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### Photography and Illustration
Unless otherwise stated, all photography and illustrations in this publication are created by the same authors as the text. That which is below is like that which is above and that which is above is like that which is below, to do the miracle of one only thing.
Unless otherwise stated, all photography, illustrations and other type of visualisations in this publication are created by the same authors as the text. That which is below is like that which is above and that which is above is like that which is below, to do the miracle of one only thing.
### Digital Tools
This book was created with the help of a collection of not-so-small and extremely sharp open source tools, to name a few; paged.js, pandoc, pdfimpose, pdftk, and our darling demon inkscape. So was the world created. From this are and do come admirable adaptations where of the means is here in this.
This book was created with the help of a collection of not-so-small and extremely sharp open source tools, to name a few: paged.js, pandoc, pdfimpose, pdftk, and our darling demon Inkscape. So was the world created. From this are and do come admirable adaptations where the means is here in this.
###Printing and Binding
Just lil old us.
### Fonts
### Typeface
Work Sans by Wei Huang.
Consolation by us.

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title: Colophon
author: Stephen
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# Colophon
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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
### Licencing Information
Copyright © 2023
TBC
XPUB is the Master of Arts in Fine Art and Design: Experimental 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
####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.
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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:::::{#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
### Photography and Illustration
Unless otherwise stated, all photography, illustrations and other type of visualisations in this publication are created by the same authors as the text. That which is below is like that which is above and that which is above is like that which is below, to do the miracle of one only thing.
### Digital Tools
This book was created with the help of a collection of not-so-small and extremely sharp open source tools, to name a few: paged.js, pandoc, pdfimpose, pdftk, and our darling demon Inkscape. So was the world created. From this are and do come admirable adaptations where the means is here in this.
###Printing and Binding
Just lil old us.
### Typeface
Work Sans by Wei Huang.
Consolation by us.
That which I have said of the operation of the Sun is accomplished and ended.
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#Table of contents
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Introduction
The last trimester was an attempt to understand the notions of games and
rituals. Instead of introduction we will try to unravel this mysterious
journey as well as keep questioning and collaging.
We mapped the common characteristics and the differences between the
latter in relation to ideology and counter-hegemony. We practiced,
performed, annotated rituals that were connected (or not) with our
cultural backgrounds while we questioned the magic circle. We dived into
the worlds of text adventure games and clicking games while drinking
coffee and talked about class, base, superstructure, (counter)hegemony,
ideology, materialism. We discussed about how games and rituals can
function as reproductive technologies of the culture industries. We
annotated games- focusing on the role of ideology and social
reproduction. We reinterpreted bits of the world and created stories
with it (modding, fiction, narrative) while focusing on community,
interaction, relationships, grief and healing.
The eventual product of this process is a console, a magical object, a
wooden container, a promising healing. How the unpacking of notions of
games, rituals, ideology, superstructure in relation to the
witch-hunting can become the midwiferies of a healing box? How practices
of heal and care can work as counter-hegemonic acts that can cure and
liberate our souls and bodies from patriarchical and capitalistic
fetters?
We didn't manage to provide you with comprehensive and solid answers or
conclusive statements. The truth is that this wasn't our plan. Our
intention was to create openings for debate or even conflict, to map a
territory, to invite those who would like to join us.
> *"What if you are playing tetris and the tetris gods give you
> something apart from the usual seven tetrominoes, like an unexpected
> pregnancy or the end of capitalism?",(Steven)*
Starting with rituals we can claim that they can be understood as
instruments in the struggle for the exercise of power. Organized by
*repetition*, they (re)connect the individual to the collective,
creating a vision towards a given perception of society. Participation
in this creative act is determined by several factors, for example, a
ritual's function, its relationship to hegemonic power, a collective's
politics and objectives, etc.
> *"Ritual is a means of performing the way things ought to be in
> conscious tension to the way things are in such a way that this
> ritualized perfection is recollected in the ordinary, uncontrolled,
> course of things. Ritual relies for its power on the fact that it is
> concerned with quite ordinary activities, that what it describes and
> displays is, in principle, possible for every occurrence of these
> acts. But it relies, as well, for its power on the fact that, in
> actuality, such possibilities cannot be realized.(Smith,1980)* "
>
> *"Ideology talks of actions: I shall talk of actions inserted into
> practices. And I shall point out that these practices are governed by
> rituals in which these practices are inscribed, within the material
> existence of an ideological apparatus(\...)Ideas have disappeared as
> such to the precise extend that it has emerged that their existence is
> inscribed in the actions of practices governed by rituals defined in
> the last instance by an ideological apparatus",(Althusser,1970)*
Similarly, videogames create worlds. Often, those worlds mirror our own,
reproducing certain ideals and values as norms through their narrative,
game play, design. This trimester we explored world-building
characteristics found both in rituals and videogames. We critically
considered those worlds, identifying the key points and elements through
which specific videogames and rituals circulate political, cultural and
social values. While this world-building might be interpreted from an
angle of implicit and explicit bias rooted in hegemonic values, we
investigated the generative, creative possibilities of such
characteristics.
