Alchemist Tetrahedron, Map Your World — Map, Compass & Game Dice.

This is the Alchemist Tetrahedron!

It's a 4-sided pyramid shape, with 4 corners, separated by an equal distance.

The perfect shape for working with maps, like:

• the 4 Archetypes (Warrior, Lover, Mage, and King)
• the 4 Elements (Fire, Water, Earth and Air)
• the 5 Elements of Music (Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, Silence & Love)
• the 4 Feelings (Anger, Sadness, Fear and Joy)

Use it as a map, a compass or a gaming dice.

For detailed instructions on ways you can use it, check out this video:

A 3D and 4D Map?

It's a 3D map because it extends beyond a flat surface.

Most of the maps you see out there are 2D.

An example of a 2D map is the traditional medicine wheel, which is a circle divided into 4 parts, each section representing one element.

The benefit of a 3D shape is that now you can:

• Rotate the map,
• Reorganize the order. Different orders can be considered. There's no one specific order of the elements.
• See the mix of two and three elements.

It's a 3D shape you can carry and gain new perspectives that hadn't been possible before with a flat map.

This might be more revolutionary than we know. There are secrets to be unveiled with this map.

The 4D aspect of the tetrahedron is in the center, in the unseen.

In the center of this shape, although unseen, is the 5th element: the source from which the other elements emerge.

For example, if you're mapping the 4 Elements, the 5th Element is: Eather. In the 5 Elements of Music, it's Love. In the 5 Bodies, it's: The Archetypal Body.

History & Origin Process

This idea came to me (Jorge) in 2020 before the birth of my third son, when I was in deep study of the medicine wheel and the elements.

This shape came one night as a download from archetypal forces with a glimpse of what was possible.

It's a map with the power to translate different maps from different cultures, a bridge that sheds light on long-standing quarrels between ideologies, religions, and beliefs.

Over the last 3 years, I played with different models.

I made tons of different models with wood and paper.

This process then revealed the next subtleties of the dice:

1. The combinations of 2 elements (Red + Green, Blue + Yellow, etc) and
2. The combination of 3 elements (Red + Green + Blue, etc)

In May of 2023, I finally reached out to a friend to inquiry about 3D printing the first model.

This evolved very quickly...

Takuma Valcourt and Jorge PEdret in the picture above, holding the second batch of 10 Tetrahedrons printed in white.

Takuma is a 3D printing expert and industrial designer who runs Tako Creations Collective, a 3D printing shop based in the traditional territory of the Lkwungen people, modernly known as Victoria, BC.

I reached out to Takuma inquiring about 3D printing the simple model.

A few moments after he was chasing after me, he had made the design, he sent it to me, gave me a quote and was ready to print it.

The first model was a plain flat-faced tetrahedron, which I had planned to etch using a fine saw and then paint manually.

The material was so tough that I could only etch one corner after 1 hour of sawing...

How else could I do this?

Why not give the job to the printer to etch it?

So, I made a drawing of the next model with etched borders and sent it to Takuma. He had the design done the next day and asked me "when do you want to pick them up?".

Here's the design that he made from my hand drawn pictures:

What is it made of?

The tetrahedron is printed using a material made of recycled corn husks, so the material is completely sustainably harvested and 100% plant-based.

The tetrahedron is a reshaped corn! I didn't know this before, and learning this affirmed that this was the person that I was meant to be working with to print these pieces.

Not only the material that he uses is awesome, Takuma also donates part of the income to support two local organizations: the Dzunukwa Society and the Ancient Forest Alliance.

When you buy an Alchemist Tetrahedron, you're supporting something awesome in many ways.

Your money goes to families, creators and communities that value life, connection, culture and nature.

So far, a few dozen people around the world know and own an Alchemist Tetrahedron from the ones originally printed.

Now, I'm making them available here.

The money from the sales would support me in developing the Alchemist Tetrahedron as a more refined product with an instruction manual and packaging.

What happens when you buy?

I order the next batch of A.T. (Alchemist Tetrahedrons) printed with Tako Creations Collective.

I paint your Tetrahedron with acrylic paint, just like in the pictures above.

(If you want to get the tetrahedron without the paint, let me know after you've made the purchase.)

I ship it to you with a tracking number.

Depending on your location, the item will arrive within 2 weeks.

Do you have any questions or doubts? Send me a messge!

Include Training?

In the buying options, you have the option to include training.

The training is a 90-minite online 1-on-1 recorded video call with me where I go over the basics of the tetrahedron and make space for your questions.

We might play different games and experiment with ways to use the A.T.

The session is recorded and you can access it at any time in the future and share it with others.

The purpose of the training is to connect with the source of the A.T.

The training provides a fun, intimate and resourceful space!

Ready to get your own Alchemist Tetrahedron?

Hit the buy button and I'll see you on the other side!

I hope you enjoy it.