These examples should suffice to give an idea what chaos theory can do for the evolution of Lewinian and Batesonian models for the individual (or the group) psyche. This is as far as a mathematician can go, the next steps are up to the psychologists. By learning a modicum of the mathematical theory of chaotic dynamical systems and their bifurcations, new theories of personality dischaos, and therapies too, can spontaneously pop up. It may be, for example, the electric shocks might be replaced by computer generated foot massage, as a treatment for depression.

In future work, we may suggest some therapies based on the fractal boundary model, for multiple personality dischaos (MPD), bipolar personality dischaos (BPD), and other dischaos phenomena. These would utilize forces of order, such as chaotic music or exposure to nature, perhaps in a workshop setting. Further, we might try to identify some of the forces of order, cultural causes, or concommitants, of personality dischaos, such as: urbanisation, organised religion, patriarchy, monotheism, the Bible, monogamy, marriage, nuclear families, childrearing practices, etc.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

It is a pleasure to acknowledge critical discussions with Deena Metzger, Jerry Rasch, and Ray Gwyn Smith, and the generosity of Fred Abraham, John Allen, Matt Clinton, Jonathan Cohen, Catherine Heatley, Robert Langs, and Marsha King, in sharing their ideas and resources.