An Arrow Through Chaos: How We See into the Future [Paperback]

David Loye Ph.D. (Author), David Loye (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2000

• The psychologist who helped pioneer chaos theory explains how holographic theory reveals the mind's unique power to predict the future.

• Shows why chaos theorists and futurists who claim we can't predict the future are wrong.

• Includes easy-to-follow methods to strengthen your powers of forecasting and precognition.

Just how the human brain works is a riddle that has perplexed humankind for ages. This fascinating probe into the workings of right brain/left brain, frontal brain functions, and the new discoveries of holographic theory reveals some exciting and unexpected answers. Using the findings of neurophysiology, psychology, parapsychology, and theoretical physics, Loye unlocks the mysteries of the mind and its unique powers of prediction, from hunches, ESP, and clairvoyance to our ability to actually predict the future.

With easy-to-follow methods, Loye shows us how to strengthen our powers of forecasting and precognition, and how, with the HCP (Hemispheric Consensus Prediction) Profile Test, to actually determine right brain/left brain dominance and interpret the results. By understanding the full powers of our "forecasting mind," we can better deal with the future--including our own personal and economic potential.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

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 Chaos is a rewrite of his 1983 book Sphinx 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

Review

"An utterly fascinating and original book."
(Ashley Montagu, author of Man and Aggression and The Elephant Man )

"Undeniably fascinating!" 

(Booklist )

"A well-researched and documented overview of the final frontier: the connection of mind and matter.  Twenty-first century stuff."
(Fred Alan Wolf, author of Taking the Quantum Leap )

"Superb."

(Karl Pribram, author of Languages of the Brain )

"A rich book. . . . Rich in original ideas, rich in information, and rich in breadth of subject matter.  It is the kind of book that I like to take home for weekend reading, and which always sends me off to the library to follow up on the many ideas."
(ReVision Journal )

"Not just another brain-mind book, though if it were it would easily be one of the best.  Highly recommended."

(American Humanistic Psychology Newsletter )

"An Arrow through Chaos is a penetrating and accessible exploration into our brains capacity to solve problems and predict future outcomes.  Bold, original and fascinating." (Fiona Willson, New Dawn, January-February 2001 )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Park Street Press; First Printing edition (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892818492
• ISBN-13: 978-0892818495
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #635,485 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

My books span my life from early years as a television newsman in the Edward R. Murrow days to my pivotal shift to science and pioneering evolution theory. My first book was the national award-winning The Healing of a Nation. Currently, my widely acclaimed reconstruction of Darwin's Lost Theory spearheads a global movement to shift from the old Darwinism of survival of the fittest and selfish genes to the new scientific, political, economic, and religious reality of Darwin's long ignored actual emphasis on moral sensitivity, love, and education as the prime drivers for human evolution.

In between is a rippling stream of books on psychology, the future, travel, humor, adventure, even a past life murder mystery (Return to Amalfi),and--besides the forthcoming Darwin in Love--others exploring the best of all world of love.

Many of my books are dedicated to my wife and partner, best-selling author Riane Eisler (The Chalice and the Blade). 3,000 Years of Love is an unusual joint biography of our life together. 100 Days of Love and 1001 Days of Love are my love poems to date--which at 158 I like to think are already four more than 154 for Shakespeare's famous love sonnets!

For more on my life, works, projects, see www.davidloye.com

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Intriguing, Thought Provoking Read!, October 26, 2006

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David Ambrose "Author: 'Your Life Manual: Pra... (Calgary, AB, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Arrow Through Chaos: How We See into the Future (Paperback)

An Arrow Through Chaos is really about prediction, but even if this is not your cup of tea, it is an excellent book on the brain and the workings of the mind. If you are interested in the mind in all its glory, this is an intriguing read. I was particularly impressed that this book draws from almost numerous relevant scientific and philosophical disciplines to provide a balanced view.

The explanation of the left, right, frontal brain interaction is fascinating and makes sense. And where does the mind actually reside? The idea of the holographic mind is wonderful too. This alone makes the book worth the cost. It is interesting how it seems that science is just now considering the same conclusions that the ancient spiritual and philosophical thinkers taught all those years ago.

As a lay person, this is not a particularly easy read at times; grasping scientific concepts is not always possible at first pass for me, however it is worth the effort, and the kind of book that gets you thinking, and keeps you thinking about the topics covered.

Then there were a few surprises too. Although I am fascinated by chaos theory (indeed it was this that attracted me in the first place), I had never seen this theory as the death-knell of predictability or free will. If anything, it was a light bulb moment for me - the missing piece of the puzzle. I saw it as a shining light actually proving the possibility of prediction. You just have to know (or perceive) enough of the possibilities involved. But then, as I say, I am no physicist.

There is one area I would have liked to see explored, since they seem to be related: the connection between prediction and manifestation.

All in all, highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DEEP LOOK INTO THE NEURO-HOLOGRAPHIC BRAIN/MIND, May 28, 2008

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W. Lanham (West Coast) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Arrow Through Chaos: How We See into the Future (Paperback)

I highly recommend this fascinating, well thought-out interpretation of the psychoneurological basis for mankind's propensity for "future-casting," that often maligned and deeply misunderstood function popularized as ESP.

I came across Loye's works back in the 80's working at a leading-edge spiritual bookstore in the midwest where I worked as clerk and resident psychic. I realize Dr. Loye changed some details from his first book as he discovered new data and updated findings. Even then I couldn't put this wonderfully informational and objective look at the mind/matter conundrum--and I loved this version even better than the previous edition.

You see, I too learned a lot since reading The Sphinx and the Rainbow, having read brilliantly insightful dissertations by fearless free- thinkers like Fred A. Wolf, Paul Pietsch, Karl Pribrim and Michael Talbot, among others. That's where I began to understand fully what David Loye talks about when he describes the holographic properties of the universe and its relationship to the brain/mind matrix.

As a professional psychic, teacher, investigator and writer for the past forty years, I heartily recommend this book to all who want to really learn something useful about how the brain's perceives and acts on in the feedback loop of data it recieves to predict the future. Be ready for a deep, profound read that will, no doubt, leave the deepest skeptics rubbing their devilish advocate horns.

Nahu Lanham
Author of: UFOs: GOD FROM INNER SPACE