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Oracle of Ybor: My friend just had a devastating loss, and I need to get her through it (opens the original)
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A friend of mine just experienced a devastating loss. Her heart is completely shattered. So is mine. I want to be able to support her in this unbearable grief but I’m at a loss of what to do. It’s such a worst-case scenario that everything I can think of to help just seems so stupid. How can I support my friend?—Friend in need Cards: Three of Wands, The Chariot, Ten of Swords, The High Priestess (reversed) I am so sorry for your friend and the loss she has experienced. I know what my worst-case
Oracle Of Ybor: I want to run for public office, but have anxiety about what that would entail (opens the original)
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For many years now, I’ve toyed with the idea of running for office. Of course, when I was much younger, I had very grand ambitions (President) but as I’ve aged, I thought about doing something on the local or state level. However, I don’t know what that would entail financially, what it would take to run a successful campaign, or whether I could even make it. I want to help people and make a meaningful difference, but I don’t know if that means politics or something else. What do the cards say?—
Oracle of Ybor: I'm a musician, and a perfectionist, so I have anxiety about experimenting with my 'sound' (opens the original)
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I’m a musician. I’ve been writing songs and recording on my own for years, and I definitely have a “sound.” But I’m thinking about branching out and experimenting. My problem is that I’m a perfectionist, so the idea of making something that’s bad and not knowing how to fix it seems daunting. Any advice?—Sound Advice Cards: Knight of Wands (reversed), The Emperor, Full Moon, The Fool Writer and Friend of the column, Harry Crews once remarked that he once threw away half a novel. Just made a wrong
Oracle of Ybor: I think the universe is telling me to stop binge drinking (opens the original)
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I have this feeling from the universe telling me to stop binge drinking. It felt like dread. Something telling me to knock it off. Am I hallucinating, or is the universe really trying to get me to stop?—Signing Off? Cards: King of Cups, Ten of Wands (reversed), Last Quarter, The Devil (reversed) I’m sure I won’t surprise anyone when I say that I believe in signs from the universe. In my experience, the most effective ones, the loudest ones, come when the universe tells us something we don’t want
Oracle of Ybor: It’s time to be strong for your friend that seems unhappy with life (opens the original)
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I’ve been friends with “Jane” since high school. While life happened, we kept in touch all these years and catch up on the phone a couple of times a year. Lately though, I feel like she might be struggling. She seems very unhappy with something in her life, but when I ask more directly, she brushes it off and says everything’s fine. But there’s something in her voice that makes me think elsewise. We live on opposite sides of the country, so I can’t just take her to lunch. Should I keep pressing
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