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Introduction World of Tarot Presents, The Alchemist Tarot by Florence, Italy visionary Londa R. Marks who takes you to another dimension of tarot; The World of Tarot; an enchanted environment where The Alchemist’s Workshop, a mystical atelier, houses the exalted Hermetic Order of Alchemy: Spirit guides of Wish Granting, to create their magick. q

“Believe in the seed.”

Londa R. Marks, best selling tarot author and illustrator is an intuitive visionary focused on cryptograhics of art and how the Medieval and Renaissance period played an important role in codes of art, especially by the likes of Dante Alighieri (Divine Comedy), and Lorenzo de' Medici's group of Platonic Academy artists, astrologers and philosophers, such as: Michaelangelo, Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Leonardo da Vinci, Marsillio Ficino, Angelo Poliziano, Pico della Mirandola - founder of the tradition of Christian Kabbalah and Hermetic Reformation.

Londa is published by Lord of the Rings and A&E History Channel publisher: U.S. Games Systems, Inc., the world’s largest publisher of tarot and is now published by Alchemist Publishing LLC, Publisher Of The Arts.

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The Alchemist Tarot - Cryptographic Tarocchi

Reading Digital Tarot Deck & Divinations Cryptography & Digital Tarot Readings

Choose Tarot Card Page Number

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” —Arthur C. Clarke Art, Music & Technology is Cryptography: The Art of Writing Codes or Solving Codes; the underlying foundation of the author / artist Londa R. Marks Studio, Firenze, Italy.

Tuning into the frequencies of the universe with digital technology tarot through ‘sending’ and ‘receiving devices’ (mobile devices), can open unexpected and unknown channels for receiving otherworldly messages, information and connecting with appropriate cosmic guides that resonate with this digital tarot reading while revealing deeper meanings not only for you but also for those you are connected with on earth. After all, isn’t that what we use tarot for, tuning into the universe? It can be a clearer and broader path with technology and frequencies than with paper. Tarot includes important messages within its code, cryptography and frequencies universally structured and intertwined with our souls. Digital Tarot Readings bring us one step closer to being in sync with frequencies of the universe and its specific messages for us independently and collectively.

The page numbers on this list correspond to a tarot card from Kismet, Way Of The Sword Major Arcana or Minor Arcana cards. Select 6 page numbers to do a 6 Card Layout Reading or select any numbers for custom tarot reading.

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How To Perform Digital Tarot Readings

We are all at-one with our technology devices because we intuitively know our ‘messages’ are there, all messages, not just with Planet Earth but with the universe too. So, instead of shuffling paper tarot cards, go a step further and ask the universe to tell you what page numbers in The Alchemist Digital Tarot have your cards’ answers for your tarot reading questions.

• Ask the universe for 6 page numbers from list on the right for your digital tarot reading.

Either remember the numbers or make note of them.

• Select each page number matching the numbers that came to you. These page numbers are your cards with its divination for your Digital Tarot Reading.

• Instead of reversed cards use the reverse divination in the reading to alert the querent that this could occur.

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The Alchemist Tarot includes Minor Arcana cards with divinations.

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Tarot Tip The Major Arcana conveys a higher purpose.

The Minor Arcana relates to everyday matters.

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READING LAYOUT INSTRUCTIONS

Major Arcana, 0 - XXI

6-Card Layout Reading

The Major Arcana conveys a higher purpose.

The Minor Arcana relates to everyday matters.

1. The card in first position represents the nature of your question and shows you what surrounds it.

Historically, the Major Arcana is also known as trumps. There are usually 22 such cards in a standard 78-card pack. They are typically numbered from 0 to 21. The trumps originally had little mystical or magical import. The terms "Major" and "Minor Arcana" are used in the occult, and divinatory applications of the deck as in practicing Esoteric Tarot. The Major Arcana originally had simple allegorical or esoteric meaning, mostly originating in elite ideology in the Italian courts of the 15th century when it was invented.

By the 19th century, the tarot came to be regarded as a "bible of bibles," an esoteric repository of all the significant truths of creation. The trend was started by prominent Freemason and Protestant cleric Antoine Court de Gébelin who suggested that the tarot had an ancient Egyptian origin, and mystic divine and Kabbalah significance.

The Major Arcana are considered the most important group of cards in the tarot. To some, they represent universal archetypes. To others, they represent the spiritual quest of enlightenment.

They are magickal and special and yet they also represent our everyday lives and experiences.

There are many aspects to the Major Arcana and it would be wrong to classify them from just one perspective.

Like the rest of the tarot, the Major Arcana are multi-faceted and multi-talented and should be allowed to express themselves in many different ways, from predictive tarot reading, to psychological explorations; from tarot spells and magick to its original purpose – as a game.

2. The second position card represents what is influencing your question.

3. The third card is what has past and influenced your question.

4. The fourth card indicates that which will influence your future in relation to your question.

5. The fifth card has to do with the hopes of the outcome.

Reading The Cards • Shuffle your deck of cards while thinking of a question you would like it to shed light on.

Sometimes a card will fall out while shuffling.

Put that card in its proper position; past, present or future — if using a 3-card layout for your reading. If more than one card falls out you could either use three of the cards or put them back in the deck and shuffle again until one card falls or when you feel you should stop shuffling and want to pull a card.

• Skilled card readers understand fundamentals of tarot while evaluating card layout perspectives and assimilating answers discovered from the tarot deck’s art. Collectively a richly insightful evaluation can be realized for what the layout wants to convey.

• Refer to the booklet for its particular divinations but rely on card details, its art, characters, colors, numbers, symbols and feelings you receive from each card to help determine its meaning and story. Each card in itself is a mood, a stage, a world.

3-Card Reading Example of a 3-card layout tarot reading with the cards on the right: Present: It may feel like you took a chance and threw the dice which is turning into a chaotic situation.

Past: Looking back, a decision was made.

The number 3 may have played a role in a decision but there were signs of karmic fate.

Future: Ultimately, it is obvious that the past and present were supposed to happen as they did. This will be realized in an outcome better than expected.

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The Alchemist

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Movie Plot Synopsis

“The Alchemist’s Spell”

By Londa Marks A story taken from The Alchemist Tarot, about The Alchemist, a cryptic mage.

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eep within foggy moors, a clever and witty Alchemist resides at a moss caked, crumbling old stone cottage he aptly named, Alchemist Workshop known to light up even the darkest of nights.

Inside he is surrounded by cryptographically coded art cards scattered about. This special place is where the Alchemist devotes his time becoming one with the magick from the cards' embedded codes. Meanwhile he conjures a few spells and psychically reads the cards for the curious querent who occasionally drops by.

One day The Alchemist’s enchanted life was peculiarly altered when a neighboring persuasive artiste, Isabella Mistle-Thrush, arrives with her impressive plans to build a World of Tarot for wish granting upon his magickal lair which would include a Hermetic Order Of Alchemy; Spirit guides of wish granting.

The Alchemist taken aback by this idea firmly resists.

