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As I embark on my journey of being a mundane astrologer, I thought of listing here some of the more specific successful predictions.
I do not list them all here, as most of the predictions do turn out to be right, so it would make the post too long with time. I also do not list those predictions, which while very satisfactory to me as a forecaster, unbelievers would say, oh this happens every day, what big deal! A lot of different types of accidents come under such category. In addition, while I cover a lot of countries in my predictions, I do not track news from all the countries to find out what happened, otherwise all my time would go into tracking news rather than real astrological stuff!
This post will be a sticky, and I will keep updating it with some of the predictions I make. As a reader, if you know of a very successful prediction which you think I should put it here, do let me know!
I list the predictions with the date they were predicted, link to the prediction, where, and when the event happened (and maybe a news source for the event). The most recent events will be at the top.
Please consider familiarising yourself here with some of the terminology I use in my predictions.
- France, financial troubles deepen
Prediction published on: March 15, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of June 2024
Predictions: (1) "A period of high expenditure by the government." (2) "Possible tension related to finances between the country and EU, or with lenders."
Link to predictions: https://palmistankur.com/spring-2024-france/
What is happening:
I quote Radio France Internationale from April 10, 2024: "France's finance ministry will raise its deficit target for 2024 to the equivalent of between 5 percent and 5.1 of GDP on Wednesday, up from an original target of 4.4 percent due to a rapid deterioration of state finances, reported a leading French financial newspaper [Les Echos]." The government is now planning additional spending cuts worth €10 bn, on top of the €10 bn of spending cuts announced in February 2024.
Link to relevant news: https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20240410-france-s-state-finances-deteriorate-as-it-misses-target-on-cutting-deficit
- United States, Boeing faces more troubles
Prediction published on: March 14, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of March 2025, but the spring season (end of March 2024 to end of June 2024) to be the main season in focus
Prediction: "It may not be a good year for the planemaker Boeing. May face regulatory wrath as well as loss of clients."
Link to prediction: https://palmistankur.com/2024-united-states/
What all has happened:
- Italy, accident in a hydroelectric power plant building near Bologna
Prediction published on: March 24, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of March 2025, but the spring season (end of March 2024 to end of June 2024) to be the main season in focus
Prediction: "Some accident connected with a mine or building may happen by mid-May 2024."
Link to prediction: https://palmistankur.com/year-2024-25-italy-the-vatican/
What happened:
On April 9, 2024, a blast occurred 30 metres under water in the building of a hydroelectric power plant on Lake Suviana. I quote the BBC: "One of the divers involved in the search and rescue operation told Italian newspaper La Repubblica he had managed to reach the seventh floor below the surface but could not reach the three people trapped further down." Four people are already reported to be dead, and several are missing.
Link to event news: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68761493
- United Kingdom, stormy, wet weather and possible flooding
Prediction published on: March 16, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of June 2024
Prediction: "Very wet spring overall. Stormy weather, and even severe flooding may occur. This could even lead to deaths."
Link to prediction: https://palmistankur.com/spring-2024-united-kingdom/
What happened:
A strong storm, named Storm Kathleen, hit the UK on April 6, 2024, and is still wreaking havoc in the country as of April 7, 2024. Several flights were grounded, ferries cancelled and more than 100 flood alerts were in place as of the time of this update. There has been at least 1 death attributed to the storm. This is still a developing story.
Link to event news: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68749333
- United Kingdom, success in sporting activities
Prediction published on: March 16, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of June 2024
Prediction: "Significant success may be experienced by the country in the sporting world during this time."
Link to prediction: https://palmistankur.com/spring-2024-united-kingdom/
What happened:
Russ Cook, a Briton, is believed to have become the first person in the world "first person to run tip to tip from southern to northern Africa." This seems to have been completed on April 7, 2024. English women's cricket team also rose to third in the one-day international rankings on the same day, after winning 2-1 against New Zealand in a bilateral series.
Links to event news:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/07/british-man-becomes-first-person-to-run-the-length-of-africa (Russ Cook news)
- Northeast United States, earthquake
Prediction published on: March 14, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of March 2025, but the spring season (end of March 2024 to end of June 2024) to be the main season in focus
Prediction: "There is also a strong chance of a major earthquake in the country, with the risk greater in the Northeast U.S. (and Canada)."
