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An Arrow Through Chaos: How We See into the Future

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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.

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