So, Isabella randomly steals some of his ancient alchemy tools and a vault of well used souls from his workshop. Later, she inadvertently involves The Alchemist in spiritual battle with nefarious XV Lord of Earth.

Isabella quickly begins to craft the souls into Hermetic Order Of Alchemy characters so they can begin doing the Order’s work of wish granting and to convince The Alchemist how great her idea is.

Despite good intentions, it is revealed that the souls are laden with hexes, thus any work they would do would be evil, not good. Suddenly, The Hierophant materializes from the words of a ragged magick book warning, "Hexes confine most of us stolen souls." Further he said, "We have to defend ourselves and you are not going to like it."

Trouble continues brewing for both Isabella and then for The Alchemist who arrives visibly shaken. But with perfect timing they are joined by Isabella’s phantom assistant Lord Raven in a chivalrous attempt to rescue her from the Alchemist’s wily, and yet-untamed souls that she wants to cultivate for the Hermetic Order of Alchemy.

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The Hermetic Order of Alchemy will be prevented from coming to life in the warmhearted form she has envisioned if the hexes are not removed first. Moreover, The World of Tarot cannot exist without this highly intuitive and beneficial community. But, extracting the hexes from them is dangerous venture.

To top it off, only XV Lord of Earth can remove the hexes multiplying everyone’s peril upon entering his red abyss.

Isabella, The Hierophant and Lord Raven morph into some of Lord of Earth’s devoted legions of lesser entities to evaluate the possibilities while the Lord of Earth clashes with the Alchemist humorously bartering for that one never before used powerful alchemy tool in exchange for a hex removal system that will enliven a benevolent, Hermetic Order of Alchemy.

Dead-stopped at an impasse, inside the red abyss, the hexes in jeopardy cannot be safely removed from the souls unless the Lord of Earth’s demands are met. Hazardous tasks continue when the foursome tries to elude XV Lord of Earth and pilfers what they thought was the hex removal system.

The trick now is to find their way to the World of Tarot and to The Alchemist with The Hermetic Order Of Alchemy souls. But first they must gain access through the Tower of Six, time travel through 2012 and exit through the Wall Of The Universe - with the real hex removal system.

“Sometimes, it gets worse before it gets better.” —The Alchemist

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World of Tarot

The Alchemist Tarot

By Londa Marks

Anyone can use The Alchemist Tarot. It is 100% safe and easy. Be forewarned! By using The Alchemist Tarot you may get what you wish for.

The Alchemist Tarot is best used with its own book and card set.

It will not work with any other deck of tarot cards because it is an alchemy enlivened deck of tarot specifically for use with its own magickal properties and environment. Once you possess The Alchemist Tarot, you hold some of the highest magick and perceptive divination in the obvious universe.

The Alchemist Tarot may be the perfect tool to help you achieve enlightened guidance. You might even discover the meaning and purpose of your life by shuffling the cards each day, choosing at least one card and reading its divination.

Meditation Try to tune into and meditate upon The Hermetic Order of Alchemy ancient methods, magickal powers, intuition and techniques associated with The Alchemist Tarot.

When the connection is truly made, confirmation is delivered to the psychic reader or person meditating through enigmatic prophecies received either through subconscious devices or day dream like states of consciousness. One example is when the psychic reader begins writing and channels a symbol, phrase or word/s from ancient lists of instructions. Another way and the most preferred way is to mentally enter The World of Tarot.

To do a simplified version of this type of meditation hold your tarot cards and sit quietly for 2 minutes. Clear your mind of all thoughts. Then, picture your Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide or guides from the card you drew from the deck. Mentally tell your spirit guide what you want and why you feel that you deserve to have it. You may hear your spirit guide speak to you or feel like you have been almost hugged when you have made connection. Once this happens you have entered the World of Tarot.

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Instructions or omens in various forms may occur showing you information about your wishes or needs.

Keep this information in a journal (The Alchemist’s Journal) or a diary to see how your story builds. Dreams may show you symbols or information too. Keep track of your dreams as well in The Alchemist’s Journal available at WorldOfTarot.com.

Meditate daily as long as you want to. Sometimes you will engage with your Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide and other times you won’t. Since they are essentially cloned for each deck owner they can help more than one person at a time, but there are some days when they may not be available due to working on your wishes and do not want to be disturbed. Have no fear about doing this because you are backed by all of this extraordinarily powerful work that Londa Marks has created for you, the believers. As well, The Alchemist and The Hermetic Order of Alchemy as your spirit guides are from a supreme hierarchy who will protect you.

Doing Your Own Tarot Readings The Alchemist Tarot is a highly advanced tarot deck but easy enough for novice interaction. You can use The Alchemist Tarot cards to do a personal reading for yourself or you can have a professional psychic read your The Alchemist Tarot cards for you.

It’s easy to do a reading for yourself with this tarot deck but keep in mind that you can have a tendency to ‘load the deck’ in your favor. If you do a reading for yourself be objective and see the reading for what it is; good, bad, instructive or otherwise.

To do a reading for yourself just shuffle the cards with your eyes closed while focusing on your question. Shuffle the cards at least six times, or when you get a feeling that you have connected with the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guides then stop and pull one card from any part of the deck unless one or more have fallen out of the deck. If doing a digital reading select numbers of the pages the cards are on. The feeling of connection comes from an instinctual perception of just knowing, or, having a gut feeling.

If you have any doubts or just don’t feel that you are making the connection reshuffle the cards another six times, choose card numbers or wait until later.

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Laying Out the Cards for Your Reading The Alchemist Tarot booklet includes an easy to follow quick card layout diagram. You can find the layout diagram and instructions for accurately laying out your cards and how to read your cards located in this booklet. Be sure to layout your cards with the images of The Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guides facing upward, not reversed.

If you prefer to draw one card for a question you have, you can do that too. Just shuffle the cards with your eyes closed and focus on your question while shuffling or for digital readings, pick a number of a page the card is on. When you get a feeling that you have connected with The Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guides stop, and then begin the reading. If you feel that your reading is not correct or you need more information from more cards then you can do the same procedure again. You can do this as often as you need to but just be honest with yourself as to what the right answers are.

Notice a card that is trying to tell you something. As you read and study each card be sure to search for obvious and not so obvious meanings, omens and symbolism in the card art.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy & Their Skills Each of The Alchemist Tarot cards contains at least one Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide or character. The Hermetic Order of Alchemy consists of characters that represent each particular tarot card and each character will become your own personal spirit guides. They will watch over you and work in conjunction with you to solve your problems and make sure your wishes materialize.

In the case where there is more than one Hermetic Order of Alchemy character on a card in your reading, you will be blessed that day by having more than one Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide.

Generally, when there is more than one Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide on a card that you draw or in your tarot reading, it means that you need extra guidance for that day. You now have the Hermetic Order of Alchemy on your side, and that is a very good thing!

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All cards contain astrological, numerica, planetary properties and symbols as well as Hebrew (Kabbalah – means: receiving) letters.

