
While my interest in doing so is scholarly, readers may be interested in constructing their own “meta-set” of all three editions of the decks, or in looking at what is added or deleted.” “The purpose of this document is to provide a listing of the complete contents of all three versions of the Oblique Strategies. (alert (oblique-strategy) :title "Obliquely.") it’s also possible to insert an Oblique Strategy with insert-oblique-strategy Oblique sources

:config ( setq oblique-edition "strategies/oblique-strategies-condensed.txt "))Ī cryptic remark can be produced when needed using M-x oblique-strategy or more programatically if required e.g.

Oblique strategies can be installed manually from github It’s like having someone look over your shoulder and point out something you overlooked.” These oblique strategies never provide answers, but they give a person impetus to look somewhere they hadn’t thought of looking before. Whatever obstacles a person may find in their life, meditating on one of these strategies can help a person focus towards their goal. “Throughout the world people have realized a universality among these word combinations: they speak to the mind, to the heart and to the gut. Some are specific to music composition others are more general.” “Each card contains a phrase or cryptic remark which can be used to break a deadlock or dilemma situation. These famous cards have been used by many artists and creative people all over the world since their initial publication.”

The Oblique Strategies constitute a set of over 100 cards, each of which is a suggestion of a course of action or thinking to assist in creative situations. “In 1975, Peter Schmidt and Brian Eno created the original pack of Oblique Strategies cards, through thinking about approaches to their own work as artist and musician.
