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{#publishing-notes}

Co-published by Experimental Publishing, Willem de Kooning Academie, Wijnhaven 61, Rotterdam and Page Not Found Space for publishing as artistic practice Boekhorststraat 126-128, 2512 CL Den Haag

@@ -22,7 +24,9 @@ useful,

    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 

-
See the SIXX License for more details. You should have received a copy of the SIXX License along with this publication.  If not, see <https//issue.xpub.nl/20/license/>
+

See the SIXX License for more details. You should have received a +copy of the SIXX License along with this publication.  If not, see +<https//issue.xpub.nl/20/license/>

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this publication to use, publish, or distribute copies  and to permit persons to whom the publication is furnished to do so.

@@ -37,10 +41,9 @@ networks. Find out more at xpub.nl

Publishing of the Piet Zwart Institute. XPUB focuses on the acts of making things public and creating publics in the age of post-digital networks. Find out more at xpub.nl

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#CONSOLE

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####xpub special issue xx

+

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+

CONSOLE

+

xpub special issue xx

Console is an oracle; an emotional first aid kit that helps you help yourself. Console invites you to open the box and discover ways of healing; Console provides shelter for your dreams, memories and worries. @@ -48,81 +51,87 @@ Face the past and encounter your fortune. Console gives you a new vantage point; a set of rituals and practices that help you cope and care; Console asks everyday questions that give magical answers. Are you ready to play?

-
-
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##<3 this publication made possible thanks to:

+

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+

{#acknowledgements}

+

<3 this publication +made possible thanks to:

Lídia Pereira (ed.) Artemis Gryllaki (ed.) Manetta Berends Joseph Knierzinger Steve Rushton Leslie Robbins Michael Murtaugh Sébastien Tien and the Page Not Found team Anna M. Szaflarski Paul DD Smith Shana Moulton Bérénice Serra The Sun is its father The Moon its mother The Wind hath carried it in its belly The Earth is its nurse

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#Table of contents

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Contents

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Contents

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  • SIXX license
    • -
  • Colophon
    • -
  • Colophon
    • - - -
    - - - - -
    -

    Documentation of Games and Rituals, Kick off sessions

    +
    +

    Introduction

    -
    -
    -

    #Introduction

    +
    +

    Introduction

    This Special Issue has been an attempt to understand the notions of games and rituals. Instead of an introduction, we will try to unravel this mysterious journey as well as keep questioning and collaging.

    @@ -287,17 +296,16 @@ that help you cope and care for yourself and for others.

    the wheel of fortune and pick a card, explore what is possible beyond what is obvious, guide yourself into the future and past, create stories. Are you ready to play?

    -
    - - - -
    -

    Documentation of Monday Morning Rituals

    + + + +
    +

    Documentation of Games and Rituals, Kick off sessions

    -
    +

    Documentation @@ -308,53 +316,67 @@ are looking at rituals and their overlap with video games as a way to explore “forbidden” or otherwise lost knowledge erased by oppressive systems.

    On Rituals and Traditions What is a ritual? And tradition? What makes -a ritual “ritual” and how does it differ from the traditions? Or are the -two the same thing? What do rituals and traditions mean through the lens -of culture, location and time? These and other questions we asked +a ritual “ritual”, and how does it differ from the traditions? Or are +the two the same thing? What do rituals and traditions mean through the +lens of culture, location and time? These and other questions we asked ourselves and one another during the first few collaborative sessions of -this Special Issue. For hours, we kept talking and reading about the -commonalities and differences between the two. There’s a lot to explore! -We went down memory lane and shared a lot of memories, childhood +this Special Issue. We kept talking and reading for hours about the +commonalities and differences between the two. There is a lot to +explore! We went down memory lane and shared memories, childhood recollections, and personal stories. Perhaps, dear reader, you have your thoughts on this too?

    But let’s enter a parallel universe!

    -

    On Game and Play What is a game? And play? What makes a game “game” +

    On Game and Play What is a game? And play? What makes a game “game”, and how does it differ from the play? Or are the two the same thing? What makes a game? It is the rules, the limitations, or perhaps the wins and losses. Do you really need to win in order to play? Or were you -being played? To try to answer some of these questions we read and +being played? To try to answer some of these questions, we read and annotate collectively the chapter “Defining Games” of the book ‘Rules of -Play - Game Design Fundamentals’ by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman. What -we discovered was that games and rituals alike are the gateways to -alternative ways of relating to Nature, each other and (re)production of -life.

    +Play - Game Design Fundamentals’ by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman. We +discovered that games and rituals alike are the gateways to alternative +ways of relating to Nature, each other and (re)production of life.

    We played together by writing fanfiction and spells, developing -rituals, and analysing and creating games together. What emerged as a -tangible result from all these discussions is this experimental -publication you are holding in your hands right now. We named it -Console.

    +rituals, and analysing and creating games. What emerged as a tangible +result from all these discussions is this experimental publication you +are holding in your hands right now. We named it Console.

    Transition to the weekly rituals: Another thing that came out of our -first two sessions was the ONE SENTENCE RITUAL. Each week for 6 weeks in -a row, we wrote down a ritual of our own and took turns in performing +first two sessions was the ONE SENTENCE RITUAL. Each week for six weeks +in a row, we wrote down a ritual of our own and took turns performing the ritual from the list. Coffee fortune-telling, Hard drive purifications, Collective eating, Sound meditations, and Talking to -Worry dolls, made us reflect on the content of the week and on our lives -also.

    -

    Candles Tarot Joysticks +Worry dolls made us reflect on the content of the week and our +lives.

    +
    +Candles Tarot Joysticks + +
    +
    Map

    +alt="Cookies Questions Tea.jpeg" /> + +
    +
    +Graph + +
    +
    +Map + +
    - - - -
    + + + +

    History of Tarot

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    +
    +

    title: Documentation of Monday Morning Rituals author: Cara

    +
    +

    Documentation of Monday Morning Rituals

    *** For 8 weeks, students from XPUB prepared a ritual to perform at @@ -387,8 +409,14 @@ turned the coffee cup upside down over the cup’s saucer. We waited patiently for 5 minutes for the fortune to be prepared. Everybody had to tell the Fortune of the person sitting on their left side by reading the coffee grounds until the circle was done.

    -

    Aglaia’s Ritual Overturned Coffee Grounds

    +
    +Aglaia’s Ritual + +
    +
    +Overturned Coffee Grounds + +

    Week 3, January 23rd 2023 Hard Drive Purification

    Performed by… Stephen

    @@ -473,13 +501,13 @@ Doll
    - - - -
    + + + +

    Some Gossip on gossip

    -
    +

    An hypothesised and randomly factual History of Tarot Cards

    @@ -605,13 +633,13 @@ allegorical illustration.

