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title: The Wheel of Fortune
author: Boyana
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# The Wheel of Fortune
## a tool for self-inquiry
The Wheel of Fortune (not to be mistaken with the tarot card) is a tool for self-inquiry that you, dear reader, can engage in daily, weekly or at any frequency that suits you best. Beware: the game can be played individually or in small groups.
The main components of the game are a virtual spinning wheel, accessible at issue.xpub.nl/20/wheel , a deck of 20 photo slides, a notebook, and a pen(cil) to store the potential insights you might find for yourself.
To start the exercise, you need to visit the website and spin the virtual wheel. The Wheel of Fortune spins for quite some time, and then it gives you a random question. Take these questions as an invitation to have an explorative conversation with yourself. The list of 404 questions is carefully collected, modified (where needed) and presented to you through a random web generator. Psychotherapists, philosophers, writers, and students from XPUB 2023 are among the authors of this long list of sentences ending with "?".
Another collection that can help you delve deeper into your inner world is a deck of photo slides. Hopefully, these captured memories of other people, paired with a random question on the screen, would evoke new emotions or prompt you to imagine possible futures.
The use of collective resources in this piece highlights the power of collaboration in creating works that encourage people to engage in self-reflection and introspection. As such, it may contribute to any art publication exploring the human experience.
Courtesy to: Casey Horner (https://unsplash.com/@mischievous_penguins)
Excerpt from the 404 Questionnaire:
What do you want?
Why do you do what you do each day?
What do you think you’
What are you doing with this day, today?
What are you searching for?
What are you looking at?
Have you learned something new today? This week?
What filters would you apply to your mood right now if it was an analogue film frame?
Is this what you really want to do or it is your way of delaying your realisation?
What would your day look like if you were a pirate?
If you could be any animal for a day, which one would you choose and why?
If you could be any animal for a day, how would you experience the world differently?
Do you speak horse language? (wild question)
If you were Kim, who would that person be? (wild question)
What does your body need today?
What does your mind need today?
What does your soul need today?
If your life was a treasure hunt, what would you be searching for?
What is your personality?
What would a person that loves you tell you if know you’
If you were in search of a new identity, what clues would you need to find it?
If you could see the world through the eyes of any animal, which one would you choose and why?
If you were a pirate, what kind of treasure would you be searching for?
If you were a pirate, what obstacles would you face on your journey?
If you owned a boat, to which destination you would go first and why?
Think of your favourite food. How does it make you feel when looking at it? And when eating it?
What is one "yes" that you've been ignoring lately?
What advice would you give to someone else who is experiencing loss?
What emotions have you been experiencing lately?
How has my relationship with others changed in the last 5 years?
How have my thoughts and beliefs about life and death changed in the last 5 years?
What positive memories can you hold on to about a person you’
What activities or hobbies bring me comfort in times of grief?
How can you take care of yourself during difficult times?
What were the 6 things you wanted to be when you were a kid?
What is time? How can you describe it?
What is beauty? How can you describe it?
What is happiness? How can you describe it?
What is love? How can you describe it?
What is faith? How can you describe it?
What is hope? How can you describe it?
What is fear? How can you describe it?
What is play? How can you describe it?
What is a ritual? How can you describe it?
What is a game? How can you describe it?
How does your body feel when you are in pain?
How does your body feel when you are in love?
How does your body feel when you are anxious?
Do you talk negatively to yourself?
Are you mean to yourself? If yes, why? If not, also why?
Think of all your past partners. What are some qualities and traits they had in common?
Is sex usually the best aspect of a relationship or the worst for you?
What do your friends say about your partners?
Did you ever have any kind of unwanted touch from a friend, a partner or a family member?
Did you ever have any kind of unwanted touch from a stranger?
What does sex mean for you?
How does sex make you feel?
What words, metaphors or images do you associate with sex?
What is your attitude towards your body?
Do you have any tendencies for self-sabotage, procrastination or self-doubt?
Have you tried to get advice, help or guidance from professionals?
Do you sometimes feel like a victim?
How much sex is normal for you?
Were your first sexual experiences positive or negative?
How did you learn about sexuality?
What are your values around sexuality?
What losses have you experienced in your life, and how have you coped with them in the past?
What self-care practices can you incorporate into your daily routine to help you cope with grief?
What self-care practices can you incorporate into your daily routine to help you cope with anxiety?
What new perspectives have you gained about life as a result of loss in the past?
What triggers your feelings of grief, and how can you manage them when they arise?
How has your sense of identity been affected by a loss?
How can you stay connected to someone you lost even though they are no longer physically present?
What role does forgiveness play in your healing process after experiencing loss?
What can you do to take care of your physical health during times of grieving?
How can you create a support network that will help you through difficult times?
What have your friends taught you about friendship?
What have your friends taught you about life?
What have your friends taught you about love?
What have your parents taught you about friendship?
What ideas have changed your life?
What subconscious behaviours are keeping you from the life you want?
In which direction has your life expanded in the last five years?
Are you afraid of being who you truly are?
Have you adapted to a certain way of thinking?
Do you suppress your feelings?
Have your thoughts been chosen for you?
Who do you trust? Why?
Have you forced yourself to forget something painful?
What is art for?
