Alchemie & Veil

The Zodiac of the Maison

Twelve Houses, one circle of becoming — from the wild spark to the golden reign.
The Zodiac of the Maison A zodiac wheel of the twelve Houses of Alchemie and Veil, orbiting the seal of the Maison at the center, in order from Mare through Bee. I Mare II Doe III Wildcat IV Cobra V Vixen VI She-Wolf VII Raven VIII Viper IX Cheetah X Dolphin XI Swan XII Bee
The Wheel of Becoming

One Turn of the Wheel

The Houses are not scattered — they are a path. A woman moves from her wild, untamed nature, through the deeper arts she must master, and into her ascension — the hunt, grace, and the golden reign. Then the wheel turns again.

Houses I–IVThe Wild HeartHer untamed nature — wild spirit, tender heart, fierce desire, and the sacred power first rising.
I
Mare · The Wild Spark
She begins free and untamed — raw spirit, the life-force before it is shaped.
II
Doe · The Tender Heart
She opens — innocence, gentleness, the courage to be truly seen.
III
Wildcat · The Fire Unleashed
Her desire wakes — passion, appetite, the want that will not be tamed.
IV
Cobra · The Sacred Rising
She lifts from the earth, hooded and crowned — the sacred power rising, the keeper of the hidden way.
Houses V–VIIIThe Deeper ArtsThe mysteries she masters — allure, devotion, the dark oracle, and transformation.
V
Vixen · The Awakening Allure
She discovers she can enchant — cunning, charm, the art of the gaze.
VI
She-Wolf · The Devotion
She finds her pack — loyalty, sisterhood, the strength of never being alone.
VII
Raven · The Deep Mystery
She communes with the dark — the oracle, prophecy, the knowing none can teach.
VIII
Viper · The Shedding
She sheds her old skin — venom, danger, death, and rebirth.
Houses IX–XIIThe AscensionHer rise — the swift hunt, the return from the deep, grace, and the golden reign.
IX
Cheetah · The Swift Huntress
She runs down all she desires in the open — fastest of all, singular and sovereign, striking where others hesitate.
X
Dolphin · The Emergence
She descends into the dark water and returns, breaking the surface into joy — wiser, more her own, before grace and the crown.
XI
Swan · The Grace
She comes into her beauty — poise, elegance, and transcendence.
XII
Bee · The Golden Reign
Radiant and sovereign, the queen of the hive — her presence turns to gold: the honeyed harvest, and the cycle anew.

Where the serpent takes its tail into its mouth — at the crown of the wheel, over the Mare's wild spark — the circle closes and opens again: the cycle of the Maison, and of every woman within it, turning without end.

Then meet your own nature One of these is already yours — let the Veil name it →