Link to prediction: https://palmistankur.com/2024-united-states/
What happened:
An earthquake, measuring initially 4.8 on the Richter scale, struck New Jersey and the surrounding Northeastern United States on April 5, 2024. The earthquake was the strongest recorded in the Northeast in more than a decade, according to NBC News. This is still a developing story.
Link to event news: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/earthquake-shakes-us-east-coast-rcna146575
- Australia, extremely heavy rainfall and flooding in NSW & QLD
Prediction published on: March 22, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of September 2024, but the autumn season (end of March 2024 to end of June 2024) to be the main season in focus
Prediction: "An incident of extreme rain or hail possible. People to suffer in such an incident. A quite wet/cold period overall."
Link to prediction: https://palmistankur.com/autumn-winter-2024-australia/
What is happening:
To quote news.com.au, a "dangerous rain event is unfolding across Queensland and NSW, with two weather systems prompting major flood warnings across both states. Heavy rainfall of up to 300mm is expected to fall in southeast Queensland and eastern NSW" on April 5 and 6, 2024. One person has already died in an incident of flash flooding.
Link to the event news: https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/dangerous-weather-and-torrential-rain-to-descend-on-australias-east-coast/news-story/d01a459c0b47b5de6f13d2169d3877f8
- Russia, attack on a crude oil processing facility
Prediction published on: March 18, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of September 2024, but the spring season (end of March 2024 to end of June 2024) to be the main season in focus
Prediction: "A serious accident may happen in an oil/gas field."
Link to prediction: https://palmistankur.com/spring-summer-2024-russia/
What really happened:
On April 2, 2024, it was a crude oil processing facility that came under attack, rather than a crude oil extraction facility. The Nizhnekamsk crude oil processing complex in Tatarstan, one of the biggest in Russia and located 1,300 km away from the front lines of the Ukraine-Russia war, came under a drone attack.
I probably cannot claim this prediction as 100% correct for the non-astrologer readers, given that they may say that I published the attack would be on a crude oil extraction facility rather than a crude oil processing facility. The complex attacked, though, lies just a 100 km away from oil extraction facilities.
However, to me as an astrologer, this is yet another validation of astrological methods.
Link for the event news: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/several-people-injured-drone-attack-industrial-sites-russias-tatarstan-agencies-2024-04-02/
- Türkiye, loss of ruling AKParti in Istanbul, Ankara in key local elections
Prediction published on: March 23, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of September 2024, but the spring season (end of March 2024 to end of June 2024) to be the main season in focus
Prediction: "The government to face reverses during this period, especially in the period after around mid-April 2024."
Link to prediction: https://palmistankur.com/spring-summer-2024-turkey/
What really happened:
On the evening of March 31, 2024, opposition party CHP had its best ever result in Turkey since 1977, winning local elections in key cities such as Istanbul and Ankara and even in some more conservative areas of Turkey. This was a shock to even many of the CHP voters, as most people were expecting a victory for Turkey's ruling party, AKP. At the time I was writing the prediction, I knew that most analysts and journalists were saying AKP would win, and that the CHP voters are demoralised, but I decided to go by what the charts showed me in making my prediction.
Here is an article from the Guardian, just 4 days before the election, saying how hopeless it looks for the CHP:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/27/istanbul-mayoral-election-ekrem-imamoglu-erdogan
And here is what happened:
- United States, deaths of tech investors Liron and Naomi Petrushka
Prediction published on: March 14, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of March 2025, but the spring season (end of March 2024 to end of June 2024) to be the main season in focus
Prediction: "The year could see the probably unexpected death of a well-known wealthy innovator, that is, someone who is financially rich and also known for being innovative (e.g., an inventor). It may be someone with a foreign origin or nationality or happen during foreign travel. The reason behind the death may be somewhat mysterious or caused by a secret enemy."
Link to prediction: https://palmistankur.com/2024-united-states/
What really happened:
On the evening of March 31, 2024, Liron Petrushka and Naomi Petrushka, tech investors from Israel and resident in the U.S. from some time, were killed in a plane crash in California, the incident still being under investigation.
