“Pop Oracle” is a term that has at few different meanings in the realm of Radio8Ball.

First, like “the force” 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 “the force”, 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 “synchronicity surfers”.

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).

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’s 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.

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.

The R8B Pop Oracle – November 2014

00 – The Fool – Andras Jones: Superlame
01 – The Magus – Sandman: Olympia’s The Capitol of Rock and Roll
02 – The High Priestess – Chain Austin: White Girl
03 – The Empress – Joni Mitchell: Be Cool
04 – The Emperor – Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet: God Only Knows
05 – The Hierophant – Pete Townshend: Pure & Easy
06 – The Lovers – Amelie Julac: To The Heaving of Our Chests
07 – The Chariot – Choo Choo La Rouge: Say It Twice
08 – Adjustment – The Noses: Let’s Fix This Thing
09 – The Hermit – Andras Jones: Pajamas
10 – Fortune – The Kinetics: Money Tree
11 – Lust – Aimee Mann & Jon Brion: Nobody Does It Better
12 – The Hanged Man – Josh Clayton-Felt: Too Cool For This World
13 – Death – Andras Jones: Complicated O
14 – Art – The Grays: Everybody’s World
15 – The Devil – Andy Dick: Good Luck With That
16 – The Tower – Imogen Heap: Hide and Seek
17 – The Star – Lili Haydn: Elephant Trapeze
18 – The Moon – Deb Pasternak: Message For The Moon
19 – The Sun – Mr. Jones & The Previous (with Josh Clayton-Felt): The Sun
20 – The Aeon – Andras Jones: Mystery Behind
21 – The Universe – Scott Taylor: The Rainbow Connection
22 – Knight of Wands – Mr. Jones & The Previous: Shout
23 – Queen of Wands – Birdie Busch: The Sideshow
24 – Prince of Wands – Andras Jones & The Need: Child of Destiny
25 – Princess of Wands – Anya Marina: Another Think Coming
26 – Knight of Cups – Shmushkin: Christmas Cunnilingus
27 – Queen of Cups – Julie Christensen: Traveling Companion
28 – Prince of Cups – Mr. Jones & The Previous (with Julie Christensen): Who’s Gonna Make It Rain?
29 – Princess of Cups – Kelsie Love: Live For Today
30 – Knight of Swords – Hawksley Workman: Jealous of Your Cigarette
31 – Queen of Swords – The Owls: Air
32 – Prince of Swords – Bart Davenport: Airwaves
33 – Princess of Swords – Julia McAlee: Animals
34 – Knight of Disks – Spearhead: Stay Human
35 – Queen of Disks – Andrea Wittgens: Did You Go Too Far?
36 – Prince of Disks – Meredith Bragg: Work & Winter
37 – Princess of Disks – Veda Hille: A Fine Start
38 – Ace of Wands – Willie Wisely: Go!
39 – 2 of Wands (Dominion) – The Previous: Get Normal
40 – 3 of Wands (Virtue) – Andras Jones: UnNoticed
41 – 4 of Wands (Completion) – Bart Davenport: This Could Be The Night
42 – 5 of Wands (Strife) – Candypants: I Want A Pony
43 – 6 of Wands (Victory) – Rachel Ries: The Luckiest
44 – 7 of Wands (Valour) – Andras Jones: Three Day Weekend
45 – 8 of Wands (Swiftness) – Jon Brion: I Believe She’s Lying
46 – 9 of Wands (Strength) – Dan Bern: Lake
47 – 10 of Wands (Oppression) – Andras Jones: A Serious Sincere Question
48 – Ace of Cups – Mirah: Cold, Cold Water
49 – 2 of Cups (Love) – Veda Hille: Precious Heart
50 – 3 of Cups (Abundance) – Anya Marina: Three’s Company
51 – 4 of Cups (Luxury) – Scott Taylor: Too Much Rain
52 – 5 of Cups (Disappointment) – Mike Ruekberg: Years
53 – 6 of Cups (Pleasure) – Liz Phair: HWC
54 – 7 of Cups (Debauchery) – Paul Kotheimer: Everybody Smokes In Hell
55 – 8 of Cups (Indolence) – Paul Plagens: Wonderful Dead Guy
56 – 9 of Cups (Happiness) – Puffy Ami Yumi: Shiawase/Happiness
57 – 10 of Cups (Satiety) – Chuck E. Weiss: Extremely Cool
58 – Ace of Swords – XTC: We’re All Light
59 – 2 of Swords (Peace) – Andras Jones: Ho’oponopono Song
60 – 3 of Swords (Sorrow) – The Moore Brothers: New For You
61 – 4 of Swords (Truce) – Rachel Ries: Never You Mind
62 – 5 of Swords (Defeat) – Ralph Covert: Be So Wrong
63 – 6 of Swords (Science) – Andras Jones: Politics Will Get You Gigs
64 – 7 of Swords (Futility) – Josh Clayton-Felt: Time
65 – 8 of Swords (Interference) – Ed Haynes: Evil Knievel
66 – 9 of Swords (Cruelty) – Shmushkin: Goodbye Stalker
67 – 10 of Swords (Ruin) – Andras Jones & The Mona Reels: Drink Up (Tomorrow We’re Through)
68 – Ace of Disks – Mr. Jones & The Previous: Here Is The Earth
69 – 2 of Disks (Change) – The Owls: Forever Changing
70 – 3 of Disks (Work) – Andras Jones: Twenty Hours A Week
71 – 4 of Disks (Power) – Nomy Lamm & The Need: Powerstation
72 – 5 of Disks (Worry) – The Mona Reels: Are We Breaking Up Tonight?
73 – 6 of Disks (Success) – Allen Toussaint: What Is Success?
74 – 7 of Disks (Failure) – Andras Jones: All You Get
75 – 8 of Disks (Prudence) – Jon Auer: Gold Star For Robot Boy
76 – 9 of Disks (Gain) – Mary Lou Lord: Throng of Blowtown
77 – 10 of Disks (Wealth) – Shmushkin: Kenny Loggins’ Beard