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Alchemy


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 291 min read
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Ogdoad/Infinity
The lemniscate, or "infinity symbol" references the power of the eight, the Ogdoad. In numerous pantheons and philosophies, 8 is a symbol of stability, strength, and eternal recurrence.
There is something inherent to the number itself - the way we find it in nature by pushing the concept of 4 directions one step further. This same logic is also how we can proceed from the 4 natural stations of the Sun (Solstice-Equinox-Solstice-Equinox) to the idea of an eightfold "Wheel of

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Nov 14, 20241 min read
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Tetragrammatton
Disguised in the folds of the Temperance Angel's robes are the four Hebrew letters of the name of God YHVH. This divine name should not be viewed in the same way as we view the names of beings and things outside of ourselves. YHVH is no thing. Neither alone should we name ourselves thus. YHVH is beyond the dichotomy of within and without.

Peter Duchemin, Phd
Oct 3, 20242 min read
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