Chaos Theory Verses Prediction

I feel that I have to put a certain theory or should I say acceptability through the wringer before my head explodes with trying to answer the question of ‘Predictability‘ . For over 30 years, people have asked me the question, how can using Tarot cards produce the answers to the future, tell fortunes and be able to predict the future. The only answer I can give is, “To be honest, I don’t know, but it does seem to work, in some cases. I have to be honest and admit that I don’t believe anyone can predict the future.” And the same goes for any other form of divination except Astrology, which is not a predictive tool but a system that identifies all aspects of our lives which relate to the planets influences which in turn affects our day-to-day actions and thoughts. Most Astrologers would probably explain the fact that we, (that is, us humans) have what’s called, ‘Freewill‘, and so are able to choose how we wish to live our lives and ignore the influences that the planets offer.

Chaos theory has been around for many years and has been used by many Scientists, Physicists, etc, to work with all sorts of mathematical equations and scientific theory’s in the past and present and so I have no qualms of its existence. Chaos Theory does exist. So lets move on, to the next part of this article and that is, Prediction. But before I do, I would just like to add some outside information, which follows……

In experimental physics, there are always observational errors determining variables such as positions and velocities. So perfect prediction is practically impossible. Moreover, in modern quantum mechanics,Werner Heisenberg‘s indeterminacy principle puts limits on the accuracy with which such quantities can be known. So such perfect predictability is also theoretically impossible. This paragraph is taken from Wikipedia on Predictability.

So, should I pack up my faithful Tarot cards and disappear into the wilderness because some physicists have proved that prediction is impossible or take the stance of, Freewill, and carry on dealing my cards to anyone who ask me to read for them. Well that has to be my decision and no one else’s. If I believe that divination works, to some extent, then why shouldn’t I carry on reading the Tarot and help others to understand the effects that Tarot cards can have on their future or at least the intuition of the card reader. The Tarot reader, if experienced enough, can and will use the cards’ symbolism to understand the whole reading and thereby have the ability to answer the questions asked with a high degree of accuracy but what they see is only possibilities and not to be confused with, accurate definites as the answers.  I also believe that, without Chaos there can be no Order and that gives me the strength to carry on reading my Tarot cards so at least I can assimilate some kind of order from the chaos my clients bring to me in their questions.