Courses
2025
Creative Alchemy
The Royal Art as a Spiritual-Creative Process
Taught by Marlene Seven Bremner
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Known as the “Royal Art,” alchemy teaches us how to transmute our life into a masterpiece through the profound interplay of consciousness and matter. Whether we are working with materials in an alchemical laboratory, writing poetry, composing music, painting, or simply wanting to live a more creative life, alchemy is the key to unlocking the vast potential and unlimited imagination that lives within us.
This five-part online course will explore Hermetic Alchemy as the practice of bringing something to its final perfection. Students will learn how this royal art unifies the inner and outer worlds and provides a process to integrate spirit and matter.
We begin with the legendary Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus and developing an understanding of alchemical creation, and the miraculous transmutations of the “One Thing.” From here we will cover alchemical theory and cosmology, including the prima materia or mysterious “first matter,” the anima mundi or “world soul,” the four elements, the tria prima or “three principles,” and the seven planetary metals. We will discuss the principle of correspondence and the relationships between the macrocosm and microcosm, and how to work with these relationships in alchemical and magical practice.
The student will learn about the lapis philosophorum, or philosopher’s stone: what it is, where to find it, and how it can be perfected through the four stages of the Great Work.
Together we will embark on an in-depth discussion of each stage of the Great Work and the twelve alchemical processes, and how they can be understood and navigated for spiritual growth, deeper self-knowledge, reconciliation of the opposites, and the liberation of our full creative potential.
The first class introduces the Hermetic foundations of alchemy and essentials of alchemical theory
The next four classes bring the student through the four stages of the magnum opus (great work) of alchemy through the lens of the creative process:
Stage 1: Nigredo (“Blackening”) — Putrefaction and the dark night of the soul
Stage 2: Albedo (“Whitening”) — Dissolution in the lunar waters
Stage 3: Citrinitas (“Yellowing”) — Coagulation and solar inspiration
Stage 4: Rubedo (“Reddening”) — Multiplication and projection of the philosopher’s stoneClass Schedule Summer 2025
Thursdays at 5pm MT / 7pm ET
Class 1 — Sept. 4th, 5pm MT — Introduction
Class 2 — Sept. 11th, 5pm MT — Stage 1: Nigredo
Class 3 — Sept. 18th, 5pm MT — Stage 2: Albedo
Class 4 — Sept. 25th, 5pm MT — Stage 3: Citrinitas
Class 5 — Oct. 2nd, 5pm MT — Stage 4: Rubedo
Classes are approximately 1-hour in length with an additional (optional) 15-20 minutes for questions.Each class includes:
Live Talk & Slideshow
Handouts that include exercises and meditations to help integrate the material
Downloadable recording of the class
Q&A
*Classes are remote by Zoom. If you’re not able to attend a live class at any point, all sessions will be recorded. Students will receive a downloadable recording of the class. -
Registration is now closed for the live Zoom course of Creative Alchemy, running from September 4th - October 2nd, 2025.
This class was originally offered as a live course on Zoom in Jan-Feb of 2025. The full recording of this class is available for download. Click here to order.
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“Marlene Seven Bremner’s Creative Alchemy course birthed a whole new way of thinking about art and transformation for me. She brings real depth and clarity to subjects that could easily feel abstract, making ancient ideas about alchemy feel relevant to creative life today. The course helped me see my own work as part of a larger methodological process of refinement and renewal. Seven is the kind of teacher who makes complex material feel alive, personal, and absolutely Magic.”
—Benjamin Eric, Multimedia Artist“This course is a true treasure of information on the subject of Alchemy. Seven carefully and methodically teaches about the processes of Alchemy and how this relates to the process of the artistic and human journey. I highly recommend and will be listening to this over and over.”
— Jennie Hayes
"This class was truly mind-altering for me. It is very clear that Seven is well researched and has direct experience with this work; her passion and excitement came through in her teaching, and I feel forever changed after this initiation."
— Greyson Ersick, Astrologer and Tarot Reader -
Marlene Seven Bremner is a self-taught oil painter, author, poet, and musician, exploring esoteric themes arising from her study and practice of Hermeticism, alchemy, magic, astrology, and mythology. She has a BA in Geography and Environmental Studies and is trained as a Polarity Therapist by the Institute of Holistic Health Careers. Seven developed her painting career in the Pacific Northwest, showing her work in both group and solo exhibitions along the West Coast and internationally, and now resides in the desert of New Mexico. She is the author of Hermetic Philosophy and Creative Alchemy: The Emerald Tablet, the Corpus Hermeticum, and the Journey Through the Seven Spheres (Inner Traditions, 2022), and The Hermetic Marriage of Art and Alchemy: Imagination, Creativity, and the Great Work (Inner Traditions, 2023).
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The Seven Classical Planets Through Myth, Magic, and Alchemy
An introductory course for astrologers, magicians, and those interested in uniting the Above & Below
Taught by Marlene Seven Bremner & Jonah Emerson-Bell
NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!
