This week an #mp was sadly stabbed to death, and some are calling for an end to internet #anonymity in order to address this. Adam does a #tarot reading to figure out why. Past - 8 Cups, Indolence Until now the internet publishers and social media companies have been indifferent to their actions, they have been indolent and lazy, denying any consequence of their actions. Hidden Influences - 9 Pentacles, Gain All the time they have been making gains: Making enormous profits assured of the income from their user’s loyalty. External Influence - 1 Swords, Ace But now we have seen an external actor bring an act of violence to the situation. A sudden stabbing attacking democracy and bringing ideas of justice to the fore. Present - 1 Wands, Ace This brings about the present moment: The birth of a new idea, let’s make the internet collect everyone’s identity! Unfortunately, this idea is undeveloped and stillborn, impotent. It can’t work because it misidentifies the problem. Outcome - 4 Cups, Luxury The internet companies however, in their thousands all over the globe, are mostly in the luxurious position of not having to care at all what the government of a little island outside Europe thinks. The idea is impotent, and the companies can ignore it. Next time: Sign up to our email-list to be notified of new episodes: https://wordcloudtarot.com Join our telegram group: https://t.me/wordcloudtarot Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@wordcloudtarot Buy a deck of cards now: https://wordcloudtarot.com

This week after some children lured another child offline into meat-space so they could kill her, the world has been asking if we should ban #kids from mobile #phones. @pre@boing.world does a five minute #tarot reading to ask if the intervention would be good or useful. We find that kids have always been debauched glutons and that now they are also miserable because their future looks terrible, it may feel intuitive to blame the phones and take them away but it's a gamble if that even help, and even if it would it can't work legally or technologically because the kids understand their phone better than their parents do anyway, they are like little magicians with technology. ### Past - 7 Of Cups, Debauch Through all of history, the children have been _debauched_ _hedonistic_ _gluttons_ on _drugs_. They are _depraved_ and _bewildered_, _lazy_ and _deluded_, filled with _misunderstanding_, _ignorance_ and _confusion_ . Kids eh? It was ever thus. ### Present - 8 Of Cups, Indolence But these days, they're not only debauched but also _indolent_. They are _dispirited_ and _dejected_, _disheartened_ and _sorrowful_. They are filled with _cynicism_ and _morose_ _haunting_ _sadness_. _pensive_ and _apathetic_. Why? ### Future - 11 Of Wands, Page Well, look at their future. We have broken _nature_, with _frivolous_ _nihilist_ _carelessness_. We've been _hotheaded_ and _rash_, burning all the oil in a _debauched_ and _dangerous_ _fervour_, against _scientific_ advice. Their future looks like the Page of Wands, _despairing_ and _dreadful_ ### Intervention - 2 Of Trumps, Priestess The intervention suggested is the _intuitive_ one, they learn of their difficult future through the phone so let's take the phone away! It's just _scrying_ _divination_ is the trouble, the _spiritual_ way to handle a problem which treats _truth_ as a _arcane_ _occult_ thing, a _mystery_. It's a knee-jerk _emotional_ response. But say we did it anyway, what then? ### Influence - 1 Of Swords, Ace Influences at action: * The _judiciary_. Kids aren't _criminals_ and this is a _democracy_ with some kind of _civil_ _justice_ rule of _law_. Does the state even have the right to tell a parent what they must do with their child's phone? The teens would feel it as _injustice_ for sure. * There's also the _tech_ industry, and the _reality_ of _advancements_. Would a single country do well to take it's kids phones while the rest of the world taught them how to use them at an early age? * Not to mention the child's own _will_, their _technological_ _sharpness_ and _inspired_ _creativity_. Black market phones are as cheap as drugs. ### Obstacles - 10 Of Trumps, Fortune The card of _fortune_ here tells us that it would be a _gamble_ over whether it would even has the desired effects. Some kids are bullied online, but others find solace there. There is a _wheel_ of _affect_ here, _death_ and _doom_ for some but _victory_ and _riches_ and _opportunity_ for others. Would it even be good? On average? That's a toss-up at best, do you feel _lucky_? ### Outcome - 1 Of Trumps, Magician The final outcome of course would be that the kids are _magicians_ with _technology_ . They have _perseverance_ and _energy_ , the _resourcefulness_ and _ingenuity_, _originality_ _creativity_ _proficiency_ and _adaptability_, and are skilled with _telecommunications_ _systems_ How are you gonna ban the kids from the phones when the parents can't get past the install-screen without the kid's help? ### Summary The kids have always been headonistic glutons on drugs and now they're also indolent and disheartened too but that's because their very future is insurmountable and dreadful not because they have a communications tool. So sure, we can try the intervention that feels intuitive, but it's against humanity and creativity and the influence of law and tech industry, it's a toss up if it would even work, and anyway the kids are magicians with tech, They are better at computers than their parents Shielding them from it can't teach them to use it. ### 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/

