Alchemical and psychological synthesis permeates the foundation of Arthur Taussig's Alchemical Visions Tarot. Feeling at times like a Terry Gilliam fever dream, the imagery mixes stylistic elements of anatomy, engraving, and mystical symbolism to create a visual experience for self actualization. This is not an ideal deck for readers, as the cards are greatly oversize -- about 5.25" x 7.25" (13.5 x 18.5 cm) -- and printed with an extremely slick coating that causes them to slide with more ease than might actually be preferable. But for those seeking a deck for meditation, self exploration, and/or metaphysical studies, the large format happily avoids shrinkage and obscuring of the many fine details contained with in each illustration.