Slander and Libel... it must be Christmas!
Date Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 08:07 AM PST
Topic Lemmings on Parade


As Callei can attest, I used to read tarot on Jackson Square. I have continued a long tradition of "seers" in the family by reading tarot and practicing multiple forms of divination, both at home and in public. About 10 years ago, my friend Timber and I started WindSong Mystical Services. We do a lot of things, but among them, Tarot Readings at local festivals. There is a festival in Columbia called "the Twilight Festival." This thing happens every June and September on Thursday evenings. This year, at sometime during the festivals, a young lady came to get a reading. Timber gave her a reading, and she went away, apparently happy.

July 17th, 2003. the new issue of Vox comes out... we read the local free magazine often. It has some great articles normally... and we are ALL FURIOUS. The Article is entitled "Psyched Out: as far as the future, the inner eye is blind." Before we read the article, we were mildly amused by the title. As we read, it became clear that all was not kosher in deli-land. The Young Lady in question had gotten a reading and felt that this was basis for writing an article. Neither of us fault her for this; in fact, had names been left out, we could have left it alone.

BUT

1) They named Timber... "First name Timber, last name Wolf."

2) They misquoted him, (unless she had a tape recorder there, then she broke a surveillance law in Missouri)

3) There was no mention that:

   a) She was a reporter, or

   b) That she was doing this for an article

4) At the end of this section of the article, she goes on to say "Mr. Wolf also said things will be changing rapidly in the near future and that we were creative enough to start our own business. Well, if we were going to start a business, perhaps we could master the trade of tarot. Apparently, professional tarot card readers just need to buy a deck, learn what the cards mean, and set up a sidewalk stand during festivals. They don't even need psychic powers - just the ability to get the citizens of Columbia to suspend their disbelief long enough to make a quick $5."

Aside from the obvious grammatical problems ($5 should be five dollars, as units under double digits are supposed to be spelled out), this woman demeans my partner, and as a result, our entire Service, since many Columbians read VOX, and all of our advertising has been done with our names on the fliers.

I suggest that we as a people use this as a "rally cry". We need to FORCE the media to take responsibility for the trash they spew. Like G.W.s "weapons of mass destruction", a great disservice has been done, and we the people need to right it.

If you're not outraged by this world, you're not paying attention!<o:p></o:p>

Feral

As a form of Post Script, Sarah Stone, and the magazine, VOX, will be suffering from the burden of charges of Libel in the near future. I guess Timber was right; Things are going to be changing quickly



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