    - - - -
    + + + +

    Holographic Oracle Deck

    -
    +

    :::::{#gossip .has-images}

    - - - -
    + + + +

    click-click

    -
    +

    Holographic Oracle Deck

    Diamond Earth Jellyfish UFO

    - - - -
    + + + +

    Fruitual (fruit + ritual)

    -
    +

    click-click, @@ -851,13 +885,13 @@ clicking? Nothing I guess.

    - - - -
    + + + +

    Long Time

    -
    +

    Fruitual

    text adventre game

    @@ -894,13 +928,13 @@ https://fairytalez.com/the-most-precious-fruit/)

    - - - -
    -

    Papa Louie’s Ghosteria

    + + + +
    +

    Fortnite

    -
    +

    Long Time

    Six Sigma Fortune Telling

    @@ -942,17 +976,14 @@ talk about death?

    - - - -
    -

    Sims Mod

    + + + +
    +

    Papa Louie’s Ghosteria

    -
    -
    -

    title: Fortnite author: Stephen

    -
    -
    +
    +

    Sometimes the world as it is and the world as it could be are devastatingly close @@ -996,13 +1027,13 @@ src="fortnite-0.jpg" alt="screenshot from Fortnite" />

    - - - -
    -

    Youtube Tarot

    + + + +
    +

    Peace, Monday Morning Ritual by Cara

    -
    +

    Papa Louie’s Ghosteria

    The Game :::::

    - - - -
    -

    Tetris Fantasies

    + + + +
    +

    Sims Mod

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    title: Peace, Monday Morning Ritual by Cara author: Cara

    -
    -
    +
    +

    Peace

    Peace is a mindfulness game Cara created as an in-class exercise in creating text adventures in python. The game can @@ -1153,13 +1181,13 @@ Would you like to explore another daydream?

    - - - -
    -

    Super(de)construction

    + + + +
    +

    Youtube Tarot

    -
    +

    The Player is the Author

    In The Sims™ 4 some values are certainly given by the game; make @@ -1191,13 +1219,13 @@ issue.xpub.nl/20

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    The Wheel of Fortune

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    Tetris Fantasies

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    YouTube Tarot

    YouTube comments as Tarot @@ -1240,13 +1268,13 @@ alt="The Hummingbird" />

    - - - -
    -

    The Wheel of Fortune

    + + + +
    +

    Super(de)construction

    -
    +

    Tetris Fantasies

    Death, @@ -1256,30 +1284,30 @@ chaos given to them from above, a limited space for play of ten by twenty units leads to a limited ability to approach the perfection implied by the simple shapes that are encountered in the world (always a collection of four squares, in their seven permutations). The harnesses -of time and gravity make perfection impossible in this world; instead -the player can only attempt, approach, increase their efficiency. A +of time and gravity make perfection impossible in this world; instead, +the player can only attempt, approach, and increase their efficiency. A life’s function approaching the limit, there is no way to win, only to get higher and higher scores, to live as long as possible through increased throughput. Death is inevitable in Tetris, and each passing block seems to come faster than the last. Why does it feel like everything just keeps getting harder?

    -

    There are many squares to be organised in tetris, an infinite number -apparently, but there is only one player organising them. Other people -can only be seen by this individual in faint ghosts; their high scores -that are there only to be beaten. And the current player can only hope -to reach those people through leaving their own mark on the high score -table. Employee-of-the-month, world’s-best-mom. But maybe there is an +

    There are many squares to be organised in Tetris, an infinite number +apparently, but only one player is organising them. Other people can +only be seen by this individual in faint ghosts; their high scores are +there only to be beaten. And the current player can only hope to reach +those people by leaving their own mark on the high score table. +Employee-of-the-month, world’s-best-mom. But maybe there is an alternative, a world where there is more to each falling tetromino than simply an obstacle to be overcome, a problem to be solved. Maybe there is a story behind the fatal pixels, a bigger space than the 10 x 20 grid on the screen. Maybe there are humans out there with more to them than what they produce.

    This fanfic takes the form of a series of hand-drawn illustrations -depicting fantastical tetris pieces, each of which is accompanied by a +depicting fantastical Tetris pieces, each of which is accompanied with a fragment of a story. The cards can be read and arranged in any order, intentionally removing the linear and framed limits of the original -tetris, although the illustration and text on any one card have a -relationship to eachother of some sort.

    +Tetris, although the illustration and text on any one card have some +sort of relationship with each other.

    hand drawn tetris fanfic @@ -1300,13 +1328,13 @@ labour

    - - - -
    -

    Oracolotto

    + + + +
    +

    The Wheel of Fortune

    -
    +

    :::::{#Super(de)construction .has-images} # Super(de)construction ## text adventure game

    My text-adventure game was (first and foremost a struggle and) an @@ -1326,16 +1354,228 @@ accumulate enough points in order to bring eventually the revolution and win. The fermentation and the radicalization happen only in the base-ment.

    Will you be part of the revolutionary class?

    +

    ``` import os , time , random

    +

    #   Setting up the current (saved) state

    +

    currentRoom = "base-ment"

    +

    start = True

    +

    graduation = False

    +

    study = 0

    +

    items = {

    +

        "base-ment": ["unpaidlabor", "consiousness", "lackoftime", +"dipression", "commodities", "collectivememory", "laborforce", +"survivalmode"],

    +

        "apparatus": ["game", "work", "symbols", "family", "church", +"institutionalmemory", "army", "ideology"],

    +

        "megaroom": ["hegemony", "control", "power", "violence", +"accumulationofwealth", "property", "mostlywhiterichmen"]

    +

    }

    +

    inventory = []

    +

    #   Seperating the text and printing in delay so the content on the +screen is readable and easy to comprehend

    +

    def printer (text):

    +

        for t in text:

    +

            print(t, end = "", flush= True)

    +

            time.sleep(random.choice([0.0001, 0.005, 0.007]))

    +

        print()

    +

    #   Defining the "taker" function and setting it up in each of the +three rooms below

    +

    def taker(room):

    +

        if any(x in spliti for x in ["get", "grab", "take", "carry", +"steal", "expropriate"]):

    +

            for item in items[room]:

    +

                if item in spliti:

    +

                    printer("You took " + item)

    +

                    inventory.append(item)

    +

                    items[room].remove(item)

    +

    #   Creating the while-loop

    +

    while True:

    +

        if (start == True):

    +

            printer("""

    +

            Super(de)construction: The game

    +

           

    +

           

    +

                                           __                             +            __                           __                         + 

    +

                                          /\ \                           +            /\ \__                       /\ \__  __                   + 