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In this eight-part series, students will be immersed in an in-depth exploration of the seven traditional planets visible to the naked eye: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, and the Sun. These seven “Wandering Stars” are a crucial component of the Hermetic arts of Astrology, Magic, and Alchemy.
Students will be given a comprehensive understanding of the planets and the various ways that they express their energies in both the individual and the collective psyche, as well as a variety of techniques for communing with the planets for greater self awareness, self expression, and understanding of these important archetypal and cosmic forces.
Through this series of courses, students will learn how planetary energies manifest in daily life, how to work with them in practical ways, and how to understand their placement in the birth chart. Students will be introduced to alchemical and magical practices for fostering personal relationships with the planets as well as transmuting their more challenging aspects.
The first seven classes are dedicated to each planet, covering:
Hermetic cosmology and philosophy
Astrological significance focused on traditional Hellenistic astrology
Mythology and storytelling
Alchemical theory and significations
Magic and devotional rituals for communing with the planets
Correspondences in the microcosm of the body and the natural world
Creative applications for planetary magic and practice
Each class includes:
Talk & slideshow
PDF Handouts with exercises and additional resources for integrating the material
Downloadable recording of the class
Class Outline:
Class 1 — Introduction / Saturn (2 hrs)
Class 2 — Jupiter (2 hrs)
Class 3 — Mars (2 hrs)
Class 4 — The Sun (2 hrs)
Class 5 — Venus (2 hrs)
Class 6 — Mercury (2 hrs)
Class 7 — The Moon (2 hrs)
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This course series was originally offered as a live online class from Jan-March 2024, and again March-April 2025. It is now available as a downloadable recording!
Cost: $400
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This course was super informative and engaging. The material presented was compelling and accompanied by beautifully illustrated (handouts filled with) images that reflect Seven and Jonah’s extensive knowledge and humour. I highly recommend this class to anyone interested in astrology, alchemy and magical practices, enjoy!
—Maria KonderThis opportunity to study the seven classical planets through myth, magic, and alchemy provided a new lens for inner growth. It helped to unify and grow my previously disparate understanding of these subjects. I would recommend this class to anyone interested in the occult, self-knowledge, and transformation.
—Evan KottleThe 7 classical planets through myth, magic and alchemy simply provides every instrument that is needed to conduct your own personal Musica Universalis. One of the most significant insights of my life regarding my place in that Symphony has come from this course.
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Marlene Seven Bremner is a self-taught oil painter, author, poet, and musician, exploring esoteric themes arising from her study and practice of Hermeticism, alchemy, magic, astrology, and mythology. She has a BA in Geography and Environmental Studies and is trained as a Polarity Therapist by the Institute of Holistic Health Careers. Seven developed her painting career in the Pacific Northwest, showing her work in both group and solo exhibitions along the West Coast and internationally, and now resides in the desert of New Mexico. She is the author of Hermetic Philosophy and Creative Alchemy: The Emerald Tablet, the Corpus Hermeticum, and the Journey Through the Seven Spheres (Inner Traditions, 2022), and The Hermetic Marriage of Art and Alchemy: Imagination, Creativity, and the Great Work (Inner Traditions, 2023).
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Jonah Emerson-Bell is a Tarot reader and Astrologer with a background in Hypnosis and Integration Coaching. He holds a BFA from California College of Art. Jonah studied astrology with Steven Forest and he was the co-host of the Stallion and the Hare Astrology Podcast. His work uses the archetypal language of symbol to help make the unconscious conscious, incorporating myth, magick, and creativity to support meaningful change. Jonah is completing a master's in Mental Health Counseling from Southwestern College in Santa Fe, New Mexico and he is currently an advisor on the AstroStar Live, astrology app.
Immortal Self, Eternal Wisdom: A Comparative Inquiry into Hermetic, Vedic, and Taoist Formulations of the Self (Download)
$25.00
1 hour, 17 minute video presentation by Marlene Seven Bremner
Abstract
This presentation explores the subject of immortality and the eternal through a comparative analysis of Hermetic, Alchemical, Vedic, and Taoist texts. The essence of each of these ancient wisdom traditions is the idea of a unified principle pervading and containing all things. Knowledge of this unified existence necessitates a reconciliation of opposites and the embodiment of presence, variously described as being with the Tao, being in the eighth sphere, seated in the lotus of the heart, or possessing the philosopher’s stone. Attuning with the universal Self is explored as an essential practice facilitating a co-creative and harmonious relationship with the eternally changing Cosmos. In our modern world of extreme political and social polarization, increased isolation, and technological over-stimulation, knowledge of our shared existence is essential to fostering deeper connectivity and creative solutions that will serve us now and in the future. Aligning with the Self and reconciling the opposition of Self and Other ultimately transmutes the collective consciousness. Rather than the complete dissolution of ego, this talk looks at the ways that ancient teachings support the development and expression of uniqueness, imagination, and creativity within the context of a unified existence.
This talk was originally presented as part of the online track of The New Hermopolis International Conference in 2024.