Hugo Vermeulen had the aim to create a tarot deck where the minor arcana illustrates a rite or a way of initiation. He sees the minor arcana as the road one has to follow towards initiation, a kind of "rite de passage", or the striving for mastering the "Royal Art" ... since he who does so, has the ability to master the 22 forces, represented in the major arcana.... In his deck Vermeulen linked the symbolism of the initiation to the goddess Diana ...in honor of the Ages that blunt all but the hoof prints of the Maiden's mount that rushes by....

Vermeulen claims, that by choosing a card from the major arcana in accordance with the reader's aim, it symbolizes the reason for the reader's initiation path through the minor arcana. By choosing one or more minor arcana cards at random, the reader will get an idea of the level he or she has reached in the process of initiation.

Vermeulen's minor arcana is a representation of Diana's quadruple path through the nine worlds, in which each are guarded by an animal, which Diana constrains by using her nine clothes. Vermeulens explanation of his deck is short and leaves much to the readers interpretation; he only gives a keyword explanation of the single cards in diagram form. The artwork of the deck is exiting, but has most likely lost a lot in the printing. The black and white etchings came out of the printing process quite black, where the originals most likely showed details. The box is what I call a hard box; heavy cardboard, and covered with black linen. Closed with straps. Attractive handwork.