'Spookily accurate' psychic goat predicts future
A psychic goat who predicts the future with tarot cards has turned his attention to the Royal Family - and it's bad news for those hoping for a reconciliation. Billy, aged six, can look forward in time with the help of his owner, Sue Zacharias, and has performed for audiences across the UK, using special animal tarot cards. Sue's grandmother had The Gift and would read tea leaves for war wives in Suffolk in the 1940s - and passed on a legacy of fortune-telling.
And now Sue's taught it to her pet goat, and he's looked into what the coming months have in store for Prince Harry - and said his factious relationship with William will continue to trouble them both.
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Billy uses special tarot cards to predict the future (Katielee Arrowsmith SWNS)
What do you think about Billy the fortune-telling goat? Let us know in the comments... Mum-of-two Sue lives on a farm owned by her ex-husband's parents in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, along with her children and their families, where they have lived for 13 years and collectively train horses.
The Gran-of-three was given Billy - who is the size of a Shetland Pony - by a friend, when her previous goat, which also did fortune-telling, died. Sue asks punters to sit with Billy and stroke him until they feel 'grounded', at which point Billy chooses a card for them, using his mouth. Billy's psychic powers have proved "spookily accurate", and in 2019 he correctly predicted a punter would get married and have a family - and in 2022 he visited again with his wife and baby.
And now Sue's asked Billy about the warring royals, and he decisively predicted there would be no reunion between Princes Harry and William, and that Meghan and Harry would stay hitched.
Billy indicates his predictions by nuzzling a sign (Katielee Arrowsmith SWNS)
Sue said: "People come and they stroke him first, they need to calm down and feel grounded. "I have tarot cards especially for animals so he will choose a card with his mouth. "It's often incredibly accurate.
"I was doing tarot readings with my previous goat, and when he died Billy picked up the baton. "He's hugely popular, when people see him they can't believe he's a fortune-telling goat. "They sit down and stroke him and have their fortune told.
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Billy predicted that Harry and Meghan would stay married (Katielee Arrowsmith SWNS)
"We do all these big live shows, we are like a group of story-tellers.
"It's like a festival and a farm here." Asked if Nicola Sturgeon would be arrested in the police probe into SNP finances, Billy thought she wouldn't be nicked. Billy predicted a double-whammy of flops for Arsenal fan Keir Starmer, including missing out on becoming PM and his beloved Gunners being pipped to the title by Man City.
Sue started doing tarot a decade ago, and as well as doing readings professionally she sometimes uses the cards for her own guidance. Traditional tarot decks can include dark themes including the Death card, the Devil, and the Hanged Man - but because of the family-friendly nature of Sue's work including doing readings for children, she uses cards with animal illustrations. Sue said: "We have got people not wanting a deep or serious reading.
"The traditional tarot cards can look a bit daunting with cards like the Hanged Man. "I like people to feel comfortable so we use animal tarot cards instead.
Billy uses special tarot cards to predict the future (Katielee Arrowsmith SWNS)
"Once the person has stroked the goat for a while, they put their hand on the deck of cards and choose which one feels right - or Billy chooses it for them." After stroking Billy, he became animatedly interested in the deck of cards and lifted one up with his mouth - The Moon.
The Moon reads: "it's important to trust your intuition. Even if you're unsure of what's happening all will be revealed soon, so don't worry about it." Sue added: "It can be quite life-affirming.
"It is picking up on the person and recognising them. "The really nice thing is it's the goat doing a psychic reading. "People do become calm when they stroke Billy, it's like an epiphany.
"They go down into a deep zone." Have you got a story to share? We want to hear all about it.
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