The premise is simple: fear is not hysteria or imagination. Most of the time, it’s information. It’s your brain noticing patterns faster than your conscious mind can sort them out and letting you know—often without words—that something doesn’t line up.

It was a small wedding. They had both been married before and didn’t see any reason to make a big affair of it. Family and a few close friends. Maybe fifty people, including children. They asked me to do a reading at the ceremony, which was quite an honor.