Alchemical Tarot

The Alchemical Tarot combines the symbols and wisdom of alchemy with the tarot. Artist Robert Place has drawn inspiration from drawings in Renaissance alchemical texts. Each card is framed in a border of white columns and beams. The major arcana cards represent various alchemical stages. The minor arcana suits stand for the four elements. The court cards are the king, queen, knight and lady. The kings are not people, but animals who are the "kings" of their suit's element. Indeed, animals are featured frequently in the Alchemical Tarot. The salamander represents fire on the ace of wands. This deck only comes as a deck/book set with The Alchemical Tarot by Place and Rosemary Ellen Guiley. This book serves as introduction to alchemy and a reference book for the deck.

Number of
Cards Card
Size Copyright Publisher Book Cover Card Back
Design

78
22 major
56 minor
3 1/8"
x
4 3/4" 1995 Thorsons
HarperCollins [book cover] [back design]

Number of Cards	Card Size	Copyright	Publisher	Book Cover	Card Back Design
78 22 major 56 minor	3 1/8" x 4 3/4"	1995	Thorsons HarperCollins

Also Included: instruction book (176 pages)

Category: Tarot

Major Arcana Names:
Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor, Hierophant,
Lovers, Chariot, Justice, Hermit, Wheel of Fortune,
Strength, Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, Devil, Tower,
Star, Moon, Sun, Judgement, World
Suit Names: Staffs (Wands), Vessels (Cups), Swords, Coins (Pentacles)
Court Cards: King, Queen, Knight, Lady (Page)
Language of Card Titles: English
Style of Numbered Suit Cards: stylized picture scenes

See Also:

Related Items: Esoteric Themes
By the Same Author(s): Angels Tarot, Tarot of the Saints

Sample Card Images:

[Wheel of Fortune] [3 of Swords] [King of Vessels]