Predictions for 2008—bring 'em on!

[BlueIris]

Yes, it's a dorky thread title. I'm in a dorky mood.

It's strange, I feel like I haven't heard or found as many good predictions for 2008 as I did for 2007, which one person I posted about here proclaimed would be the Year of the Weird (which it was, if you ask me). Do people just not want to hazard as many guesses this time around? I don't know, I'm hoping posters here will add to the dismal list of "predictions" I could dig up on my own, which basically consist of those made by this guy: Peter Serraino (the "street psychic").

http://peterserraino.com/predictions.html

December, 2007:   There will be an earthquake in the midwest region of The United States. This will be the start of a great number of earthquakes worldwide.

January, 2008:   There will be major archaeological discoveries in Ethiopia including lost texts relating to the Bible and an unusual referrence to what we would call today extra terrestrials.

January, 2008:   The beginning of 2008 will bring the start of a revolution in China.

February, 2008:   State rights will be brought to the forefront as a political issue.

March, 2008:   A severe shortage of veterinary doctors will result in a critical threat to our food supplies.

April, 2008:   Contamination threats will result in closures of major waterways in the Southern U.S during the winter snow run-off period.

April, 2008:   A tsunami will hit the East Coast of The United States.
 
November, 2008:   America will see it's first female President, Hillary Clinton.

November, 2008:   The President of Mexico will be assasinated.

November, 2008:   Cuba will be open to tourism and trade.

December, 2008:   A new planet will be discovered. It will be Earthlike and will be in the outer part of our Solor System. It will have an odd oliptical rotation, two moons and will be generating light and heat.
 
December, 2008:   A new energy technology will be revealed. It will be relating to plasma.
 
December, 2010:   There will be a new discovery of oil within The United States and it's territories.
 
December, 2010:   Proof of a second gunman in the shooting of President John F. Kennedy will become known. He will be revealed as a hired European assasin.

December, 2010:   A major medical breakthrough involving a protien which promotes rapid healing will be revealed for diseases and illnesses such as Cancer, AIDS, Influenza and the Common Cold.

[BlueIris]

1. Oh, and the High Weirdness Project compiled a big bunch of predictions for '08:

http://www.modemac.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/Psychic_Predictions_for_2008

[BlueIris]

2. Okay, here is the best list I've found so far:

It's kinda facetious, but there are some suggestions in here that correlate with things I've felt may be coming, especially a new public debate over child immunizations.

http://j-walkblog.com/index.php?/weblog/posts/my_2008_predictions/

1. There will be a major earthquake in Southern California. Either in the summer or early fall.

2. Dick Cheney will not be in office at the end of 2008. It will probably be for health reasons rather than legal reasons.

3. There will be some type of scandal involving a well-known jazz or blues artist.

4. Bananas. Something bad will happen involving bananas.

5. There will be a problem with the pyramids in Egypt.

6. An Amtrak train will be derailed, somewhere in the West.

7. Ladies and gentlemen, it is with deep regret that I present the next president of the United States: Hillary Clinton. The good news is that Al Gore is the VP. They will defeat the Giuliani/McCain ticket.

8. There will be a major security breach at a large online retailer. Perhaps Amazon.

9. The U.S. housing market will continue to decline, and mortgage loan defaults will hit record levels.

10. The Boston subway system will be in the news. Not terrorist-related.

11. Spam and email viruses will continue to increase, and will account for 95% of all email.

12. The RIAA will publish a report claiming that illegal file downloading is affecting music sales.

13. One of the Bush twins will make the news, and will be an embarrassment to her family. She won't go to jail.

14. Hundreds of miracles will occur throughout the year, as God demonstrates his magical powers. We will see Jesus and/or Mary in a rock, in a pile of dirt, in a used diaper, in a tree stump, in the clouds, and in a forest fire.

15. O.J. Simpson will lay low, and won't be arrested in 2008.

16. An American League team from the West Coast will win the World Series.

17. There will be an increase in anti-Muslim sentiments in the U.S., especially from right-wing Christians.

18. A new toy will take the country by storm. Something very simple, and not electronic.

19. A UFO crash will be discovered in Australia. It will generate lots of news, and eventually discovered to be a fake.

20. Microsoft will re-evaluate its business and lay off at least 1,000 employees.

21. 17 million children will die of starvation in Africa -- and it won't even make the news.

22. Something news-worthy will happen in Peru. Something positive, not negative.

23. A new fashion trend will involve wearing two different shoes and two different socks.

24. There will be an attempt on Bush's life in the summer. But he'll survive.

25. Hundreds will die during an incident at the Beijing Olympics. It will be ruled an accident.

26. Opposition to the war in Iraq will increase significantly as a result of a scandal in the Iraqi government.

27. The summer of 2008 will be the hottest ever, and power outages in large cities will be common.

28. There will be several shopping mall explosions late in the year. As a result online shopping sites will have their best year ever.

