Craig Hamilton‑Parker’s 2025 Psychic Fails: Royals, Politics, and UFOs That Never Happened

By Jon Donnis

Every New Year, UK tabloids and online media carry the forecasts of psychics, promising insight into politics, royal affairs, global unrest, and even UFOs. Few are as widely reported as Craig Hamilton‑Parker, a British psychic who publishes detailed "year ahead" predictions. As 2025 draws to a close, it is worth examining how his claims stacked up against reality.

At the start of the year, Hamilton‑Parker made headlines for some particularly bold predictions. Among the most talked-about were claims that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would divorce, that Sir Keir Starmer would be ousted from government, and that France and Germany would experience major social unrest. Additional forecasts included sweeping "anti‑woke" laws in the United States and full government disclosure of UFO files.

Looking at the year's events, these predictions largely failed to materialise. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle remain married as of December 2025, with no public indication of a divorce. Sir Keir Starmer continues in his role as Labour leader, untouched by any ousting scenario predicted earlier in the year. Social unrest in France and Germany remained relatively limited and certainly did not reach the dramatic scale forecast. In the United States, while cultural debates continue, there were no sweeping "anti‑woke" laws passed that match the specifics of Hamilton‑Parker's claim. Likewise, despite ongoing government briefings and media coverage, there has been no full disclosure of UFO files as suggested.

One prediction that may seem to have a partial match involved maritime trouble. Hamilton‑Parker suggested that a ship or tanker could encounter problems during the year. In March 2025, a collision involving the MV Solong cargo ship and the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker occurred off the English coast, resulting in a fire and rescue operation. While technically a correct event, the prediction was vague, and it is unclear if it was part of the New Year forecast or a mid‑year claim made after the fact. As such, it cannot be considered a clear success.

2025 Predictions vs Reality

Prediction: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will divorce
Outcome: Did not happen; couple remains married

Prediction: Sir Keir Starmer will be ousted from government
Outcome: Did not happen; still Labour leader

Prediction: Major social unrest in France and Germany
Outcome: No sustained or dramatic unrest matching the claim

Prediction: Sweeping "anti‑woke" laws in the US
Outcome: Did not occur as described

Prediction: Government UFO disclosure
Outcome: No full disclosure took place in 2025

Prediction: Ship or tanker in trouble
Outcome: A collision occurred in March; prediction vague.

The overall record for Hamilton‑Parker's 2025 predictions is stark. Of the six major claims publicly reported at the start of the year, five were demonstrably false, and one was ambiguous at best. This mirrors a long-standing trend among UK psychics featured in media: predictions may capture attention and generate headlines, but they rarely correspond to reality.

Hamilton‑Parker's forecasts are dramatic and narrative-driven. Royal drama, political upheaval, and global instability feature prominently, providing a compelling story for readers. Yet, as 2025 shows, they are far more effective at entertaining than predicting. For sceptical observers, the lesson is clear: media coverage of psychic predictions is largely a spectacle. The boldness of the claims draws attention, but their accuracy is consistently low.

In the end, Craig Hamilton‑Parker's 2025 predictions provide a cautionary tale about reading too much into psychic forecasts. While tabloids may present them as insider insight or prophetic vision, reality tells a different story. As we look ahead to 2026, readers would do well to approach similar forecasts with curiosity, but critical thinking should remain the primary guide. The New Year may bring surprises, but as 2025 proves, psychics rarely see them coming.

The Christmas That Never Came: Dorothy Martin’s Failed Prophecy

By Jon Donnis

In the early 1950s, Dorothy Martin, a housewife in Oak Park, Illinois, captured the attention of a small circle of followers with extraordinary claims. She said she received messages from beings on another planet, warning that a catastrophic flood would destroy the United States on 21 December 1954. The only salvation, she insisted, would come from flying saucers that would arrive just in time to rescue her followers.

As the date drew near, Martin's adherents prepared with a mixture of anxiety and anticipation. They followed her instructions closely, retreating into their homes and awaiting the promised salvation. When 21 December passed, the predicted flood did not come. No waters rose, no ships appeared, and the catastrophe Martin had foretold failed to materialise.