    +

      ____  __  __  _____      __   _ __  \_\ \     __    ___    ___     +___     ____\ \ ,_\  _ __   __  __    ___\ \ ,_\/\_\    ___     ___   + 

    +

     /',__\/\ \/\ \/\ '__`\  /'__`\/\`'__\/'_` \  /'__`\ /'___\ / __`\ /' +_ `\  /',__\\ \ \/ /\`'__\/\ \/\ \  /'___\ \ \/\/\ \  / __`\ /' _ `\ + 

    +

    /\__, `\ \ \_\ \ \ \L\ \/\  __/\ \ \//\ \L\ \/\  __//\ \__//\ \L\ \/\ +\/\ \/\__, `\\ \ \_\ \ \/ \ \ \_\ \/\ \__/\ \ \_\ \ \/\ \L\ \/\ \/\ +\

    +

    \/\____/\ \____/\ \ ,__/\ \____\\ \_\\ \___,_\ \____\ \____\ \____/\ +\_\ \_\/\____/ \ \__\\ \_\  \ \____/\ \____\\ \__\\ \_\ \____/\ \_\ +\_\

    +

     \/___/  \/___/  \ \ \/  \/____/ \/_/ \/__,_ /\/____/\/____/\/___/ + \/_/\/_/\/___/   \/__/ \/_/   \/___/  \/____/ \/__/ \/_/\/___/ + \/_/\/_/

    +

                      \ \_\                                               +                                                                    + 

    +

                       \/_/                                               +                                                                    + 

    +

            """)

    +

            printer("""

    +

             ’Welcome to the super(de)costruction game or How to destroy +the ideological apparatus and capitalism in small steps.

    +

    You are a witch in the body of a cultural worker leaving in the poor +south. However, you cannot make a living only by selling your labor +power so you have to use your magic powers to maintain yourself. You can +become invisible in order to expropriate goods from chain supermarkets +and share them with your comrades and girlfriends. That’s okay! +Inflation ...

    +

    You will have an extraordinary chance to walk a lead bit through an +enormous architectural miracle and why not dismantle the master's +house!

    +

    Are you readyyy???

    +

            """)

    +

            start = False

    +

           

    +

        if (graduation == True):

    +

            printer("You Win!")

    +

            exit()

    +

    #   Clearing the screen: "cls" for Windows; "clear" for macOS     + 

    +

        i = input()

    +

        #os.system("cls")

    +

        spliti = i.split(" ")

    +

    #   Creating an inventory

    +

        if "inventory" in i:

    +

            printer("The truth is that you don't own anything. You are +proletarian. You don't really have private property. However, in you +current inventory you can find " + ", ".join(inventory))

    +

       

    +

        if i in ["talk","discuss","debate","ask","say"]:

    +

            printer("Hiiiiiii witch, how can I help you, now that nobody +is watching us?")

    +

            i = input()

    +

            if i in ["revolution","finish","free", "freedom"]:

    +

                if study >= 119:

    +

                    printer("You did so many things! You struggle a lot, +you care, you respect! You are a true witch fighter! Revolution is in +the corner.")

    +

                    graduation = True

    +

                else:

    +

                    printer("We should keep the hard work. Do not give up +though. Things do change and your contribution is valuable! You have +gained " + str(study) + "  points. Shall we go again to the base-ment? +We have to organise stuff! Please don't give up. Here is something small +for you!")

    +

                    printer("""

    +

                                       

    +

                    For it is not the anger of Black Women which is +dripping down over this globe like a diseased liquid. It is not my anger +that launches rockets, spent more than 60,000 dolars second on missiles +and other agents of war and death, slaughters children in cities, +stockpiles nerve gas and chemical bombs, sodomizes our daughters and the +earth. This is not the anger of Black Women which corrodes into blind, +dehumanising power, bent upon the annihilation of us all unless we meet +it with what we have, our power to examine and to redefine the terms +upon which we will live and work; our power to envision and to +reconstruct, anger by painful anger, stone upon heavy stone, a future of +pollinating difference and the earth to support our choices.

    +

                    We welcome all women who can meet us, face to face, +beyond objectification and beyond guilt.

    +

                    by Audre Lorde

    +

                   

    +

                    """)

    +

         

    +

    #   Choices in the base-ment

    +

        if currentRoom == "base-ment":

    +

            if i in ["look","see","view","explore"]:

    +

                printer("Oh I'm in an base-ment, cool. There is little +light here. Soooo many people. TheY do work hard. The seem unhappy and +dipressed")

    +

                printer("You can find here: " + ", +".join(items["base-ment"]))

    +

                               

    +

            elif i in ["exit","walk","run","door","leave"]:

    +

                printer("You can use this tiny door to exit the +base-ment. To be completely honest, you cannot escape that easily the +base-ment. You wish you could. It can be really suffocating. However you +are a witch, you have class consiousness and you have your caring +comrades. So now let's move. ")

    +

                currentRoom = "apparatus"

    +

    #   The ECTS condition, or the point-gaining system. Every "study" +adds 30 points to the player's score. The goal is to reach 120 points or +credits.            

    +

            elif i in ["disconstruct", "dismantle", "poetry", "street", +"public", "library", "counter-culture","read", "struggle", "collective", +"solidarity", "fight", "feminism", "queer", "act", "expropriate", +"parasite", "organise", "care", "reclaim", "speak", "counterhegemony", +"escape", "burn", "collective", "demonstrate", "zine", "create", +"enjoy", "disobedience", "occupy", "protest", "manifest", "shout", +"sing", "anarchy", "radical", "barricade", "putaspell", "witchcraft", +"unlearn"]:

    +

                printer("You have struggled soo much!")

    +

                study = study + 30

    +

                printer("The revolution seems to be closer. Cracks still +happen and are completely important and vital and powerful. You have +gained " + str(study) + " points")

    +

            else:

    +

                taker("base-ment")

    +

               

    +

    #   Choices in the neutral zone

    +

        elif currentRoom == "apparatus":

    +

            if i in ["look","see","view","explore", "open"]:

    +

                printer("Vrooom, vroom, vroom. You are now in the +apparatus room! What a contradictory place to be. A wise-structured +organised chaos ... Monumental huge buildings, computers, archives, +cameras, people in uniforms, banks campus and other big buildings, and +borders. Where is the public, though? If you see a little bit closer, it +is not that solid.")

    +

                printer("Oh look in the apparatus you can find: " + ", +".join(items["apparatus"]))

    +

               

    +

            elif i in ["exit","walk","run","door","leave"]:

    +

                printer("You may use this door to exit the +apparatus.")

