Originally the cover image for a Lord of the Rings self-insert gamebook, drawn by Angus McBride, it is an image of [[Saruman]] staring into his [[palantir|palantír]] (a blue orb here) while his apprentice (you) peers in from the background. In November 2021, it became a Twitter [[meme]] popular for redrawing. 

h4. See also

* [[Tolkien's legendarium]]
* [[Tag group:Meme]]

h4. External links

* "Know Your Meme: Pondering My Orb":[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pondering-my-orb]
pondering my orb (meme)