Instead of abandoning their beliefs, Martin and her followers rationalised the failure. They set a new date: Christmas Eve. On that evening, the group gathered outside Martin's house, singing carols and awaiting the arrival of the promised extraterrestrial rescue. Once again, nothing happened, leaving the spectacle as a curious public event rather than a miraculous salvation.

Psychologists Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter later studied the group in depth, producing the classic work When Prophecy Fails. Their research highlighted the phenomenon of cognitive dissonance: when firmly held beliefs collide with reality, people often experience psychological discomfort yet may cling even more strongly to their convictions. Many of Martin's followers insisted that their faith had spared the world from destruction, even after the prophecy failed twice.

The story of Dorothy Martin remains a striking example of how human belief can persist despite repeated disconfirmation. It illustrates why skepticism is essential when evaluating psychic predictions and prophecies. By tying her prophecy to a culturally significant date like Christmas, Martin's story drew attention, inspired hope, and ultimately offered a vivid lesson in expectation, faith, and the complexities of human psychology.

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She breaks down five ways one man scammed people out of millions.

Below that is the full documentary itself, although it is geolocked to Canada only, but if you are clever I am sure you can find a way to watch it.

The Psychic Swindle: Canada's $200M scam (Use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4G7gXz7C9Q to find other ways of watching.)

Halloween and the Science of the Supernatural: Why We Still Believe in the Occult

Article by Jon Donnis

Every year, as October fades and pumpkins begin to rot on doorsteps, the same old stories come crawling back. Haunted houses. Witchcraft. Curses. Ghosts. Halloween has always been tangled up with the occult, but what keeps these ancient superstitions alive in an age that's supposed to be ruled by reason? The answer isn't found in the spirit world. It's found in the human mind.

Many of Halloween's darker traditions stretch back centuries, to a time when fear filled the spaces that science hadn't yet explained. The Celtic festival of Samhain marked the end of summer and the start of the cold, dark months, when people believed the dead could wander among the living. Without any understanding of infection, decomposition or changing weather, unseen forces felt like the most logical explanation. Fires were lit to keep spirits away. Faces were carved into turnips to scare them off. Disguises were worn to blend in with the restless dead. These rituals weren't proof of ghosts, they were ways to make sense of an unpredictable world.

From a scientific point of view, it's easy to understand why such beliefs endure. Humans are built to find meaning in chaos. Our brains constantly search for patterns, even when they don't exist. It's the reason we see faces in clouds or hear whispers in static. Psychologists call it "agent detection", and it once helped our ancestors survive. Mistaking the wind for a wolf was safer than missing the real thing. The problem is that instinct hasn't gone away. It now fuels ghost sightings, possessions, and the odd Ouija board story that gets passed around after a few drinks. When we expect to see something supernatural, our minds make sure we do.

Modern Halloween rituals still play on the same tricks of perception. Haunted houses use darkness, sudden noises and tight spaces to make our bodies panic before our minds can catch up. The racing heart, the jump scare, the flood of adrenaline, it all feels like proof that something real is happening. In truth, it's only proof of how easily fear can bend reason.

The occult, from séances to spells, feeds on that mixture of doubt and desire. People want to believe that there's something more, that the dead might not be gone, that coincidence might carry meaning. Psychics and mediums know this, and many are skilled at turning human vulnerability into business. Techniques like cold reading and suggestion create convincing results, but under proper testing they fall apart. Remove the cues and the emotional hooks, and the "spirit world" falls silent.

Halloween is curious because it lets us indulge in all of this without shame. For one night, skeptics join the believers. We watch ghost films, light candles, and tell each other stories that make the skin crawl. It's not that we think any of it's true. It's just fun to let the irrational side out for a while. Maybe it's even healthy to remember that our ancient fears are still there, humming quietly in the background.

