Welcome to the Quantum Tarot, A Tarot of the New Physics. If you’ve made it this far, it’s good to see you, and I hope you will join me on my journey through outer and inner space. The Quantum Tarot combines the revolutionary theories of 20th and 21st century physics with the traditional structure of a tarot deck. It uses vivid photographic imagery to illuminate the fascinating, complex world of physics, from quantum mechanics to Einstein's theories of relativity and superstring theory.Th... Read Full Story

King of Wands – JupiterJupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and is almost a mini-star, with four large moons and 59 smaller ones in its orbit. It’s a cloudy, turbulent planet – its famous red spot is a storm that has been raging for hundreds of years. In mythology, Jupiter, the equivalent of the Greek Zeus, was the king of the Roman gods. His powerful aura and formidable leadership skills are reflected in the King of Wands, who has mastered the unpredictable, fiery energy of the ... Read Full Story

Queen of Wands – VenusVenus is an extremely inhospitable planet that has an atmosphere of carbon dioxide and sulphuric acid, with temperatures hot enough to melt lead. This unfriendly environment seems at odds with the love-and-beauty image of Venus, but the mythological goddess also rules the passionate emotions that love engenders. These find an apt metaphor in the superheated, seething atmosphere of the planet. The Queen of Wands, like the Greek goddess, has gained a certain level of comfo... Read Full Story

Knight of Wands – MarsMars may once have been very like Earth but has been much altered by asteroid impacts, volcanic eruptions and massive dust storms. Once there may have been water (and perhaps life of some kind), and recent data from the Mars Odyssey mission suggests that there are still large amounts of ice beneath the planet’s surface. Mythologically, Mars is the Roman god of war and, paradoxically, of agriculture. It’s the warlike side of Mars that is represented by the Knight of Wands... Read Full Story

A couple of weeks ago, Chris Butler and I did an interview with Leisa ReFalo for her Tarot Connection podcast.Leisa is a tarot reader based in Portland, Oregon. For the last two years or so, she has single-handedly produced the Tarot Connection podcast, which as far as I know is the only podcast on the net dedicated exclusively to tarot (if I'm wrong, please get in touch because I'd love to know of any others). It's always an interesting listen, as she combines interviews with pra... Read Full Story

Page of Wands – OrionOrion is one of the most recognisable constellations for those of us in the northern hemisphere, with its characteristic broken-X shape. The Ancient Egyptians named it Sahu, the soul of Osiris. The name Orion comes from Greek mythology – he was a hunter loved by Artemis. Apollo tricked her into killing him and in her grief she placed his body in the heavens (the Greek Gods seemed to be very fond of doing this).Orion is one of Greek myth’s many action men. His impulsivenes... Read Full Story

10 of Wands – Neutron StarWhen a very big star dies it explodes as a supernova and its core collapses into a small, bright and extremely dense remnant known as a neutron star. Neutron stars are so compacted that they are the heaviest form of matter known to exist. This sense of heaviness is aptly reflected in the 10 of Wands, where all this weight and density has become a burden. The completion implied by the ten becomes overkill in wands; the load has become just too much to carry. This is t... Read Full Story

This week I decided to have a spur-of-the-moment reading competition over at Aeclectic Tarot Forum. The first person to post on the Quantum Tarot thread got a free 3-card reading here on my blog. The winner was la-luna, who wanted to ask about relationship issues. I decided to use Rachel Pollack's no-nonsense Do/Don't do spread which is very good at cutting to the heart (no pun intended!) of these kinds of questions.So...What does la-luna need to do about love and relationships right ... Read Full Story

9 of Wands – PulsarA pulsar is a type of neutron star that emits radio waves at a very precise rate (Neutron stars are small, dense remnants of very large stars). Pulsars are regular and predictable, and this sense of an endless routine reflects one aspect of the 9 of Wands – burnout. If you do the same thing over and over for long enough, the structure of routine becomes oppressive and burdensome. Here, the intensity of wands, turned up to full beam by the energy of the nine, is just too mu... Read Full Story

Lee Bursten, creator of the Zodiac Tarot, the Gay Tarot and well-known tarot author, has written a very generous insightful review of the Quantum Tarot on Aeclectic Tarot Forum. Lee is a prolific and highly-respected reviewer and commentator on tarot in general. His books include the guides to the Lo Scarabeo Universal Marseille deck and the Tarot of Dreams, so it was a real treat for me to read his opinions on the deck.Lee says: " I see the Quantum Tarot as very much a forward-looking... Read Full Story