RU242: EMMALEA RUSSO ON THE ALCHEMY OF THE WORD – RENDERING UNCONSCIOUS PODCAST

You can support the podcast at our Patreon, where we post exclusive content every week: https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Your support is greatly appreciated! Rendering Unconscious episode 242. This episode also available at Youtube: https://youtu.be/7t1XIoIryHM Emmalea Russo is a writer and astrologer. Her poetry and writings on film and visual art have appeared in many venues including Artforum, BOMB, Granta, Compact, and Los Angeles Review of Books. She is the author of several books of poetry, most recently Confetti (2022). Emmalea regularly teaches classes independently on poetry, cinema, and the occult. She has also taught a range of courses at institutions such as Northeastern University, Global Center for Advanced Studies, The Home School, Saint Peter’s University, Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy, Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, and elsewhere. Her website is https://emmalearusso.com Follow her at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmalea.russo/ ALCHEMY OF THE WORD is a new and ongoing project and the culmination of years of research. It takes the form of 4 video recordings on the seven original planets and their corresponding metals and alchemical processes through the lens of the creative process. Music by CONTAIN. Sources include ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance alchemists and philosophers (Paracelsus, Basil Valentine, Nicolas Flamel) major western alchemical manuscripts (Rosarium Philosophorum, Donum Dei, Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine, Splendor Solis) as well as artists, writers, poets, and astrologers including Carl Jung, Julia Kristeva, Demetra George, Liz Greene, Emily Dickinson, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Albrecht Durer, Anne Carson, Remedios Varo, and Leonora Carrington. Purchase now and you’ll receive the entire project on May 13. https://emmalearusso.com/alchemy-of-the-word Join us Sunday, May 14th, Join us for The Uncanny in Cinema: Ingmar Bergman’s Hour of the Wolf (1968), An Illustrated Online Lecture with Carl Abrahamsson: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/events-tickets/the-uncanny-in-cinema-ingmar-bergmans-hour-of-the-wolf-1968-an-illustrated-online-lecture-with-carl-abrahamsson Beginning September 10th via Morbid Anatomy Museum, live via zoom – Harnessing the Magic and Creative Power of the Cut-up Method a la William Burroughs, David Bowie, Genesis P-Orridge, Led by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair and Carl Abrahamsson: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/harnessing-the-magic-and-creative-power-of-the-cut-up-method-a-la-william-burroughs-david-bowie-genesis-p-orridge-dr-vanessa-sinclair-and-carl-abrahamsson Visit http://psychartcult.org Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: www.drvanessasinclair.net Follow Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawsin_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawsin_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvanessasinclair23 Visit the main website for more information and links to everything: www.renderingunconscious.org The song at the end of the episode is “A singular poetic vision” from the album Disciplined by Order by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Bandcamp. https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com All music at Swedish independent record label Highbrow Lowlife Bandcamp page is name your price. Enjoy! https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com Music also available to stream via Spotify & other streaming platforms. Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious podcast. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com Image: ALCHEMY OF THE WORD