. Loye accomplishes his thesis by first explaining how the human brain works (this is a fascinating read for this information alone), then proceeds to tie together a vast range of subjects, including quantum physics, evolution, psychology, and the mathematics of chaos in a neat, conceptual bundle to explain how and why precognition works. If you have ever wondered about the validity of the divinatory arts from a scientific perspective, this tightly presented dissertation will set your mind at ease. You don't need to be a scientist to understand these seemingly heady topics; Loye's explanations are understandable even to lowbrow book reviewers.--P. Randall Cohan