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Thoth Count Year 92, Sixth Period
We are now coming towards the end of the middle of the mercurial year.

Peter Duchemin, Phd
4 days ago1 min read


Thoth Count Year 92, Fifth Period
We have crossed over into the new year, into the new cycle.

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Jan 31 min read


Thoth Count Year 92, Fourth Period
So now we are moving towards the halfway point. The focus for now is to find the centre, find the balance. This assist us in starting 2026 with intent, as in this case the two calendars are overlapping.

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Dec 22, 20252 min read


A Prophetic Quartet. Part 1 - Sophia's Dream
A mighty work, Nanchang 2023 This following work was channeled, one verse at at time, in 2023 - a hypersigil. It occupied exactly four orbits of the planet mercury, measured from north node to node node. During this time I moved across the world from HK to Canada, confronted a major betrayal, and many other things. The writing of it was healing, oracular. I still don't know everything what it all means, but it gave me comfort, and still does. Here is the first orbit. I had no

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Dec 20, 202517 min read


Thoth Count Year 92, Third Period
Now that we are into the calendar, it may be that you start to notice many Synchronicities. If you don't yet have a journal, start one now. This 11-day forecast breaks down what to expect, highlighting key moments and offering guidance to help you make the most of this period.

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Dec 11, 20252 min read


The Wizard of Bronze, Part II
The Ferry Piers in Central HK My wife and I - she 9 months pregnant - had decided to go into the city to see an exhibit on the Surrealists. This was peak Covid mind you, so things were a little strange, and a little strained. Hong Kong went into covid on the tail-end of about a year of serious civil unrest, and between the pandemic and the protests, a lot of expats had decided to leave. Kowloon side. At the same time - it became extremely expensive to ship one's belongings ou

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Dec 2, 20252 min read


Thoth Count Year 92, Second Period
The Mercury Calendar offers a unique way to understand the flow of time and energy over the coming days. By synchronizing with the symbols of the Tarot, we can gain practical insights into how to plan activities, make decisions, and navigate challenges. This 11-day forecast breaks down what to expect, highlighting key moments and offering guidance to help you make the most of this period.

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Nov 30, 20252 min read



Peter Duchemin, Phd
Nov 29, 20250 min read


Thoth Count Year 92, first period
The Mercury Calendar offers a unique way to understand the flow of time and energy over the coming days. By synchronizing with the symbols of the Tarot, we can gain practical insights into how to plan activities, make decisions, and navigate challenges. This 11-day forecast breaks down what to expect, highlighting key moments and offering guidance to help you make the most of this period.

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Nov 21, 20252 min read


How the Ibisystem happened - and how you can learn it.
I began to use NASA's database to refine the system. Using Abrahadabra, I developed a system that could be compared to a magickian's blockchain: a series of countably infinite discoverable magical cubes (EBPSes: Emirp Bracketed Palatial Systems:) that could assist in hosting the magickal fields that my calendrics emmitted and which also was usable for memorizing starmaps.

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Nov 14, 20255 min read


A PhD in Magic - Polymath vibes
As above, so below! It's true - I was awarded the doctorate in 2019 for this thesis (you can read it!) Anyways the whole thing was a whirlwind: it took me 10 years to write. I think that as with all PhD work, it became kind of a battery: it is my definitive statement on magic? Hardly - but is it important? Definitely. In a nutshell I decided to tackle the problem of a universal definition of magic - and I failed - but I failed really well, and in the process invented a syst

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Nov 5, 20251 min read


The Wizard of Bronze, Part 1
And it begins with an accident... In 2021, two days before my son was born, a change encounter set into motion a series of events that has changed the course of my life, and will soon bear fruits in the world in the form of a series of massive, powerful Bronze Sculptures that monumentalize the esoteric Tarot in a way that has never been done before. The light shines through. It began in Hong Kong. We were living there at the time - in the beautiful seaside community called Mu

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Oct 29, 20251 min read


Spread of the Week 10: the Tree of Life
This week we will be focusing our attention on the number Ten . Ten represents the full manifestation, or display, of the world . The Tree of Life is the architecture of the Qabalistic Tarot - so this spread can be viewed as a fundamental register of how our energy is integrated with this system of working with Tarot. In other words, it is about the health of our “nodes and channels” as they are developed by meditation and practice within the model. This spread pattern is “

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Mar 18, 20256 min read


Spread of the Week 9: the Rose of Nine Destinies.
This week we will be focusing our attention on the number Nine . Nine represents foundations - deep, integral structures that support and enable our growth - when they are properly constructed. A destiny is a type of foundation. We will be using a nine-card spread to lay a foundation for a major project - and give ourselves several options on how to approach it. This can even be a general “life-journey” spread. Any large, long range arc of development that has a beginning, a

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Mar 13, 20256 min read


Spread of the Week 8: The Cauldron of 8 Chambers
This week we will be focusing our attention on the number Eight . Eight represents circulation within closed systems, circuitry, waterworks, intelligence, cleverness, language, the bridling of the passions, and the arts of magic and alchemy. Accordingly, this spread pattern is alchemical in nature. Throwing it will instigate a movement towards integration of 8 key life energies: Illumination , Communication , Individuation , Wealth , Grit , Adventure , Family , and Lear

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Feb 28, 20255 min read


Spread of the Week 7: The Octahedron Spread
This week we will be focusing our attention on the number seven . Seven represents Passion, intensity, and abundance. This spread pattern is similar in appearance to the six card cross pattern (which I wrote about last week) although it differs in concept. The method is ideal for reading environments where the clients don’t really know what their question is. Its refined form was developed while I was reading in a bar - Employees Only - where it was necessary to determine wha

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Feb 22, 20258 min read


Spread of the Week 6: The 6-card Cross
Every week in the Forest of Life, focus on a different Tarot theme. Using that theme, we explore a different spread pattern. This week we are focusing our attention on the number Six. Six represents harmony and resonance. This spread pattern appears in the center of the very popular “celtic-cross spread”. It explores a situation or person and that situation or person’s past-present-future, as well as the conscious and unconscious influences that are in play. This is the idea

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Feb 14, 20255 min read


Spread of the Week 5: The Five Element Star
This week we are focusing our attention on the number five . Five represents a breaking of stasis and the engagement of evolutionary stresses. Fives are “hormetic”, meaning that they are the kind of good hardship that if you apply yourself to them carefully, will make you much stronger. Without the fives in the deck, we would languish and become corrupt. Fives are the key to breaking out of static cycles, and achieving something new. The Key Question, then, is “how do I achie

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Feb 7, 20257 min read


Spread of the Week 4: The State of the Aces!
This week we are focusing our attention on the number four . Four represents a stabilization - as in four directions, or four legs of a table. While there are an enormous amount of 4-card spreads possible, here is one that I find instructive. I call it “State of the Aces.”

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Jan 31, 20254 min read


Spread of the Week 3: Three Card Triangulations
This week we are focusing our attention on the number three . Three represents a formal state of affairs- It triangulates three meanings to pinpoint the nature of situation. Three-card spreads are incredibly versatile. Here we will look at two applications: “past, present & future” spreads, and “pros, cons, & compromises” spreads.

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Jan 24, 20253 min read






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