The JREF Forum Ghoul Pool
SO there's a Ghoul Pool (registration required) running on the JREF Forum. The idea is, you use whatever means at your disposal to predict three people who will die in 2010. Since I'm an old neopagan tarot-reader, I thought I'd bring out my tarot and make predictions. Here's what I came up with:
Okay. In the spirit of the OP, I have brought out my old Norse Tarot deck.
My first draw is the High Priestess. A woman, in a high place - a spiritual leader for many. I'm gonna say this is Sylvia Browne. Okay, I'm going to do another three cards here - I think it was a hasty generalisation. I get Justice, the High Priestess (again) and the Queen of Cups, reversed. I think this is consistent with my initial generalisation. Justice shows that Sylvia is finally recognised for what she really is, and this revelation negatively affects her already poor health. The High Priestess merely reinforces the first draw. The Queen of Cups is the mother figure, filled with love and nurture for her children, which is pretty much the opposite of what Sylvia does - that being consistent with the card reversed.
The second is the Prince of Wands. A younger man, dynamic, active - but it comes up reversed. So I'm going to say this is some youngish American rapper who is either shot or dies of a drug overdose. I'm not familiar with the rap scene so I can't tell who it is, but I'll draw three more cards to try and define his personality. The Nine of Wands indicates followers - an entourage or following of some kind. This is consistent with this man being a celebrity - it possibly indicates some kind of cult following. The King of Wands is a father figure - this man's father is also famous. Finally the Prince of Discs is somone who is prepared and confident in the future. I'm still not sure who this is, but he's a self-confident young man with a famous father, who has a following.
Lastly, the Ace of Cups. This is very ambiguous. I can't tell whether this person is male or female, but emotion plays an important role. I'll do another three cards. Oh, this is interesting. The Hanged Man, the Empress and the Six of Coins, reversed. The Hanged Man represents sacrifice - Odin hanging himself on the World Tree, giving up his eye in return for knowledge. So it's someone who suffers for the greater good. Could be Stephen Hawking - he's a very emotional man, but it is very difficult for him to communicate this and he prefers to concentrate on pure physics. The Empress is a strong matriarch - this could be any of the women in his life - possibly his daughter, Lucy, who incidentally is the same age I am. The Six of Coins is a valuable gift given to a loved one. This would be the body of knowledge that Stephen has selflessly granted to the human race, or possibly the selfless giving that his two wives have given to his extraordinarily difficult situation.
So there are my three predictions according to the Norse Tarot:
Okay. In the spirit of the OP, I have brought out my old Norse Tarot deck.
My first draw is the High Priestess. A woman, in a high place - a spiritual leader for many. I'm gonna say this is Sylvia Browne. Okay, I'm going to do another three cards here - I think it was a hasty generalisation. I get Justice, the High Priestess (again) and the Queen of Cups, reversed. I think this is consistent with my initial generalisation. Justice shows that Sylvia is finally recognised for what she really is, and this revelation negatively affects her already poor health. The High Priestess merely reinforces the first draw. The Queen of Cups is the mother figure, filled with love and nurture for her children, which is pretty much the opposite of what Sylvia does - that being consistent with the card reversed.
The second is the Prince of Wands. A younger man, dynamic, active - but it comes up reversed. So I'm going to say this is some youngish American rapper who is either shot or dies of a drug overdose. I'm not familiar with the rap scene so I can't tell who it is, but I'll draw three more cards to try and define his personality. The Nine of Wands indicates followers - an entourage or following of some kind. This is consistent with this man being a celebrity - it possibly indicates some kind of cult following. The King of Wands is a father figure - this man's father is also famous. Finally the Prince of Discs is somone who is prepared and confident in the future. I'm still not sure who this is, but he's a self-confident young man with a famous father, who has a following.
Lastly, the Ace of Cups. This is very ambiguous. I can't tell whether this person is male or female, but emotion plays an important role. I'll do another three cards. Oh, this is interesting. The Hanged Man, the Empress and the Six of Coins, reversed. The Hanged Man represents sacrifice - Odin hanging himself on the World Tree, giving up his eye in return for knowledge. So it's someone who suffers for the greater good. Could be Stephen Hawking - he's a very emotional man, but it is very difficult for him to communicate this and he prefers to concentrate on pure physics. The Empress is a strong matriarch - this could be any of the women in his life - possibly his daughter, Lucy, who incidentally is the same age I am. The Six of Coins is a valuable gift given to a loved one. This would be the body of knowledge that Stephen has selflessly granted to the human race, or possibly the selfless giving that his two wives have given to his extraordinarily difficult situation.
So there are my three predictions according to the Norse Tarot:
- Sylvia Browne
- Some youngish rapper with a famous father and a following.
- Stephen Hawking