> *"The main task of mass culture is to create, reproduce, and manage
> particular kinds of subjects --- workers, consumers, individuals,
> citizens ---required for current conditions. To perpetuate their own
> existence, mass media must succeed at representing the violent
> coercion of capitalist systems as natural laws: Of course you have to
> pay rent to live inside; of course you have to buy food to eat; of
> course you have to work if you want to survive. The production of a
> fungible, disposable and migratory working class requires the
> alienation and atomization of communities into individuals, which
> involves destroying the village, kinship structures, indigeneity, and
> many other previous forms of meaning-producing structures, leaving a
> gap which ideology must fill. While the fundamental structures of
> domination --- racism, patriarchy, heterosexuality, etc. --- form the
> bedrock of this ideological apparatus, the complexity of the always
> expanding and changing capitalist system requires an equally flexible
> set of subsidiary tools capable of rapidly adjusting ideology en
> masse. In general, media emerge not to meet the demands or desires of
> individual users but to accommodate what the predominant mode of
> production requires.",(Osterweil,2018)*
Our intention was to look into rituals and their overlap with video
games as a way to explore \"forbidden\" or otherwise lost knowledge
erased by oppressive systems (e.g. witch hunts). Understanding games and
rituals as gateways to alternative ways of relating to Nature, each
other and (re)production of life, labour, etc, we played together by
writing fan fiction and spells, developing rituals, analysing and
creating games together.
> "S*ims as just social reproduction: some values are certainly given by
> the game (make money to buy nicer things, progress in your career by
> doing tasks that improve your skill, charisma is a skill but not
> kindness) , but also ideology is put into the game by the player. The
> player chooses what to reproduce and often share in the \"gallery\" or
> on social media. Community being so important in this game then means
> that the crux of the social reproduction is happening when the choices
> you have made in the game are broadcasted. Did you create a
> heteronormative white thin nuclear family that made a lot of money? or
> did you choose to play differently?",(Ada)*
>
> *"The Communist Party of Second Life (CPSL) aims to be a Marxist,
> internationalist and revolutionary organization for all communists in
> Second Life. The CPSL aims to spread understanding of Marxism among SL
> citizens, to organise support in SL for the class struggle in RL,
> including all struggles of the working class against imperialism and
> the bourgeoisie, its state and wars.",(Lydia)*
>
> *"The act of the modder's appropriation of the pre-existing game is
> also similar to Michel de Certeau's cultural 'poaching'.De Certeau's
> everyday bricolors make do with remixing the privatized spaces and
> products of consumer society that they find themselves inhabiting and
> using. Rather than being passive consumers, ordinary people invent
> varied subversive tactics for stealing back the given of everyday
> life. De Certeau writes, 'Everyday life invents itself by poaching in
> countless ways on the property of others'."(Schleiner,2017)*
Meanwhile, we went through the witch as a magical practicioner, as a
resisting body, a border figure. *"Federici presents the witch "as the
embodiment of a world of female subjects that capitalism had to destroy:
the heretic, the healer, the disobedient wife, the woman who dared to
live alone, the obeha woman who poisoned the master's food and inspired
the slaves to revolt." Behind the witch hunt, she uncovers a joint effort
by the Church and the state to establish mechanisms of gendered control
of bodies that immanently resisted newly instituted regimes of
productive and reproductive work"(Timofeeva,2019).*
*"Sorcerers have always held the anomalous position, at the edge
of the fields or woods. They haunt the fringes. They are at the
borderline of the village, or between villages. But sorcerers not only
exist at the border: as anomalous beings, they are the border itself. In
other words, the borderline passes through their bodies.",(Deleuze, Guattari,1980)*
How the understanding of the witchs' hunting that happened a few
centuries ago in relation with the figure of the witch as marginal,
rebellion entity can shed light on the contemporary witch-hunting. How
this knowledge can provide us with tools of empowerment, emancipation,
resistance and make us reimagine counter-hegemonic practices of
collective care and healing?
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.
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(of yourself and of the others)
Console asks everyday questions that give magical answers.
