{"id":4205,"date":"2014-11-04T00:35:31","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T00:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.radio8ball.com\/archives\/?page_id=4205"},"modified":"2014-11-04T00:39:14","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T00:39:14","slug":"what-is-the-pop-oracle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.radio8ball.com\/archives\/what-is-the-pop-oracle\/","title":{"rendered":"What is The Pop Oracle?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cPop Oracle\u201d is a term that has at few different meanings in the realm of Radio8Ball.<\/p>\n<p>First, like \u201cthe force\u201d in the classical Star Wars canon (before those damned midi-chlorians of Episode 1), The Pop Oracle is the name we associate with a power that is all around us all the time; the power of synchronicity when music (and other forms of art) are selected randomly for the purposes of divination. Unlike \u201cthe force\u201d, which has a distinctly yang-y directional nature, good for levitating objects and blowing up Death Stars, The Pop Oracle has a powerful yin essence that envelopes us like a vast ocean that we are invited to surf upon but never to control. This is why we often refer to people who participate in Radio8Ball as &#8220;synchronicity surfers&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The divination tool on our site, where guests are invited to ask and have their own question answered by a randomly chosen song, is also called a pop oracle. This device is filled with 78 songs that each correspond with a card from the tarot. The tarot we use is the Crowley-Thoth deck but the songs can be cross-referenced with any 78 card deck. The songs that fill this pop oracle were either recorded on Radio8Ball, or by artists who have been guests on the show, including several songs from R8B creator, Andras Jones, and his varied musical projects. We like our pop oracle a lot but anyone can make one, and we hope, in the future to see more of this kind of activity. (See the list below for the complete info on our current pop oracle).<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the show itself, in all its facets, is a pop oracle. Since the synchronicities within each show take on different, sometimes greater, meaning as time passes, every aspect of the show has the potential to attract synchronicities that relate to a viewer or listener\u2019s experience long after we have moved on to producing the next ones. In this way, Radio8Ball, which consults The Pop Oracle, and creates pop oracles is, itself, a pop oracle.<\/p>\n<p>We know this might be confusing but there is an internal logic to it that will make more sense as you relax into the experience. You will know The Pop Oracle when she speaks to you.<\/p>\n<p>The R8B Pop Oracle \u2013 November 2014<\/p>\n<p>00 \u2013 The Fool \u2013 Andras Jones: Superlame<br \/>\n01 \u2013 The Magus \u2013 Sandman: Olympia\u2019s The Capitol of Rock and Roll<br \/>\n02 \u2013 The High Priestess \u2013 Chain Austin: White Girl<br \/>\n03 \u2013 The Empress \u2013 Joni Mitchell: Be Cool<br \/>\n04 \u2013 The Emperor \u2013 Elvis Costello &amp; The Brodsky Quartet: God Only Knows<br \/>\n05 \u2013 The Hierophant \u2013 Pete Townshend: Pure &amp; Easy<br \/>\n06 \u2013 The Lovers \u2013 Amelie Julac: To The Heaving of Our Chests<br \/>\n07 \u2013 The Chariot \u2013 Choo Choo La Rouge: Say It Twice<br \/>\n08 \u2013 Adjustment \u2013 The Noses: Let\u2019s Fix This Thing<br \/>\n09 \u2013 The Hermit \u2013 Andras Jones: Pajamas<br \/>\n10 \u2013 Fortune &#8211; The Kinetics: Money Tree<br \/>\n11 \u2013 Lust \u2013 Aimee Mann &amp; Jon Brion: Nobody Does It Better<br \/>\n12 \u2013 The Hanged Man &#8211; Josh Clayton-Felt: Too Cool For This World<br \/>\n13 \u2013 Death \u2013 Andras Jones: Complicated O<br \/>\n14 \u2013 Art \u2013 The Grays: Everybody\u2019s World<br \/>\n15 \u2013 The Devil \u2013 Andy Dick: Good Luck With That<br \/>\n16 \u2013 The Tower \u2013 Imogen Heap: Hide and Seek<br \/>\n17 \u2013 The Star \u2013 Lili Haydn: Elephant Trapeze<br \/>\n18 \u2013 The Moon \u2013 Deb Pasternak: Message For The Moon<br \/>\n19 \u2013 The Sun \u2013 Mr. Jones &amp; The Previous (with Josh Clayton-Felt): The Sun<br \/>\n20 \u2013 The Aeon \u2013 Andras Jones: Mystery Behind<br \/>\n21 \u2013 The Universe \u2013 Scott Taylor: The Rainbow Connection<br \/>\n22 \u2013 Knight of Wands \u2013 Mr. Jones &amp; The Previous: Shout<br \/>\n23 \u2013 Queen of Wands \u2013 Birdie Busch: The Sideshow<br \/>\n24 \u2013 Prince of Wands \u2013 Andras Jones &amp; The Need: Child of Destiny<br \/>\n25 \u2013 Princess of Wands \u2013 Anya Marina: Another Think Coming<br \/>\n26 \u2013 Knight of Cups \u2013 Shmushkin: Christmas Cunnilingus<br \/>\n27 \u2013 Queen of Cups \u2013 Julie Christensen: Traveling Companion<br \/>\n28 \u2013 Prince of Cups \u2013 Mr. Jones &amp; The Previous (with Julie Christensen): Who\u2019s Gonna Make It Rain?