Some symbolism may apply to your question but some may not appear to apply to your question – at least, right now. You may however, see that it does at a later time. Keep notes about the cards you draw each day. Eventually, you will see a story developing for you.

Additional Power The other deck/kit related to this tarot deck is, The Alchemist’s Spell Tarot & Complete Wish Granting Kit and includes spells on the backs of the cards which have been omitted in this deck as it is a standard tarot deck. As you do a reading you can see what spells would most likely be the best choice for you because they are on the back of the cards of your layout. Generally, the right spells show up in the cards you layout if you’ve truly focused on your problem or question without interruption, and feel a connection with The Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guides. The Alchemist’s Spell Tarot & Complete Wish Granting Kit is a great tool for a professional psychic to enable them to choose the right spells for their clients if needed. World of Tarot: The kit contains 154 already cast spells with 30 free spell activators. The more spells you activate, the more Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guides that you get to assist you with your specific needs, desires and wishes. And, the more power you will have to meet your goals. By activating your spells you are unlocking and utilizing each Hermetic Order of Alchemy character’s skills and abilities. Consider this kit for additional power.

Major Arcana The Major Arcana conveys a higher purpose. The Minor Arcana relates to everyday matters.

The Major Arcana also called the Major Trumps of the tarot deck consist of 22 cards and are used in esoteric practice either alone or with the Minor Arcana. Staying with tradition, the The Alchemist Tarot Major Arcana cards depict a roman numeral on each card for that cards’ number. The scenes on the cards are heavy in symbolism. In The Alchemist Tarot cards there are also symbols for each card’s related planet and astrological symbols. Included are Hebrew letters steeped in cryptic code along with two word divinations.

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The Minor Arcana consisting of 52 cards generally categorized as: coins, cups, swords and wands relates to everyday matters. For The Alchemist Tarot deck Londa Marks has chosen to utilize only the Major Arcana because in order to fulfill your wishes you have to step outside of everyday thinking and choices to connect with your higher purpose. It is only when you connect with your higher purpose that you begin to see your wishes granted. And, The Alchemist Tarot includes an abundance of symbolism which will take time to digest and apply to your life in order for you to reach your higher purpose.

This is a highly powerful and specialized deck of tarot cards. It is a conduit for connecting you to your higher purpose as well as helping you receive your wishes.

Tarot cards are thought to have been around since ancient Egyptian days although some people will argue that they have only been around since the 15th Century and originated in Italy. They have been connected to Jewish Mysticism and occult knowledge otherwise known as Kabbalah. The Hebrew alphabet contains 22 letters which is centered around The Tree of Life, the Sephirot. The Major Arcana in The Alchemist Tarot deck has 22 cards. Each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew Alphabet which are attached to each of the 22 cards has symbolic meaning. You will find brief meanings included in this booklet.

Roman Numerals The Alchemist Tarot cards are numbered in roman numerals from 0-(2012)21. A Roman numeral is found at the top of each card above the Hermetic Order of Alchemy characters. At the bottom of each card is a two word quick reference divination, or, basic meaning of that card.

We begin with the Roman numeral 0 for the Motley Exemplar, the first character of the Hermetic Order of Alchemy in The Alchemist Tarot cards. The Motley Exemplar represents a person who sets an example for being diverse, optimistic and unique enough to set new trends and become legendary. This card can also be considered the last card; like the chicken and the egg - the beginning and the end.

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cards contains cryptic meaning like the 0 Motley Exemplar card so be sure to analyze your cards selected for the day. Each time you look at them you will always see something new. And, each time you layout the cards you will see a new answer in the form of a story unfolding for your questions. Be sure to include all of the elements, numbers and pictures of the cards to form your story and your answers.

The Alchemist Tarot Nomenclature If you do a card layout and see cards that work together naturally as described in “Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy” then the power of your reading increases substantially. This means that if you have several cards that work together as stated on their “Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy” these are more powerful together than when alone.

If the cards are shuffled and some of your cards turn upside down, turn them upright. Although, the general rule in tarot is that when you do readings, the tarot cards that are turned upside down have a reverse meaning (not always, but generally), and this deck does not have that option. If the card has a negative connotation it is described in the card info. If you don’t have cards that work naturally together that doesn’t mean you don’t have power that’s just your reading good or bad with that particular combination of cards.

There is an element of power in each card. Deciphering it is an art.

Ancient Mystical Torah Beginnings Around 1290 a French artist transformed the 22 Major Arcana of traditional Italian Trionfi Tarocchini, into what is now known as tarot. It included ancient Judaic symbols and iconography. Kabbalah (“receiving”) aligns with tarot. Tarot readers receive guidance, answers and signs when using tarot just like Jewish perpetually searching for truth. Kabbalah is an esoteric method, discipline, and school of thought in Jewish mysticism.

“The earliest known tarot decks weren’t designed with mysticism in mind; they were actually meant for playing a game similar to modern-day bridge. Wealthy families in Italy commissioned expensive, artist-made decks known as ‘carte da trionfi’ or ‘cards of triumph.’

These cards were marked with suits of cups, swords, coins, and polo sticks (eventually changed to staves or wands), and courts consisting of a king and two male underlings. Tarot cards later incorporated queens, trumps (the wild cards unique to tarot), and ©2008 Londa R. Marks, Alchemist Tarot, Published by Alchemist Publishing LLC 19

the Fool to this system, for a complete deck that usually totaled 78 cards. Today, the suit cards are commonly called the Minor Arcana, while trump cards are known as the Major Arcana.”

—Collector’s Weekly.

The relationship of tarot to the esoteric teachings of the Torah and the Kabbalah reveal true meaning of tarot as it is coded into the Kabbalah.

The Alchemist Tarot includes some hidden meanings coinciding with Judaic mysticism, Kabbalah and symbolism.

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Tree of Life-Tarot correspondences (Based on Delaere 2010: 14). On each path, first the letter of the tree is given, then the (numbered) card according to the Greencraft/Gray system (with the original names, if different, after a slash). The original path-card associations are given in parentheses. —Research Gate

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Motley Exemplar HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Herkimer ROMAN NUMERAL 0 (zero) TWO WORD DIVINATION Risk Taker & Trailblazer ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Aries - Fire Planet: Uranus HEBREW LETTER a Aleph; means Ox. From Aleph to Taw (or, Tav) Describes something from beginning to end.

0 Motley Exemplar Represents: Upon entering the Alchemy Farm, 0 Motley Exemplar takes her wand and begins her magickal journey of cultivating her garden, believing in the seed and turning nothing into something.

0 Motley Exemplar represents the beginning and the end; a complete circle. 0 Motley Exemplar sets example by being diverse, taking chances, bending the rules and making her own rules while maintaining original laws. 0 Motley Exemplar is led by curiosity and drawn by all that is fascinating and sparkling while inviting appreciation of her talents and knowledge. She is not naïve and yet she is; she knows the deeper truths and powers that exist in naiveté like being able to plant a dried up seed and growing an abundance of wealth from it. The Motley Exemplar is colorful and morphs with precision into whatever the situation calls for. Travel through this magickal journey by entering Alchemy Farm. Gather your lessons when you get to Harvest just before you enter the World of Tarot.

