46 by SusieN Hi Ficina et al Yes, the Skyscript team isn't doing too badly Regarding the prediction of score I can tell you quite frankly that I don't use astrology to get those. What I do do however, is that I get a general feel of the varying strengths of the teams, thereby predicting winner-loser-or evens, and then I fill in the details of the actual score by guestimate. Although, after this weekend, I'm a lot less sure of my ablility to even get the winner-loser scenario right Somehow, most teams did not accommodate my reading of their charts . I shall have to let them know, that that is NOT on! How dare Man U win as Mercury combust :-)?!? And Ficina, I have to confess, even though you were kind enough to let me have that odds and evens listing, I'm still pretty much up the creek wihout a paddle when it comes to that. But it's okay - I think the less background I know, the easier for me to play the game. I see this coming weekend is a bye?! What am I going to do this Saturday arvie? Take to drink, maybe! Cheers Susie Quote Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:05 am
47 by Deb Hi Ficina I claim this as a victory for astrology using the method I outlined in the other thread. I know nothing about football; my husband knows nothing about astrology. I let him make his football predictions and then I adapt these to include the astrological themes that I am aware of, seeing the whole chart as relevant to the home team. Let's say he predicts a 2-1 win for the home team, but the chart shows themes of disappointment or sorrow, I'll change that to a 2-2 draw. If the chart is really bad I go against his prediction. I only make a change when I feel strongly about something, otherwise I leave it alone. This week I changed his prediction of a loss to Sunderland by Arsenal because with two angular benefics and the Moon in the 11th applying to the sextile to the Sun, the chart was really favourable. I was tempted to change it to a win for Sunderland but I knew that they were the underdogs so I reasoned that a draw would feel like a win to them. I used an opposite reasoning for one of the changes I made to his Sunday predictions. He predicted a 3-1 win to Portsmouth, but the chart kicked off with the same angular benefics so I couldn't see anyone (even the home team) suffering from such a *dramatic* sense of loss. So I moderated that to a 2-1 win, which was the correct result. I got 3 points for the Chelsea match, but only by going along with him. But then I lost out by changing his Man U v Liverpool result to a predicted draw, whereas he correctly predicted the result with a 3-2 win to Liverpool. But the reason for this change wasn't even astrological. He simply always always always predicts Liverpool to win, which they usually do of course, but I was trying to make allowance for his bias - you see that's where I go wrong. The minute I think about anything but astrology I'm lost ! This is all very broad strokes and it's definitely not a 'marketable' or even reliable technique!! It is all a bit of an astrological experiment for me, but working so far because I have consistently out-predicted my husband using his knowledge + astrology. I'm also limited in that I don't want to spend more than, say 10 minutes a week on this. I'd rather be sipping Sangria with Susie. Deb Quote Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:58 am
48 by SusieN Deb you have a really cool arrangement there, with a soccer-fundi husband, and a wealth of astrological knowledge. My husband knows zip about soccer, and when I describe a soccer scenario to him, he just nervously says: "stick with what you see in the chart". So, it's pretty much the blind leading the blind! I find that when I keep things simple, I get the best results. The 10 minute approach also works best for me. When I think long and hard about one particular game/chart, I invariably get it completely wrong. And Deb, swing by any weekend: we've got lots of Sangria and summer is just starting! Quote Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:17 am
49 by Ficina Many thanks for your replies, ladies. All very interesting Susie, I'm sorry you're still confused about the odds but maybe, as you say, sometimes you're better off not knowing! Deb, I'd been wondering why you went 2-0 for Chelsea but 2-1 for Portsmouth so thanks for explaining that. I thought both games would be quite close so I went for 2-1 for both of them, so at least I got one right! I think I sometimes get more confused because I know about football and astrology. I can see how useful it could be to have a set of scores that you can adapt to the astrology, rather than starting with a blank canvas as it were. I do look at the pundits' predictions on some of the websites but I do that after I've written down my own. Otherwise they tend to sway me from what I originally thought and I keep changing my mind! 10 minutes?? Well, I take a lot longer than that but I suppose that's because I do a lot of back-checking both football and astrologywise. Fortunately I have the time to do it and, as Susie often says, it is fun - with or without the Sangria Quote Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:34 pm
50 by Deb it is fun - with or without the Sangria Ficina, believe me, when you've had a bucket full of Sangria, predicting the football results is a real hoot! Quote Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:42 pm
51 by Andrew Bevan Deb wrote:I know nothing about football; my husband knows nothing about astrology. I let him make his football predictions and then I adapt these to include the astrological themes that I am aware of, seeing the whole chart as relevant to the home team. Let's say he predicts a 2-1 win for the home team, but the chart shows themes of disappointment or sorrow, I'll change that to a 2-2 draw. If the chart is really bad I go against his prediction. This sounds like a happy marriage, but you seem to be giving your husband a tough time... http://www.astronor.com Quote Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:54 pm
52 by SusieN I can see how useful it could be to have a set of scores that you can adapt to the astrology, rather than starting with a blank canvas as it were. Brilliant idea, Ficina. Therefore I vote, that Deb's husband goes out on loan to all of us, perhaps on a rotating basis, for the common good of the Skyscript team. He will receive payment in kind - as much Sangria as he can hold So, what say you all??? Quote Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:11 am
53 by Deb but you seem to be giving your husband a tough time... All's fair in love and war Andrew Quote Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:24 am
54 by Ficina Don't forget we have an extra batch of games to predict this week. One tonight and nine tomorrow night. Good luck, team! Quote Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:49 pm
55 by Ficina Aargh! I've just been to the Guardian site to enter my predictions for tonight, only to discover that they had the Bolton/Everton game listed as being played yesterday. I think it was originally scheduled for Tuesday but it's actually at 8pm tonight. So it's automatically logged my prediction as the default 0-0 I was intending entering 2-1 to Everton (just for the record) but now I suppose I'll be happy if it's a draw! Quote Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:30 pm
56 by yuzuru I know how you feel... just the other day I noticed a mistake, "oh, team X will aspect fortuna, they will win", but the system didn?t register my change of mind, so I didn?t get my point :-( Meu blog de astrologia (em portugues) http://yuzuru.wordpress.com My blog of astrology (in english) http://episthemologie.wordpress.com Quote Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:44 pm
57 by Andrew Bevan Bolton - Everton 0-1! Ficinia, my heart goes out to you! But Arsenal - Tottenham 4-4!! What on Earth were the odds for that result!!? Some scorelines deserve more points than others.... Ouch! http://www.astronor.com Quote Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:05 pm