Console invites you to self reflect, explore your subconscious, spin the
wheel of fortune (and pick a card), explore what is possible beyond what
is obvious, guide you into\... \[the future and past\], creates stories
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title: Introduction
author: Aglaia
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#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.
We mapped the common characteristics and the differences between games and rituals in relation to ideology and counter-hegemony. We practiced, performed, annotated rituals that were connected (or not) with our cultural backgrounds while we questioned the magic circle. We dived into the worlds of text adventure games and clicking games while drinking coffee and talked about class, base, superstructure, (counter)hegemony, ideology, materialism. We discussed how games and rituals can function as reproductive technologies of the culture industries. We annotated games, focusing on the role of ideology and social reproduction. We reinterpreted bits of the world and created stories from it (modding, fiction, narrative) with a focus on community, interaction, relationships, grief and healing.
The eventual outcome of this process is a console, a magical object, a wooden container, a promise of healing. How can the unpacking of games, rituals, ideology and superstructure in relation to witch hunting become the midwiferies of a healing box? How can practices of healing and care work as counter-hegemonic acts that can cure and liberate our souls and bodies from patriarchical and capitalistic fetters?
We didn't manage to provide you with comprehensive answers or conclusive statements. The truth is that this wasn't our plan. Our intention was to create openings for debate or even conflict, to map a territory, to invite those who would like to join us.
> *"What if you are playing tetris and the tetris gods give you something apart from the usual seven tetrominoes, like an unexpected pregnancy or the end of capitalism?" (Stephen)*
Starting with rituals, we claim that they can be understood as instruments in the struggle for the exercise of power. Organized by *repetition*, they (re)connect the individual to the collective, creating a vision towards a given perception of society. Participation in this creative act is determined by several factors: a ritual's function, its relationship to hegemonic power, a collective's politics and objectives, etc.
> *"Ritual is a means of performing the way things ought to be in conscious tension to the way things are in such a way that this ritualized perfection is recollected in the ordinary, uncontrolled, course of things. Ritual relies for its power on the fact that it is concerned with quite ordinary activities, that what it describes and displays is, in principle, possible for every occurrence of these acts. But it relies, as well, for its power on the fact that, in actuality, such possibilities cannot be realized." (Smith,1980)*
> *"Ideology talks of actions: I shall talk of actions inserted into practices. And I shall point out that these practices are governed by rituals in which these practices are inscribed, within the material existence of an ideological apparatus(…)Ideas have disappeared as such to the precise extend that it has emerged that their existence is inscribed in the actions of practices governed by rituals defined in the last instance by an ideological apparatus." (Althusser,1970)*
Similarly, videogames create worlds. Often, those worlds mirror our own, reproducing certain ideals and values as norms through their narrative, game play, design. This trimester we explored world-building characteristics found both in rituals and videogames. We critically considered those worlds, identifying the key points and elements through which specific videogames and rituals circulate political, cultural and social values. While this world-building might be interpreted from an angle of implicit and explicit bias rooted in hegemonic values, we investigated the generative, creative possibilities of such characteristics.
> *"The main task of mass culture is to create, reproduce, and manage particular kinds of subjects — workers, consumers, individuals, citizens — required for current conditions. To perpetuate their own existence, mass media must succeed at representing the violent coercion of capitalist systems as natural laws: Of course you have to pay rent to live inside; of course you have to buy food to eat; of course you have to work if you want to survive. The production of a fungible, disposable and migratory working class requires the alienation and atomization of communities into individuals, which involves destroying the village, kinship structures, indigeneity, and many other previous forms of meaning-producing structures, leaving a gap which ideology must fill. While the fundamental structures of domination — racism, patriarchy, heterosexuality, etc. — form the bedrock of this ideological apparatus, the complexity of the always expanding and changing capitalist system requires an equally flexible set of subsidiary tools capable of rapidly adjusting ideology en masse. In general, media emerge not to meet the demands or desires of individual users but to accommodate what the predominant mode of production requires." (Osterweil,2018)*
Our intention was to look into rituals and their overlap with video games as a way to explore "forbidden" or otherwise lost knowledge erased by oppressive systems (e.g. witch hunts). Understanding games and rituals as gateways to alternative ways of relating to Nature, each other and (re)production of life, labour, etc, we played together by writing fan fiction and spells, developing rituals, analysing and creating games together.
