Spark of Wisdom

Ask Confucius. Or Odin. Or both - at one table. New: the Teahouse and the Crossroads. Three councils, twenty-one voices, one question of yours.

Some questions don't need an answer. They need a better way of looking. Ask Confucius. Or Odin. Or both - at one table.

Spark of Wisdom is a council of twenty-one voices from three worlds: old China and Japan, Norse Asgard, and a classic council of seven characters. You put one question to three of them, and they don't just answer you - they answer each other.

THE CROSSROADS (new) One voice from each world at one table, and you choose who. Seat Odin next to Confucius, or Lao Tzu across from Thor and Mara. Nowhere else does this company sit together.

THE TEAHOUSE (new) At a low table sit six thinkers from old China and Japan, and the tea master pours:

• Lao Tzu - takes your hand off the door you keep pushing shut • Confucius - asks who is counting on you, and what your role is • Zhuangzi - you don't have to be useful to be allowed to exist • Murasaki - reads the feeling you haven't dared to name • Sun Tzu - shows you which fight you don't have to fight • Musashi - drops everything but the one thing that counts • Rikyū - mends the broken bowl with gold: the flaw becomes the beauty

THE COUNCIL OF ASGARD Under the stars, the Norse gods hold council:

• Odin - shows what your choice is worth in five years • Thor - turns your mountain into one stone for today • Freya - counts what never makes the spreadsheet: your heart • Tyr - acquits you where you judge yourself too harshly • Loki - finds the back door while you stand in line • Nerthus - tells you whether it is time to sow or to rest • Heimdall - lifts the mist: what do you actually see?

THE COUNCIL Seven characters, each with their own lens:

• Cato, the Stoic - sorts what is yours to carry • Stella, the Optimist - finds the door in every story • Mara, the Cynic - spots the weak point before it finds you • Viktor, the Scientist - separates claims from evidence • Bodhi, the Zen Master - hears the question behind your question • Jax, the Rebel - questions the rules that keep you small • Puck, the Jester - laughs, and says what no one dares to say

ASK THE COUNCIL - OR TALK ONE-ON-ONE Put one question to three voices at once, or pick a single voice for a private conversation. You decide who sits at the table; the minutes of every session are kept.

THE RAVEN AND THE CRANE Sometimes, unannounced, a visitor lands: a raven with letters about the council members' past, or a paper crane carrying a folded letter from one of the guests. Keep them, and you slowly build a secret archive.

GOOD TO KNOW • The council remembers your conversations - on your device • No account needed; erase everything with one tap • Available in English, Dutch and German • Try everything free for 7 days; then a subscription (monthly or yearly) — cancel anytime, Apple reminds you beforehand

Spark of Wisdom offers perspective and is not a substitute for professional advice. From the makers of Spark of Friendship, Spark of Courage, Spark of Peace, Spark of Meaning and Spark of Balance.

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