    +

                i = input("which door? (1 or 2)")

    +

                if i == "1":

    +

                    printer("You use the door to the base-ment")

    +

                    currentRoom = "base-ment"

    +

                elif i == "2":

    +

                    printer("You use the door to the megaroom")

    +

                    currentRoom = "megaroom"

    +

            else:

    +

                taker("apparatus")

    +

       

    +

    #   Choices in the megaroom

    +

        elif currentRoom == "megaroom":

    +

            if i in ["look","see","view","explore", "open"]:

    +

                printer("Oh You are in the megaroom! You can tell that it +is luxurious, monumental structure classical and contemporary in the +same time. You haven’t seen something similar before! Wowww. But why are +so little people? Why the are mostly white men? Don’t be stressed - they +will not notice you! You enter the mansion as a cleaning lady. You are +invisible to them. However, YOU know how radical our marginal identities +are! ")

    +

                printer("Oh look in the megaroom! There is : " + ", +".join(items["megaroom"]))

    +

               

    +

            elif i in ["exit","walk","run","door","leave"]:

    +

                printer("You use the door to exit the megaroom.")

    +

                currentRoom = "apparatus"

    +

            else:

    +

                taker("megaroom")

    +

    ```  

    Welcome message :::::

    - - - -
    -

    Fiction Friction

    + + + +
    +

    The Wheel of Fortune

    -
    +

    The Wheel of Fortune

    a tool for self-inquiry

    @@ -1446,13 +1686,13 @@ progress
    - - - -
    -

    SIXX license

    + + + +
    +

    Oracolotto

    -
    +

    The Wheel of Fortune — Manual

    “Welcome, my dear! This exercise is all about healing, about @@ -1483,13 +1723,13 @@ and your life.

    - - - -
    -

    Colophon

    + + + +
    +

    Fiction Friction

    -
    +

    :::::

    Those who dream of drinking wine may weep when morning comes; those who dream of weeping may in the morning go off to hunt. While they @@ -1498,13 +1738,12 @@ even try to interpret a dream. Only after they wake do they know it was a dream. And someday there will be a great awakening when we know that this is all a great dream.

    And when I say you are dreaming, I am dreaming, too.

    -

    Zhuàngzi

    -

    莊子

    +

    Zhuàngzi 莊子

    ✧ Preface

    Have you ever woken up feeling like there is a word on the tip of -your tongue, in a language you don’t quite understand?

    +your tongue in a language you don’t quite understand?

    It’s the feeling you feel when a dream leaves too quickly after you -wake up, like a regretful lover. You grasp and reach out, but it’s gone +wake up, like a regretful lover. You grasp and reach out, but it’s gone, and you forget something so fundamentally important that your stomach caves into itself.

    This deck of oracle cards invites you to go back into that cave, that @@ -1517,11 +1756,11 @@ by the numbers – they will not give you insight into the path. You do not need prior knowledge to use these cards, only the ability to dream and a soul – your own or the soul of another.

    The Oracolotto cards present illustrations of collective dream -archetypes, as delineated by Neapolitan tradition. While the cards +archetypes as delineated by Neapolitan tradition. While the cards symbolically follow the traditional Tarot journey from the fool to the world (minus the Emperor), they are based on the Neapolitan art form of the Smorfia, intended not as the grimace but as a method for -interpreting dreams.[steve notes: I don’t understand ‘grimace’]

    +interpreting dreams.

    The Smorfia is an ancient art form in which symbols and archetypes from a person’s dreams are analysed and converted into numbers. To use the Smorfia, you would recall every event, person and object that @@ -1544,10 +1783,10 @@ apparent truths the cards hold.

    If you have read this far, you may want to remember your dreams and connect to your subconscious, but feel unable to do so. You may never -remember your dreams and think that they are random. If this is the -case, I recommend you use the Oracolotto with the method I first -describe. As the subconscious seeps into our daily thoughts and -feelings, the deck will reveal hidden patterns.

    +remember your dreams and think that they are random. If that’s the case, +I recommend using the Oracolotto with the method I first describe. As +the subconscious seeps into our daily thoughts and feelings, the deck +will reveal hidden patterns.

    You may also choose your path, disregard what I said and make your own game, read old or future dreams or even play the lottery. The tools are in your hands.

    @@ -1559,7 +1798,7 @@ Oracolotto so, I suggest you tuck the inner sceptic into bed and let the curious child out to play. The Oracolotto, like any Tarot or Oracle, does not believe itself to be an object. It thinks that no object is simply a -thing, but also exists in a spiritual plane. All objects have a soul, a +thing but also exists in a spiritual plane. All objects have a soul, a spirit that connects to yours.

    The Oracolotto has a playful and deep soul. It asks to be cared for as a living thing (more like a plant than a pet). It asks to be touched, @@ -1582,13 +1821,13 @@ important to let your intuition guide you to a card.

    Lay the card in front of you (the “How to Lay Out the Cards” section follows). Turn the card over and feel, hear, see, and intuit its meaning concerning your question. Refer to this guidebook for interpretations. -If you give readings to others, always keep a record of your readings, +If you give readings to others, always keep a record of your readings because messages for others often weave into your own. Sometimes cards will “jump” out of the deck while you are shuffling. These cards are -trying to get your attention. They are part of your reading, or perhaps -the entire reading. They are important messages, take heed.

    -

    Alternatively and if applicable, you may choose one card and place it -on your altar or under your pillow at night to usher in a deeper +trying to get your attention. They are part of your reading or perhaps +the entire reading. They are important messages; take heed.

    +

    Alternatively, and if applicable, you may choose one card and place +it on your altar or under your pillow at night to usher in a deeper understanding.

    ✧ How to Lay Out the Cards

    .One Card Spread

    @@ -1619,21 +1858,21 @@ ccafè ‘call’, trusting in the universe, overcoming self-doubt, embracing uncertainty.

    Coffee is brewing, waiting to be poured into the empty cup on the -counter. A spiritual guide sits patiently, urging you to begin, while -the sun shines outside a closed window. On the side, enormous snowdrops -have blossomed, indicating the first tentative steps of spring.

    +counter. A spiritual guide sits patiently, urging you to begin while the +sun shines outside a closed window. On the side, enormous snowdrops have +blossomed, indicating the first tentative steps of spring.

    While the Coffee is number 42, this card comes before the others. Like an unhatched egg, it contains all the potential for the journey. The cup is empty, but you are urged to pour it, to drink it and to be on the journey. A spiritual guide urges you forward. Like the prophet Muhammad who was given coffee(قهوة) by the Archangel Jibreel, you are urged to begin.

    -

    The Coffee upright in a reading tells you it is now the time to be +

    The Coffee upright in a reading tells you that now is the time to be naive and courageous. Set on a new adventure and do not worry about the -consequences. It is time, the coffee is ready.