<br \/>\n29 \u2013 Princess of Cups \u2013 Kelsie Love: Live For Today<br \/>\n30 \u2013 Knight of Swords \u2013 Hawksley Workman: Jealous of Your Cigarette<br \/>\n31 \u2013 Queen of Swords \u2013 The Owls: Air<br \/>\n32 \u2013 Prince of Swords \u2013 Bart Davenport: Airwaves<br \/>\n33 \u2013 Princess of Swords \u2013 Julia McAlee: Animals<br \/>\n34 \u2013 Knight of Disks &#8211; Spearhead: Stay Human<br \/>\n35 \u2013 Queen of Disks \u2013 Andrea Wittgens: Did You Go Too Far?<br \/>\n36 \u2013 Prince of Disks \u2013 Meredith Bragg: Work &amp; Winter<br \/>\n37 \u2013 Princess of Disks \u2013 Veda Hille: A Fine Start<br \/>\n38 \u2013 Ace of Wands &#8211; Willie Wisely: Go!<br \/>\n39 \u2013 2 of Wands (Dominion) \u2013 The Previous: Get Normal<br \/>\n40 \u2013 3 of Wands (Virtue) \u2013 Andras Jones: UnNoticed<br \/>\n41 \u2013 4 of Wands (Completion) \u2013 Bart Davenport: This Could Be The Night<br \/>\n42 \u2013 5 of Wands (Strife) \u2013 Candypants: I Want A Pony<br \/>\n43 \u2013 6 of Wands (Victory) \u2013 Rachel Ries: The Luckiest<br \/>\n44 \u2013 7 of Wands (Valour) \u2013 Andras Jones: Three Day Weekend<br \/>\n45 \u2013 8 of Wands (Swiftness) \u2013 Jon Brion: I Believe She\u2019s Lying<br \/>\n46 \u2013 9 of Wands (Strength) \u2013 Dan Bern: Lake<br \/>\n47 \u2013 10 of Wands (Oppression) \u2013 Andras Jones: A Serious Sincere Question<br \/>\n48 \u2013 Ace of Cups \u2013 Mirah: Cold, Cold Water<br \/>\n49 \u2013 2 of Cups (Love) \u2013 Veda Hille: Precious Heart<br \/>\n50 \u2013 3 of Cups (Abundance) \u2013 Anya Marina: Three\u2019s Company<br \/>\n51 \u2013 4 of Cups (Luxury) \u2013 Scott Taylor: Too Much Rain<br \/>\n52 \u2013 5 of Cups (Disappointment) \u2013 Mike Ruekberg: Years<br \/>\n53 \u2013 6 of Cups (Pleasure) \u2013 Liz Phair: HWC<br \/>\n54 \u2013 7 of Cups (Debauchery) \u2013 Paul Kotheimer: Everybody Smokes In Hell<br \/>\n55 \u2013 8 of Cups (Indolence) \u2013 Paul Plagens: Wonderful Dead Guy<br \/>\n56 \u2013 9 of Cups (Happiness) \u2013 Puffy Ami Yumi: Shiawase\/Happiness<br \/>\n57 \u2013 10 of Cups (Satiety) \u2013 Chuck E. Weiss: Extremely Cool<br \/>\n58 \u2013 Ace of Swords \u2013 XTC: We\u2019re All Light<br \/>\n59 \u2013 2 of Swords (Peace) \u2013 Andras Jones: Ho\u2019oponopono Song<br \/>\n60 \u2013 3 of Swords (Sorrow) \u2013 The Moore Brothers: New For You<br \/>\n61 \u2013 4 of Swords (Truce) \u2013 Rachel Ries: Never You Mind<br \/>\n62 \u2013 5 of Swords (Defeat) \u2013 Ralph Covert: Be So Wrong<br \/>\n63 \u2013 6 of Swords (Science) \u2013 Andras Jones: Politics Will Get You Gigs<br \/>\n64 \u2013 7 of Swords (Futility) \u2013 Josh Clayton-Felt: Time<br \/>\n65 \u2013 8 of Swords (Interference) \u2013 Ed Haynes: Evil Knievel<br \/>\n66 \u2013 9 of Swords (Cruelty) \u2013 Shmushkin: Goodbye Stalker<br \/>\n67 \u2013 10 of Swords (Ruin) \u2013 Andras Jones &amp; The Mona Reels: Drink Up (Tomorrow We\u2019re Through)<br \/>\n68 \u2013 Ace of Disks \u2013 Mr. Jones &amp; The Previous: Here Is The Earth<br \/>\n69 \u2013 2 of Disks (Change) \u2013 The Owls: Forever Changing<br \/>\n70 \u2013 3 of Disks (Work) \u2013 Andras Jones: Twenty Hours A Week<br \/>\n71 \u2013 4 of Disks (Power) \u2013 Nomy Lamm &amp; The Need: Powerstation<br \/>\n72 \u2013 5 of Disks (Worry) \u2013 The Mona Reels: Are We Breaking Up Tonight?<br \/>\n73 \u2013 6 of Disks (Success) \u2013 Allen Toussaint: What Is Success?<br \/>\n74 \u2013 7 of Disks (Failure) \u2013 Andras Jones: All You Get<br \/>\n75 \u2013 8 of Disks (Prudence) \u2013 Jon Auer: Gold Star For Robot Boy<br \/>\n76 \u2013 9 of Disks (Gain) \u2013 Mary Lou Lord: Throng of Blowtown<br \/>\n77 \u2013 10 of Disks (Wealth) \u2013 Shmushkin: Kenny Loggins\u2019 Beard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cPop Oracle\u201d is a term that has at few different meanings in the realm of Radio8Ball. First, like \u201cthe force\u201d in the classical Star Wars canon (before those damned midi-chlorians of Episode 1), The Pop Oracle is the name we &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radio8ball.com\/archives\/what-is-the-pop-oracle\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4205","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radio8ball.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radio8ball.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radio8ball.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radio8ball.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radio8ball.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4205"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.radio8ball.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4209,"href":"https:\/\/www.radio8ball.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4205\/revisions\/4209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radio8ball.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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