Link for the event news:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/31/israeli-tech-couple-california-plane-crash
- Israel, court orders Haredi men to be drafted in the army
Prediction published on: March 19, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of September 2024, but the spring season (end of March 2024 to end of June 2024) to be the main season in focus
Prediction: "There may be discontent in the armed forces, because of some action or decision by state officials or the ruler."
Link to prediction: https://palmistankur.com/spring-summer-2024-israel/
What really happened:
I thought that the discontent is within the armed forces, rather it turned out to be about the armed forces. I quote The Times of Israel: Beginning "April 1 [2024], the state will be legally obligated to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students and there will no longer be a legal basis for the state to pay such students’ monthly stipends." The High Court gave this interim order on March 28, 2024. This has now put extreme pressure on the current Israeli government and ruler.
Link for the event news: https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-historic-step-high-court-orders-halt-to-yeshiva-funds-for-students-eligible-for-draft/
- South Africa, Limpopo bus accident
Prediction published on: March 27, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of September 2024, but the autumn season (end of March 2024 to end of June 2024) to be the main season in focus
Prediction: "Highly likely accident on a long route, i.e. plane or ship. The probability looks higher to be that of a ship, maybe a cruise line, carrying tourists. It could catch fire. This may cause several deaths."
Link to prediction: https://palmistankur.com/autumn-winter-2024-south-africa/
What really happened:
On March 28, 2024, around 45 passengers died in a bus crash in South Africa, with the bus coming from Botswana for Easter festivities. The driver lost control, the bus went over a bridge and hit the ground below, catching fire.
In this case, I could be said to be not completely accurate, as my lack of knowledge of Africa (that international/long-distance bus routes exist) made me think the accident would be on a plane or ship, and in that case my suspicion going more towards a cruise ship, as the travellers affected looked to be in a festive mood. Every single detail, apart from the type of vehicle, is accurate in the prediction though, even that the affected travellers would be in a festive mood (cruise ship/Easter celebrations).
Link for the event news: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/bus-accident-south-africa-kills-least-45-transport-ministry-says-2024-03-28/
- United States, Baltimore cruise terminal forced closure
Prediction published on: March 14, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of March 2025, but the spring season (end of March 2024 to end of June 2024) to be the main season in focus
Prediction: "... entertainment and amusement businesses may suffer. Some kind of failure/closure of a major seaside establishment of such kind may happen."
Link to prediction: https://palmistankur.com/2024-united-states/
What really happened:
On March 26, 2024, at 01:27 EDT, the main spans of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore metropolitan area, Maryland, United States, collapsed after a Sri Lanka-bound container ship struck one of its support pillars. The Port of Baltimore had to close as a result of the incident, and it could take a few months, at the earliest, for the port to be able to reopen. As a result, like what was said in the prediction above, Baltimore's cruise terminal (a seaside amusement business) has closed down for the time being.
For those interested in an astrological case study of the incident, which I did later separately, you may read it here: https://palmistankur.com/case-study-baltimore-bridge-collapse/
Links to event news: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/26/business/baltimore-port-autos-cruises/index.html
- Brazil, torrential rains
Prediction published on: March 20, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of June 2024
Prediction: "Extremely wet autumn for some regions, with incidents of severe flooding possible in those regions, which may also lead to deaths of common people and extensive damage to property."
Link to prediction: https://palmistankur.com/autumn-2024-brazil/
What really happened:
Heavy rains during the weekend of March 23-24, 2024, killed at least 23 people in the southeastern states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo.
Link to event news: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brazil-heavy-rain-deaths-girl-rescued-16-hours-under-mud/
- United Kingdom, a wave of rail strikes in spring 2024
Prediction published on: March 16, 2024
Seasonal prediction made for period: end of March 2024 to end of June 2024
Prediction: "The government may be unpopular. Strikes may happen and bring further unpopularity to the government."
Link to prediction: https://palmistankur.com/spring-2024-united-kingdom/
What really happened:
On March 20, 2024, i.e. 4 days after the prediction, train drivers at London Underground and 16 rail companies announced that there would be several strikes in April and May. On April 5, 2024, a 3-day strike action begins by several rail workers across the UK.
Links to event news:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/20/london-underground-drivers-strike-april-may (announcement)
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/05/train-drivers-in-england-begin-three-day-series-of-strikes (3-day strike begins)