{"product_id":"the-alchymical-garden-of-michael-foy-by-sean-jefferson-theion-publishing-2026-fine-hardcover-edition","title":"The Alchymical Garden of Michael Foy by Sean Jefferson (Theion Publishing, 2026) Fine  Hardcover Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eSean Jefferson. \u003cem\u003eThe Alchymical.Garden of Michael Foy\u003c\/em\u003e. Munich: Theion Publishing, 2026. Fine hardcover edition. 160 pages. Limited to 300 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription from the publisher: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"fusion-woocommerce-tab-title fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"20\" data-lineheight=\"30px\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Alchymical Garden of Michael Foy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eby Sean Jefferson \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Alchymical Garden of Michael Foy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a visionary cycle of paintings and texts by British Symbolist artist Sean Jefferson: a work of pastoral sorcery, alchemical imagination, and charged image-making in which the ancient Royal Art of Alchemy is transmuted into the language of contemporary painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the twenty-two emblematic images of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSplendor Solis\u003c\/em\u003e, Jefferson’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGarden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eunfolds as a living theatre of fairies, poisonous plants, spirit presences, chthonic animals, Qabalistic pathways, Celtic survivals, and dream-born apparitions. At its centre stands Michael Foy: ancestral guide, contrarian familiar, and hidden intelligence of the work, whose presence is invoked as both catalyst and companion in the artist’s Great Work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, painting becomes neither mere illustration nor aesthetic ornament, but an operative vessel. Pigment, symbol, automatism, folklore, and visionary perception are brought together in a process of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esolve et coagula\u003c\/em\u003e, through which the invisible is given body and the body is returned to mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a distinctly British alchemical landscape: lush, dangerous, humorous, haunted, and spiritually alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross its three cycles of imagery,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Alchymical Garden of Michael Foy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edraws upon over fifty years of Jefferson’s research into Symbolist art, Spiritualism, fairy faith, Golden Dawn colour symbolism, Jungian transformation, Surrealist automatism, and the occult current that has always moved beneath the surface of visionary art. It is a book for those who understand that images may be\u003cbr\u003eportals, landscapes may be grimoires, and strange beauty—when properly ensouled—may become a mode of initiation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBibliographic Details\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e160 pages, measuring 210 x 280 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epremium 135 gsm wood-free silk glossy paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor excellent art reproduction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures Peyer Surbalin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eendpapers, headbands and a ribbon marker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e29 full-page color paintings and many more black\/white and color line drawings and seals\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFine Hardcover Edition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBound in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehigh quality, green\/black Peyer Duchesse fine linen cloth\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003emanufactured in Germany.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures an\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e embossed cover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, lettering on rounded spine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited to\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 300 copies only, never to be reprinted\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn stock and shipping.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arcane Offerings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49060598710442,"sku":null,"price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/arcaneofferings.com\/products\/the-alchymical-garden-of-michael-foy-by-sean-jefferson-theion-publishing-2026-fine-hardcover-edition","provider":"Arcane Offerings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}