    +consequences. It is time; the coffee is ready.

    Reversed

    If the Coffee appears reversed, it is a warning. The coffee will -spill and it may burn you or others. Be careful not to disregard the +spill, and it may burn you or others. Be careful not to disregard the consequences of your actions. Your eagerness for freedom and new beginnings may harm others or yourself. Now, you are being asked for consistency and patience. There is a time to be brave and to set off on @@ -1648,7 +1887,7 @@ spinsters or e ddoie zetelle consciously, willpower, concentration, having all the resources you need.

    Two old women stand before a table, one pointing above, the other -below. Their eyes glow with mystic power. If they appear in your dreams +below. Their eyes glow with mystic power. If they appear in your dreams, you will feel their power radiating. This is a particularly powerful card. While looking at it, reject what you have been told about the emotional loneliness of spinsters and focus on their ability to spin a @@ -1660,8 +1899,8 @@ is the time to channel all your resources to achieve what you wish.

    Reversed

    If the Spinsters have appeared reversed, it is a sign that you are ignoring your powers. You no longer see two crone magicians who have -chosen the path of spiritual power, but two unmarried older women. Do -not be fooled. The power is in your hands, your potential lays dormant +chosen the path of spiritual power but two unmarried older women. Do not +be fooled. The power is in your hands; your potential lays dormant beneath your doubts and lack of self-esteem. Trust in your ability, and trust the Spinsters to weave you back to an active role within your own life.
    @@ -1670,14 +1909,14 @@ life.

    ✳ zodiac correspondence: gemini & virgo.

    ✳ 63. the bride or ’a sposa

    -

    . keywords: intuition, subconscious, higher wisdom, knowing something +

    .keywords: intuition, subconscious, higher wisdom, knowing something you can’t explain, stillness, meditation, spell-work and ritual.

    The Bride sits in silence in an underground cistern, two eyes closed and a third eye open. Upon her head, two crescent moons hold the globe. She is alone but does not appear to be waiting. The Bride is a figure of divine wisdom, feminine mystery and intuitive knowledge. She is the -guardian of the unconscious and she is meeting you. By receiving this -card you are being gently invited to go deeper. To artists, she is the +guardian of the unconscious, and she is meeting you. By receiving this +card, you are gently invited to go deeper. To artists, she is the representation of creative potential. The bride has little care for the material because her powers lay in the true nature of emotion. Let your intuition lead the way, quieten the chatter of the rational and @@ -1685,7 +1924,7 @@ logical.

    Reversed

    If you are facing a reversed Bride, it is an invitation to examine when you ignore your gut. Perhaps you have allowed your thinking mind to -run loose, you have not been listening to your gut. You overvalue the +run loose; you have not been listening to your gut. You overvalue the opinions of others or act too hastily. Whichever it is, it is time to be still, reflect and meditate on your intuition.

    @@ -1702,26 +1941,26 @@ pregnant cow and a peacock eating a pomegranate. Nature thrives around her. She is the embodiment of femininity and the bringer of life and growth. Her energy is both nurturing and fiercely protective. She appears to indicate that she is looking after you and your growth. She -is abundant and as such so will your expression be, both creative and +is abundant, and as such, so will your expression be, both creative and sensual. Deep fulfilment awaits.

    Reversed

    The Mother has appeared reversed. Juno’s warlike nature is more active than her nurturing side. Your search for protection is keeping you from true love and joy. You were guarding yourself, and while you -were right to do so, it is now time to let your shield down. Your -emotional crops are thriving, you have put in the work. Let go of your -war, lean into joy and love.

    +were right to do so, now is the time to let your shield down. Your +emotional crops are thriving; you have put in the work. Let go of your +war; lean into joy and love.

    ✳ tarot correspondence: 3. the empress. 

    ✳ zodiac correspondence: libra.

    ✳ 84. the church or ’a chiesa

    .keywords: belief systems, ancestry, study, tradition, conformity, learning about the past.

    -

    A priest stands in front of you, one hand hidden and the other -towards the divine. On his shoulders sits a church, with a black door +

    A priest stands in front of you, with one hand hidden and the other +towards the divine. A church sits on his shoulders, with a black door highlighting a shining key. The Church card beckons you inside a mysterious, sacred place. In the Christian belief, a church is not only -where the religious community meets, it is the seat of Divinity itself. +where the religious community meets; it is the seat of Divinity itself. I invite you to disconnect the Church card from its Christian associations. It stands in place of any established social structure, spiritual tradition or source of ancestral knowledge. It is a teacher, a @@ -1730,29 +1969,27 @@ indicates a need for deeper meaning or knowledge. Will you use your key to follow the paved road and find out who paved it and who walked it before you?

    Reversed

    -

    The Church is upside down. Its integrity is questioned the status quo -stumbles. The pressure of conformity weighs heavy, the belief systems of -others hang above your head. This card is now urging you to move. -Tradition can be a teacher or a jailer and in this case, it is trapping -you. It may be time to shake your ancestors’ wishes away and start anew, -upon a path you paved yourself.

    +

    The Church is upside down. Its integrity is questioned; the status +quo stumbles. The pressure of conformity weighs heavy; the belief +systems of others hang above your head. This card is now urging you to +move. Tradition can be a teacher or a jailer, and in this case, it is +trapping you. It may be time to shake your ancestors’ wishes away and +start anew upon a path you paved yourself.

    ✳ tarot correspondence: 4. the hierophant.

    ✳ zodiac correspondence: taurus, libra & capricorn.

    ✳ 69. the upside down or sott’e ncoppa

    -
      -
    • .keywords: love (of all kinds), making heart-centred choices, -compassion, partnerships and relationships, equilibrium, harmony.
      • -
    +

    .keywords: love (of all kinds), making heart-centred choices, +compassion, partnerships and relationships, equilibrium, harmony.

    Two hands reach for each other, the space between them filled with light and eyes. Roses grow around their wrists. There is an obvious -story being told, of two souls meeting in companionship. But this is -also a card about balance and choices. The Upside Down is a reference to -love and the two sides of a coin. When this card appears it speaks of -love and strong bonds. It asks you to choose love, to make heartfelt, -loving, compassionate choices. The Upside Down is a simple card, that -asks you to choose. Listen to your heart and follow it.

    +story being told of two souls meeting in companionship. But this is also +a card about balance and choices. The Upside Down is a reference to love +and the two sides of a coin. When this card appears, it speaks of love +and strong bonds. It asks you to choose love, to make heartfelt, loving, +compassionate choices. The Upside Down is a simple card that asks you to +choose. Listen to your heart and follow it.

