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Today is Tuesday the 16th of April 2024 and this week, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles into Israel's territory. @pre@boing.world does a five minute tarot reading to investigate and finds that while relations looked like they were becoming more peaceful, the oppression under the surface made it a tinderbox so even the smallest betrayal can escalate to destroy the precious peace. *Transcript* Welcome friends to the wordcloud tarot show, direct from the Tarotdrome here in cyber-space in front of an audience of tarot cartoons! Today is Tuesday the 16th of April 2024 and last weekend, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles into Israel's territory. What's going on with that? Lets do a tarot reading to find out. We'll use this, the word cloud tarot happy toast deck. Each card has a drawing by the amazing Happy Toast, plus the meaning of the card is written onto each card itself in a word-cloud. This makes our reading very transparent, you can see that the cards mean what we say they mean. Today we'll do the usual five card spread, so lets go! ### History - 12 Of Pentacles, Knight The first card represents history, that is the knight of Pentacles. The knight is a _contemplative_ _conscious_ _diligent_ _educated_ fellow. And here he represents the uneasy truce between the nations in recent history. _Opportunistic_, sure, _accepting_ in a _dutiful_ _equanimous_ way that even if the countries can't be friends, at least they can find _purposeful_ _advantage_ in not fighting, gather a _pious_ peace dividend. The _realization_ that even just _financial_ incentives demand more _munificence_ towards each other. To call it _benevolent_ _magnanimous_ or _altruistic_ would be an exaggeration, but you get the idea, this is a _methodological_ _enterprising_ peace, barely stable. But at least they weren't blowing each other up all that much. ### External - 6 Of Cups, Pleasure The External card is the six of cups. Pleasure. Externally, this looked like it was a _saccharine_ _mawkish_ _bliss_. I mean we're exaggerating again, clearly, it's not that there's an _enthusiasm_ to be _together_. This isn't _love_ _passion_ and _delight_ even from the outside, but it's that sort of direction. Perhaps a _fondness_ in it's _infancy_ , _anticipation_ of _honesty_ and _sincerity_ at least. There is some _pleasure_ in peace with your enemy. ### Hidden - 10 Of Wands, Oppression In the Hidden position we have the ten of Wands, Oppression While it may look like a pleasure, there is in fact much _repression_, not even that deeply hidden. _colonial_ _subjugation_ , _brutal_ _enslavement_, _injustice_ and _tyranny_ and _pain_ The _authoritarian_ _surveillance_ _fascists_ _persecute_ their _victims_ on both sides of the borders. Even during the peace, there are protestors in _chains_ , _statutory_ _pressure_ and onerous _responsibility_ _confinement_, _obligation_, _entrapment_, _hardship_. These states may project apparent pleasure, an uneasy accord, but government oppression and tension lie under the surface. ### Present - 12 Of Trumps, Hangedman The card for this moment is the 12th Trump, The Hanged man An _interruption_ and _incomprehension_ , an _understanding_ is _renounced_ and _abjured_ . The peace is _relinquished_. Under attack people _cede_ the peace and _suspend_ their good will, they _forego_ _insight_ and _denounce_ instead of forgive. Their _devotion_ leads to _suspension_ of law, to _disdain_ in their _perception_ of other's _viewpoints_ . To _indifference_ and _detachment_ . People feel _nonchalance_ for _implications_ which makes them _abdicate_ reasonableness and _abandon_ peace. Inevitably, it leads to _disaster_, _catastrophe_ . Escalation. ### Outcome - 5 Of Cups, Disappoint The final slot tells us the outcome, and that is the five Of Cups, Disappoint. When people abandon care for consequences, and seek revenge for oppression instead of furthering the peace, they will be disappointed. They are heading for _calamity_ . The cycle of _injury_ and _revenge_ leads to _bereavement_ , _sorrow_ , _despair_ , _trauma_ ,_sadness_ _misfortune_ , _heartache_ , _misery_ , _anguish_ and _loss_. Each escalation leads to more _frustration_, _treachery_ and _disappointment_ and yet more _dismay_ _desperation_ and _unhappiness_ The outcome of losing sight of your enemy's humanity is _deception_ _weariness_ and _regret_. ### Summary Relations between the nations was more diligent and opportunistic than friendly, but purposeful peace was being pursued. It looked like it was going okay, with some anticipation of cooperation in it's infancy. But really under the surface is lots of unaddressed oppression and suffering. It's a powder-keg, and even the smallest betrayal or interruption, a single hanged man, can relinquish the hold on peace. Then the cycle of disappointment, injury and revenge destroys everything. The key is de-escalation, and addressing the oppression, understanding and reluctance for revenge, only that can give a peace dividend, not an eye for an eye, but maybe just one eye for every two? I note that the cards don't say who swung the first hanged man, and that every state in the region and beyond is guilty of kinds of oppression. I don't think the cards here cast more judgement upon either side, unless they fail to de-escalate, fail to seek ways to address oppression, and continue that cycle of revenge. ### End That's what the cards tell me anyway. 