Thursday, September 25, 2008

GUEST BLOG: Creating the Quantum Tarot - by Kay Stopforth

GUEST BLOG: Creating the Quantum Tarot - by Kay Stopforth

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

Kay! What a wonderful idea of tying together Quantum Physics with the Tarot! You have combined two passions of mine, as I collect Tarot cards and I am an avid reader of quantum physics. No, I don't pretend to understand it all, but what I do understand I find fascinating! The artwork that you posted is beautiful as well! I love the Magician! The hard work really paid off.

I hope to win the reading, but if I don't....I still wanted to let you know what a beautiful job you and Chris have produced! Bravo!

Bruce, a work in progress said...

Kay,
The deck looks absolutely beautiful. I can't wait to get my hands on one.
Very interesting to me that you would combine these two subjects. It definitely strikes a chord with me. I'm a very strong Pisces (creative, emotional, feel vs. think) wrapped up in a Capricorn rising package. I'm also a very spiritual person working in a scientific/technical profession. I honestly have no problem melding spirutiality with science. In fact I think they fit together just fine as long as you don't try to force fit them into a rigid manmade religious doctrine.
Great work. Thanks!

Tryphyna said...

this is a fantastic deck! I would love to get my hands on it one day!

(as I've already won a free reading this week, please don't include me in the contest. I'd prefer to spread the love, but couldn't resist commenting on how beautiful those cards are)

Robin S. said...

What an amazing looking deck. I love the idea of merging the Hubble images with the Tarot. Such a unique idea.

Michelle Miles said...

What a gorgeous deck! I've always wanted to have a reading but never got the chance. String theory is something that I find highly interesting so I'm going to have to check out the book that inspired you. :)

Jambrea said...

Those are just beautiful. I LOVE the moon card. What a great idea and I'm so glad this came about!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your amazing, unique deck - thank you for sharing it with us! I'm glad you talked about your working relationship with your artist and how working together you both achieved so much more. :) When is the deck to be published?

Kay Stopforth said...

Wow thankyou everyone for your kind comments! I'm really looking forward to doing the reading for whoever wins :)

Garnet - the deck is already out - released this month from US indie publisher Kunati. My blog has various amazon links on it if you want to get hold of the deck. (hope arwen doesn't mind!): www.quantumtarot.co.uk

Anonymous said...

Hello
Just wanted to pop in to say that the Quantum Tarot is a very exquisite and sophisticated deck, and that I can highly recommend it. When I first had it in my hands I couldn't but feel awe of the amount of knowledge and creativity put into this work.

I'll leave a comment on this on my blog later tonight.

Love, Kristine Gazel.

Kitty said...

Hi. I followed the link here from Bruce's Blog (The Quixotic Heirophant). I wasn't going to leave a comment, but on seeing those cards, I just have to say 'wow!' - they are stunning!

x

Anonymous said...

Kay, these are absolutely stunning! The Hubble images are so completely harmonious with the deck! Congratulations!

belinda

Asylumgirl said...

Oh, what gorgeous images! If you don't mind my asking, why was the Magician so difficult to decide on and what were the possibilities with this card?

Deidre
deidre_durance@hotmail.com

Kay Stopforth said...

Thanks again for your comments folks :) Deidre - I really don't know why the Magician was so difficult - it's usually one of my favourite cards! The other versions were basically variations on the same theme with the same elements - nebula, rainbow, juggler. It just took us forever to get the balance right. The breakthrough was when we tried the "cut-out" effect with the juggler figure - we used an images of trees, would you believe? It was kind of born out of desperation, but it really worked. I think it grounds the card and works well with all the rainbows flying about. ;)

Anonymous said...

Whoa, what a great idea! Funny because I've been thinking a lot lately about how much science and belief of sorts can go hand-in-hand, despite how much people tend to debate these things. The deck is also very beautiful!

Mary Caelsto said...

Wow... what a gorgeous deck. Those cards really popped off the screen. I will definately be checking this out. While looking at the images I was reminded of Delynn (Babylon 5) telling someone (I think it was Sheridan) that we are all made of star stuff. Indeed. :)

Alia said...

What an absolutely marvelous idea for a deck! It's lovely and appealing and I suspect the deck will be going on my wish list!

And the focus on the grand scale and the tiny scale works quite well for me, too.

Elizabeth Delisi said...

Oh, I love the Moon card with the pictures from space...from the Hubble Space Telescope, is it? Congratulations on a lovely deck!

Liz

Anonymous said...

These cards are amazing. I saw the first two and said to myself, I have to have this deck. It's beautiful and the symbology just calls to be figured out.
Oh my, I just went to the website for it and it gave me chills, I'm in awe of these cards. I definitely will be getting some. I think they will trump over current deck.
Now I want to read that book as well.

Peter

Tarot By Arwen said...

Thanks everyone! We have a winner! Congratulations, Garnet!!

Kay Stopforth said...

Well done Garnet :) And many thanks to Arwen for organising the contest and kindly having me as a guest on her blog :D

Thanks to everyone who left comments - your positive feedback has been really encouraging!

Garnet, please email me at quantumtarot@yahoo.co.uk and we can arrange your reading