> "*Sims as social reproduction: some values are certainly given by the game (make money to buy nicer things, progress in your career by doing tasks that improve your skill, charisma is a skill but not kindness) , but also ideology is put into the game by the player. The player chooses what to reproduce and often share in the "gallery" or on social media. Community being so important in this game then means that the crux of the social reproduction is happening when the choices you have made in the game are broadcasted. Did you create a heteronormative white thin nuclear family that made a lot of money? Or did you choose to play differently?" (Ada)*
> *"The Communist Party of Second Life (CPSL) aims to be a Marxist, internationalist and revolutionary organization for all communists in Second Life. The CPSL aims to spread understanding of Marxism among SL citizens, to organise support in SL for the class struggle in RL, including all struggles of the working class against imperialism and the bourgeoisie, its state and wars." (Lídia)*
> *"The act of the modder's appropriation of the pre-existing game is also similar to Michel de Certeau's cultural 'poaching'. De Certeau's everyday bricolors make do with remixing the privatized spaces and products of consumer society that they find themselves inhabiting and using. Rather than being passive consumers, ordinary people invent varied subversive tactics for stealing back the given of everyday life. De Certeau writes, 'Everyday life invents itself by poaching in countless ways on the property of others.'" (Schleiner,2017)*
Meanwhile, we went through the witch as a magical practicioner, as a resisting body, a border figure. *"Federici presents the witch "as the embodiment of a world of female subjects that capitalism had to destroy: the heretic, the healer, the disobedient wife, the woman who dared to live alone, the obeha woman who poisoned the master's food and inspired the slaves to revolt." Behind the witch hunt, she uncovers a joint effort by the Church and the state to establish mechanisms of gendered control of bodies that immanently resisted newly instituted regimes of productive and reproductive work." (Timofeeva, 2019)*
> *"Sorcerers have always held the anomalous position, at the edge of the fields or woods. They haunt the fringes. They are at the borderline of the village, or between villages. But sorcerers not only exist at the border: as anomalous beings, they are the border itself. In other words, the borderline passes through their bodies." (Deleuze, Guattari,1980)*
How does the understanding of the hunting of the witches that happened a few centuries ago in relation to the figure of the witch as marginal, rebellious entity shed light on the contemporary witch-hunting? How does this knowledge provide us with tools of empowerment, emancipation and resistance, and make us reimagine counter-hegemonic practices of collective care and healing?
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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.
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 for yourself and for others.
Console asks everyday questions that give magical answers.
Console invites you to self reflect, explore your subconscious, spin 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?
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.keywords: inner strength and courage, dignified resistance, emotional labour, heart.
A naked woman covered in flowers looks to the side, casually taming the lion in front of her. Behind her, a natural landscape opens up. Do not be fooled by her gentle appearance, for she is not effortless. Her strength lies in her heart as this is the card for Breasts. Emotional weakness is discarded as patriarchal concept, as the Breasts are showing you a dignified taming of the wild through your heart. Emotion can steady your demeanour and your inner strength powers you. This indicates positive emotional labour of your own ferocity and expression of pure emotional strength. Go to towards your own chest, to the place of pain, anger, greed, and fear in your life. Acknowledge where these things live within you and own them, pour love all over them.
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 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 your demeanour and your powers of inner strength. This indicates positive emotional labour of your own ferocity and expression of pure emotional strength. Go towards your own chest, to the place of pain, anger, 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 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.
The lion is now overpowering as the Breasts appear upside down. This 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.
**✳** tarot correspondence: 7. strength.
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.keywords: introspection, solitude, retreat, working things through on your own, claiming space and time for you, self-guided or guided study.
A figure cries in a cocoon underwater, wrapped in a cape of their hair and seaweed. They are holding themselves, as their bright tears make their way up. This figure is in deep introspection. The Crying card is not a negative card, regardless of your own view of tears. It indicates a need for comfort and solitude. It is asking for a moment of introspection, the only thing that may lead you to true self discovery. Once you have expressed your pain and truly felt it, you will gain better understanding.
A figure cries in an underwater cocoon, wrapped in a cape of hair and seaweed. They are holding themselves, as their bright tears float upwards. This figure is in deep introspection. The Crying card is not a negative card, regardless of your own view of tears. It indicates a need for comfort and solitude. It asks for a moment of introspection, the only thing that may lead you to true self discovery. Once you have expressed your pain and truly felt it, you will gain better understanding.
*Reversed*
The tears fall upon you as the Crying card is reversed. You have relied on yourself too much and over-isolated. The cocoon has served its purpose, now the time for solitude is over. You may let others in or leave your safe space altogether for the time for crying is over.
The tears fall upon you as the Crying card is reversed. You have relied on yourself too much and become over-isolated. The cocoon has served its purpose. The time for solitude is over. You may let others in or leave your safe space altogether. The time for crying is over.
