Cards of Alchemy [Hardcover]

Raymond Buckland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 8, 2003

Cards of Alchemy is a remarkable tool for aiding your transformational process. Through the use of colourful symbols from ancient alchemical texts, the cards show you the steps and stages of your spiritual development. Like the great myths, these symbols speak to your subconscious in such a way that you are able to arrive at your own personal truths. It is a system for generating thought, presenting new ways to look at old problems.

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About the Author

Raymond Buckland has been actively involved in metaphysics and the occult for fifty years and has writing about it for nearly thirty.

He is the author of more than sixty books, including such best-selling titles as Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft, Gypsy Dream Dictionary, Practical Candleburning Rituals, and Witchcraft from the Inside. Ray has lectured and presented workshops across the United States, and has appeared on major television and radio shows nationally and internationally. He has also written screen plays, been a technical advisor for films, and appeared in films and videos.

Ray comes from an English Romany (Gypsy) family and presently resides, with his wife Tara, on a small farm in central Ohio. Beyond writing, Ray's other passion is homebuilt airplanes.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (October 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738700533
• ISBN-13: 978-0738700533
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,608,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

In 1962 I came to the U.S. from England, where I'd written comedy scripts and was personal scriptwriter for a popular British comedian. Interested in the occult for over fifty years, in the past forty years I've had over forty books published (fiction and non-fiction), with nearly two million copies in print and translated into seventeen foreign languages. I've received awards for my work and had books featured in several national book clubs. I was Technical Director for movies, working with Orson Wells and William Friedkin (director of The Exorcist). Of Romany descent, I'm an authority on Gypsies and have written several books on them. I've lectured at colleges and universities and been the subject of articles in newspapers and magazines: New York Times, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, New York Sunday News, National Observer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Look Magazine, Cosmopolitan, True, and others.

I've appeared on national television and radio talk shows and been on BBC-TV, England, RAI-TV, Italy, and CBC-TV, Canada. I appeared extensively on stage in England and played small character parts in movies in America. I taught courses at colleges and universities and have been a featured speaker at conferences and workshops. I'm listed in reference works including Contemporary Authors, Who's Who In America, Men of Achievement, and International Authors' and Writers' Who's Who.

Latest books are The Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts, The Spirit Book, Buckland's Book of Spirit Communications, Wicca For One, and Cards of Alchemy. A DVD version of my Wicca video has also recently been released: Rebirth of the Old Religion. A prolific author, I'm currently working on my autobiography. Today I live on a farm in north-central Ohio. Photo Credit: Gregory Ford

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5.0 out of 5 stars love., August 13, 2011

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This review is from: Cards of Alchemy (Hardcover)

I aboslutely LOVE this deck. It's very intuitive and descriptive. As long as I feel I am grounded and in the right place, the readings have come out perfect.

5.0 out of 5 stars surprisingly accurate and unique...not what i expected, September 17, 2009

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baphomette de medici (blue state of pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cards of Alchemy (Hardcover)

i have alot of respect for ray buckland...worked with some of his material back in the late 80s but i prefer 'darker' material. nonetheless, he really makes things accessible in a way only buckland can and this alchemical deck is dead on perfect in how it is structured and how it avoids cliches. it is a powerful tool for transformation/mutation as is the Mayan Oracle (among a few others).

highly recommended

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not for Tarot Readers, August 3, 2006

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Pixie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cards of Alchemy (Hardcover)

I didn't buy these cards for reading, only to use a book markers for jewelry books. While I am not satisfied they are sort of relevant because they have the names of stones on them.

With that said the cards a not made from strong cardstock as most Tarot decks are, it is more of a light cardstock rather than regular card material. They also have a somewhat strange pale yellow back ground color. The images on the cards are not as radiant as seen in the computer images and lack detail. There is no border surrounding the reading area and some images seem to be printed a little askew. As for people planning to use them for reading, it is probably not the best investment. The cards are printed horizontal therefor they do not seem to be reversible and will wear out quickly.