Arthur Koestler wrote an intriguing book called "The Roots of Coicidence". He had been researching and writing another book, "The Case of the Midwife Toad" (some of you may have seen this on NOVA) when he came across a carefully researched lifelong study of coincidence by a German (perhaps Austrian) scientist. Koestler's even handed, open-minded approach is a good example of how I think claims of the paranormal are best investigated.

The book is really about synchronicity and Koestler posits that synchronicity is a force, just like gravity, light, and electro-magnetism. However, he concludes that this does not necessarily lead to a conclusion that synchronicity has meaning, just that it is.

It is a challenging book and I would guess it is not for someone who does not feel comfortable trying to understand the discipline of logical, as well as emotional, thinking. Both have a place, the trick is to respect both and the catch is that it is much easier to reach conclusions based on feeling.

Sourdough