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Tag: Tarot

— Alchemical Stages, Tarot —

Putrefactio: The Crow and Skull

January 7, 2010

The fifth stage of the alchemical process is Putrefactio.  It signifies the end of the blackening process where the imperfections of the material are removed by fire.  The crow and the skull are symbols of death, but similar to the death card in a tarot deck, in alchemy these are primarily interpreted as symbols of… Read More Putrefactio: The Crow and Skull

— Alchemical Stages, Tarot —

Projectio: The Phoenix

December 11, 2009

I have started making a small deck of cards – one for each of the (more or less – depending on the source) twelve stages of the alchemical process.  I started at the finish for some reason – with the last stage: Projectio.  Projection is the moment when the base metal, after the long and… Read More Projectio: The Phoenix

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