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE If you’ve chosen this card or it’s shown up in your card reading layout then your message is to cultivate your best attributes and grow them. Don’t underestimate yourself. Be alluring, be available, be unique, and be curious and a journey of change and to become enlightened and reborn. Prepare for unexpected events. Put no pressures on anyone including yourself. Bask in moments of joy that arise. Where you began is where you will end if even metaphorically.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: 0 The Motley Exemplar is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of naiveté. Skills include being able to make someone appear alluring and enticing, growing wealth (or, abundance) through belief. She instills insight and new perspective; takes chances and risks. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: Works with all of Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guides in The Alchemist’s Spell Tarot deck.

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The Alchemist HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Semreh Skullcap ROMAN NUMERAL I (One) TWO WORD DIVINATION Adept & Messenger ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Aquarius - Air Planet: Mercury HEBREW LETTER B Bet. Means: house.

Torah begins with the letter Bet. Torah holds the laws and instructions of the house: The Alchemist’s Workshop.

1 The Alchemist Represents: He is the ultimate World of Tarot tool master. He is the Lord of Tarot, the Lord of Magick. He is the supreme messenger who resides in The Alchemist’s Workshop filled with esoteric knowledge and supernatural powers. He holds clandestine codes based on infinity. The number 8 on its side is depicted as a symbol for infinity and is one of The Alchemist’s symbols and tools. The number 8 is the number of Magick and refers to Hermes, another Lord of Magick and Messenger of the Gods related to The Alchemist. The Alchemist whispers to the witches and wizards because he is the magician who knows what the witches and wizards need to know.

His magick is achieved through four of his alchemy tools: Knowledge (wand); Will (pentacle); Courage (sword) and Silence (cup).

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE To add another dimension to your life interact with the one who holds the ultimate magick; the wise one, the one who has a message for everyone he meets; The Alchemist. He is the magick chemist.

He will change your life by showing you what you are truly searching for, not what you think you are searching for. If you have drawn this card your message is that magick is brewing for you. The one caveat is that you must utilize the fourfold way and ask The Alchemist to help you achieve that which he feels is most necessary for you at this juncture in your life. Shortly after, you will begin to learn that which you should know (Knowledge). You will begin to make well thought out choices (Will). You will become confident (Courage) and achieve important goals while being Silent (Silence) about them when you desire to speak.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: I The Alchemist is the Hermetic spirit guide of magick. Skills include instilling aspects of his powers and his magick into querent.

Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: The Alchemist works with 0 The Motley Exemplar and guides her into adulthood towards X The Wheel of Fortune and Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of destiny XIX The Sun, the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of illumination.

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Lady Of The Cloister HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Nightshade Huntress ROMAN NUMERAL ll (Two) TWO WORD DIVINATION Foresight & Vision ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Pisces - Water Moon HEBREW LETTER G Gimel. Means: camel or bridge.

II Lady of the Cloister Represents: II Lady of the Cloister invites earthly ones to experience esoteric mysteries which include the magick of her chalice, her veiled spirit and her insight; her foresight stemming from her intuition and knowledge. She invites you to know how to control situations and act upon gathered knowledge with precision and timing. She tells the rich man to run and bestow good upon the poor man. She opens intuitive doors for the less intuitive.

Kabbalah could be viewed as a system consisting of bridges. The letters J & B are the pillars or bridges in this card. Jakin (Jachin) (J) pillar indicates Mercy and Boaz or Boas (B) signifies the pillar of Severity. These pillars situated at the entrance of the First Temple of Jerusalem were built by King Solomon.

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE There are 22 secret laws and codes for life, some of which are embedded in this card. One of those laws is to be a huntress who hunts by enchantment. Lady of the Cloister’s spirit is veiled by her bedazzling brilliance and eloquent mannerisms. Her beauty is incomparable in the eye of the beholder and when she speaks her voice resonates like a siren’s song. She is the embodiment of light and magick. Quiet meditation in her lovely gardens enhances her magickal abilities and is the place where she hides other laws and codes that she governs. This is also the sacred place where Lady of the Cloister performs her initiations. Are you ready to be initiated?

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: II Lady of the Cloister is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of ancient, 22 secret laws and codes. She is the supreme governess of the borders between the normal world and the metaphysical spirit world. Her skills include changing an individual into a vision highly regarded, respected and of legendary proportions. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: II Lady of the Cloister Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of intuition works with XI Balance, XVIII The Moon, XIII Death, XII The Hanged Man and XX Harvest. II Lady of the Cloister is III The Empress’s sister.

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The Empress HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Neroli Clary-Sage ROMAN NUMERAL III (Three) TWO WORD DIVINATION Wife & Mother ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Taurus - Earth Planet: Venus HEBREW LETTER D Daleth; means: Door. The word for “blood” in Hebrew is “Dam”- Daleth and Mem. The Empress is the pathway of the blood. The shape of the Hebrew letter is shaped like a 7; also the number of Cross, Energy, Tarot, Parent, Iesus.

III Empress Represents: A ripening in the womb is occurring with preparations for doors to open.

Once you go through the door you cannot return unless you learn the 22 secret laws and codes.

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE There are 22 secret laws and codes for life, some of which are embedded in this card. One of those laws is to be a huntress who hunts by enchantment. Lady of the Cloister’s spirit is veiled by her bedazzling brilliance and eloquent mannerisms. Her beauty is incomparable in the eye of the beholder and when she speaks her voice resonates like a siren’s song. She is the embodiment of light and magick. Quiet meditation in her lovely gardens enhances her magickal abilities and is the place where she hides other laws and codes that she governs. This is also the sacred place where Lady of the Cloister performs her initiations. Are you ready to be initiated?

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: Her skills include that she has given birth to some of the members of the Hermetic Order of Alchemy. She is a creator of life and death.

Once a god or goddess is born they are on their journey to death. Without birth one would not journey to death which is part of life, and a part of MMXII (XXI) The World of Tarot; part of the Tree of Life. III The Empress is the mother of XII The Hanged Man. Some say one of III Empress’s laws and codes that has been omitted from ancient scriptures for modern acceptance is that III Empress is also the mother of Lady of the Cloister. They were both born during the period of the Egyptians who many times married within the family to keep the lineage and power pure. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: III Empress is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of fertility. She works with her sister II Lady of the Cloister who affiliates as a mid-wife and guide. She also works with XII The Hanged Man and MMXII (XXI) The World of Tarot. To understand why, is to understand her code.

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The Emperor HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Rue Nettlebur ROMAN NUMERAL IV (Four) TWO WORD DIVINATION Defender & Leader ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Aries - Fire Planet: Mars HEBREW LETTER c Heh; Means: Window. Behold! Have faith. I will do what I set out to do. God’s name is heard. My head and face are my tools. I carry the Ankh, the Egyptian symbol of eternal life for my son Iesus.

