#science tarot

[upthewitchypunx]

I’m so excited to carry the Science Tarot at Portland Button Works! I’m doubly excited that one of the artists lives in Portland was able to just drop off a box of these yesterday. I have them available in the Portland Button Works shop here. Where you can order them to be shipped to you or, if you are in Portland or visiting Portland, you can arrange to just pick it up at the shop. I’ll also be at the Columbia- Willamette Pagan Pride at Oaks Park next Sunday. At any rate, you can see the rest of the tarot decks and other witchy stuff in our catalog here.

[croneboulder]

Comparing Six of Cups

Put together photos of all of the Six of Cups cards I have in order to compare them. This is the second of two posts. All decks are tagged.

[thegenvyisreal]

So I'm sick, like, bronchitis sick. Like gross shit. And I'm seeing my doctor tomorrow. But I asked the tarot if there was anything it suggested for me to do to take care of myself while I'm getting over this. I didn't specify for it to tell me something I'm not already doing. And I got these suckers.

6, 4, and 8 of Cups in the Science Tarot. And my first instinct was the same as what the book said. And it's basically:

See a doctor. Sleep. Stay inside. Oh, also, drink a SHIT TON of water. (I find this deck to be very literal.)

Boy, I have been DOING THAT. I am GOING TO do that. I'm only leaving the house to see a doctor. I've been sleeping for like 18 hours a day. That's all I feel like doing. And I've been drinking sO mUcH water. So I guess I'm like, doing the right things? What do you wanna bet the doctor is like, "It's viral. Medicate to relieve symptoms, sleep, and drink." I mean, I don't necessarily want him to put me on an antibiotic if he thinks it's viral, that's bad, but I'd like more advice than this!

Protip: DO NOT USE TAROT AS MEDICAL ADVICE I'm just fucking around

[sumpix]

Carl Sagan.

Carl Sagan was an astrophysicist whose imagination and critical thinking helped to advance human understanding in the fields of astronomy, cosmology and natural science. Although his scientific contributions were many, he is best known for producing books and television shows which brought the wonder and excitement of scientific exploration to a worldwide audience. So great was his passion for communication that he helped create the recorded messages sent into space on the Voyager spacecraft: human greetings offered to whatever distant life forms might someday discover them.

Carl Sagan's balance of analytical discipline and enthusiastic wonder allowed him to grasp and achieve what either characteristic alone could not. A charismatic storyteller unites many such diverse qualities: warmth and criticism, strength and vulnerability, passion and practicality – into a single engaging personality, bringing together a diverse audience to listen and explore.

[infjtarot]

World.

Grand Unified Theory.

Gravity, electronic connectors, strong nuclear forces and weak nuclear forces: these are the four independent fields through which forces may be transmitted. Together they allow physicists to explain the behaviour of the physical world we all inhabit.

While our understanding of each of these has grown powerful and sophisticated, we are still working towards a Theory of Everything, one to effectively relate the four forces to one another. Finding a Grand Unified Theory of all the forces is an important goal, a holy Grail of scientific exploration.

The World represents the fulfilment of a grand and profound goal. Life's promise and majesty, wholeness and prosperity is achieved. Everything we have search for is discovered at last, we are welcomed to dance in gratitude and celebration.

[capecodcreatures]

Giving my new deck a look-see.

[croneboulder]

Comparing The Stars

Put together photos of all of The Star cards I have in order to compare them. This is the second of two posts. All decks are tagged.

[croneboulder]

Interview with Science Tarot

1. What is your most prominent characteristic?

Three of Swords: Revolution. It shakes things up, defies conventional wisdom, and results in big changes. Obviously not to The Tower levels, but it does require some disassembly of dark thoughts and feelings to build back up to ‘revolution’.

2. What are your strengths?

Eight of Swords: Collider. Creating new things from chaos, excelling in the unknown. Creating freedom from others’ opinions and intentions that may box me, or the deck, in.

3. What do you like doing the most?

Queen of Cups: John Muir, Storyteller. Quite literally, it likes to tell stories, specifically to inspire and cultivate caring and understanding. Maybe doesn’t like straight answers, but likes to weave a narrative together.

4. What are your weaknesses?

Six of Pentacles: Geothermal. Doesn’t give guidance easily! May answer clear questions or respond to a specific experience pretty readily, but may not be the best for general advice about life as a whole.

5. What do you least like to do?

Six of Wands: Equilibrium. Anything dealing with stability and success, which, wow. I think it also least likes to deal in the past, instead interacting with the present and the future.

6. How do you feel about me?

King of Pentacles: Marie Curie, Visionary. Sees me as someone who is able to learn to be steady, stable, and capable. I don’t get the feeling it thinks I’m there yet, but I’m learning. Marie Curie was a brilliant woman, so I think it sees good things in me.

7. What do you think I need to learn?

Eight of Pentacles: Drift. Accept that not everything happens at once, accept slow change and progress that builds up. Accept that I’m not in the season of earthquakes but in minute building pressures that will make big changes later.

8. How can I work to achieve that?

Page of Pentacles: Otto Loewi, Explorer. Well, this man literally followed a dream and discovered acetylcholine. So I’m guessing if I just keep moving towards my dreams and aspirations I’ll keep making that progress, keep creative and flexible to what can happen on the way.

9. What is the one thing you would ask of me?

Page of Wands: Caroline Herschel, Explorer. Be patient with progress. Work without recognition for the time being, because success will come… eventually.

10. What is the potential outcome of our relationship?

Queen of Pentacles: Frank Oppenheimer, Storyteller. Creation of new understanding from within and with others, overcoming social obstacles.

11. Do you want to work with me?

Two of Pentacles: Antimatter.  Huh. We’re at odds, I think. It’s worked well for me before, but perhaps not meant to be at the moment. Interesting, that’s the first kinda overtly negative card I’ve gotten from this reading I think, and its kinda the most vital question. I’ll leave this deck alone for a bit, pay attention to the strengths and likes section and pick it back up when it likely wants to be used.