The Ibis System
The Ibisystem Apocalyptic Orrery is a system of planetary calendars in which each planet follows its own distinct, trackable magical count.
Introduction to the Ibis System
A New Approach to Magical Time
Discover a radically different approach to time, magic, and human potential with Dr Peter Duchemin’s Introduction to the Ibisystem. The Ibisystem Apocalyptic Orrery is a system of planetary calendars in which each planet follows its own distinct, trackable magical count. Rather than treating the calendar as a neutral measure of passing days, the course reveals how calendars shape consciousness, reinforce cultural narratives, and influence the timelines we inhabit. By learning to work consciously with planetary cycles, students begin exploring what Peter calls chronoforming: transforming natural astronomical rhythms into symbolic structures through which particular human capacities can be cultivated and strengthened.
The Three Inner Counts
Across five classes, Peter introduces the theory and practical foundations of the Ibisystem, focusing on its three inner counts: Mercury, Venus, and Mars. Each calendar is based upon the planet’s actual orbital cycle and connected with a distinctive field of magical development. Mercury supports intelligence, adaptability, and mental flexibility. Venus cultivates artistry, empathy, imagination, and symbolic understanding. Mars develops focus, discipline, and directed will. Used together, these calendars create momentum, or “torque,” by synchronising personal practice with larger cosmic movements. Students receive the tools needed to begin tracking these cycles, including downloadable calendar materials and guidance in using astronomical ephemerides.
From Ancient Magic to the Galactic Age
Discover a radically different approach to time, magic, and human potential with Dr Peter Duchemin’s Introduction to the Ibisystem. The Ibisystem Apocalyptic Orrery is a system of planetary calendars in which each planet follows its own distinct, trackable magical count. Rather than treating the calendar as a neutral measure of passing days, the course reveals how calendars shape consciousness, reinforce cultural narratives, and influence the timelines we inhabit. By learning to work consciously with planetary cycles, students begin exploring what Peter calls chronoforming: transforming natural astronomical rhythms into symbolic structures through which particular human capacities can be cultivated and strengthened.
Calendars Create Timelines
At the heart of the Ibisystem is a proposition: calendars do not merely record timelines; they help create them. Every calendar repeats symbols, stories, and assumptions until its version of reality begins to feel inevitable. Peter calls this “calendar hypnosis.” The answer is not to replace the Gregorian calendar with another supposedly perfect system, but to become conscious calendar-makers capable of comparing, designing, and working with multiple systems of time. The Ibisystem is therefore both a magical method and a “shipyard for chronoformers”—an experimental framework for recoding our relationship with time and developing new forms of knowledge, memory, and practice.
Who Is This Course For?
No magical training is required. Familiarity with Tarot, Qabalah, Enochian magic, or astronomy will be helpful, but the essential prerequisites are an open mind, a critical intelligence, and a willingness to think independently. Students can enter the system at their own level and discover deeper connections through continued practice. This course is ideal for anyone drawn to planetary magic, magical calendrics, Meta Magick, consciousness studies, or novel approaches to esoteric practice. The age of magical calendrics is already here. Learn to recognise the timelines shaping you, ask better questions about time, and prepare consciously for the transformations that lie ahead.
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Course curriculum
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1Intro to Ibisystem
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2Documents
Dr. Peter Duchemin
Dr. Peter Duchemin, PhD, has been practicing esoteric Tarot for over 25 years, from an ecclectic, non-emanationist magickal perspective, specializing in calendar magick. Peter is the author of over 30 magickal calendars, and the developer of an original approach, called meta-magick that uses these calendars to realize potent spiritual energies in time with the movement of the heavens.
Before devoting himself full time to esoteric calendrics and Tarot, Peter performed professionally as a stage magician, clown, and circus performer - with a skillset inspired by the Tarot archetypes. In 2006, he completed a Master's thesis entitled, The Enchanted Circus: Language, Time and the Circus Arts while touring with the Wonderbolt Circus in Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada.
Dr. Duchemin received his PhD in the interdisciplinary study of magic in 2019 from the Memorial University of Newfoundland with a thesis entitled The Art of Hidden Causation: Magic as Deep Mediation. He has since contributed to numerous scholarly and trade publications - an output ranging from poetic and artistic works to academic essays and theatre monologues - and has performed magic, clown, and Tarot all around the world. Duchemin is also a prolific visual artist and metasequential cartoonist who posts his work regularly on instagram: @metasequentialartist.
Peter is completely committed to the path of Tarot Time, full of love of the Work. He is dedicated to helping others to realize their true magickal Ways - as artists, magicians, and Taroists.
Since 2019 he has been publicly celebrating the Forest of Life Venus calendar on his Instagram page, @tarotphilosopher. He lives in Hong Kong with his wife Evelyn and his son Arcturus, and teaches his original approach to Tarot and Magick.
The Meta Magick Tarot course on the Forest of Life Calendar is his flagship class. He is also available for private tutoring, reading, coaching and consultation.