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Quantum Tarot: A Tarot of New Physics | 
 enlarge | Author: Kay Stopforth
Creator: Chris Butler
Publisher: Kunati Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $26.95
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 41318
Media: Paperback
Edition: Crds
Pages: 207
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 5.2 x 3.4 x 2.3
ISBN: 1601641699
Dewey Decimal Number: 133
EAN: 9781601641694
ASIN: 1601641699
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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Product Description
Combining 20th-century physics, astronomy, and quantum mechanics with the traditional archetypes of a tarot deck, this theoretical investigation lends poetic expression to extraordinary scientific theory. With gorgeous illustrations that offer a new glimpse of the universe, the accompanying cards offer both wonderful meditation images and basic tarot functionality. This fascinating analysis examines how the most important theories in modern physics play out in two extreme worlds—the vast expanses of the universe and the strange, invisible world inside the atom itself.
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 new paint on an old car November 28, 2008
Lightlore Books (Lawton, OK United States)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really see this Tarot as being yet another poor and unethical attempt to exploit the new, pseudo-scientific language common among New Agers in describing Tarot, in the hopes of making people think they're on the cutting edge of quantum mechanics by purchasing the deck. It is yet another example of the "cash cow" that New Age spirituality has become -- and that is anything but spiritual. Seekers are little more than a market base to the many people who are not true Teachers and whose areas of expertise lay solely in their ability to separate Seekers from their hard-earned money.
 Interesting Deck November 25, 2008
Hayward H. Siegel (East Meadow, New York United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
At first, I was disappointed with this deck. Not with the cards themselves, because they are beautiful, having photos of phenomena in space primarily from the Hubble Space Telescope as the backgrounds for the cards, but with the whole idea behind this deck. After reading the book included with the cards, I thought that integrating the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics, with the symbolic system of Tarot cards, just didn't work for me. I was lost in space! It was hard enough for me to understand the theories of quantum mechanics, but what do Fermions and Bosnons have to do with the 6 of Swords? What does Quantum Foam have to do with The Tower? I was asked by Amazon.com to write a review of the deck. So, I began to read through the book again, and look at the cards again, so I could find examples, to justify my 3-star rating, I was going to give the deck. I looked at the first 3 cards, The Fool, The Magician, The High Priestess, and read the explanation for each card. Each card has a separate scientific background and interpretation set forth. After reviewing these 3 cards, I just stopped, and had a quantum leap. I said to myself: "Wait a minute, there IS something to this deck!". After going over all the cards again, I realized that this is an amazing deck. Now, I may be going contrary to what the creaters of the deck had intended for it, but I believed that I was mistaken in trying to integrate scientific principles(which I still have difficulty understanding), with Tarot symbolism. What this deck does, is show that what cccurs in the expanse of the universe and the invisible world of the atom, can relate to what occurs in our psychological and spiritual being. They should not be integrated, but viewed side by side, and understood as having similarities. I still don't think that this is a good deck for beginners; some experience with Tarot interpretations is needed for this deck. In my opinion, it would also be helpful to Tarot readers, if some of the scientific background for each card were eliminated. Some scientific background material would aid the reader, but I believe that too much of it was put in the book. It certainly frustrated me for awhile.
GREAT CARDS November 1, 2008
Daniel J. Marino (Chicago, IL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great deck of cards. The images are amazing, and the picture quality is high quality too. And the cards are not cheep either. NICE and strong. They read really nice too. However I am unable to use them anymore. My mom started to used them everyday and now they don't seem to work for me anymore :( I have to buy a new set. Oh Well....
A truly gorgeous deck October 3, 2008
B. Starbuck (Denver, CO United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
As a collector of Tarot decks, I usually guage them by the feeling I get when I first open them and hold them in my hands; if there's that immediate feeling of connectedness, I know I've made a good choice. And this one is right at the top.
I was initially interested in the concept of this deck: A Tarot of New Physics, and as a spiritual person who despises religious dogma, and a science junkie to boot, the idea of drawing the beauty and grandeur of the cosmos into the mysterious world of the Tarot, was too intriguing to pass up.
When I first opened the deck and began flipping through the cards, I was at once drawn to and awestruck by the images of the deck; resplendent cosmic vistas, interlaced with imagery from the traditional Tarot. It stirred a sense of the universal connectedness of all things in what we know and understand as the Universe at this point in our development as human beings. But it also evoked a sense of wonder and the possibility of the things we don't yet know about ourselves or our existence, the things we've yet to unlock or discover about who we are or what our place is on the cosmic stage.
On the practical side, the deck is a tad bigger than a standard Tarot deck, thus making shuffling a little difficult at first; but once you stretch your digits a bit, the deck has a pleasant feel to it. There's a nice matte finish to the cards that gives them a solid, grounded feel, so they're not going to go slip-sliding all over the place when you shuffle. The edges of the cards are gilded in a beautiful silver finish that adds a sense of opulence to the deck and adds to the overall beauty of it.
In short, this is a truly gorgeous deck that inspires at first sight. I love this deck and I think I will be working with it for many years to come. Highly recommended!
A beautiful fusion of science and magick September 18, 2008
Emily Carding (East Sussex, UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
New to Tarot publishing, Kunati have done a splendid job in producing this exquisite deck. Kay Stopforth and Chris Butler's unique vision is brought to luxurious life with vivid colours, (that really do seem to leap out of every card), sumptuous card stock, and a fabulous sturdy box. You couldn't ask for more!
As to the content of the deck itself, it is a truly stunning deck, which captures the mystery and beauty of the universe, without becoming so carried away with it's own cleverness that it becomes tricky to read. It is in fact remarkably easy to read with, the scientific information in the book giving a refreshing new angle that has never been seen in Tarot before. If you don't like to use the book, the images themselves are so evocative, they could certainly be used in a purely intuitive way.
Kay and Chris have brought a truly unique gem to the Tarot world, which is a challenge in a market which has new products arriving all the time. A treasure for collectors and readers alike!
Emily Carding, (creator of the Transparent Tarot)The Transparent Tarot
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