IV The Emperor Represents: He is someone who has achieved a level of accomplishment, commands respect, is disciplined and knows the facts. He is Nomad of the sun and will not be kept down. If you have drawn this card you are being prompted to take more control over your situation and lead yourself into a solid and secure position.

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE One hand is heavy with the key to life and the other is heavy with the cross he bears. He has compiled much knowledge and knows the facts but answers cannot be divulged to the masses since only a few will be able to fully understand them and utilize them. So, he will choose a select few to divulge his information. He is compassionate yet hides it. He is smart yet cannot learn enough.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: IV The Emperor is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of money. He unlocks vaults of empowerment. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: XIII Death, XII The Hanged Man.

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The Hierophant HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Bishop Bachwood ROMAN NUMERAL V (Five) TWO WORD DIVINATION Insightful & Enigmatic ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Taurus - Earth Planet: Venus – Exalted planet is Luna HEBREW LETTER v Vav; means hook or nail.

The virtue of silence (listening) allows the teacher to translate thought vibrations into the lesson. His love is revealed through his art.

V The Hierophant Represents: He is a deity of the underworld and resurrection. He is divinely guided. Dreams send him messages then he puts them into understandable forms and teaches his dreams to others. He knows what path to take from the visions he sees and from the music he hears in dream dimensions. He is vibration with perfect timing. His number is 5, the number of the senses; sight, hearing, taste, feeling, smell. If you have connected with this card you are being prompted to pay more attention to your dreams. Keep a journal of your daily dreams and see what story develops. You are being told something, listen but see, hear, taste, feel and smell to also find your messages.

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE Possessions and security, tones and revelations; metaphysical directions and those who make him quiver are wealth to him. He hears all and assimilates it into a well orchestrated symphony. He is a quiet individual who radiates his thoughts through body language. If you listen acutely you’ll be hooked by what he sees, you will feel what he feels and nail down what he knows.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: V The Hierophant is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy, spirit guide of insight through music. He has skills of teaching and offers blessings.

His heavenly keys are not physical but can be found through music; music-theory especially.

The key in music identifies the tonic triad, the chord, major or minor which represents the final point of rest for a body of work, or a piece. A complete deck of Tarot cards includes the Major and Minor Arcana; visual art, words and music. Antediluvians in the World of Tarot include musicians and artists. V The Hierophant is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of the 5 senses. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: XIV Realization and with XV Lord of Earth and all cards in the Major Arcana.

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The Lovers

HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Eros & Psyche ROMAN NUMERAL VI (Six) TWO WORD DIVINATION Seduction & Partners ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Aries - Fire Planet: Mars HEBREW LETTER [ Zayin. Means: Sword; implements of war; intellectual analysis of the mysteries of Adam and Eve. VI The Lovers Represents: The Lovers are in all of their ecstasy and all of their trials including lust, love, adultery; all the misery and elation of love and partners.

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE A mystical union has blossomed. The atmosphere lingers heavy with passion and lust.

But fantasia turns to illusion. He is tempted, she is tempted. He turns away to be lured by others yet keeps a steady eye on his partner and shows indication to her that he is still planted solidly beside her. Sounds of sirens swoon through the tepid air attempting to lure them away from each other.

But, a bridge must be crossed by both to arrive at a place of harmony and stability. There is a part of them that wants to cross the bridge, yet there is a part of both of them that wants to indulge in the forbidden treasures of the night. If you have drawn this card, love is in the air and it’s coming for you. This card can also mean that you need protection in your relationship. Evaluate this outcome by other cards in this reading and what you know about your situation.

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The Chariot Rider

HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Calyx Milkweed ROMAN NUMERAL VII (Seven) TWO WORD DIVINATION Adventure & Movement ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Cancer - Water Moon HEBREW LETTER x Cheth. Means: fence; balustrade or rail.

There is a message here indicating that intellect beyond genius through communication to and from another place and time, one of personal privacy radiates through quantum frequencies or an entity of energy and is a device of unusual powers for receiving enlightenment is available to you.

VII The Chariot Rider Represents: The legions of Calyx Milkweed follow his path intently. They traverse his path for personal growth and learn how to be their own hero. If you have drawn this card today your message is to follow a path with intent and heart. Only choose a path that you will look forward to each day thereafter or all other paths will be difficult to bear and cause stressful detours in your future. Once you choose a path with intent you will be living your purpose and find magick along the way.

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE VII The Chariot Rider provides powers from cool waters of intellect and a supernatural vehicle for travel. It will be an expedition towards the light of exultation, merriment and peace, wealth and victory. If you drew this card you may be getting ready to move or are already in the process. You may also see a change for big improvements overall such as positive movement in a relationship, work or any other aspect of your life. It is time to make the change you have been contemplating. There may be odd things that happen to force you to make necessary changes now because they are due. Be aware of all omens pointing you in a new direction. Follow their lead or prepare for rocky roads.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: VII The Chariot Rider’s skills are to be able to transport you to another place either mentally or physically. VII The Chariot Rider is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of transport. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: XVI The Tower of Six.

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Fortitude HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Brodiaea Bast-of-Fire ROMAN NUMERAL VIII (Eight) TWO WORD DIVINATION Intelligence & Timing ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Leo - Fire Star: Sun HEBREW LETTER j Teth; means serpent.

The crowned letter or thorns above the Hebrew letter Tet governs taste and digestion. The staff represents the scepter of Moses.

There is good and bad in Fortitude. The serpent represents bad and the Crown represents good. The Crowned One carries the fire wand of Spirit or serpent.

VIII Fortitude Represents: The lynx has been quieted. Brodiaea Bast-of-Fire stands over the lynx as leader with the staff that can be turned into a serpent if needed. Poised in the distance is the Sun God hovering over his towers of strength, awaiting his turn for intellectual battle. A carpet of sand and dust softly cradles weary feet from a battle but Brodiaea Bast-of- Fire is brave and victorious having performed with valour and now has the moral strength required to perform one’s duties honestly. She is the cat goddess of protection and sees through the eye of Ra.

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE If you have drawn this card, strength is yours. If you fight the battle before you with intent to win and use stealth strategies, astute awareness, preparedness, cunning, ingenious moves and shrewd selections, no matter the outcome you shall win.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: VIII Fortitude has skills to enable you to do whatever you want to. VIII Fortitude is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of success.

Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: XVII The Star.

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The Hermit HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Narcissus ROMAN NUMERAL IX (Nine) TWO WORD DIVINATION Humble & Introspection ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Virgo - Earth Planet: Mercury HEBREW LETTER \i Yod. Means: Hand, touch.

Yod is considered the starting point of the presence of God in all things; the spark of the Spirit in everything. Yod is the smallest of the Hebrew letters, the image of humble.

