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Bleeding trees

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In the Welsh town of Nevern, there's an extraordinary tree—a yew over seven hundred years old—from whose trunk for decades a red liquid resembling blood has oozed. Local legend has it that this is the blood of a medieval monk who was wrongly killed. However, scientists disagree, pointing to rainwater mixed with the dye from rotting wood. One such specimen is a yew tree over seven hundred years old, growing in St. Brynach Cemetery in the Welsh village of Nevern, near Newport in Pembrokeshire. For several decades, a red, blood-like fluid had been oozing from a natural fissure in the trunk, about two meters above the ground. According to local legend, it was the blood of a medieval monk, hanged in the cemetery for a crime he didn't commit. Scientist Derek Patch of the Forestry Commission, however, claims it was rainwater that collected in the tree hollow, soaked in the dye from the rotting tree, and flowed down as a red liquid. A eucalyptus tree, felled on June 19, 1984, near the ...
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What was the name of the young actor? James Dean.

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Guinness wasn't the only one who experienced a strange sensation at the sight of Jimmy's car. A few days before Jimmy's final trip, his friend Ursula Andress begged him not to go anywhere: "I have a bad feeling. Don't go!" Jimmy asked her to accompany him, but she refused. That was the last time she saw him alive. These are just two extraordinary coincidences surrounding the tragic death of the most charismatic actor of all time. He was expected to be the greatest actor of all time, but he died while driving an undoubtedly unlucky car. Jimmy was the first victim of the "curse" that befell the Porsche Spyder, which well earned him the nickname "Little Bastard," bestowed upon him by Dean. After Jimmy's death, the wreck of the "Little Scoundrel" was purchased by garage owner George Barris, intending to use all the parts that had survived the accident. While being unloaded into the garage, the car fell off the platform and struck ...
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The Mystery of James Dean's Death

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James Dean, an icon of American cinema, tragically died at the age of 24, and his death in 1955 continues to generate much controversy and speculation. This article examines not only the circumstances of this tragic accident but also the extraordinary coincidences that preceded it. From Alec Guinness's mysterious prophecy, through the disturbing premonitions of loved ones, to a series of tragic events involving his Porsche 550 Spyder, Dean's story is a reminder of the complexity of human fate and the impact of destiny on life. What secrets does this tragic tale hold? It was a September evening in 1955. Alec Guinness, soon to become a major star of British film and theater, had arrived in Los Angeles to shoot his first Hollywood film, The Swan. As he and his companion, screenwriter Thelma Moss, were looking for a table at a restaurant, the twenty-four-year-old American actor, dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt, suggested they join him. First, however, he showed them his recently ...
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Curse

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There are many well-known curses, ranging from the events following the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb to those associated with Voodoo. A specific sociopsychological mechanism can be observed in each. Consider how people involved in excavations in Egypt might feel increasingly affected by the curse. Rationally, they should undoubtedly ignore this feeling, but could their subconscious minds be exerting any influence? If so, one might then observe how the probability increases, causing synchronistic action that could lead to an accident or affect someone's health. I could argue, dear reader, that, like the Titanic and divinatory practices, a culture could be created in which the mind could guide you to your own destiny. For centuries, such power has been placed within the sphere of "evil" influence and called a "hell." I suspect that "believing" in its power can cause you to bring the "hell" upon yourself.
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Probability

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Can coincidence be an offshoot of probability with predictability leading to order? For example, when a study was conducted to count the number of dog bites in New York City, each bite turned out to be accidental, but the annual bite statistics hardly changed from year to year. If we take a radioactive isotope, the decay of its particles is completely unpredictable, but the isotope has a finite half-life. Even physicists like Paul Dirac would argue that there is only one word capable of describing the unique equilibrium that led to the creation of the universe and life. Coincidence. However, Carl Jung was also fascinated by coincidences as he developed his theory of synchronicity, in which he argued that coincidences can be so astonishing that perhaps the mind plays a role, influencing the environment so that a coincidence occurs.
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Coincidence

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To what extent is it possible for a random arrangement of sticks/coins or cards to lead to actual knowledge of the future? Could some "success," for example, be merely the result of coincidence? The Oxford Dictionary defines a coincidence as "a noteworthy set of events with no obvious causal relationship." This reminds me of Chaos Theory. Could this mean, for example, that our interpretation is too reductionist for us to understand the cause
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Tarot

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Another system is the Tarot, whose name comes from the Italian term "tarochi," meaning "trumps." It's a set of two decks of cards. The Tarot consists of the Major Arcana, 22 cards symbolizing death, wisdom, and so on, and the Minor Arcana, 56 cards representing wands, swords, cups, and pentacles (each deck also includes a card called a squire). The Tarot was likely brought to Europe by the Roma; the earliest known Tarot deck is housed at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. The modern deck was developed in 1910 by occultist Arthur Edward Waite. According to some, the illustrations on Tarot cards come from the Egyptian Book of Thoth, while others believe they come from the Hebrew alphabet. Carl Jung saw these illustrations as archetypal images emanating from the human soul. However, many amateurs, by shuffling and re-laying the cards, can obtain the answers they desire.
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