Arc(k) of Animal Alchemy card set

Patterns and mysteries are not problems to solve.

They are things to notice and remember. 64 of them — each one a complete journey from shadow into light.

🕸 Shadow The challenge hiding in plain sight
🧭 Glow-up The hidden gift inside the storm
🏮 Light What it looks like when you're shining

Browse the list. Notice the names. Notice the animals. When one stops you — tap on it to explore.

A Grand List of Mysteries

Wave One Mysteries — Complete

21 patterns painted, written, signed, and ready to sail with you.

The Arc(k) is a living system — painted and written one pattern and mystery at a time, in step with the wheel of the year. Wave One is complete. Wave Two and Wave Three are underway. Follow along on Patreon — that's where new patterns arrive first.

Wave Two Patterns — In Progress (Est. Release July 2026)

The next 21 patterns. Being painted now.

The Voicecoming soon
The Veilcoming soon
The Inner Guidecoming soon
The Heart-Mirrorcoming soon
The Leapcoming soon
The Thresholdcoming soon
The Resolvecoming soon
The Dawncoming soon
The Cruciblecoming soon
The Tensioncoming soon
The Delightcoming soon
The Repaircoming soon
The Wellcoming soon
The Windsensecoming soon
The Lineagecoming soon
The Cauldroncoming soon
The Edgecoming soon
The Hivecoming soon
The Sparkcoming soon
The Breakthroughcoming soon
The Treasurecoming soon

Wave Three — (estimated completion November 2026)

The final 22 patterns. The full Arc(k) will be complete.

The Forceon the horizon
The Momentumon the horizon
The Rhythmon the horizon
The Tricksteron the horizon
The Inner Lighton the horizon
The Self-Beingon the horizon
The Joyspringon the horizon
The Warrioron the horizon
The Ascenton the horizon
The Inner Templeon the horizon
The Limiton the horizon
The Seed-Dropon the horizon
The Sensitivityon the horizon
The Listeneron the horizon
The Phoenixon the horizon
The Flameon the horizon
The Freedomon the horizon
The Hearthon the horizon
The Lightmindon the horizon
The Graceon the horizon
The Stormhearton the horizon
The Purityon the horizon

Each complete pattern is available as a set of four hand-printed, hand-signed cards — three animal paintings and a poem — tied in cotton twine and shipped directly from my hands.

View the full map by date & zodiac season ↓

The Arc(k) runs in step with the wheel of the year — a new pattern every six days. Find today's date to see which pattern is currently moving through.