29. A well-known psychic will die (not Sylvia Browne).

30. Child vaccinations will be a hot topic, and there will be an incident in which several children die because they were not vaccinated.

31. There will be a major threat to a government facility (not in Washington DC). It will top the news for days, but nothing will come of it.

32. The TSA will implement a new rule: All keys must be packed in checked baggage.

33. There will be a serious explosion at a nuclear power plant in Europe.

34. The world's first diamond-encrusted toilet paper holder will be unveiled.

35. Dozens of people will die at a hotel in Hawaii. Cause unknown, but Legionnaires Disease will be suspected.

36. Pope Benedict XVI will get sick or have an injury -- but he won't die.

37. The rich will get richer, and the poor will get poorer.

38. Anthrax will be in the news again. This time, it will be a scare in a West Coast city.

39. Reinstating the military draft will be a hot topic late in the year.

40. Food prices will increase significantly, and $4/gallon gas will be common.

41. A new type of inexpensive and very high resolution video display technology will appear towards the end of the year.

42. Fidel Castro will actually die, but nobody will know about it for several months.

43. The TV writers strike will be settled by May, but something will happen that will have a dramatic effect on one of the major networks.

44. A serial killer will make the news -- in a Southern state.

45. A large building will collapse in a Midwestern city. Maybe St. Louis or Kansas City.

46. The normal Republican and religious sex scandals will occur. Business as usual.

[vanboggie]

11. There goes #15

It didn't take long for OJ to wreck that prediction. :hi:

[liberalnurse]

3. Thank you so much!

I was trolling some of the same sites. It was good of you to post them for all of us. I picked up a few night shifts over the New Years and listened to Coast-to-Coast Predictions too. It was fun.

[Metta]

4. This is the year my business takes off.

I'm already meeting people who can open doors for me plus I've recently completed lineage training in tummo, a chakra balancing and clearing, karma clearing and energy smoothing, healing empowerment. Also in third eye clearing and opening.

I see that and my counseling practice growing.

:) :hi:

[Proud_Lefty]

5. I predict great success for you in 2008, Metta

Not because I'm psychic or anything, but because you and me and our closest friends and family are going to manifest it! Can't wait to hear all about your successes this year.

Love ya, Metta, and Happy New Year (may it be plentiful in donuts and abundance for you) :hug:

[Metta]

7. Yes, new offerings and we're going to make it happen.

Thanks for the kind words, PL. I've recently completed fire serpent lineage training in tummo and in third eye opening. Tummo is a healing empowerment which balances and clears one's chakras, clears karma and smoothes one's energy. The third eye training includes opening and adjusting it and training one on how to use it. I've been doing this remotely over the phone and through the computer and have had clients in New Zealand, Dubai, China, England and here in the US. :-->

So, now, I'm offering that in addition to classes in traditional and inspired meditations, diagnostic energy readings for assessing basic health, rejuvenating through karma clearing using grounding and the spark of life and doing clearings for houses and businesses to restore balance and harmony.

It looks like a good year for donuts. Love ya, too. :hug: :loveya:

[BlueIris]

6. Awesome!

[Metta]

8. Yes, I hope to surprise even myself.

I hope things are better than I expect and less awful than I fear. :hi:

[Callie McAllie]

9. Can't we have some positive predictions for the year?

I predict:

- that at least 6 noted Republicans will be involved in legal scandals
- that another 6 will be involved in sexual scandals
- that Brittany Spears will end up in rehab again :)

But what I'd really like to see here are some positive predictions, positive thoughts and energies for the country and the world. For example, I predict...

- that California will win its lawsuit with the EPA about setting stricter air pollution guidelines and that many other states will subsequently adopt the California standards.

- that the sub-prime crisis will turn around some time this summer and real estate will start selling again.

- that whoever wins this presidential election will be a damn sight better than who we've got now.
:applause:

On the other hand, I've also been known to predict that there will be some false flag episode on American soil as a new kind of October Surprise, and that Bush and Cheney (not necessarily in that order) will postpone the presidential election indefinitely for national security reasons.
:wtf:

At which point I predict the American people will finally rise up and demand that Bush and Cheney et al be held accountable for all their misdeeds!
:toast:

But that's just me.

[Callie McAllie]

10. Replying to myself...

I heard that Brittany's ALREADY back in rehab. Am I good or what? :headbang:

[I Have A Dream]

12. Yeah, but *that* one was a given!

:rofl: