Quantum Tarot: Ace of Pentacles

  • 22 January 2010

Ace of Pentacles, QT

Quantum Tarot Ace of Pentacles

Today’s card is the Ace of Pentacles from the Quantum Tarot deck by Kay Stopforth and Chris Butler.

I fell in love with the images in this deck, subtitled A Tarot of New Physics, when I spotted them on the internet. At the time the deck hadn’t been published, but I kept checking until I could buy a deck from Amazon.com. This deck is great for anyone writing science fiction, and it comes with a really terrific LWB. (Only in this case it ‘s a little black book.) Each card has the usual esoteric name plus a scientific designation. The description for each card includes the scientific background as well as an interpretation.

The science equivalent given for the Ace of Pentacles is Gluon, something I’d never heard of before. Apparently it’s a carrier of the “strong force”, one of the four forces in the universe. In the nucleus of an atom, it’s gluon that “glues” the protons and neutrons. See, we do learn something new each day, just like Mom said. :)

In the tarot, Pentacles represent the “element” of Earth, meaning practical, mudane matters. The LBB interprets the Ace of Pentacles as “the first necessary step along the road to building something solid and real… Now is the time to ground your vision in reality.”

In other words, get to work. You’ve got something to do or create. So, do you think the Universe is telling me to start writing the damn book?

Lyndi

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  1. Barbara - January 22, 2010 at 6:19 pm

    The card from the Quantum Tarot Deck is stunning. I enjoyed the new twist on an ancient art and the interpretation truly resonated with me.

    A Tarot a day, from various decks is a great idea.

    Barbara

  2. Lyndi Lamont - January 22, 2010 at 7:53 pm

    Barbara, I’m dazzled by this deck, too. This has been fun, so far.

    Lyndi

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