Querent.py

Part of xamota, Querent.py is an experimental situated software tool for personal tarot practice, supporting introspection and exploration through card-based reflection. This Python-based system incorporates both pre-populated traditional card meanings and user-generated interpretations, allowing for evolution over time. It requires a physical tarot deck, using card draws as triggers for retrieving and generating information.

Querent.py seeks to:

• Explore the intersection between structured data schemas and intuitive, embodied knowledge
• Develop a software tool for card-based personal reflection, approaching the tarot as a “projective instrument” or “portable contemplative device”
• Probe the generative potential of constrained and “forgetful” systems
• Support the evolution of card meanings through user-supplied interpretations, creating a dynamic knowledge base that grows and changes with use
• Explore the concept of “smallness” through local, single-user deployment
• Critique and present alternatives to promissory visions of seamless, on-demand knowledge retrieval
• Contribute to discussions about small data sets and generative AI

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