The Vessel and the Void - An Introduction to Scrying

*This event will meet at 6:30 in the gallery to spend a short while among the exhibition before moving up to the studio classroom

There are few exercises that can get us into the oracular state as deeply as scrying - come learn a history and some techniques for practicing this ancient divination practice. Scrying comes from the Old English word descry meaning "to make out dimly" or "to reveal." Scrying is an auto-deepening trance practice traditionally achieved by staring into a smooth dark surface. During this session we’ll learn about some tools and practice techniques for finding guidance and illumination through the art of staring into the void. All materials will be provided.

 
Eliza Swann aka Emerald is an interdisciplinary artist, intuitive, writer, and educator based in New York City. Eliza received a BA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute and an MFA from Central St. Martins in London. They studied hypnotherapy at the Isis Centre, Vedic cosmology with Dr. Vagish Shastri, Insight Meditation with the Insight Meditation Society and ancestral healing with Daniel Foor. They are an initiate of orders belonging to Gnostic Christian and Hermetic traditions. Eliza has exhibited artwork internationally, most recently at the University of California Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA), and the Feminist Center for Creative Work (Los Angeles, CA). Eliza has contributed writing to BOMB, Arthur, Contemporary Art Review LA, Momus, and Perfect Wave. Their book The Anatomy of the Aura was released by St. Martin’s Press in April 2020. Eliza is the founder of The Golden Dome School and currently teaches alchemy at Pratt Institute.