**✳** tarot correspondence: 8. the hermit.
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.keywords: positive luck, change, predictions and prophesies, feeling like something is 'destined' to happen, an interconnected bigger picture.
A table is set with plates spelling out the ancient names for tarot and wheel. In the center 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 personal vision develops into reality. This card is asking you to accept your fate, but also take responsibility for it. The table is set but it is up to you to serve.
A table is set with plates spelling out the ancient names for tarot and wheel. In the center 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 personal 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 that are spinning your fate. Luck has not been on your side and you may have found yourself unhappy with your circumstances. Take a moment to analyse what could have happened, are these elements toying with your luck internal or external? Is there someone to blame, if yes, who is it? 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.
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.
**✳** tarot correspondence: 9. the wheel of fortune.
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.keywords: truth, logical thought, objectivity, binary thinking, justice, fairness, balance, accountability, social justice principles, intersectionality.
A woman, justice, walks the steps out of darkness, a lament distorting her face. In the Lament, you can see justice wearing white, carrying a sword on her waist and holding scales, with a heart on one end and a brain on the other. Her eyes are closed but the piercing light around her penetrates to 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 expression of injustice that brings justice forward. It is the Lament that leads to balance, believe that your expression of injustice is worth sharing.
A woman, justice, walks the steps out of darkness, a lament 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 light around her penetrates to 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.
*Reversed*
When the Lament appears reversed it indicates a flawed system, an hidden truth or bias. This injustice may have been committed against you or by you, but however it happened the scale are not balances and soon they will be as someone faces consequences. It also begs for a re-establishing of a balancing perspective on your side. Look at the issue from both sides, hear the Lament.
When the Lament appears reversed it indicates a flawed system, a hidden truth or 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 re-balance your perspective. Look at the issue from both sides, hear the Lament.
**✳** tarot correspondence: 11. justice.
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.keywords: passivity, cost, holding back, patience, allowing events 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 braid falling beyond sight. Next to him other people hang, in the same situation. What we see are Purgatory's Souls, intended as the souls of people who are in a state of temporary punishment and purification as they have died in a state of grace but are not yet ready for heaven. Let the souls be of 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, release. You see, if the soul was to trust the flow of events and let go, he would realise he had wings all along. A brazen metaphor, a simple reminder that it's not time to struggle for control. Trust the universe, trust yourself and let go.
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 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, release. If the soul trusts the flow of events and lets 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 already can fly, the punishment has been lifted and yet here you still are. You must face your inner turmoil to move on.
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 still are. You must face your inner turmoil to move on.
**✳** tarot correspondence: 11. the hanged man. 
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.keywords: the ending of a cycle, letting go and saying goodbye, ritual to honour change, not resisting, honouring the seasons of life.
A deer's skeleton lays on a blooming prairie. Close by, another deer looks into the sun that is rising above the hills. The Talking Dead card is a deeply sensitive one, invites a gentle approach. It does not symbolise necessarily literal death but more so a positive harbinger of change. The 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 at this stage, you must embrace transformation. There is no other way, a profound experience is awaiting you, let the resting lead you.
A deer's skeleton lays on a blooming prairie. Close by, another deer looks into the sun rising above the hills. The Talking Dead card is deeply sensitive and invites a gentle approach. It does not necessarily symbolise literal death but is a positive harbinger of change. The 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 awaits you. Let the resting lead you.
*Reversed*
If the card is reversed it appears that the Talking Dead is being forced still. Changes are frightening you and you may be resisting 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 are 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.
**✳** tarot correspondence: 12. death. 
@ -279,11 +279,11 @@ If the card is reversed it appears that the Talking Dead is being forced still.
.keywords: balance, harmony, blending of dualities, seeking the 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 that humans are bound by the Earth and natural law. The figure is taking 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 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.
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 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 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.
*Reversed*
The Warm Soup now pours upwards from the ladle. Something has been thrown off balance in your life. The coming times require meticulous care of balance. Equilibrium has to be restored once again. The costs may be too high for what you are receiving from the universe. You must reconsider your choices, find the weak point that has thrown off the balance and adjust it.
The Warm Soup now pours upwards from the ladle. Something has been thrown off balance in your life. The coming times require meticulous care of balance. Equilibrium must be restored. The costs may be too high for what you receive from the universe. You must reconsider your choices, find the weak point that has thrown you off the balance and adjust it.
A **✳** tarot correspondence: 13. temperance.
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.keywords: bondage, addiction, materialism, destructive behaviours, harmful cycles, choosing to get free, or choosing not to get free, confronting fear, committing to your own freedom.