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Today is the 9th of April 2024 and this week, Thames Water has defaulted on it's debt! What will the Londoners drink? Is it back to Gin? @pre@boing.world does a five minute tarot reading to investigate and finds that the privatisation was supposed to bring investment, but instead crafty conservative businessmen and irresponsible financial government conspired to drain the capital from the company through loans, leaving the company in strife and debt, the outcome will be a bail-out for the company's rich shareholders, and a stronger capital class. Transcript Welcome friends to the wordcloud tarot show, direct from the Tarotdrome here in cyber-space in front of an audience of tarot cartoons! Are you having fun? Today is the 9th of April 2024 and this week, Thames Water has defaulted on it's debt! What will the Londoners drink? Is it back to Gin? We'll do a five minute tarot reading to find out. We'll use this, the word cloud tarot happy toast deck. Each card has a drawing by the amazing Happy Toast, plus the meaning of the card is written onto each card itself in a word-cloud. This makes our reading very transparent, you can see that the cards mean what we say they mean. Today we'll do a five card cross, so lets go! ### Past - 9 Of Pentacles, Gain The first card represents the past, and that card is the 9 of Pentacles, Gain. The initial privatisation of the water companies was supposed to _reward_ _investment_ from the private sector. The _expectation_ was that this was an _opportunity_ for _wealth_ to _gain_ _earnings_ and _prosperity_ from _profusion_ of investments in _customer_ _satisfaction_ The _guaranteed_ _money_ was supposed to _incentivize_ the _realisation_ of _future_ investment. The promise was future rewards, if private capital would pay to improve the service. ### Hidden Influence - 14 Of Pentacles, King Up next is the Hidden slot, and there we have the King of Pentacles! The _fundamental_ problem with the plan is that _conservative_ _entrepreneurial_ _corporate_ _businessman_ are _crafty_ _ideological_ _effective_ _economical_ _money_ extraction machines. They don't really believe in _credible_ _meticulous_ _financial_ _development_. They just want a _systematic_ _efficient_ _resource_ extraction system for _billionaires_. ### External Influence - 12 Of Wands, Knight In the External slot we have, the Knight of Wands! The system was set up by _reckless_ _insatiable_ _irresponsible_ _felons_ like the conservative government. They are _infatuated_ with private capital, _inconsiderate_ of the needs of the people, _rash_ and _naive_ about the environment, and have an _obsessive_ _longing_ for _powerful_ _efficient_ _innovative_ wealth extraction plans. ### Present - 5 Of Wands, Strife That leads us to the present moment, and the card representing that is the 5 of wands, strife. This _controversial_ financial _attack_ on the water system causes _animosity_ towards customers, _pressure_ from debtors, _distrust_ and _dispute_ with staff, _unease_ and _upheaval_. The _contradiction_ between financial extraction and service provision causes _conflict_ _stress_ and _struggle_. And indeed, the share-holders borrowed too much, paid it all out in dividends to the rich, and so the company is bankrupt. ### Outcome - 8 Of Trumps, Strength Where will all this lead? The Outcome is represented by the eight Of Trumps, Strength. The _system_ of wealth extraction for those in _power_ will become more _potent_. So, bailouts for the rich, most likely. A _courageous_ _patriotic_ _sacrifice_ by the people, to produce a _generous_ bailout for the crooks who drained the company of it's entire _worth_. I mean _honestly_ , our _expectations_ for any kind of punishment of the financial criminals should be low. Not only will they get away with it, they will be _stronger_, taking our money and then being bailed out. Again and again. This is what privatisation means. The rich get strong, and the poor pay for it. ### Summary In summary then, the privatisation was sold on the lie that it would cause investment through promising rewards of financial gain for capital. But the capital is a meticulous resource extraction machine for billionaires, and the government who should constrain them are reckless ideological irresponsible felons. The result was debt, resource extraction, and bankruptcy for the company. The crooks in power will just bail out the financial criminals, leaving them stronger and us all weaker. That's what the cards tell me to expect anyway. ### End You can get a deck to see what the cards tell you from wordcloud tarot dot com There you can also join the mail-list to be notified of new episodes, or you can follow us on fedi at @wordcloudtarot@wordcloudtarot.com or on Peertube at @wordcloudtarot@dalliance.network. Or we also cross-post to the horrible private financial extraction machines at Youtube, TikTok and Rumble. Thanks for watching, if you thought this was fun or good or true or weird, tell a friend, they almost surely haven't seen it. 