Do we see what is there, or do we see what we want to see? Our own wants, desires, and ideals projected onto others and into the ‘future’ by your thoughts in the now. You create your own reality, they say, so why wouldn’t it stand to reason that you would see a version quite personal to you. Like the ideas mentioned in Mirrored.

The Palantíri, or “Seeing Stones,” from Lord of the Rings. The Monitoring tool of Sauron and his top wizard betrayers to keep watch over evil and keep it connected. Funny that a major tech company trying to currently dominate our digital ‘life’ is named after them. It’s probably just a coincidence. We get a lot of those these days.

The Mirror Pool – also from Lord of the Rings. The scene between Frodo and Galadriel. “I know what it is you saw, for it is also in my mind.” I have wondered on this scene much, because to me, it did show the future, of Frodo and his path because it was him looking into it. He saw the future if left up to him.  And it was true, because he did fail. It was Sam who was the hero in the end, whose heart hadn’t been taken by fear and greed. I suspect if Sam had looked into mirror pool, it might have shown a different ‘future’. Just as would have been if any of the characters had taken the burden themselves. What is shown as set for one doesn’t mean it’s the same for all.

The looking glass – we have stories of things being used to ‘see the future’ and various theories around certain events being ‘predicted’ before they unfolded. A Portal discusses some forms of this idea. And perhaps Prepped for Disaster, or Clever Programming showing how it can be made to seem as thought someone has the gift of sight, but is actually a clever engineer and architect to create said events.

Chronovisor – apparently a tool designed and held by the Vatican. For seeing the future, as mentioned in my article What You See, about how what you are perceiving and thinking is real, is what you are meant to. A carefully constructed and organised arrangement that we give our time and attention to.

But I can’t help thinking that if you are of a destructive and dysfunctional mindset, then that’s  what you would see when looking forward. Always planning for the worst and then ensuring it happens because that’s all they understand and ‘know’. Seeming as though they want everyone to think like them, fear like them, and be greedy like them. Instead, we should get to The Heart of the Matter and work out what type of future we want, because left in the hands of All Seeing Stones, isn’t looking like a bright one…

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