Above a reversed pentacle five little devils dance naked, holding a chain that leads to a circle of light containing a key. The Devils symbolise what keeps us bound and trapped. It is a small circle that contains 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 ourself, our subconscious and direct choices. Do not let ideas, people or situations absorb you so intensely that it causes you to ignore other relationships.
Five little devils dance naked above a reversed pentacle. They hold a 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 ourself, 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 Devils being upside down immediately reveals the bondage, you are aware of your own chains. The unhealthy and trapping dynamics in your life are finally emerging to the light. Caution, as this does not imply freedom but may entail further temptation to crawl back into your own trap. This is a time that needs your complete attention, use your newfound awareness to open the chains, escape your metaphorical jail. 
The Devils being upside down immediately reveals the bondage, you are aware of your own 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 own trap. This is a time that needs your complete attention, use your newfound awareness to break the chains and escape your jail. 
**✳** tarot correspondence: 14. the devil.
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.keywords: revolution, disaster, shock, mourning, blowing apart old structures, demolition of the status quo, toppling systems of power, potential, rebuilding after disaster, a blessing in disguise as a disaster, rehabilitation, regeneration.
An ancient maritime pine tree towers in the night. Above, the all-seeing Storm is unleashing lightening, 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 it is fundamental that you understand that the change that will be brought is undeniably ultimately positive. You may not believe me at first, as the event that this card indicates is a 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 become decrepit. Remember well that when the Storm appears in front of you, you are not the tree but the doves escaping.
An ancient maritime pine tree towers in the night. Above, the all-seeing Storm is unleashing lightening, 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, 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 become 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, your worries within your own head. Your perception is bringing you great pain. Take care not to become a vortex of negativity, you must be mindful of your own feelings and take responsibility of how your responses affect you and those around you.
In this situation the Storm that topples the pine tree is coming from within. The issue is within your response to the situation, your worries within your own head. Your perception is bringing you great pain. Take care not to become a vortex of negativity, be mindful of your own feelings and take responsibility of how your responses affect you and those around you.
**✳** tarot correspondence: 15. the tower. 
@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ In this situation the Storm that topples the pine tree is coming from within. Th
.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.
In a warm room, a candle-lit Christmas appears next to a window. On the windowsill sits a still warm cup of tea. The comforting view of the room is contrasted by the magical view of the window, where an enourmous star pours light on a snowy landscape. Christmas is a card of hope. A time of renewal, comfort and homely-ness lays ahead. It is now 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, infinite wonder. When times are hard, Christmas remindsyou of your own ability for healing and magic. Know that you are a creature of this earth and of this universe, that you belong here. That you are loved.
In a warm room, a candle-lit Christmas appears next to a window. On 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 enourmous star pours light on a snowy landscape. Christmas is a card of hope. A time of renewal, comfort and homeliness lays 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, infinite wonder. When times are hard, Christmas reminds you of your own ability for healing and magic. Know that you are a creature of this earth and of this universe, that you belong here, that you are loved.
**✳** tarot correspondence: 16. the star.
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.keywords: shadow work, getting in touch with your wild nature, listening deeply to your intuition, secrets, signs and symbols, non-rational, witchcraft, magic and spell-work, lies and deception, deceiving yourself, wearing a mask.
A wolf drinks from a pond filled with blood. Close by, a wild dog turns away from the pond to face the moon that illuminates all around them. Further away in the pond, a crab floats on a leaf, rising from the subconscious. The Blood is telling 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, as nobody in this figure is harmed. The moon shines its silvery light on the elements within reality that are dishonest and manipulative. Uncomfortable questions have to be asked and it may by just someone just mad enough to think of them. Things are strange, it is okay to feel disorientated. It is not time for answers now but for wild magical practice.
A wolf drinks from a pond filled with blood. Close by, a wild dog turns away from the pond to face the moon that illuminates all around them. Further away in the pond, a crab floats on a leaf, rising from the subconscious. The Blood is telling 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, as nobody in this figure is harmed. The moon shines its silvery light on the elements within reality that are dishonest and manipulative. Uncomfortable questions have to 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 find yourself deprived of a mask you are not ready to let go of. Manipulation has been exposed, wether you were the victim of perpetrator. While things will soon be lighter, now they will first be heavy. Mental health struggles as the truth comes forward and you initiate a process of complete honesty with yourself.
When reversed, the Blood shows a moon shining in the front. The inner confusion is clearing. However, you may find 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 and you initiate a process of complete honesty with yourself.
**✳** tarot correspondence: 17. the moon.
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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.
