2005 predictions for Magick, Technology, and the Unusual
*Life will be discovered on Mars by the Spirit and Opportunity rovers.
*A new technique for regrowing nerves and neurons will be introduced to the world, helping many paralyzed people.
*A new form of housing, costing far less than conventional homes, will help the homeless, poor, and those who wish to live more simply. It will be environmentally friendly and highly hailed across the world as one of the great technologies of the 21'st century.
*A private, and until it's launch, completely unknown person or group will launch a manned spacecraft into orbit, to the surprise of everyone, from the desert SouthWest of the U.S. The launch will be successful and will be done at a low enough cost to be in the reach of most small companies. It will even surprise the other small spacecraft companies that everyone knows about already. A furious bid to buy and license the technology will fail when the owners give the technology to the public domain for the benefit of humankind.
*Practial fusion technology will arrive, replacing nuclear reactors as a viable means of generating electricty.
*The Internet will see the introduction of a revolutionary new browser that will be "immersive", involving the "reader" in interactive worlds via low cost tools/technology.
*Wicca and WitchCraft will continue to thrive with more acceptance coming in several high-profile incidents and events that show the true history of it.
*A huge earthquake will strike the West or mid-section of the U.S. If it is in the West, earthquake preparedness measures will keep loss of life low and recovery will be quick.
*The announcement of a private space station will occur in 2005.
*Low-cost production of anti-matter will be announced.
*Microsoft will find itself in deep trouble on several highly visable product rollouts. Many will turn to Linux as a result of this event.
*The cause of Alzheimer's will be discovered and treatments to prevent and arrest the disease will be the outcome of this basic advance.
*Scientific acceptenace of the mechanisms of Magick will be announced.
*Unification of the Science with the Craft may result in technology advances as yet unheard of.
*A large new animal, previously unheard of, will be discovered and announced to the world.
*Practical application of solar technology will reduce the costs of energy in the West of the U.S., thus making the start of serious moves towards energy independance as the norm.
*Gasoline prices will rise to $3.50 a gallon, causing massive changes to U.S. technological approaches to transportation. The U.S. will announce intentions to import zero percent of it's oil needs from the Middle East within ten years and the push to hybrid and electric vehicles will begin in earnest.
*The first nano-technology products for medical purposes will be released and this will start an explosion of new advances in medicine.
*A means of transporting materials in a "Star Trek" style transporter, will be introduced, starting small and then working up to large scale objects. Fed-Ex will immediately buy and license the technology to stay in business. The airline business will be very worried as a result of first trials of human transport proving successful.
*The costs of prescription drugs will advance to the point that many will begin turning to back to traditional herbal pharmacy methods and drugs, along with increased emphasis on preventitive health care.
*On the moon Titan (orbiting Saturn), signs of past or current life will be discovered.
*A basic advance in DNA technology will be made that will allow organs to be regrown for practically any organ type.
*A new surgically implantable computer technology to assist the human brain with computation and data processing that will affect society in a huge way.
*The music industry will find itself having to adapt to new technological and legal realities and will need to reduce costs of music to keep it's customers.
*A huge archeological discovery, off the western edge of the Mediterranian sea, will spark debates about it being signs of Atlantis. Whether or not it is Atlantis, the builders will be recognized for having had great technological skills, unheard of in the ancient world.
*Mount St. Helens will experience a massive building phase over the course of 2005, necessitating major restructuring of air travel routes across the U.S.
*Osama Bin Laden will be caught in a city in Pakistan. He will be extradited to the United States and placed on trial late in 2005.
*A large comet will arrive at mid-year, creating one of the most spectacular displays in a century. The comet will be visable in daylight too.
removing the "I hope" part of the post and amended the rest of the paragraph.
