Author Archives: robertmplace
How Accurate is the Tarot?
For the last year, I have been answering questions about art, the Tarot, and other subjects, on a question and answer website called Quora. I have noticed that there have been numerous questions posted about the Tarot that are related, … Continue reading
Discover the Secrets of Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man
For a complete discussion of all of the symbolism in Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous drawing read my article on Medium. Follow this link: The Meaning of Leonardo’s Most Famous Drawing: Vitruvian Man
Why I Wrote The Tarot, Magic, Alchemy, Hermeticism, and Neoplatonism
Click on this link to read my article on NFReads: Why I wrote The Tarot, Magic, Alchemy, Hermeticism, and Neoplatonism
Creating the Tarot of the Alchemical Magnum Opus
My Journey to the Alchemical Tarot It was in the summer of 1987 when I first conceived of The Alchemical Tarot. I was studying an alchemical image that symbolized the Philosopher’s Stone. I had been studying alchemy for some time and … Continue reading
An Interview with Me on Reddit
The AMA Tarot interview with Robert M Place
An Ukiyo-e Lenormand
I have always loved Japanese art, since I was first exposed to it in high school, especially the woodcut prints of Hokusai and Hiroshige, masters of the style known as Ukiyo-e, which means “the floating world” in Japanese. The use … Continue reading
The Magician and The Fool Podcast
This is a link to a podcast of a recent interview with me. The Magician and the Fool Podcast
