Free will is a golden thread running through the frozen matrix of fixed events. - Robert Heinlein
Like The Hulk versus Superman, the question of Destiny versus Free Will may never be truly resolved. Philosophers might tire of it, but whether we are "meant to be" with a certain hellborn boyfriend or if a classmate was "supposed" to have succumbed to cystic fibrosis are vital questions.
Sometimes while staring at cards spread over someone's kitchen table, I'll get a strong sense of "rightness" about a client's situation. But it's difficult to transmit my sense of Celebrate, your father's Oxycontin addiction is part of his divine life plan! to a worried client.