    Reversed

    Due to the nature of this card, up is down and down is up. However you pull this card, it shows you both the Yin and the Yang. In this @@ -1770,16 +2007,16 @@ assertion.

    A chariot flies across a starry sky with two half moons. Inside it, a man dressed in Roman armour with the head of a turtledove looks straight at you. The dove drives through the sky, led by stars. This is the card -of control and victory. The Bird has control of his fate but it will +of control and victory. The Bird has control of his fate, but it will also help you with yours. It directs you to assert your will with mastery, careful practice and self-discipline. It reminds you of your courage and strength. It encourages you to direct your energies towards the stars.

    Reversed

    When reversed, the Bird is spinning further and further out of -control. It may be due to an attempt to control too much, or an +control. It may be due to an attempt to control too much or an underdeveloped assertiveness. Loosen the reins. Redirect your chariot. -Some things are beyond your power to change and others wait for your +Some things are beyond your power to change, and others wait for your confidence and hard work. Assess which is which and begin riding.

    ✳ tarot correspondence: 6. the chariot.

    ✳ zodiac correspondence: cancer.

    @@ -1787,9 +2024,9 @@ confidence and hard work. Assess which is which and begin riding.

    zzizze

    .keywords: inner strength and courage, dignified resistance, emotional labour, heart.

    -

    A naked woman covered in flowers looks to the side, she casually -tames the lion in front of her. A natural landscape opens up behind her. -Do not be fooled by her gentle appearance, she is not effortless. Her +

    A naked woman covered in flowers looks to the side, casually taming +the lion in front of her. A natural landscape opens up behind her. Do +not be fooled by her gentle appearance; she is not effortless. Her strength lies in her heart as this is the card for Breasts. Emotional weakness is discarded as a patriarchal concept, as the Breasts show you a dignified taming of the wild through your heart. Emotion can steady @@ -1800,10 +2037,10 @@ greed, and fear in your life. Acknowledge where these things live within you and own them, pour love over them.

    Reversed

    The lion is now overpowering as the Breasts appear upside down. This -is an indication of weakness, your strength becomes feeble as your +is an indication of weakness; your strength becomes feeble as your self-confidence lessens. Your emotions are no longer a power but an -overwhelming force that you cannot control. Do not let anger or pain -dictate your choice, find your strength once again.

    +overwhelming force you cannot control. Do not let anger or pain dictate +your choice; find your strength once again.

    ✳ tarot correspondence: 7. strength.

    ✳ zodiac correspondence: leo.

    ✳ 65. the crying or ’o @@ -1812,7 +2049,7 @@ chianto

    on your own, claiming space and time for you, self-guided or guided study.

    A figure cries in an underwater cocoon, wrapped in a cape of hair and -seaweed. They are holding themselves, as their bright tears float +seaweed. They are holding themselves as their bright tears float upwards. This figure is in deep introspection. The Crying card is not negative, regardless of your view of tears. It indicates a need for comfort and solitude. It asks for a moment of introspection, the only @@ -1833,20 +2070,20 @@ picture.

    A table is set with plates spelling out the ancient names for tarot and wheel. In the centre of the table, you can see water, soil, air and fire. Around the table sit the four fixed signs, Taurus, Leo, Scorpio -and Aquarius. Three eyes, symbolising the three Fates oversee the table. -This is an incredibly auspicious card to pick. Like the table, your -destiny has been set, the tempo will crank up as your vision develops -into reality. This card asks you to accept your fate, but also take -responsibility for it. The table is set but it is up to you to +and Aquarius. Three eyes, symbolising the three Fates, oversee the +table. This is an incredibly auspicious card to pick. Like the table, +your destiny has been set, the tempo will crank up as your vision +develops into reality. This card asks you to accept your fate but also +take responsibility for it. The table is set, but it is up to you to serve.

    Reversed

    The Set Table has been turned the wrong way. This indicated elements -outside your control, spinning your fate. Luck has not been on your side -and you may have been unhappy with your circumstances. Take a moment to -analyse what could have happened. Are the elements toying with your luck -internal or external? Is there someone to blame, if so, who? Whatever -you find, trust that the Table will be set again, and out of darkness, a -new light will be born, informed by your discoveries.

    +outside your control, spinning your fate. Luck has not been on your +side, and you may have been unhappy with your circumstances. Take a +moment to analyse what could have happened. Are the elements toying with +your luck internal or external? Is there someone to blame; if so, who? +Whatever you find, trust that the Table will be set again, and out of +darkness, a new light will be born, informed by your discoveries.

    ✳ tarot correspondence: 9. the wheel of fortune.

    ✳ zodiac correspondence: aquarius, leo, taurus & scorpio

    @@ -1856,16 +2093,16 @@ lamenta justice, fairness, balance, accountability, social justice principles, intersectionality.

    A woman, Justice, walks the steps out of darkness, and a lament -distorts her face. In the Lament, you see justice wearing white, +distorts her face. In the Lament, you see Justice wearing white, carrying a sword on her waist and holding scales, with a heart on one -side and a brain on the other. Her eyes are closed but the piercing +side and a brain on the other. Her eyes are closed, but the piercing light around her penetrates the truth. It is her cry for truth, her -lament, that propels her forward. This card calls out to you. Every -action has an equal reaction but it is often an expression of injustice -that brings justice forward. It is the Lament that leads to balance. -Believe that your expression of injustice is worth sharing.

    +lament, propeling her forward. This card calls out to you. Every action +has an equal reaction, but it is often an expression of injustice that +brings justice forward. It is the Lament that leads to balance. Believe +that your expression of injustice is worth sharing.

    Reversed

    -

    When the Lament appears reversed it indicates a flawed system, a +

    When the Lament appears reversed, it indicates a flawed system, a hidden truth or a bias. This injustice may have been committed against you or by you. However it happened, the scales are not balanced, but soon they will be as someone faces consequences. It also begs for you to @@ -1879,23 +2116,22 @@ purgatory’s souls or ll’aneme o priatorio to unfold, meditation and mindful practice, inner peace, self-acceptance, overcoming ego

    A man dangles, his foot loosely tied with rope, his wings closed by -his sides, his braids falling beyond sight. Next to him, others hang, in +his sides, his braids falling beyond sight. Next to him, others hang in the same situation. We see Purgatory’s Souls, the souls of people in a -state of temporary punishment and purification, in a state of grace but -not yet ready to enter heaven. Let the souls be an inspiration to you, -in their state of acceptance, as it is not their work that will send -them to heaven. They are, just like you, ready for peace and joy. What -you must do now is fully succumb to your situation, and release. If the -soul trusts the flow of events and let’s go, he realises he has had -wings all along. A brazen metaphor, a simple reminder that it is not -time to struggle for control. Trust the universe, trust yourself and let -go.

