I let my imagination run wild and jotted down everything that showed up. I don’t know if these are premonitions, projections, or predictions, but here they are for the world to see just in case some of them do come true!
Shall we begin.
Ahhh… step inside, curious soul. The velvet curtains have been drawn, the incense of clove and copper drifts in the air, and Madame Fortuna—seer of secrets, whisperer to the cosmos—has taken her seat in the brass-framed parlour of fate. With gears ticking softly and the crystal orb aglow with celestial voltage, the veil thins for but a moment…
Behold, 25 Glimmers of What Is to Come in This Year of Our Unknowing, 2025.
🔮 1. The Fall of the Falcon: Madame Fortuna sees the proud golden tower of Dubai, once untouched, struck by a tempest the likes of which hasn’t been seen since the time of ancient mariners. A sandstorm fused with lightning—sand ignites, and glass cracks.
🔮 2. Coup in the Crescent: Her globe spins and halts upon Turkey—where whispers rise and a midnight coup attempt shakes Ankara. Tanks move, communications blackout and the president vanishes for 36 hours.
🔮 3. A Royal Confession: The spirits murmur secrets from across the sea… Prince Harry releases a second memoir in October, far bolder than the first. A royal affair, previously buried, is unveiled, and Buckingham shutters its gates for days.
🔮 4. Silicon Sovereignty: Madame sees the fluttering blue bird replaced—the fall of X (formerly Twitter) as it is sold in fragments. A new, AI-driven communication network called “Vanta” emerges from Scandinavia and sways the minds of youth.
🔮 5. Tesla Tumbles: Elon Musk appears in her orb—surrounded by electric serpents. A catastrophic recall of over 1.2 million Tesla vehicles occurs after 17 sudden autopilot crashes in four days. Lawsuits rise like smoke.
🔮 6. Red Sky Over Tokyo: She sees Tokyo Bay—but the sky is crimson. A rare atmospheric phenomenon causes blood-red skies for two consecutive nights in July, sparking mass panic and prophecies on every screen.
🔮 7. The Vatican Awakens: An ancient scroll is discovered beneath the Vatican Library, revealing a previously unknown Gospel written in Syriac. The Church neither confirms nor denies, but pilgrims flood Rome.
🔮 8. Iceland Cracks Again: In a roar beneath the snow, Mount Hekla, long slumbering, awakens. Lava flows toward Reykjavík, prompting the largest evacuation in Iceland’s history.
🔮 9. The Pixel Rebellion: In a steampunk twitch, AI-generated content floods YouTube, forcing the platform to enact a global “Human Verification” tag for creators. A shadow war of authenticity begins.
🔮 10. India’s River Turns Black: She sees the Ganges—but tainted. A mysterious spill from an undisclosed pharmaceutical plant poisons the sacred waters, leading to religious outrage and mass protests in Varanasi.
🔮 11. A Bear in Disguise: From the steppes of Russia, a masked general rises. A faction within the Kremlin breaks ranks, leading to a civil military standoff in Novosibirsk. The bear is not slain, but it is wounded.
🔮 12. Hollywood’s Vanishing Act: Madame sees a shimmering star—Margot Robbie—retire suddenly from public life. No scandal, no farewell. Just disappearance. Rumours swirl of a secret project in Antarctica.
🔮 13. America’s Blackout Summer: A grid failure, cascading from Texas to Colorado, causes a three-day blackout in 11 U.S. states during a July heatwave. Looters roam Denver by candlelight.
🔮 14. China’s Whispering Wall: On the northern edge of the Great Wall, an unauthorized protest led by AI engineers sparks the largest tech-driven civil demonstration in Beijing since 1989.
🔮 15. King of the Storm: Cyclone Mandara forms in the Indian Ocean with wind speeds reaching 340 km/h—becoming the strongest storm ever recorded. It devastates Colombo, toppling ports and silencing harbours.
🔮 16. A Plague in the Vines: A fungal disease wipes out 60% of Italy’s northern vineyards, destroying Barolo and Nebbiolo harvests. Wine prices spike and black-market vintages emerge.
🔮 17. The Floating Metropolis: Dubai unveils “Neptune’s Spine,” the first floating city segment housing 12,000 residents. Within weeks, cracks in the polymer hull appear. Three buildings sink during a moonlit gala.
🔮 18. Alien Echo at Arecibo: A signal—long thought residual noise—resurfaces. A double-pulse beacon from deep space is triangulated near the Lyra constellation. Madame warns: not all who call want to talk.
🔮 19. Antarctica’s Heartbeat: Sensors beneath the ice shelf detect rhythmic pulses—like breathing. An unexplained geothermal phenomenon causes a vast cavity the size of Luxembourg to form below East Antarctica.
🔮 20. The Dollar’s Dimming Flame: After oil deals brokered in BRICS currencies, the US dollar hits its lowest global confidence index in history. Argentina, Iran, and Indonesia officially ditch it.
🔮 21. Floating Monastery Revealed: Melting Himalayan ice reveals an ancient Tibetan monastery perched atop a cliff—heretofore unknown. Texts from the 9th century predict a “Machine God” ruling the 21st era.
🔮 22. AI Poet Laureate: The UK appoints its first AI as Co-Laureate alongside a human poet. Controversy ensues when it produces a sonnet so emotionally powerful, it’s mistaken for Shakespeare’s.
🔮 23. Sinkhole of São Paulo: A cavernous sinkhole opens beneath a São Paulo suburb, swallowing six homes and unearthing a lost underground train line from the 1960s—never officially built.
🔮 24. Kenya’s Solar Surge: A breakthrough in solar battery tech makes Kenya the first nation to operate 100% off renewable energy for a full month. It sparks a green-tech race across Africa.
🔮 25. The Blood Moon and the Bell: On October 7, a rare total lunar eclipse and magnetic anomaly cause the ancient bell of Mont-Saint-Michel to ring unaided at midnight. Madame sees a portal open—somewhere in the minds of men.
⚙️💫 The gears grind, and the crystal dims. Madame Fortuna’s visions are never certain, only shimmered glimpses of maybes whispered by fate. Choose wisely what you prepare for—and remember: time ticks in strange loops.