Science can explain every part of the Halloween myth, from why our ancestors feared the dark to why ghost stories still get under our skin. But it can't quite erase our appetite for mystery. That's the beauty of it. The real magic of Halloween isn't found in spirits or spells, but in our strange, brilliant ability to invent them.

When Prophecies Fail: Predictions That Never Happened

By Jon Donnis

People love a good prophecy. Whether it's whispered from the mouth of a mystic in a smoky room or blasted across television screens by a self-styled prophet, there's something magnetic about someone claiming to know the future. But for every psychic prediction that sends shivers down the spine, there's a pile of failed ones that history hasn't been kind to.

Take Harold Camping. He managed to convince a sizeable number of people that the world was going to end on 21 May 2011. Some gave up jobs, others sold homes, fully expecting to be whisked away in a Biblical rapture. When nothing happened, he pushed the date to October. That came and went too. No fanfare. Just awkward silence and a lot of confused followers.

Or remember Jeane Dixon? She was big in the 60s and claimed, among other things, that World War III would start in the 80s. Spoiler: it didn't. She also said the Soviet Union would beat the United States to the Moon, which was spectacularly off. Dixon's predictions were hit and miss, though her fame seemed to grow regardless. People have a habit of remembering the one thing that seemed accurate and forgetting the twenty that weren't.

Then there's the legendary case of William Miller in the 1840s, who announced that Christ would return in 1843. When that didn't happen, he revised it to 1844. Tens of thousands of people believed him, sold everything, and waited in white robes. Nothing happened. The day became known as the Great Disappointment, which is an apt summary.

One of the stranger moments came in 1910 when people believed Halley's Comet would wipe out humanity. There was a theory the Earth would pass through the tail of the comet and that deadly gases would poison the planet. Some even bought anti-comet pills. Turns out, Halley's Comet just carried on doing what comets do. Flying past. Not killing anyone.

Baba Vanga, (who we have written about before) the Bulgarian mystic, is often brought up in these lists. Some claims about her have been exaggerated, especially online, where vague or outright false predictions are often attributed to her. One of the more notorious fake ones is that she predicted the sinking of the Kursk submarine in 2000 "in August 1999." That quote has been stretched far beyond anything verifiable.

Another name that crops up is Sylvia Browne. She made regular TV appearances in the early 2000s and once told the mother of missing child Amanda Berry that her daughter was dead. Berry was found alive years later. There was no apology, just a kind of vague shrug. Yet people kept buying her books.

In the 1950s, Dorothy Martin gained a following when she claimed aliens told her the world would end on 21 December 1954. A group of believers gathered at her home, expecting to be rescued by spaceship. The aliens, it seemed, were no-shows. The world didn't end, but the story became a classic study in belief and denial.

One example often brought up is Nostradamus and the idea that he predicted 9/11. A commonly quoted quatrain goes something like, "In the year of the new century and nine months, from the sky will come a great King of Terror..." At first glance, it seems uncanny. The timing sounds close to September 2001, and there's mention of terror from the sky. But look closer and the cracks show. There's no mention of New York, no planes, no towers. The language is vague, poetic and wide open to interpretation. It could just as easily describe a meteor strike or an alien invasion.

The same thing happens with claims that he predicted Hitler. People point to the word "Hister" in his writings and say he must have meant Hitler. In reality, Hister was an old name for the Danube River. There's nothing in the surrounding lines that clearly points to the man himself unless you're already convinced and want it to fit. Once you strip away the modern rewording and selective reading, the predictions tend to collapse under proper scrutiny.

More recently, people have pointed to predictions around Y2K. While not from a psychic, it had the same panic energy. Some said planes would fall from the sky. Computers would explode. Society would collapse. But when 1 January 2000 arrived, nothing really happened. The lights stayed on. The world kept spinning.

It's not that people are foolish for being curious about the future. It's that the future doesn't often like being pinned down. Prophecies and predictions are, at best, guesses. Sometimes entertaining. Sometimes frightening. But history is littered with moments when confident foretelling ran headlong into the boring reality of nothing happening at all.