Scary, huh?
XIII Death – Matter and Antimatter
But here’s the weird thing; although we know that antimatter exists, the universe is made up entirely of ordinary matter. Where’s all the antimatter? No-one knows. Antimatter particles are created briefly in particle accelerators, but they are quickly annihilated and changed into other particles. There’s a theory that in the very early days of the universe there were almost equal parts of matter and antimatter. But because there was slightly more matter, it quickly annihilated all the antimatter and we ended up with a universe composed solely of matter.
We might all like the idea of vanquishing physical death like matter destroying antimatter, but would it really be so great? Matter and antimatter may destroy each other, but out of that combustion comes new energy and new forms. This is part of the constant dance of change that is our universe, and the Death card represents the destructive part of this cycle.
As human beings we are constantly changing and adapting to our environments, but paradoxically we also resist change because we find it fearful. Even if the change is clearly for the better it often comes with a certain amount of resistance. Perhaps because change is essentially a form of death and it reminds us of our own mortality. The Death card requires us to let go and allow the change to happen. It may be something real and tangible, or it may simply be an outworn idea of ourselves. The fear, once faced, releases us to the process of change and we can transform like the particles that compose our bodies into pure energy, into something completely new.
Read more and see images from the Quantum Tarot on my blog. The deck will be published in September 2008 by Kunati. You can pre-order now from:
Every particle has a corresponding antimatter particle. Antimatter has an opposite charge to ordinary matter, like the negatively-charged electron which has a positive antiparticle known as a positron (familiar to all viewers of Star Trek!). When a particle meets its antiparticle partner they annihilate each other in pure energy, which then goes on to form other particles.
But here’s the weird thing; although we know that antimatter exists, the universe is made up entirely of ordinary matter. Where’s all the antimatter? No-one knows. Antimatter particles are created briefly in particle accelerators, but they are quickly annihilated and changed into other particles. There’s a theory that in the very early days of the universe there were almost equal parts of matter and antimatter. But because there was slightly more matter, it quickly annihilated all the antimatter and we ended up with a universe composed solely of matter.
We might all like the idea of vanquishing physical death like matter destroying antimatter, but would it really be so great? Matter and antimatter may destroy each other, but out of that combustion comes new energy and new forms. This is part of the constant dance of change that is our universe, and the Death card represents the destructive part of this cycle.
As human beings we are constantly changing and adapting to our environments, but paradoxically we also resist change because we find it fearful. Even if the change is clearly for the better it often comes with a certain amount of resistance. Perhaps because change is essentially a form of death and it reminds us of our own mortality. The Death card requires us to let go and allow the change to happen. It may be something real and tangible, or it may simply be an outworn idea of ourselves. The fear, once faced, releases us to the process of change and we can transform like the particles that compose our bodies into pure energy, into something completely new.
Read more and see images from the Quantum Tarot on my blog. The deck will be published in September 2008 by Kunati. You can pre-order now from:
Posted on Monday, July 7, 2008 at 09:08AM
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