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sessions</h1>
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id="we-are-looking-at-rituals-and-their-overlap-with-video-games-as-a-way-to-explore-forbidden-or-otherwise-lost-knowledge-erased-by-oppressive-systems.">We
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alt="Cookies Questions Tea.jpeg" />
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id="click-click-the-clicking-game---a-matter-of-accumulation">click-click,
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the clicking game - a matter of accumulation</h1>
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id="click-click-the-clicking-game-a-matter-of-accumulation">click-click,
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the clicking game — a matter of accumulation</h1>
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<h2 id="clicking-game">clicking game</h2>
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<p>A couple of months ago, I didn’t even know clicking games existed.
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When I played for the first time, I couldn’t understand why people were
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<h1 id="fruitual">Fruitual</h1>
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<h2 id="text-adventre-game">text adventre game</h2>
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<h2 id="text-adventure-game-about-fruits-and-rituals">text adventure
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game about fruits and rituals</h2>
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<p>Creating a text adventure game is no easy feat. It takes a lot of
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time, creativity, trial and error. The key to creating an interesting
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game is putting yourself in the player’s shoes and making sure there are
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made one in just a few weeks. Lastly, I would like to express my
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appreciation for the guidance and support provided by our prototyping
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tutors in the development of these projects.</p>
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<p>(“The Most Precious Fruit”,
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<p>(Full story “The Most Precious Fruit” available at:
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https://fairytalez.com/the-most-precious-fruit/)</p>
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<em>Tis Merrie When Gossips Meete</em>, a satirical piece describing
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three London women spending hours in a tavern talking about men and
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marriages. It implied that ‘women could create their social networks and
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their own social space’ and stand up to male authority(Federici, 2019).
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Solidarity and friendship amongst women were demeaned and
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their own social space’ and stand up to male authority(Federici,
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2019).</p>
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<p>Solidarity and friendship amongst women were demeaned and
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female-exclusive parties were banned; women who met in public were
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identified as “witches” and women’s first duty was now to be obedient
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and quiet. The talk about husbands at taverns was too hurtful for the
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wonder how unfair pop culture was to women. In any magazine or TV
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series, anyone can spot a gossip scene with negative consequences or
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aim. A woman is sassy, “bitchy” or evil when she gossips, but why do we
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still let our acts be defined by the misogynistic portrayal of men?
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Today, the word gossip or fortune telling may be used as something you
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wouldn’t want to be a part of because it could harm someone. Let’s
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still let our acts be defined by the misogynistic portrayal of men?</p>
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<p>Today, the word gossip or fortune telling may be used as something
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you wouldn’t want to be a part of because it could harm someone. Let’s
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oppose the negative connotation assigned to this word by men and use it
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as a joyful gathering. Reclaiming gossip and fortune telling as an
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intimate support system, a strong web, is the least we can do to honour
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<li>Take the pot off the oven right before it overflows. </li>
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<li>Take the foamy part with a teaspoon and put it in the cup before
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pouring the rest. This will protect the foam. The foam is important for
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quality check 😊</li>
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quality check. 😊</li>
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largest single influences on Western occultism as a whole (Jenkins,
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2000). While the society itself had a wide curriculum including
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astrology, alchemy and geomancy (soil divination); our only concern at
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the moment is with their links to Tarot cards. In 1909, two mystics and
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members of the Golden Dawn, A.E. Waite and Pamela Colman Smith published
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with the Rider Company a deck of re-made Tarot cards based on the
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society’s magic system. These cards, later known as the Ride-Waite Tarot
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(Dean, 2015). This deck was based on the Sola Busca deck, with symbolism
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being taken from Levi’s descriptions and Egyptian and Christian
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symbolism. This deck has become the paradigm and touchstone through
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which modern occultists think of Tarot. Between the distribution of this
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deck and the use of the cards in the Golden Dawn, it became axiomatic
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among followers many traditions of mysticism that the Tarot is an
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essential component of any occult science.</p>
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the moment is with their links to Tarot cards.</p>
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<p>In 1909, two mystics and members of the Golden Dawn, A.E. Waite and
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Pamela Colman Smith published with the Rider Company a deck of re-made
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Tarot cards based on the society’s magic system. These cards, later
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known as the Ride-Waite Tarot (Dean, 2015). This deck was based on the
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Sola Busca deck, with symbolism being taken from Levi’s descriptions and
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Egyptian and Christian symbolism. This deck has become the paradigm and
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touchstone through which modern occultists think of Tarot. Between the
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distribution of this deck and the use of the cards in the Golden Dawn,