This month HappyToast and Wordcloud tarot are releasing a new #tarot deck, the easiest deck to read in the whole world: the meanings are written on the cards in words too! To celebrate, Adam does a five minute reading to show the cards and demonstrate the technique, asking a common Tarot question: Should you #quit your #job? ### Past - 4 Of Cups, Luxury Historically your current job has been very easy, you've been lazing around in an almost _automated_ way, _aimless_ and _apathetic_ about your employment. Yes, _bored_ and facing _ennui_ at the _fate_ you face staying at this _hopeless_ and _lazy_ _tedium_. ### Present - 2 Of Cups, Love At the moment, you love it. You do. You have _friends_ there, and _companionship_. _Comraderie_ with your _collaborators_. It's _amusing_ and you are _intimately_ _connected_ to your co-workers. It's a good gig. _tranquil_ and _amusing_. ### Future - 5 Of Pentacles, Worry But the future is more _worrisome_. There is some _economic_ _doubt_ about the future of the company and it's _failure_ would be _frustrating_, filling you with _depression_ and _dejection_ and _despair_. Does it even pay enough _money_? This _employment_ is easy, but it has _inadequate_ _income_ and you can feel yourself atrophying and becoming _sluggish_ from lack of personal growth. ### Intervention - 8 Of Trumps, Strength So here's the intervention: _strength_. Will you be _assured_ and _brave_ enough to quit? Do you have the _confidence_ and _dynamism_? You'll need new income source? The _instability_ and _longing_ may end if you are _optimistic_ about the future and _sacrifice_ comfort now, for _stamina_ and _vigour_ later. ### Influence - 13 Of Wands, Queen One influence on your decision will be your lover, the queen of wands. They are _confident_ and _enthusiastic_ about your change of career. They are _flamboyantly_ and _forthright_, so not afraid to say so either. They are _unbridled_ and _nuanced_, as they wax _lyrical_ about your new career. It's clear they want the best for you. ### Obstacles - 14 Of Pentacles, King The Obstacle your current boss: _entrepreneurial_ and _corporate_, he's a _billionaire_ _businessman_ who is _disciplined_ and _knowledgeable_. He is _trustworthy_ and _skilled_, it's certainly harder to leave a job with a good _proficient_ and _reputable_ boss. But he wants what is good for his company. ### Outcome - 11 Of Pentacles, Page If you find the strength to quit, you will become an _apprentice_ learning to do _crafty_ things, or a _banker_ doing _bookish_ things, or a _businessman_ doing _enterprising_ things. You will be a _professional_, get _promotions_ and be a _respectful_, _skillful_ _worker_. The Page that you will become is a _workaholic_, _studious_ and _focused_. ### Summary The current job is pretty easy, you aren't stressed or stretched. You love the boss and the people, have friends and good camaraderie. But you are worried for the future of the company, and your own future if you don't stretch yourself. If you listen to your lover who wants the best for you, instead of your boss who wants the best for his business, you do indeed have the strength to quit and learn new things and become a better professional. If you want to be the page, you need to find the strength to do as your lover suggests, not stay comfortable in the same lazy routine. Good luck! When you are quitting, do mention our Kick starter to your ex-boss, and buy yourself a deck of the new Happytoast Word Cloud Tarot decks this November. ### Next time: Sign up to our email-list to be notified of new episodes: Email: https://wordcloudtarot.com RSS: https://wordcloudtarot.com/readings/index.xml Telegram: https://t.me/wordcloudtarot Twitter: https://twitter.com/@wordcloudtarot Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@wordcloudtarot Lbry/Odysee: https://odysee.com/@wordcloudtarot TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wordcloudtarot Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2038915 Peertube: https://dalliance.network/c/wordcloudtarot/ Buy a deck of cards now: https://wordcloudtarot.com

After last week's successful prediction that the Football Super-league would be killed by fans, this week Adam's #tarot reading is about the battle between #boris and #dom, between #johnson and #cummings, as we ask: Which lying liar lies the most? We find that Dom's lies are a more focused-grouped forensic scientific kind of lie designed to change policy and government where's Boris' lies are to cover up his hedonism, womanizing, previous lying, and general devilishness. The cards predict that we shall see an abundance of lies the like we have never had before. This is an amazing and great time to be alive if you like liars and the lies they tell.