A Christmas tree sits lit by candles, next to a window. On the windowsill sits a still warm cup of cocoa, framed by the view of an enormous star illuminates the snowy field. Christmas is a card of hope. A time of renewal, comfort and homely-ness lays ahead. It is now time to leave the hard times behind. The star shines alone through the window, filling the landscape with positivity and opportunity. It is
A Christmas tree sits lit by candles, next to a window. On the windowsill sits a still warm cup of cocoa, framed by the view of an enormous star illuminates the snowy field. Christmas is a card of hope. A time of renewal, comfort and homely-ness lays ahead. It is now time to leave the hard times behind. The star shines alone through the window, filling the landscape with positivity and opportunity.
**✳** tarot correspondence: 16. the star.
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.keywords: positivity, saying yes, joy, practicing gratitude, success, things coming together, life's simple pleasures, allowing yourself to simply be, connecting to a dynamic life force.
Two children laugh in harmony on a horse, holding each other and a waving flag. The sun shines on them and sunflowers are growing around them. Laughter is an undoubtedly positive card. It represents enthusiasm, growth and victory. Your good choices will pay off, you will laugh again soon as victory is so close you may taste it already. Joy will fill your heart and life will once again seem light-hearted and effortless.
Two children laugh in harmony on a horse, holding each other and a waving flag. The sun shines on them and sunflowers grow around them. Laughter is an undoubtedly positive card. It represents enthusiasm, growth and victory. Your good choices will pay off, you will laugh again soon, victory is so close you can taste it. Joy will fill your heart and life will once again seem light-hearted and effortless.
*Reversed*
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.
Laughter is reversed, but do not panic. Victory is not as close as you thought. A setback has brought you back into a quieter place. There is a key element missing before you can achieve that state of perfect joy. Effort will now need to be given to once again finding things that make your heart swell up with joy, the things that make you walk so light you feel you may fly away. Follow them and soon Laughter will come back.
**✳** tarot correspondence: 18. the sun.
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.keywords: liberation, freedom, casting off shackles, laying down of old baggage, total accountability for self, integrity, honesty, forgiveness, allowing yourself to move forwards.
A woman with rollers in her hair stands on a balcony, looking down, where a flock of ravens is emerging from the darkness. This is a lofty card, as, like Lament and the Set Table, it carries the theme of accountability. In this particular case it talks about being honest and 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. To move forward unencumbered it requires acknowledgement of the present moment and everything that it carries.
A woman with rollers in her hair stands on a balcony, looking down, where a flock of ravens emerge from the darkness. This is a lofty card, as, like Lament and the Set Table, it carries the theme of accountability. In this particular case it talks about being honest and 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. To move forward unencumbered requires acknowledgement of the present moment and everything that it carries.
*Reversed*
The Gossiping Woman now may not see you. This is an indication that you are refusing to acknowledge the hurt or pain that was caused to you and the one that you have caused yourself. However, you must own mistakes and let them be just that. When the Gossiping Woman is reversed, it is asking you to find forgiveness, for yourself and others. It will be hard work and possibly 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.
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 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.
**✳** tarot correspondence: 19. judgement.
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.keywords: completion, a sense of wholeness, knowing who you are in the world, having a sense of place, feeling deeply connected to all things, reaching your goal, celebration, jubilation.
Three friends are celebrating, drinking Good Wine and dancing on the world, surrounded by a crown of vines for victory. One holds a flag and another a wand, bringing your journey to closure. This is the end of the road, the last card in this deck. The spiritual guide that brought you Coffee now has brought you here. The completion of the cycle 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, filled with infinite possibilities.
Three friends are celebrating, drinking Good Wine and dancing on the 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 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, filled with infinite possibilities.
*Reversed*
The Good Wine may not be drunk yet, completion is not within reach yet. 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.
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.

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We started by putting some keywords and suggestions on a blackboard about "How To Cope With Grief" and "How to Use Rituals and Ceremonies to Overcome Grief" to define what Papa Louie lost and what rituals could help him heal.
![The Storyboard](papa-louie-story.jpg)
We then made a comic-like storyboard that visualised the new narrative for Papa Louie's Ghosteria. To create a few scenes depicting some of the 5 levels we outlined, we used an app called Papa Louie Pals. The images turned out pretty nice! Playing around with the app was fun mainly because it allowed us to materialise our idea in just a couple of hours.
The gameplay revolves around things Papa lost and the needs he needs to fulfil. Different types of losses are organised into the five levels of the game:
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To cope with grief Papa Louie performed various rituals, each unlocking a new stage in his grieving process and healing from that loss. Rituals thus are the actions players needed to execute at each level.