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it became axiomatic among followers many traditions of mysticism that
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the Tarot is an essential component of any occult science.</p>
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<figure>
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alt="Image from the Raider-Waite deck" />
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liquified; compressed; liquified; put under pressure, or exposed to a
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specific temperature so it changes its state (from gas to liquid);
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stores energy that can be channelled later.</p>
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<img src="LNG-and-Aquamarine.jpg" alt="LNG and Aquamarine" />
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<figcaption aria-hidden="true">LNG and Aquamarine</figcaption>
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<p>Next, we wrote a short poem weaving these two elements into an
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everyday narrative. Later, this poem served as a script to create a
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voice narration (a one-minute-long audio piece) that went into the video
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similar to what geologists do when documenting their discoveries. He
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also mentioned a few things about caverns and a mine (which later turned
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into a museum) located near the city in which he used to live.</p>
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<img src="Aquamarine-Poem.jpg" alt="Aquamarine Poem" />
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</figure>
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<p>To visualise the card, we used a hologram video-maker app. The
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process was fun and easy. All we had to do was simply find a
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high-resolution image of the Aquamarine crystal on a black surface and
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appreciate the importance of energy sources and sustainability. It will
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be interesting to see how our prototype evolves and impacts people’s
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perceptions of these topics.</p>
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<p><img src="Aquamarine-Poem.jpg" alt="Aquamarine Poem" /> <img
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src="Diamond-holo.jpg" alt="Diamond" /> <img src="Earth-holo.jpg"
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alt="Earth" /> <img src="Jellyfish-holo.jpg" alt="Jellyfish" /> <img
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src="LNG-and-Aquamarine.jpg" alt="LNG and Aquamarine" /> <img
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src="UFO-holo.jpg" alt="UFO" /></p>
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<p><img src="Diamond-holo.jpg" alt="Diamond" /> <img
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src="Earth-holo.jpg" alt="Earth" /> <img src="Jellyfish-holo.jpg"
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alt="Jellyfish" /> <img src="UFO-holo.jpg" alt="UFO" /></p>
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id="sometimes-the-world-as-it-is-and-the-world-as-it-could-be-are-devastatingly-close-to-each-other.">Sometimes
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the world as it is and the world as it could be are devastatingly close
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the world as it is and the world as it could be are devastatingly close
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to each other.</h1>
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<p>Is there any point in imagining something that is so similar to the
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nightmare we already live in? The future is a dream but it’s just that
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text-adventure format by asking its players to respond “yes” to continue
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at each step.</p>
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<p>Here is an excerpt:</p>
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<pre><code>You are wearing thin cotton. Can you feel the warm ground through the layer
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<pre><code>You are wearing thin cotton. Can you feel
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the warm ground through the layer?
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Can you feel the warmth of the sun on your face?</code></pre>
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<p><strong><em>if yes, then…</em></strong></p>
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<pre><code>The smell of lavender and warm soil is thick in the air.
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understanding the true nature of our suffering, we can evoke compassion
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for ourselves as we move through uncomfortable feelings on the path to
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healing and peace.</p>
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<p>Prerequisites: Before you begin, there are a few things you will
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need. Firstly, you must have a strong intention to commit to this
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exercise for some time. Secondly, find a quiet room free of
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distractions, and finally, get a notebook and pen. Handwriting will
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engage your mind more actively and profoundly, help you connect with
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yourself, and enable the tracing of your progress over time.</p>
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<p>Before you begin, there are a few things you will need. Firstly, have
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a strong intention to commit to this exercise for some time. Secondly,
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find a quiet room free of distractions, and finally, get a notebook and
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pen. Handwriting will engage your mind more actively and profoundly,
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help you connect with yourself, and enable the tracing of your progress
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over time.</p>
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<p>I will be guiding you through a series of carefully selected
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questions written by different authors, some are well-known, and others
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will remain unknown. To begin the exercise, spin the Wheel of Fortune
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fully processed or understood. As you reflect on these images and answer
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the questions, you may gain new insights and perspectives about yourself
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and your life.</p>
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<p>Enjoy the journey! Console”</p>
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<p>Enjoy the journey!<br />
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Console”</p>
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</section>
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<h1>The Legend of the Worry</h1>
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</section> -->
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<section id="section-23" class="section">
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<h1 id="the-legend-of-the-worry">The Legend of the Worry</h1>
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<h1 id="the-legend-of-the-worry">The Legend of the Worry</h1>
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<h2 id="worry-dolls">Worry dolls</h2>
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<p>Worry dolls (also called trouble dolls; in Spanish, Muñeca quitapena)
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are tiny, hand-made dolls originating from Guatemala. According to
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