IX The Hermit Represents: The Tree of Life, Sephiroth, includes ten forces and depicts the metaphysical engagement of God within The World of Tarot. This card is the 10th card in this deck. Yod represents a mere dot, a divine point of energy while Yod, the Kaballah letter represents the seed on the Tree of Life. Thus, IX The Hermit represents the seed of the oracle where you can leave the physical world to be part of a metaphysical world if you are humble enough yet, narcissistic enough. Preparations start now because the chance to merge with metaphysical is soon to come as you will see in XI Balance.

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE IIX The Hermit begins on the path of a metaphysical journey. Like the Kaballah letter Yod suspended in mid-air the hermit is floating in the World of Tarot and suspended in the belly of creation. In a humble mode The Hermit connects with all matter as if just being born; virginal and floating in perfection; alone but connected to everything. This card is telling you to be humble and allow things to be as they are. There will be a natural progression of matters that will be beneficial in the long run. It is time to go within and analyze all that is surrounding you and evaluate what is truly important. Love yourself in a humble way while preparing to enter a new and spiritual lifestyle.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: IX The Hermit is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of restraint. Skills of IX The Hermit include instilling patience in an individual, teaching meditation and how to enter the metaphysical realm.

Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: XVIII The Moon

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Wheel Of Fortune HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Mout Naunet ROMAN NUMERAL X (Ten) TWO WORD DIVINATION Wealth & Luck ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Sagittarius - Fire Planet: Jupiter HEBREW LETTER \k Kaph. Means: Hand, touch.

Palm of Hand. That which may be contained within the palm of hand or container.

Spiritual focus and concentration required.

X Wheel Of Fortune Represents: Mout, the Mother of Mothers is sometimes called the white vulture. She has existed since the beginning of time. She created the World of Tarot. Her children were born through parthenogenesis (reproduction without fertilization). Naunet, also called, the snake- headed girl, guards the family’s wealth filled abyss. Mout’s son Chons, the wanderer, protects his family against wild animals and thieves who travel through the black night. Chons causes the moon to glow white hot, women to become pregnant and the air to emit fragrances from fresh rains.

He can grant your wishes if he wants to.

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE You must fiercely desire, need and want riches but you must also work intelligently to lure wealth to you. Yearn for wealth but be hungry for accomplishment. What you give you will receive ten-fold.

That’s what brings wealth. When riches fall into the palm of your hands think like the white vulture but protect your wealth like mother, guard it like Naunet, be creative like Chons and grow your wealth. Riches will not live in a container of repellents.

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Balance HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Maat Feshook ROMAN NUMERAL XI (Eleven) TWO WORD DIVINATION Justice & Nemesis ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Libra - Air Planet: Venus HEBREW LETTER l Lamed. Means: Ox Goad.

An ox goad is a type of stick or pole with a pointed tip and can be used in Law, science or rule making. Ploughmen in the 16th century carried a goad with a flat blade on one end to work oxen and they responded to it quite well. It's also known as a shepherd's staff. The ox is depicted on the 0 Motley Exemplar card – the beginning and the end of the Major Arcana. With this card, XI Balance, we are leaving the earthly section of the deck heading into the metaphysical realm of the Major Arcana with something pertaining to the ox – another beginning point.

XI Balance Represents: If the heart understands knowledge, the brain understands the silent laws of knowledge. Truth, rules and rationality must be combined with fundamental order while utilizing the art of law and balance.

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE The golden sun symbolizes the golden rules of balance and harmony if even through calculated manipulation. The wisdom that chooses the outcome for you will also open new doors to another type of existence. The type of existence you experience depends upon the choices made at this juncture. The choice must include weighing all facts and be made upon that which can be lived with for years to come. All choices affect the balance of the future not just for you but for many others. Maat Feshook balances his life at Alchemy Farm by making sure all plants and animals are two-pronged, meaning all living things have a counter balance; one thing balances another. The Alchemist's Spell Tarot Major Arcana cards XI through MMXII (XXI) signify ending one era to go into another.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: XI Balance is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of calculated reasoning and manipulated law. He keeps everything in line by striking the sunny stick of intimidation as he smiles easily talking about fairness and balance, law and order. You trust him because he plays on your naiveté with ultra, dazzling precision. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: II Lady of the Cloister and XX Harvest.

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The Hanged Man HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Sanctae Crucis ROMAN NUMERAL XII (Twelve) TWO WORD DIVINATION Transition & Modulation ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Pisces - Water Planet: Neptune HEBREW LETTER m Mem. Means: Reversal of Thought Mem has the numeric value of 40 and is associated with: 40 days and nights of flooding 40 years in the wilderness, 40 days Moses was upon Mount Sinai, 40 days of fasting, 40 days from conception to the initial formation of fetus, 40 weeks of gestation until birth, 40 years of age before man develops insight, Although this card's numbers reduce to 3 the next card is 4 a natural progression for The Hanged Man to travel through.

XII The Hanged Man Represents: We now enter the metaphysical section of the Major Arcana.

Intuition and transition turn into intellectual and illogical situations. Life is flowing with deep waters of liquid intellect expressed through speech and action, indecision yet yearning for logical geographical exploration. Prepare to make powerful adjustments.

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE The golden sun symbolizes the golden rules of balance and harmony if even through calculated manipulation. The wisdom that chooses the outcome for you will also open new doors to another type of existence. The type of existence you experience depends upon the choices made at this juncture. The choice must include weighing all facts and be made upon that which can be lived with for years to come. All choices affect the balance of the future not just for you but for many others. Maat Feshook balances his life at Alchemy Farm by making sure all plants and animals are two-pronged, meaning all living things have a counter balance; one thing balances another. The Alchemist's Spell Tarot Major Arcana cards XI through MMXII (XXI) signify ending one era to go into another.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: XII The Hanged Man is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of timing. His skills are being able to make something happen within 40 days, weeks, years or minutes. XII The Hanged Man is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of revitalization. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: IV The Emperor and XIII Death.

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Death HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Thistle Pricklepod ROMAN NUMERAL XIII (Thirteen) TWO WORD DIVINATION Transformation & Future ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Pisces - Water Planet: Mars HEBREW LETTER n Nun. Means: Fish, seed.

The graphic image for Nun looks similar to a seed. The word eat is in the middle of the word death; eat from the seed and grow life from death. The Hebrew word for death, Nun, is identical to the Egyptian word for mother. A cabalistic system of interpretation of the letter Nun represents the number 50. One gains wisdom at age 50. There are 50 references to Exodus in the Torah.

XII The Hanged Man Represents: Changes. This is not necessarily death in the typical term but the end of a situation or era and beginning of something else.

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE Drink upon the tea of change. Your enemies will be scattered and flee from you. There is a sunrise in the distance corresponding with an uplifting. Gates open to a new kind of life. Harsh conditions may appear before the change occurs. Death stands tall on his Alchemy Farm fence and broadcasts his seeds among the skulls that once were part of a stalk of a life form, and begins a new type of life among the dead.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: XIII Death has skills that can make major changes occur in anyone's life. Death knows that to plant a seed something will grow from it.