    +state of temporary punishment and purification, in a state of grace, but +not yet ready to enter heaven. Let the souls inspire you in their state +of acceptance, as it is not their work that will send them to heaven. +They are, just like you, ready for peace and joy. What you must do now +is fully succumb to your situation and release. If the soul trusts the +flow of events and let’s go, he realises he has had wings all along. A +brazen metaphor, a simple reminder that it is not time to struggle for +control. Trust the universe, trust yourself and let go.

    Reversed

    As Purgatory’s Souls appear reversed, they tell a different story. They are not hanging but anchored to the soil. You are pulling yourself further down, digging your heels in on a decision that has to be made. -Your inaction now is pointless, it will just delay the inevitable. The -souls can already can, the punishment has been lifted and yet here you +Your inaction now is pointless; it will just delay the inevitable. The +souls already can, the punishment has been lifted. And yet, here you still are. You must face your inner turmoil to move on.

    ✳ tarot correspondence: 11. the hanged man. 

    ✳ zodiac correspondence: pisces.

    @@ -1910,17 +2146,17 @@ deeply sensitive and invites a gentle approach. It does not necessarily symbolise literal death but is a positive harbinger of change. Death has already happened, and the deer’s spirit is ready to move into the coming day. The Talking Dead tells you it is time to let go of old habits, ways -of thinking and of the buried. This is the only way to allow for more -rewarding patterns. Resisting change will not bring you joy, you must -embrace transformation. There is no other way, a profound experience +of thinking, and of the buried. This is the only way to allow for more +rewarding patterns. Resisting change will not bring you joy; you must +embrace transformation. There is no other way; a profound experience awaits you. Let the resting lead you.

    Reversed

    -

    If the card is reversed it appears that the Talking Dead is being -forced to be still. Changes frighten you and you may resist them. Your -life is now stagnant, the sunrise is eternal as the sun never reaches -the sky. Trust that change will lead you wherever you need to be. It is -not a matter of avoiding what has happened, but rather of learning to -live with what it brought in the hope that better things lay ahead.

    +

    If the card is reversed, it appears that the Talking Dead is forced +to be still. Changes frighten you, and you may resist them. Your life is +now stagnant; the sunrise is eternal as the sun never reaches the sky. +Trust that change will lead you wherever you need to be. It is not a +matter of avoiding what has happened but of learning to live with what +it brought in the hope that better things lay ahead.

    ✳ tarot correspondence: 12. death. 

    ✳ zodiac correspondence: scorpio.

    ✳ 68. warm soup or ’a zuppa @@ -1930,16 +2166,16 @@ middle path, not making extreme decisions, taking a non-binary attitude, testing the waters, self-care, grace, gentleness.

    A large, genderless, dark figure stands in the sea. On their forehead shines a triangle enclosed in a square, representing how humans are -bound by the Earth and natural law. The figure takes water from the sea +bound by the Earth and natural law. The figure takes water from the sea, but as they pour it into the bowl, it transforms into a bowl of steaming soup. This card gives insight into the nuances of balance. Wherever something is taken, something else must be given. The figure is taking from the sea to deliver you the Warm Soup. See the figure as if it was keeping a close eye on how well you handle dualities. Keep to the middle path, do not make extreme decisions. You may be someone who tends to -have a peaceful nature or someone who swings between extremes. Either -way, now is the time to test the waters of gentleness, give back what -you have been given and ask for what was taken.

    +have a peaceful nature or swings between extremes. Either way, now is +the time to test the waters of gentleness, give back what you have been +given and ask for what was taken.

    Reversed

    The Warm Soup now pours upwards from the ladle. Something has been thrown off balance in your life. The coming times require meticulous @@ -1958,18 +2194,17 @@ confronting fear, committing to your freedom.

    chain that leads to a circle of light containing a key. The Devils symbolise that which keeps us bound and trapped. It is a small circle containing you, a metaphorical jail to which you do not yet have a key. -This card cautions you against finding blame and refers instead to that -which is constrained by ourselves, our subconscious and direct choices. -Do not let ideas, people or situations absorb you so intensely that it -causes you to ignore other relationships.

    +This card cautions you against finding blame and refers instead to what +is constrained by ourselves, our subconscious and direct choices. Do not +let ideas, people or situations absorb you so intensely that it causes +you to ignore other relationships.

    Reversed

    -

    The Devil being upside down immediately reveals the bondage, you are +

    The Devil being upside down immediately reveals the bondage. You are aware of your chains. The unhealthy dynamics in your life that keep you trapped are finally emerging into the light. Caution, this does not -imply freedom but may entail further temptation which leads you to crawl -back into your trap. This is a time that needs your complete attention, -use your newfound awareness to break the chains and escape your -jail. 

    +imply freedom but may entail further temptation, which leads you to +crawl back into your trap. This time needs your complete attention; use +your newfound awareness to break the chains and escape your jail. 

    ✳ tarot correspondence: 14. the devil.

    ✳ zodiac correspondence: capricorn.

    ✳ 83. the storm or ’o @@ -1983,12 +2218,12 @@ all-seeing Storm is unleashing lightning, cutting the tree down as birds escape. The Storm, as the name suggests, is a complicated card to receive. It indicates a profound disruption, a complete reset of the known. The situation may seem grim at times, but you must understand -that the change being brought is ultimately positive. You may find this -hard to believe, but the event that this card indicates is the -demolition and toppling of a structure that can feel quite devastating. -However, new growth will come from this and the old cannot last forever -lest it becomes decrepit. Remember well that when the Storm appears in -front of you, you are not the tree but the doves escaping.

    +that the change brought is ultimately positive. You may find this hard +to believe, but this card indicates the demolition and toppling of a +structure that can feel quite devastating. However, new growth will come +from this, and the old cannot last forever, lest it becomes decrepit. +Remember well that when the Storm appears in front of you, you are not +the tree but the doves escaping.

    Reversed

    In this situation, the Storm that topples the pine tree is coming from within. The issue is within your response to the situation and your @@ -2007,24 +2242,23 @@ intuition, integrity, honesty, a positive new start or new vision.

    the windowsill sits a still, warm cup of tea. The comforting view of the room is contrasted by the magical view through the window, where an enormous star pours light on a snowy landscape. Christmas is a card of -hope. A time of renewal, comfort and homeliness lie ahead. It is time to -leave the hard times behind. The star shines alone through the window, -filling the landscape with positivity and opportunity. Like this card, -we all contain infinite possibilities, infinite capacity for beauty, and -infinite wonder. When times are hard, Christmas reminds you of your -ability for healing and magic. Know that you are a creature of this -earth and of this universe, that you belong here, and that you are -loved.

