ORACLE

WASTE ORACLE CARD MEANINGS Keywords UPRIGHT: Overconsumption, ignorance, emptiness REVERSED: Fulfillment, peace, new beginnings Description Waste pollutes our environment and pollutes the mind. It is the world’s unrequited love for us as we strive for more. Waste can be dangerous, distracting us from what truly matters, things that could make us feel whole and at peace.

WASTE

THE COMRADES ORACLE CARD MEANINGS Keywords UPRIGHT: Passion, courage, communication REVERSED: Betrayal, deception, held-back Description The comrades stick together, fight together, and face the ultimate end together. Passionate, bold, and unapologetic, they feed off of each other's haste. Their blind optimism is both a blessing and a curse, leading them to great success or equally great failure. However, through thick and thin, the comrades have a connection that cannot be explained, as if they feel each other's pain and pleasure as if it was their own.

THE COMRADES

THE LOTUS ORACLE CARD MEANINGS Keywords UPRIGHT: patience, growth, chance, perseverance REVERSED: difficulty, stagnation, disappointment Description The Lotus grows ever so slowly.

Surrounded by dirt and debris, the Lotus emerges unexpectedly and with little fanfare. It’s petals are delicate and only bloom after weeks of care.

Fostering the Lotus depends entirely on moderation. One must be slow, steady, and unrelenting in its upkeep. Too fast and too much will result only in disappointment. Raising a Lotus is frustrating, but it certainly pays off.

THE LOTUS

ABENGATION ORACLE CARD MEANINGS Keywords UPRIGHT: Beginnings, innocence, selflessness REVERSED: Holding back, self-denial, risk-taking

ABNEGATION

Description The Abnegation card refers to one’s soul. When upright, it symbolizes a kind-hearted and genuinely selfless soul. This often implies innocence or complacency from the puller of the card. It could signify a need for growth or reconciliation. One who pulls this card is encouraged to seek enriching additions to their life that bring the soul comfort.

Abnegation reversed refers to one that is so concerned with selflessness that the soul is lost. It suggests that one is in danger of giving up on themself. It symbolizes self-denial, repression, and often manifests in spontaneous/risky behaviour.

THE EYE ORACLE CARD MEANINGS Keywords UPRIGHT: Introspection, forgiveness, resurrection REVERSED: Judgement, self-doubt, fear

THE EYE

Description The Eye represents natural and passive observation. It is not the eye of the person who pulled the card, but rather an omniscient being that sees all. When the card is upright, it symbolizes introspection and often signifies a mental epiphany or “rebirth” in the future.

The reversed Eye represents self-critique and the wordless battles that happen inside one’s mind. It refers to invisible burdens that no one but The Eye can see. It signifies that one who pulls the card is fearful, doubtful, or has someone/something in their life they need to forgive.

THE PRISONER ORACLE CARD MEANINGS Keywords UPRIGHT: confinement, repetition, boredom, fixation REVERSED: escape, exploration, wonder, spontaneity Description The Prisoner is confined by systems far out of their control. Their potential is stifled and they often feel as though there is nothing else outside their cage. The Prisoner is able to easily focus on the task at hand for days on end in order to forget the fact they are trapped. However, given the right support, the Prisoner is able to work within the systems that keep them caged and explore loopholes and ways to escape their shackles.

THE PRISONER

CONTRIBUTORS

CREATIVE DIRECTION by Jane Houseal

WRITING

MODELS

Panagioti Tsiamis Aditi Debnath Katja Fair

Zach O’Connor Skye Roventini Caitlin Fitzgerald

PHOTOGRAPHY

STYLING

Bria Caldecott Kaelin Silas

Jane Houseal Grace Mckinstrey

MAKEUP

GRAPHICS

Ronan Arwood Rachel Neviaser

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