# Pattern Crew Dates Zodiac
54 The Ascent 🕸 Cobra   🧭 Boar   🏮 Skylark 1/5–1/10 Capricorn
61 The Inner Temple 🕸 Locust   🧭 Black Panther   🏮 Wren 1/10–1/16 Capricorn
60 The Limit 🕸 Crocodile   🧭 Hippopotamus   🏮 Cuckoo 1/16–1/21 Capricorn / Aquarius
41 The Seed-Drop 🕸 Eel   🧭 Kangaroo   🏮 Swallow 1/21–1/27 Aquarius
19 The Sensitivity 🕸 Tarantula   🧭 Camel   🏮 Pelican 1/27–2/1 Aquarius
13 The Listener 🕸 Starfish   🧭 Mouse   🏮 Wagtail 2/1–2/7 Aquarius
49 The Phoenix 🕸 Butterfly   🧭 Horse   🏮 Penguin 2/7–2/12 Aquarius
30 The Flame 🕸 Moth   🧭 Meerkat   🏮 Bird of Paradise 2/12–2/18 Aquarius
55 The Freedom 🕸 Dragonfly   🧭 Albatross   🏮 Seal 2/18–2/23 Aquarius / Pisces
37 The Hearth 🕸 Jellyfish   🧭 Dog   🏮 Sparrow 2/23–3/1 Pisces
63 The Lightmind 🕸 Centipede   🧭 Manatee   🏮 Eagle 3/1–3/7 Pisces
22 The Grace 🕸 Piranha   🧭 Deer   🏮 Swan 3/7–3/12 Pisces
36 The Stormheart 🕸 Salamander   🧭 Squirrel   🏮 Nuthatch 3/12–3/18 Pisces
25 The Purity 🕸 Salmon   🧭 Lion   🏮 Flamingo 3/18–3/24 Pisces / Aries
17 The Perception 🕸 Silkworm   🧭 Giraffe   🏮 Peregrine Falcon 3/24–3/29 Aries
21 The Authority 🕸 Seahorse   🧭 Stag   🏮 Kingfisher 3/29–4/4 Aries
51 The Thunderheart 🕸 Scorpion   🧭 Weasel   🏮 Condor 4/4–4/10 Aries
42 The Overflow 🕸 Clam   🧭 Llama   🏮 Parrot 4/10–4/15 Aries
3 The Seed 🕸 Adder   🧭 Coyote   🏮 Puffin 4/15–4/21 Aries / Taurus
27 The Nourisher 🕸 Shark   🧭 Dolphin   🏮 Wild Turkey 4/21–4/27 Taurus
24 The Reset 🕸 Flying Fish   🧭 Hare   🏮 Nightjar 4/27–5/3 Taurus
2 The Field 🕸 Octopus   🧭 Cow   🏮 Hen 5/3–5/9 Taurus
23 The Essence 🕸 Scarab   🧭 Sheep   🏮 Magpie 5/9–5/14 Taurus
8 The Artisan 🕸 Slug   🧭 Mole   🏮 Hummingbird 5/14–5/20 Taurus
20 The Presence 🕸 Fly   🧭 Skunk   🏮 Crane 5/20–5/26 Gemini
16 The Skill 🕸 Stingray   🧭 Rat   🏮 Swift 5/26–6/1 Gemini
35 The Horizon 🕸 Grasshopper   🧭 Yak   🏮 Quetzal 6/1–6/7 Gemini
45 The Communion 🕸 Ant   🧭 Buffalo   🏮 Ibis 6/7–6/13 Gemini
12 The Refiner 🕸 Praying Mantis   🧭 Wolf   🏮 Nightingale 6/13–6/19 Gemini
15 The Magnet 🕸 Beetle   🧭 Wildebeest   🏮 Finch 6/19–6/25 Gemini / Cancer
52 The Stillmountain 🕸 Tortoise   🧭 Armadillo   🏮 Plover 6/25–6/30 Cancer
39 The Unblocker 🕸 Mosquito   🧭 Goat   🏮 Seagull 6/30–7/6 Cancer
53 The Sprout 🕸 Snake   🧭 Rabbit   🏮 Stork 7/6–7/12 Cancer
62 The Precision 🕸 Rattlesnake   🧭 Lynx   🏮 Woodpecker 7/12–7/18 Cancer
56 The Storyteller 🕸 Sea Urchin   🧭 Mongoose   🏮 Bee-eater 7/18–7/24 Cancer / Leo
31 The Voice 🕸 Cockroach   🧭 Lamb   🏮 Bluebird 7/24–7/30 Leo
33 The Veil 🕸 Newt   🧭 Sloth   🏮 Buzzard 7/30–8/5 Leo
7 The Inner Guide 🕸 Caterpillar   🧭 Ram   🏮 Kiwi 8/5–8/11 Leo
4 The Heart-Mirror 🕸 Grub   🧭 Monkey   🏮 Loon 8/11–8/16 Leo
29 The Leap 🕸 Python   🧭 Pig   🏮 Cockatoo 8/16–8/22 Leo / Virgo
59 The Threshold 🕸 Snail   🧭 Gorilla   🏮 Heron 8/22–8/28 Virgo
40 The Resolve 🕸 Wasp   🧭 Cat   🏮 Robin 8/28–9/3 Virgo
64 The Dawn 🕸 Lobster   🧭 Jaguar   🏮 Peacock 9/3–9/9 Virgo
47 The Crucible 🕸 Swordfish   🧭 Donkey   🏮 Raven 9/9–9/15 Virgo
6 The Tension 🕸 Squid   🧭 Hedgehog   🏮 Dove 9/15–9/20 Virgo
46 The Delight 🕸 Ladybug   🧭 Otter   🏮 Roadrunner 9/20–9/26 Virgo / Libra
18 The Repair 🕸 Flea   🧭 Tiger   🏮 Hoopoe 9/26–10/2 Libra
48 The Well 🕸 Oyster   🧭 Whale   🏮 Owl 10/2–10/7 Libra
57 The Windsense 🕸 Toad   🧭 Bat   🏮 Blackbird 10/7–10/13 Libra
32 The Lineage 🕸 Earthworm   🧭 Reindeer   🏮 Vulture 10/13–10/19 Libra
50 The Cauldron 🕸 Spider   🧭 Raccoon   🏮 Golden Oriole 10/19–10/25 Libra / Scorpio
28 The Edge 🕸 Cicada   🧭 Cheetah   🏮 Crow 10/25–10/30 Scorpio
44 The Hive 🕸 Bee   🧭 Wild Dog   🏮 Quail 10/30–11/5 Scorpio
1 The Spark 🕸 Firefly   🧭 Bull   🏮 Cockerel 11/5–11/10 Scorpio
43 The Breakthrough 🕸 Electric Eel   🧭 Moose   🏮 Sparrowhawk 11/10–11/16 Scorpio
14 The Treasure 🕸 Turtle   🧭 Badger   🏮 Toucan 11/16–11/21 Scorpio
34 The Force 🕸 Lizard   🧭 Bear   🏮 Emu 11/21–11/27 Scorpio / Sagittarius
9 The Momentum 🕸 Tick   🧭 Beaver   🏮 Cormorant 11/27–12/3 Sagittarius
5 The Rhythm 🕸 Plankton   🧭 Elephant   🏮 Goose 12/3–12/8 Sagittarius
26 The Trickster 🕸 Chameleon   🧭 Fox   🏮 Merlin 12/8–12/13 Sagittarius
11 The Inner Light 🕸 Carp   🧭 Polar Bear   🏮 Pheasant 12/13–12/19 Sagittarius
10 The Self-Being 🕸 Frog   🧭 Chimpanzee   🏮 Kookaburra 12/19–12/24 Sagittarius / Capricorn
58 The Joyspring 🕸 Leech   🧭 Antelope   🏮 Duck 12/24–12/30 Capricorn
38 The Warrior 🕸 Crab   🧭 Rhino   🏮 Blue Jay 12/30–1/5 Capricorn

