Jennie Thomas

Between worlds - All Hallows Eve 🔮🪄✨

Visual History of European Alchemy This course opens a window onto the development of European visual culture and the history of science by tracing the evolution of alchemy and its artefacts.

Short course: Visual History of European Alchemy
15–19 Dec 2025 | 2–4pm (Online)

From medicinal alchemy in China to Jungian dream analysis, trace how alchemy shaped European art, science and symbolism.

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#Alchemy #HistoryofScience #ArtHistory

“It is requisite that we should here say something of Magick, which is so linked to Astrology, as being her near kinswoman, that whoever professes Magick without Astrology does nothing, but is altogether out of the way.”

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“So requisite is the use of Astrology to the arts of divination, as if it were the key that opens the door of all their mysteries.”

- Henricus Cornelius Agrippa

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A special rose, sandalwood and violet blend for Venus Day 🌺🔥✨

How is it that we have become so deaf and so blind to the vital existence of other species, and to the animate landscapes they inhabit, that we now so casually bring about their destruction?

~ David Abram

The dawn of the post-literate society And the end of civilisation

Numerous studies show reading is in free-fall.

If the reading revolution represented the greatest transfer of knowledge to ordinary men and women in history, the screen revolution represents the greatest theft of knowledge from ordinary people in history.

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A New Exhibition Exploring Magic, Folklore And The Occult Is Coming To London Explore the dark realms of magic, folklore and occultism at Dark Secrets, an esoteric exhibition coming to London this October.

New Dark Secrets exhibition at The Vaults in London to offer unprecedented access to more than 1,000 authentic artifacts, many used in real magical, religious, or esoteric rituals.

Pitched as a voyage through symbols, visions, deceptions and supernatural phenomena.

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Wherever attempts are made to realize creativity through ambition alone, not much is achieved. Ambition has a sterilizing effect on creativity. So to be creative for reasons of ambition will not work. It requires love, a contribution from one’s feeling side.~Marie-Louise von Franz, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘴

Jupiter at 15° Cancer, its degree of exaltation, a rare 12-year alignment, joined by Sirius and a sextile exalted Moon. Inspired by Leonora Carrington’s Hierophant, I created talismans + oils inspiring a return to daily rites + spiritual structure for guidance and grounding in uncertain times.

I think there’s another subset of astrologers who were not initially skeptics but, after attaining a certain level of knowledge, then hit a point of skepticism before resolution. I think this is a healthy trajectory and is often about establishing a personal worldview for it all to make sense.

“Make the little decisions with your head, and the big ones with your heart.” 🧠❤️

Yes, I call it Lattèomancy! 😄

I started observing divine symbolism in the shapes that form when I pour the milk into my coffee and now I can’t stop 🤦🏻‍♀️ This was today’s manifestation 😆

The Hidden Cost of Politeness: AI, Energy, and Sustainability World Backup Day 2025

Would the environmental impact make you feel any differently about this? www.coolspirit.co.uk/blogs/the-hi...

☀️ Happy Solstice! ✨

Shine on, majestic one!
Shine on, O glorious sun!
And never fail to cheer
My life so dark and drear.
Whene’er thou shinest bright,
And show thy brilliant light,
The cares I know each day
Silently steal away.

~ Eloise Bibb Thompson

For friends near London/Kent border, I’m hosting a special Solstice Stretch, Sound & Sunset event on 21.6.

This 4hr festival includes:
✨ Seasonal Altar Crafting
🧘‍♀️ Solar Yoga
🔔 Multi-Gong Immersion
🔥 Bonfire & Solar Refreshments
🌅 Sunset Ceremony & Blessing

Info:👇
yogaxtend.com/event/summer...

✨ “The more we attempt to penetrate the secrets of Life, the deeper we become lost in its Mystery.”

~ William G. Gray, Ladder of Lights

European Magic and its Traditions - Islamic Magic Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

Join us for 'European Magic and its Traditions - Islamic Magic'.

Charles Burnett (Warburg) in conversation with Matthew Melvin-Koushki (U. of South Carolina) and Michael Noble (University of Exeter).

20 May 2025, 5:30 - 7pm | Online

Book: warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/europ... #Magic

Surrealist Victor Brauner practiced mimetic magic - the idea that what you paint can shape reality. In 1931, he painted himself with a missing eye.
In 1934, he painted Hitler with an injured eye.
In 1938, he lost his own eye in a fight.

Coincidence, prophecy, or magic? Did Brauner paint his fate?

Changing seasons remind us that we are in a relationship with more than just people. We are in a dynamic relationship with nature, with time, and something more. Rituals at seasonal turns help us grasp the mystery of life and honour and understand patterns and powers that are larger than ourselves.

In fairytales, the movement toward wholeness, often symbolized by a quest for a prince, princess, or treasure, is constellated by a lack in the kingdom. Likewise in any society, the collective unconscious constellates new archetypes to compensate for what’s missing in consciousness.
~ Marion Woodman

My Research - Jennie Thomas ✦ About My Research ✦ Astrological Talismans and the Living Tradition: A Study of Practitioner Perspectives I have recently put out a call for interviewees for my dissertation research project and tho...

💫 I’ve had lots of interest and questions regarding the call for interviewees for my research project on modern-day talismanic magic, so have put this page together to provide some more detail regarding my work and how I hope to situate it within an academic context - jenniethomas.co.uk/my-research/

Thank you Jenn! Much appreciated 🙏🏼✨

⭐️ I’m looking to interview practising astrological magicians who use talismans in their magical work for my MA dissertation under Dr Nick Campion. Whether your approach is planetary, ceremonial, intuitive, or rooted in another tradition, I'd love to hear from you.

(Feel free to DM with questions!)

Spent a great day at The Warburg Institute Symposium to wrap up the recent Tarot: Origins and Afterlives exhibition. A brilliant lineup of speakers, fascinating topics, and lots of ideas to to reflect on. It was also a rare opportunity to see the original artwork for the cards up close. ✨

Happy Easter! ✨

~ Cosmic Egg, Hilma AF Klint, 1917

Happy Fools’ Day! 🤡✨

The First Face of Aries: The Flame of the Will - Jennie Thomas Happy Spring Equinox & Astrological New Year! As the Sun moves into Aries, we enter the domain of the First Face of Aries, a decan ruled by Mars, where raw force and the will to act take precedence. T...

The Sun has moved into the first face of Aries where raw force and will take charge. This is the first step in the journey through the zodiacal Decans. As the first flames of the astrological year begin to flicker, what do you have a burning desire to set alight?
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