quotes

“See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda." — George W. Bush

Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels stated in a different context, “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. … (the)truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”

Tarot

more tarot resources on sacred text:

The Pictorial Key to the Tarot
by A.E. Waite [1911]
The essential Tarot reference by the designer of the best known Tarot deck.

The Tarot of the Bohemians
by Papus; tr. A. P Morton, [1896]
A detailed study of the esoteric roots of the Tarot.

The Tarot
by S.L. MacGregor Mathers [1888]
A short essay on the Tarot, by a prominent occultist of the 19th Century.

The Symbolism of the Tarot
by P. D. Ouspensky [1913]
An evocative inner journey through the Major Arcana of the Tarot.

General Book of the Tarot
by A.E. Thierens [1930]
A system of correspondences between the Tarot and Astrology.

Oval Office makeover has comfy, more modern feel

Yahoo! News:

"Or the plush sofas, custom-made in New York and covered with a very soft-looking light brown cotton with red, white and blue threads running through it. 'These sofas look like you could have a lot of long talks,' said Michael Boodro, editor in chief of Elle Decor magazine. 'They're good for diplomacy. And that coffee table — it looks sturdier. You could put your feet up. I mean, I'm not sure anyone ever gets too comfortable in the Oval Office, other than the president, but this looks like an effort to put people at ease.'"