Asbolus – sensing underlying possibilities

Asbolus in Greek mythology was a seer who could read omens and portents in the flights and calls of birds. He is said to have led a stampede of centaurs which caused the death of Pholus, and the fatal wounding of the immortal Chiron as Hercules defended himself by firing off poisoned arrows. The minor planet which bears its name, orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune, was discovered on 5 April 1995. Asbolus, Divination and Alternative Realities is the latest in a fascinating series of b