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Her writings invite readers into a deep engagement with alchemical symbolism, offering insights into the transformative power of art and mysticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough her thoughtful exploration of esoteric traditions, Bremner reveals the subtle marriage between inner spiritual practices and outer creative expression, making her collections essential for those drawn to \u003cstrong\u003ealchemy\u003c\/strong\u003e and the deeper mysteries of \u003cem\u003ereligion and spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-hermetic-marriage-of-art-and-alchemy-by-marlene-seven-bremner-9781644112908","title":"The Hermetic Marriage of Art and Alchemy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn initiatory and practical guide to creative alchemy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShares hermetic and alchemical techniques for liberating creative expression and looks at the zodiacal and planetary timing of creative operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplains how to work with and transmute alchemical energies for increased levels of insight, intuition, and imaginative expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplores the connections between Surrealism and alchemy, as well as the rich and complicated symbolism of alchemical art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this initiatory guide to the Hermetic art of alchemy, artist Marlene Seven Bremner reveals how the alchemical opus, the Great Work, offers a practical means for liberating the authentic creator within and attaining \u003cem\u003egnosis\u003c\/em\u003e, or true self-knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring the connections between Surrealism and alchemy, as well as the rich and complicated symbolism of alchemical art, Bremner elucidates how both Surrealism and alchemy seek to unfetter the imagination and dissolve the boundaries between dream and reality, thus reconciling the conscious and unconscious minds. She details how the three principles (salt, sulfur, and mercury), the four elements, and the seven planets interact together and within the self in creative alchemy, and she explains how to work with and transmute these energies for increased levels of insight, intuition, and imaginative expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author shares practical Hermetic and alchemical techniques for liberating creative expression and clearing energetic obstructions that prevent us from reaching our higher potential. She also looks at the zodiacal and planetary timing of creative operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRevealing how the stages of alchemical transmutation are relevant to the creative process, the author shows how the initiate comes to experience for themselves the relationship between consciousness and matter, which is the essence of alchemical teachings. 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