The Waters I Sail In

No ship is built without learning from other ships. The Arc(k) of Animal Alchemy grew in the soil of Richard Rudd's Gene Keys — one of the most remarkable bodies of contemplative work produced in my lifetime. Richard took the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching and spent years mapping a complete system of human shadow and potential through them. His work cracked something open in me.

The Dream Arc — the program Richard created with the artist Rosie Aronson — was the first time I saw what it might look like to bring that wisdom through painting and visual art. Rosie's work with animal imagery was a direct forerunner of my own. I honor her path deeply.

What I've built is different — not better, not a replacement, but a different ship sailing the same sea. Where the Gene Keys invites contemplation, the Arc(k) invites construction. Where the Dream Arc offers beautiful images to receive, the Arc(k) offers animals to crew your vessel with — each one a specific technology for a specific kind of weather.

The Ark metaphor, the three-tier system of Snare, Compass, and Lantern, the poems, the paintings — these are my own. The I Ching itself sits beneath all of it like bedrock. The 64 hexagrams have been humanity's map of change for over three thousand years. I didn't invent the territory. I drew my own map of it — and painted the animals that live there.

Other teachers whose waters flow through this work: the Hermetic tradition, the Kabbalah, the Celtic Wheel, Human Design, and the infinite ocean of Rumi, Alan Watts, and every mystic who ever pointed at the moon and said look.

I am a student. I am also the captain of my own ship. Both are true.

— Jezzatron