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In a new-format show set in the colourful exciting virtual tarot-drome, @pre@boing.world does a five minute tarot reading on the question "What's up with the state of the world lately?" He finds that the world has oppressive elite ruling powers who subjugate the powerless and cause strife to the hidden majority. It appears to external observers as though they have total victory, but through science and moral progress we can end the evil patriarchal oppression and institute a new world order based on solidarity and equity and peace. --- ## Transcript Welcome friends to this new look wordcloud tarot show, direct from the Tarotdrome here in cyber-space in front of an audience of tarot cartoons! Doesn't it look great!? Today is Tuesday April the 2nd so for our new season we thought we'd ask the simple question, What the hell is going on with the state of the world lately? It's mad innit? We'll use this, the worldcloud tarot happy toast deck! Every card has a beautiful drawing from the amazing cartoonist Happy Toast, and also a world-cloud with the meaning of each card written directly onto the card itself. No need to memorize the meanings, to read the tarot, you can just read. That makes these readings very transparent, you can see that the cards do mean what we say they mean. This week we'll do a five-card cross, so let's see what the cards say! ### Past - 13 Of Pentacles, Queen The first card represents History and that card is: The queen of pentacles. A _queen_, from the ruling elite. The world's _wealthy_ _prosperous_ _royalty_, or _rich_ _powerful_ _private_ _money_. The world they have built seems _useful_ and _dependable_ and _versatile_ and _reliable_. It seems _protective_ and _secure_. And it is. For them. It helps /them/ _flourish_ . But the _ecosystem_ is breaking, there's _environmental_ doom, the _workers_ are revolting. Because this is a _sexist_, _misogynistic_ _patriarchy_ that constantly requires _regimental_ _enforcement_, _threatening_ everyone. This _sophisticated_ _surveillance_ state is out of control! ### Hidden Influence - 5 Of Wands, Strife For the "Hidden" slot, we have the five of wands: _Strife_. The suffering and _stress_ that the ruling elites cause isn't really all that hidden. You can see it on TV, you can see it in your own home. The inequality causes _tension_ and _unrest_, _struggle_ and _hostility_. You can see _trepidation_ _animosity_ and _turmoil_ everywhere, constant _quarrels_ and _distrust_ and _discomfort_ . The _pressure_ and _disquiet_ build until there's a _disturbance_, a _disruption_ leading to _protests_ and _riots_. There's _conflict_ and _battles_, an _uprising_ that could lead to _flighting_, maybe a civil _war_. Those concentrations of wealth and power _cause_ _tense_ _emotional_ issues, and the _controversy_ and _discontent_ must end in _dispute_, _combat_ and _fighting_. ### External Influence - 6 Of Wands, Victory The card for External slot is - 6 Of Wands, Victory External observers may well think that the _rulers_ have complete _victory_ Their _ongoing_ _success_ and the _continuing_ _acceptance_ of their _influence_ ( despite widespread _recognition_ of their _notoriety_ ) shows they have _achieved_ their _goal_ . They have _attained_ and _accomplished_ _ultimate_ _glory_. They have _innovated_ into _winning_ a _momentous_ _prize_. Their _will_ and _objectives_ are bought to _fruition_. From outside it seems the powers of private money have won. They are _scoring_ the _future_ . ### Present - 6 Of Swords, Science The card for Present is - 6 Of Swords, Science Things are _changing_ this is a time of _transition_ and new _thinking_ when new _ideology_ and _philosophy_ can arise. An _amalgamation_ of _concepts_ can bring us an _innovation_ and bring _peace_, a _clarity_ of _mind_ A _clear_ new _ethic_ from _science_ and _rational_ _reasoning_ a _transformation_ of _intellect_ towards _equanimity_ New _research_, and _evidence_ based _systems_, can help _discover_ and understand the hidden strife and oppression and so bring _transparency_ and _wisdom_ to the _conflict_ . We can make a fairer more balanced system, and this present moment, now, is when we decide. ### Outcome - 4 Of Trumps, Emperor The card for Outcome is - 4 Of Trumps, Emperor A new _structure_, some new _constitutional_ _government_ A new world order, with _duty_ and _accountability_ , based on _objectivity_ _rationality_ _impartiality_ and _empiricism_ We can have the _ambition_ to _establish_ a new _honest_ _decent_ system with _equality_, _solidity_ _civility_ and _fairness_ at it's heart. Only that can give _stability_ . Only _morality_ and _merit_ and _integrity_. Because oppression only leads to discontent and violence. ### Summary The current system of powerful rich oligarchs may look just, but they rule through guns and bombs. There's hidden oppression everywhere, suffering and injustice and genocide. Externally it looks like the powerful have victory, but now we have the tools of science which we can use to understand the patriarchy's oppression, and the strife and suffering it causes, and bring about instead a new world order based on equity and solidarity and honest fairness. Oppression is not stable, it leads to more revolutions, we can only have stability through equity and solidarity, not through oppression and violence and bombs. ### Next time: Get notified of new episodes: * Email: https://wordcloudtarot.com/ * RSS: https://wordcloudtarot.com/readings/index.xml * Fediverse: https://dalliance.social/@wordcloudtarot/ * Telegram: https://t.me/wordcloudtarot * Peertube: https://dalliance.network/@wordcloudtarot * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@wordcloudtarot * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wordcloudtarot * Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/wordcloudtarot * Lbry/Odysee: https://odysee.com/@wordcloudtarot Buy a deck of cards now: https://wordcloudtarot.com/