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Putrefactio: The Crow and Skull
Posted by Ninth Wave on January 7, 2010 in Alchemical Stages, Tarot
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 [...]
Projectio: The Phoenix
Posted by Ninth Wave on December 11, 2009 in Alchemical Stages, Tarot
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 [...]
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