WE ARE ALL SEERS
An intellectual fascination with the concept of time and the ability for some to foresee future events has persisted throughout history. while stating the following sounds like i’m invalidating my fortune-teller hustle, the truth is all people possess the ability to see into the future, stemming from the brain's inability to process information as quickly as the speed of light. by delving into the paradoxical relationship between perception and the limitations of our neural processing, we uncover a thought-provoking perspective on the nature of fortune-telling itself.
RELATIVITY
the human brain functions at a significantly slower pace than the speed of light, which serves as a fundamental cosmic constant. according to the principles of relativity, as proposed by einstein, the speed of light is the ultimate speed limit in the universe. conversely, the brain's neural processes, while remarkably intricate, operate at a fraction of this speed. this disparity means that our perception of events is slightly delayed, effectively meaning that our every reaction is in response to a glimpse of the future.
to put it simply: imagine your brain as a supercomputer, churning through information at its own pace. while it's busy doing its thing, events in the real world are happening in real-time. but here's the twist: your brain takes a little while to process all that information, creating a time lag between what's actually happening and what your brain makes of it. so, in a way, you're living a tiny bit in the past, even if it's just a fraction of a second.
COGNITION
if the brain processes information with a temporal delay, it follows that the experiences we perceive as "real-time" is, in fact, an amalgamation of present events and delayed neural interpretations. this temporal discrepancy provides an explanation for various phenomena, such as déjà vu and premonitions. déjà vu, described as the feeling of having experienced a situation before, arises when our brains finally catch up to the delayed neural processing of the present moment, giving the illusion of "remembering" something that has not yet occurred.
premonitions, on the other hand, are attributed to a heightened sensitivity to these delayed perceptions. as our brains gradually process incoming stimuli, we may occasionally receive faint glimpses of future events, leading to a sense of foreboding or anticipation. these premonitions, while often dismissed as mere coincidences or intuition, stems from the brain's attempt to make sense of the delayed signals, allowing us to subconsciously perceive events before they unfold.
PREMONITIONS
according to this perspective we are exploring, the delayed neural processing in our brains provides an obvious explanation for the so-called mystical practice of fortune-telling. the time lag between the actual occurrence of events and our brain's interpretation of them grant us an almost preternatural insight into what will-be. being aware of this truth allows fortune tellers to tap into the strength of this delayed perception, extrapolating outcomes farther than the milliseconds most of us live our lives by. fortune-telling in all of its forms is jus an expansion of the prognosticatory skills that all humans utilize subconsciously to survive.
divination practice, whether it be studying cloud formations or interpreting tarot cards, is an exercise that allows us to flex the muscles of our premonitions, expanding our perceptions beyond the milliseconds necessary for success in a chaotic world. it abstracts the occurrences in the world around us to an assemblage of repeating patterns that our brains intuitively understand because it has experienced it a million times before. while some folks may think of picking up a fortune telling practice as an exercise into understanding the unknown, in truth, it is a study that grounds us thoroughly in the here and now, allowing us to have the luxury of time to understand the reality of our situation.
