The roots of coincidence
The Roots of Coincidence : An Excursion into Parapsychology
ISBN: 0091102804
/ by Arthur Koestler ; with a postscript by Renée Haynes. - London : Hutchinson & Co, 1972. - 160 p. ; 22 cm
Includes notes, references, bibliography, index
The Roots of Coincidence is an introduction to theories of parapsychology, including extrasensory perception and psychokinesis. Koestler postulates links between modern physics, their interaction with time and paranormal phenomena. It is influenced by Carl Jung's concept of synchronicity and the seriality of Paul Kammerer. In the book Koestler argues that science needs to take the possibility of the occurrence of phenomena that are outside our common sense view of the world more seriously and study them. He concludes that paranormal events are rare, unpredictable and capricious and need a paradoxical combination of skillful scientific experiment with a childlike excitement to be seen and recorded.