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Realization HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Bluelace Agatewing ROMAN NUMERAL XIV (Fourteen) TWO WORD DIVINATION Temperance & Restraint ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Sagittarius - Fire Planet: Jupiter HEBREW LETTER S Samekh. Means: Uphold, support, laying of the hands and shield.

XIV Realization Represents: Changes. Temperance, harmony, security. Guardian angels fly around you watching the good deeds you do and make note of it.

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DIVINATORY MESSAGE The eternal spiral of the Supremes glory in The World of Tarot is upon you. Supreme omnipresence is your support and shelter and a great sage named Realization will present double blessings to the one with the right vessel to receive the blessings. Perfect harmony will envelop your world as you become at peace within your dwelling.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: XIV Realization has mixology skills to make people awaken to their true feelings and obligations. XIV Realization blesses situations and makes it easy for opposites to attract and harmony to reside in relationships of all kinds.

XIV Realization is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of harmony. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: XIII Death and XV Lord of Earth who guide souls to the XX Harvest card.

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Lord Of Earth HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Seddemone ROMAN NUMERAL XV (Fifteen) TWO WORD DIVINATION Domination & Desire ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Capricorn - Earth Planet: Saturn HEBREW LETTER y Ayin. Means: Eye, to see.

Two eyes; connected to an optic nerve leading to the brain. Each eye represents choice or actions of will otherwise known as the heart or emotion. We can choose whether to use the good eye or the evil eye to perceive things; to understand and obey. Primeval light shines through these two eyes..

XV Lord Of Earth Represents: Changes. Fish-Goat Man with insatiable desires and lust, power and intent and the more Lord of Earth hones his craft the more power he has. He gets drunk on power and craves it; he desires it, he lusts for it. Although restraint is one of his powers he adores giving in to his desires and does so frequently. Another one of the 22 secret laws and codes of life is to know how to use your powers while keeping in mind that there is a price to pay for abusing them.

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“Believe in the seed.”

DIVINATORY MESSAGE A person's attitudes and beliefs reveal their true nature. Through actions the individual is known.

Lord of Earth sees, knows and does, but when he speaks his sensual voice is like the poetic siren's song. You want to trust his sultry words but are apprehensive. He can have the appearance of humility but he carries a heart of envy and greed. When the evil eye is in action he becomes a slave to sin and basks in his hunger for it. To lure those to his den of desire he wears the soft goats' skin – the kind of skin that you want to caress, feel the softness of and be wrapped in. He looks you in the eye and seduces and entices you with a twinkling glassy-eyed glance. He promises you the moon and delivers hell fire.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: XV Lord of Earth skills are many. Lord of Earth dominates 72 legions of lesser entities and teaches them to conquer and divide; to work with revenge sometimes and love at other times. He is a force to be reckoned with. XV Lord of Earth is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of formidable opponents. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: VI The Lovers and XVI Tower of Six.

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Tower Of Six HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Amyasis, The Tiphareths ROMAN NUMERAL XVI (Sixteen) TWO WORD DIVINATION Secret & Diversion ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Sagittarius - Fire Planet: Mars HEBREW LETTER q Peh. Means: Expression, mouth; understanding, awareness and Divine Spark of Supreme within each soul.

XVI Tower Of Six Represents: Changes. The Tower of Six is the gateway for entering reality and the gateway to leave reality – reality as we know it. The ghosted veil of six holds the keys to the Tower doors. You must get these keys from the ghosted veil of six, The Tiphareths, in order to enter the Tower and leave reality. The Tower holds 6 journey's, each one revealing codes and laws of the soul.

They are not easy journeys. Upon entering the Tower you begin a journey of battles to the Tree of Life which hold the Veil of Paroketh who falls below Tiphareth. In Thelema, the Veil of Paroketh lies between the Man of Earth and the Lovers triad. 6 Tiphareth relates to the Sphere of Sol, or sun and this must be understood. In Hermetic Kabbalah lair, Tiphareth is known as the sphere of the Messiah or redemption and you must get their permission to enter and receive keys. To get the six keys you must also know sixteen answers to each of the six questions asked of you by Amyasis and revealed to you by Tiphareths. Clues to the answers for getting the keys are these: 1). The mouth brings reality into being. 2). Spoken words ring provocative tones. 3). A speaking spirit is a living soul. 4).What is done within the home will be practiced outside the home. 5). Whispers of prayers slice the air as they turn into evil chants. 6). The word of God spoken by a child entering adulthood turns to liquid gold on their lips.

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“Believe in the seed.”

DIVINATORY MESSAGE If you have drawn this card you are being prompted to evaluate all of your choices at this moment in time. You must move forward in the direction you hold in your heart and you know that. Face it. It is imperative that you follow through with the decision that is haunting your minutes. You want to and you should.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: XVI The Tower of Six, Amaysis is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy gate keeper and spirit guide of awareness. His skills include forcing change upon one at pivotal points in their life. Amaysis works through the ghosted veil of six.

The ghosted veil of six represents six days of creation. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: XV Lord of Earth and VI The Lovers.

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The Star HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Nuit ROMAN NUMERAL XVII (Seventeen) TWO WORD DIVINATION Hope & Magick ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Aquarius - Air Planet: Jupiter HEBREW LETTER x Tzaddi. Means: Fishing hook; hunt, capture. This Hebrew letter resembles a humble and faithful servant bent in submission; the righteous ones of earth; heavenly messengers on earth.

XVI Tower Of Six Represents: Change perspectives to view a perplexing situation.

Psychic readings can give you insight as to what directions to take.

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“Believe in the seed.”

DIVINATORY MESSAGE Earthly messengers and servants to mankind are awaiting your questions and your problems so they may help you solve them. The Star sparkles along the path you are supposed to take. There is hope and you are blessed with an abundance of help through magick, through spirit guides and through Supreme blessings. The psychic medium gazes into her crystal ball with all of her accouterments surrounding her. Magickal tools aid her in divining the future. Her cat Prometheus is a conduit to the animal kingdom - she understands animal spirits and can understand their pleas. Her harp brings her vibrations and tones that the World of Tarot resonates. Her cards are windows to what can happen and her spell candles release magick into her atmosphere. She has an ancient key on her medieval table to open forbidden doors. She is the star that shines for you.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: XVII The Star skills include magickal insight and making magick happen, psychic abilities. XVII Star is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of divining. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: XI Balance.

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The Moon HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Neptune ROMAN NUMERAL XVIII (Eighteen) TWO WORD DIVINATION Dimension & Ritual ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Pisces - Water Planet: Neptune HEBREW LETTER k Qoph. Means: Sleep; back of the head, illumination.

Those that pass through the middle state and come out purified will shine like the stars and lead the rest of human kind to deathless existence.

XVI The Moon Represents: Creativity & karma.

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“Believe in the seed.”