And so our story went like this:
The Onion ring mafia kidnapped Papa Louie's clients, and he lost his Pizzeria. However, along with this external change, he lost his identity as a pizza owner/maker. He was full of grief and seeked ways to cope with grief and ease himself. He tried different rituals throughout this process, built his new identity and overcame his troubles.
The Onion ring mafia kidnapped Papa Louie's clients, and he lost his Pizzeria. However, along with this external change, he lost his identity as a pizza owner/maker. He was full of grief and seeked ways to cope with grief and ease himself. He tried different rituals throughout this process, built his new identity and overcame his troubles.
![The Comic](papa-louie-final.jpg)
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![The Storyboard](papa-louie-story.jpg)
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## Papa Louie’s Text-Adventure Healing
Following this comic production, a small text-adventure Pyhton game was developed following the same storyline. The game was fundamentally an explorative game, in which the player could follow four levels of healing. Playing as Papa Louie and helping him heal his shattered soul, the player would go in each room and type "take" or "carry" to pick up possibilties for healing. The possbilities for each room were:
1. empty pizzeria: [closure,catharsis, anger]
2. living room: [connection,understanding,support]
3. study room: [expression,hope,new experiences]
4. bedroom: [self-discovery,self-care]
5. kitchen: [work,nourishment,purpose].
Once one had picked up enough healing chances, the game would end and thank you for healing papa. The following picture shows the introductory illustration.
![The Game](healinggame.png)
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Self-published by
Co-published by
Experimental Publishing,
Willem de Kooning Academie,
Wijnhaven 61, Rotterdam
and
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Space for publishing as artistic practice
Boekhorststraat 126-128,
2512 CL Den Haag
### Licencing Information
Copyright © 2023
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:::::{#acknowledgements}
##<3 this publication made possible thanks to
##<3 this publication made possible thanks to:
Lídia Pereira
Artemis Gryllaki
Lídia Pereira (ed.)
Artemis Gryllaki (ed.)
Manetta Berends
Joseph Knierzinger
Steve Rushton
Leslie Robbins
Michael Murtaugh
Sébastien Tien and Page Not Found
Anna Szaflarski
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
The Moon its mother
The Wind hath carried it in its belly
The Earth is its nurse
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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 a daily, weekly or any frequency that suits you best. Beware, the game can be played individually or in small groups.
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 via this link here https://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.
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 on their devices 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 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 "?".
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, making it a valuable addition to any art publication that explores the human experience.
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)
Reference list:
"The Myth of Normal. Trauma, Illness, & Healing in a Toxic Culture', by Dr Gabor Maté
Nadia Piet and Sandra Reeb-Gruber, https://nadiapiet.com/know-thyself/
The School of Life
WNRS, We’re Not Really Strangers
Excerpt from the 404 Questionnaire:
What do you want?
Why do you do what you do each day?

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# The Wheel of Fortune - Manual
## Manual
# The Wheel of Fortune — Manual
Console: "Welcome, my dear! This exercise is all about healing, about reconnecting with what is essential and authentic within yourself. By understanding the true nature of our suffering, we can evoke compassion for ourselves as we move through uncomfortable feelings on the path to healing and peace.
"Welcome, my dear! This exercise is all about healing, about reconnecting with what is essential and authentic within yourself. By understanding the true nature of our suffering, we can evoke compassion for ourselves as we move through uncomfortable feelings on the path to healing and peace.
Prerequisites:
Before you begin, there are a few things you will need. Firstly, you must have a strong intention to commit to this exercise for some time. Secondly, find a quiet room free of distractions, and finally, get a notebook and pen. Handwriting will engage your mind more actively and profoundly, help you connect with yourself, and enable the tracing of your progress over time.
I will be guiding you through a series of carefully selected questions written by different authors, some are well-known, and others will remain unknown. To begin the exercise, spin the Wheel of Fortune located at https://issue.xpub.nl/20/wheel. After a few seconds, a question will appear on the screen. Then, take a photo slide from the deck and try to think of an answer to that question by looking at it and the tiny film simultaneously.
I will be guiding you through a series of carefully selected questions written by different authors, some are well-known, and others will remain unknown. To begin the exercise, spin the Wheel of Fortune located at issue.xpub.nl/20/wheel After a few seconds, a question will appear on the screen. Then, take a photo slide from the deck and hold it to the screen. Think about that question by looking at it and the tiny film together like friends. If you feel like writing your thoughts, you can use the tiny notepad made just for you.
These photo slides are there to help you dive deeper into your inner world. Use them to explore moments in your life that you may not have fully processed or understood. As you reflect on these images and answer the questions, you may gain new insights and perspectives about yourself and your life.

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