“You can’t avoid it, it’s written in the stars.”

“Life is what you make it.”

Since the day we are born, we are bombarded with contradictory claims that our lives are pre-destined, that Fate deals us the cards we must play OR that our lives are the results of our choices, and that we make it up as we go along.         “Destiny vs. Choice” examines the philosophical, spiritual and scientific evidence for both claims, and how we can live better, more fulfilling lives no matter which side proves ultimately true.

Among the topics explored are:

• The historical battle between Fate and free will
• Intelligent design, evolution, the Big Bang and DNA as blueprints for life
• How the world’s religions view destiny and choice
• Using the Law of Attraction, intention and consciousness to create reality
• How quantum physics offers evidence for BOTH destiny and choice
• Fate and the paranormal: ghosts, life-after-death and astrology

Is the path of each human life set in stone long before we come into this world? Or are we alone responsible for choosing the reality we experience? Perhaps the truth lies somewhere in between…

Marie D. Jones is the best-selling author of "The Déjà vu Enigma: A Journey Through the Anomalies of Mind, Memory and Time,” "11:11 - The Time Prompt Phenomenon: The Meaning Behind Mysterious Signs, Sequences and Synchronicities" and

"2013: End of Days or a New Beginning-Envisioning the World After the Events of 2012." She is also a screenwriter, radio show host and popular public speaker and has been interviewed on hundreds of radio shows all over the world. She was recently featured on The History Channel and is a regular contributor to TAPS ParaMagazine and New Dawn Magazine. She lives in San Marcos, California.