Created by Dirk Gillabel
In the following Picture Gallery you can see all the cards of this major arcana. Click on the images.
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deck size: 3 1/4" X 6 3/4" (8.3 X 17 cm)
laminated laser copies
booklet in English
hand-made pouch
22 cards
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In the late eighties when my brother was renovating his house I saw some leftover new tiles lying next to a shed. This gave me the idea to paint a tarot deck on tiles. Thus the Hermetic Tarot and the Alchemical Tarot were born.
In the Alchemical Tarot most of the images are paintings based upon of black and white etchings and drawings from old alchemical manuscripts. To make the deck more attractive all the images have been painted. The original art for the deck is painted on glazed earthenware tiles about 7" by 3 " (18 X 8 cm).
Alchemy is a spiritual process of working on oneself to obtain the ultimate goal in life: liberation. The process itself is called the Great Work. Just like the tarot, alchemical images are powerful archetypes. They have many levels of meaning, and in combination with tarot offer a great tool for self-exploration.
The booklet explains the alchemical images. "13. Death: The black crow is the symbol of the first stage of Nigredo (Blackness) or Putrefaction, out of which grape vines grow, symbol of spiritual growth and fruit. Nigredo means putrefaction, decomposition of the body initiated by the Spirit. The body is being reduced to its prima materia out of which it has its existence. This process is also referred to as cooking. The black earth is put in a hermetically sealed container, warmed up and distilled. Nigredo is coming in contact with all your negative issues like fears, frustrations, complexes and so on; and working them out."
