Paul, of course, came to fame in 2010 when he correctly predicted the winners of eight consecutive Soccer World Cup matches.
His death in the fall of that year was mourned throughout the world, and a monument was erected in his honour at the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany where he lived.
Now his story is being immortalized in a bio-pic about his life. It not only tells the tale of one amazing cephalopod, it examines some of the questions raised by his apparent powers of pre-cognition.
What’s the world to do with evidence of a psychic octopus? His mere existence is a serious source of wonder.
The film should be out in the fall. I can’t wait!!
So Paul the Octopus is back in the news. Besides Nostradamus, he’s got to be the most famous psychic in the world. His fame though, is well deserved.
Not only was he able to correctly predict outcomes in the 2010 World Cup, he was also able to get his human companions to understand his predictions.
Quite a feat for any psychic, even Nostradamus. For a cephalopod, it was truly remarkable.
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Happily, Paul’s work will not be forgotten. The Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, were he lived and divined, has erected a monument to his memory.
Unveiled last Thursday, the memorial is a six-foot plastic replica of Paul clutching a soccer ball in his tentacles.
His ashes are inside the ball, in a gold-leaf urn designed in his image.
A beautiful tribute.
And stay tuned, Reuters is reporting that an American produced documentary is in the works. Can’t wait.
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It’s possible that his fame would have been longer-lived had he himself lived longer, but there’s no doubt he was a star. Not to mention, a fine representative for the psychic community.
His accurate, impartial predictions were an inspiration to all. Congratulations Paul.
As both a Cephalopod, and a Seer, he touched the hearts, and opened the minds of millions. Not only did he make the world see that divining the future might be possible, he did so as an Octopus.
Psychics and Sea Life aren’t given much respect in our world these days. Paul swam up for both and we thank him for that.
