A bridge between Science and Mythology!
This deck is an amazing combination of science & mythology symbolism and stories presented in a traditional Rider-Waite tarot format.
The deck illustrates science stories to engage scientists, artists and tarot enthusiasts alike. In this way we aim to bridge disparate communities and foster both science education and self-discovery.
Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey is adapted to tell each suit's unique story from Ace to Ten. You can follow your own personal Hero's Journey through the myths and archetypes represented in these science stories.
Major Arcana as Science Stories
Powerful stories offer helpful stepping stones to each of us: shared experiences, moments of transformation and familiar characters. Each Major Arcana card invites us to find our own story within the realm of science.
Science Tarot was a creative science communication project that combines science, art and mythology into a tarot deck to engage and awaken people's curiosity about science and the natural world, while working with the cards.
Science Tarot was a group project, an exciting collaboration of professional talent including post-doc scientists, experienced tarot readers, graphic designers and published artists. We were united by our desire to explore and create at the intersection of science and art. I was one of 5 artists who contributed artwork for the deck, and created the paintings for the suit of Wands.
See and buy prints of original Wands/Stars artwork here: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/janelle-schneider.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=106699
Wands as Creation
We begin our journey with the stars, where the elements that form planets and generate life are manufactured. Through astronomy and cosmology, we explore our human impulses to survive and create. (This suit features my paintings, both digital and on canvas.)
Icon: Bunsen Burner
Pentacles as Exchange
Elements created in the stars now interact, forming molecules, planets and organisms. Through the fields of geology and chemistry, we explore our own interactions with the world around us.
Icon: Magnifying Glass
Swords as Observation
From matter emerges consciousness, which divides the world into observer and observed. Through physics, math and the scientific method, we explore our own power to shape the world.
Icon: Scalpel
Cups as Integration
The stories of science and human experience lead us back into the world again, not simply as observer but as participant. Through biology and ecology with the scientific method, we explore the realm of human emotions and relationships.
Icon: Beaker
Face Cards as Scientist Portraits
Each face card profiles a different scientist along their particular life path. Each is linked to a symbolic neurotransmitter (shown in parenthesis) inspired by biological anthropologist Helen Fisher's work on personality types.
Explorer as Page (Dopamine): A seeker whose initial curiosity about the world opens a gateway to scientific inquiry.
Innovator as Knight (Serotonin): The devoted researcher whose persistence and invention reveal new insights.
Storyteller as Queen (Oxytocin): The negotiator whose intelligence and empathy welcome others into scientific discovery.
Visionary as King (Testosterone): The director who drives scientific study forward into new territory with vision and hope.
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