    +hope. A time of renewal, comfort and homeliness lies ahead. It is time +to leave the hard times behind. The star shines alone through the +window, filling the landscape with positivity and opportunity. Like this +card, we all contain infinite possibilities, infinite capacity for +beauty, and infinite wonder. When times are hard, Christmas reminds you +of your ability for healing and magic. Know that you are a creature of +this earth and this universe, you belong here, and you are loved.

    Reversed

    When Christmas appears reversed, you may have lost your hope. Life’s challenges are overwhelming and leave you questioning everything and -everybody. When this card appears reversed in a reader it is a beacon +everybody. When this card appears reversed in a reader, it is a beacon over your disconnection. Your faith in the possibility of a comforting -and fullfilling life is weaning as daily routines become dreary. It is -an important alarm, a light shining on the parts of your life that do -not align with your joyful purpose. Now is not the time to push harder -or you may deplete your energies even further. It’s time to nourish -yourself and your life at a deeper level, and rest.

    +and fulfilling life is weaning as daily routines become dreary. It is an +important alarm, a light shining on the parts of your life that do not +align with your joyful purpose. Now is not the time to push harder, as +you may deplete your energies further. It’s time to nourish yourself and +your life at a deeper level and rest.

    ✳ tarot correspondence: 16. the star.

    ✳ zodiac correspondence: aquarius.

    ✳ 18. blood or ’o @@ -2039,18 +2273,19 @@ around them. Away from them, a crab floats on a leaf in the pond, rising from the subconscious. The Blood tells you that all is not what it seems. Unsettling as a nightmare can be, this card allows your inner wildness to be seen. The Blood represents witchcraft, spell-work and -occult arts of any kind. Do not be fooled by the blood, nobody in this +occult arts of any kind. Do not be fooled by the blood; nobody in this figure will come to harm. The moon shines its silvery light on the elements within a reality that are dishonest and manipulative. -Uncomfortable questions must be asked and someone may be just mad enough -to think of them. Things are strange, it is usual to feel disorientated. -Now is not the time for answers, but for wild magical practice.

    +Uncomfortable questions must be asked, and someone may be just mad +enough to think of them. Things are strange; it is usual to feel +disorientated. Now is not the time for answers, but for wild magical +practice.

    Reversed

    When reversed, the Blood shows a moon shining in the front. The inner confusion is clearing. However, you may find yourself deprived of a mask you are not ready to let go of. Manipulation has been exposed, whether you were the victim or perpetrator. Things will soon be lighter, but -first, they will be heavy. Mental health struggles as the truth emerges +first, they will be heavy. Mental health struggles as the truth emerges, and you initiate a process of complete honesty with yourself.

    ✳ tarot correspondence: 17. the moon.

    ✳ zodiac correspondence: pisces.

    @@ -2060,28 +2295,29 @@ resata

    success, things coming together, life’s simple pleasures, allowing yourself to simply be, connecting to a dynamic life force.

    Two children on a horse laugh in harmony. They hold each other’s -hands and wave a flag. The sun shines on them and sunflowers grow around -them. Laughter is undoubtedly a positive card. It represents enthusiasm, -growth and victory. Your good choices will pay off, you will soon laugh -again, victory is so close you may already taste it. Joy will fill your -heart and life will once again seem light-hearted and effortless.

    +hands and wave a flag. The sun shines on them, and sunflowers grow +around them. Laughter is undoubtedly a positive card. It represents +enthusiasm, growth and victory. Your good choices will pay off. You will +soon laugh again, victory is so close you may already taste it. Joy will +fill your heart, and life will once again seem light-hearted and +effortless.

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    Laughter is reversed, but do not panic. Victory is just not as close as you thought it would be. A setback has brought you back into a -quieter place. There is a key element missing before you may achieve -that state of perfect joy. The effort will now need to be given to -finding once again things that make your heart swell up with joy, the -things that make you walk so light you feel you may just fly away. -Follow them and soon Laughter will come back.

    +quieter place. There is a key element missing before you may achieve the +state of perfect joy. The effort will now need to be given to finding +once again things that make your heart swell up with joy, the things +that make you walk so light you feel you may just fly away. Follow them, +and soon Laughter will come back.

    ✳ tarot correspondence: 18. the sun.

    ✳ zodiac correspondence: leo.

    keywords: hope, love and support, coming home to yourself, self-care, healing, being true to yourself, being guided by your intuition, integrity, honesty, a positive new start or new vision.

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    A Christmas tree sits lit by candles, next to a window. On the +

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    ✳ tarot correspondence: 16. the star.

    @@ -2099,16 +2335,15 @@ thorough about yourself. The Gossiping Woman sees all of you and calls you to do the same. It is holding a mirror to your entire life, successes and failure. You must face the Gossiping Woman to liberate yourself and fly towards freedom. Moving forward unencumbered requires -acknowledgement of the present moment and everything that it -carries.

    +acknowledgement of the present moment and everything it carries.

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    Now the Gossiping Woman can not see you. This is an indication that you refuse to acknowledge the hurt or pain that was caused to you and the pain that you have caused yourself. However, you must own your mistakes and let them be. When the Gossiping Woman is reversed, it asks -you to find forgiveness, for yourself and others. It will be hard work +you to find forgiveness for yourself and others. It will be hard work and may take a great amount of time, but the Gossiping Woman watches and -is rooting for you to be able to free yourself of this burden.

    +is rooting for you to free yourself of this burden.

    ✳ tarot correspondence: 19. judgement.

    ✳ zodiac correspondence: scorpio.

    ✳ 45. the good wine ’o vino @@ -2121,30 +2356,30 @@ world, surrounded by a crown of vines, representing victory. One holds a flag and another a wand, bringing your journey to a close. This is the end of the road, the last card in this deck. The spiritual guide that brought you Coffee now brings you here. The completion of the cycle and -the celebration that comes thereafter. You have changed and grown and +the celebration that comes thereafter. You have changed and grown, and now the energy of wholeness shines. Soon it will dissipate as life shifts into a new beginning, but for now, the Good Wine urges you to relish in your successes. One day you will surrender again to the flow -and remember that you are the same person that started this journey, +and remember that you are the same person that started this journey filled with infinite possibilities.

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    The Good Wine may not be drunk yet; completion is not yet within +reach. The end seemed in sight, but you tried cutting corners, and there +is still work to be done. The result will only bring fulfilment, if the +effort has been thorough and earnest. Keep dreaming, keep working, and soon the Good Wine will be yours.

    ✳ tarot correspondence: 20. the world.

    ✳ zodiac correspondence: all signs.

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