DIVINATORY MESSAGE The light shines from within. Divine revelation and enlightenment beams forth from prophetic eyes as you connect with the Moon. You will not view life in quite the same way as before. Esoterica and secret laws shine like stars through the eyes of the enlightened. As man thinks in his heart so shall he be. As man sees through enlightened eyes so shall he truly understand.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: XVIII The Moon skills include the ability to see through things, read minds and auras and understand dreams. XVIII The Moon is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of karma and enlightenment. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: II The High Priestess.

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The Sun HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Ginger Motherwort ROMAN NUMERAL XIX (Nineteen) TWO WORD DIVINATION Consciousness & Discovery ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Leo - Fire Star: Sun HEBREW LETTER r Resh. Means: head; fruitful.

The English word 'raise' comes from the word Resh. It is the symbol of a head that has been raised up to contain full knowledge.

XIX The Sun Represents: Expansion, knowledge, gains; alignment of chakras.

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“Believe in the seed.”

DIVINATORY MESSAGE Sunspots' intense magnetic activity begins a re-connection of self and dreams that merge with reality, transcending space. Peace surrounds all. Happiness and joy blends with purity and brilliance of mind and emerges from sub consciousness to consciousness. Anything negative will be wiped out and replaced with positive. This is a very happy card representing joyousness arriving into your life.

The sun comes into it's own on 3.19.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: XIX The Sun skills include the ability to impregnate and create happiness; to instill a sense of well being. XIX The Sun is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of discovery. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: 0 Motley Exemplar.

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Harvest HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Autumn Lake ROMAN NUMERAL XX (Twenty) TWO WORD DIVINATION Sew & Reap ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Scorpio - Fire Planet: Pluto HEBREW LETTER w Shin. Means: Tooth.

Perpetual intelligence, changes are constantly in a state of motion like the ever dancing flame. No lie can endure if not based upon truth. Cycles of year or, to sleep or rest are required. Teach natural changes in the yearly cycle.

XIX The Sun Represents: Potential, stability and gathering of fruits, ascending from the ashes.

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“Believe in the seed.”

DIVINATORY MESSAGE The seasons of the light; the harvest of the flame, the harvest of our gardens must be evaluated right now. This card is telling you to appreciate what you have already gained through your previous work and to understand what you sacrificed in the work you have done. While evaluating your work take into consideration the work a honey bee does and the chain of events from the farm to the flower blossoms that feed the sweet honey bees to the honey and wax it generously produces. A honey bees work leads to many end results. As an example, let's take The Alchemist's hand poured beeswax spell candles as one result. When a honey bee produces honey it also produces a sweet wax and the honey bee even

leaves parts of itself amongst the wax that The Alchemist leaves in his spell candles. The honey bees' work is long and laborious with each honey bee ultimately sacrificing itself to its work. Beeswax candles, the candle wax of real witches or alchemists, includes parts of the expired bees. The wax burns the purest flame and the flames from The Alchemist's spell candles are mesmerizing, warm, and glow soft reddish golden light offering a comforting ambiance yet, there is more to this ambiance. The melting wax emits a sweetened honey scent from the fragrant flowers that the bees consume as each candle flame reveals four levels of light: a dark cobalt blue shadow of light that caresses the wick and is

the foundation of the other three levels of the flame. The foundation encompasses an amorphous aura as the white part of the flame builds onto that first aura. The white, reddish golden tipped glow sends out another type of aura spiked with rays and radiates the power of the spell. Each of these four levels reveal light manifestations of a dimension contained within the invisible flame. The winged bees are like little guardian angels fully committing themselves to your spiritual needs, harvesting their souls through the candle flames and sending themselves out into your atmosphere to do the necessary work it takes to grant your wishes.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: XX Harvest skills include the ability to reap a bountiful harvest. Harvest is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy spirit guide of cycles. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: II Lady of the Cloister.

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The World Of Tarot HERMETIC ORDER OF ALCHEMY CHARACTER Caliph

ASTROLOGICAL & ELEMENTS Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Serpent (Ophiuchus), Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.

ROMAN NUMERAL MMXII (twenty twelve) and XXI (twenty one)

Fire - Earth - Air - Water Planet: Saturn

TWO WORD DIVINATION Beginning & End

HEBREW LETTER t Tav. Means: cross; sign.

Dominion and truth. From Aleph to Tav or Taw describes something from beginning to end.

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“Believe in the seed.”

DIVINATORY MESSAGE You have entered the World of Tarot, part of the modular hierarchy of 26 levels. Use of proper tools and utilization of esoteric knowledge allows for all things to be possible.

This card is generally numbered 21 and some call it the 22nd card of the deck but in the World of Tarot it becomes 2012. After leaving 20 Harvest, we go into the 21st card, also a card that can be replaced or traded with 0 Motley Exemplar.

We then have 20 0 21 – unwrapping the code we see 2012 leaving the center number 0 which sums up the World of Tarot as beginning and end, beginning again, or representing the World of Tarot with it's rounded shape. If we add the other 0 it mirrors itself making it an infinity symbol. The number 12 card in the Major Arcana represents modulation and transition into the last half of the Major Arcana. Let's add this up. 2021+12 reduces to the number 8 which on

its side is the infinity symbol. 12 mirrors 21 just as 12 takes us into the metaphysical part of the Major Arcana to the last card typically called 21, it mirrors back to that 12 transition. Planet earth goes into the metaphysical age in 2012.

You cannot go through the wall of the universe and enter the World of Tarot until you have modulated through the last half of the Major Arcana. As we leave the world we knew and travel through the wall of the universe we then enter the World of Tarot; the metaphysical.

The World of Tarot encompasses universal properties cosmic and otherwise; beginnings to endings, transitions, reincarnation and home in the metaphysical. The World of Tarot, card number 21 (2012), of the The Alchemist Spell Tarot Major Arcana correlates to female cycles ending or beginning at day 21. With a 35-day cycle, ovulation is day 21. The chicken embryo also has a life cycle of 21 days. The embryo inside the

egg shell goes through a process towards full life culminating on day 21. The Major Arcana includes cards numbered from 0 to 21 with the female Motley Exemplar numbered 0; a number in the shape of an egg. She is the first card, the beginning of the 21 tarot card cycle or could be considered the last card after 21 (2012) The World of Tarot. 21 (2012) The World of Tarot can be described as the sperm, the spark of life with 0 Motley Exemplar the egg, the physical embodiment of life, the shell for the soul to live in. Originally, Roman Numerals did not include a zero but started with Numeral I. The first known person to use the numeral zero was a Medieval Latin writer named Dionysus. In the year 525 he created a table of future dates of Easter (the day Christ rose from the dead or was reborn).

The epact (the age of the moon on March 22) of all first decennovenal years was zero.

Hermetic Order Of Alchemy Hermetic Order of Alchemy Skills & Insights: MMXII (XXI) The World of Tarot is the Hermetic Order of Alchemy, metaphysical code master and spirit guide who teaches how to understand past lives, soul connections to antediluvian super beings, reincarnation and how to live in the new world once your wishes are granted. Works With Other Hermetic Order of Alchemy: All of the Major Arcana especially 0 Motley Exemplar and XII The Hanged Man.

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