Invisible College has been such a great portal to alchemy and poetry which have recently become a small but constant part of my life. As a new member of Invisible College, I have been enjoying Ariana's beautiful voice and way of speaking, the ancient texts/readings, in-depth discussions and observations, tarot analysis, astrology musings and woo woo, not the kundalini yoga though - as it could be anxiety inducing, and my own flowing (and growing) curiosity of 17th century poetry (of Paradise Lost!) and The Reddening (as I am on my own alchemy journey, in depths of nigredo it seems). Being in the Whatsapp group for The Reddening has also been a lovely addition to my chronically online life - it's easily a favourite group chat (with strangers) and scrolling, among my many other loaded/involved/serious group chats. — Ashanti P

Ariana is a brilliant practitioner of alchemy and I know I am not the only one in the course who feels that the timing of this offering is mysteriously, cosmically aligned with what is actively revealing itself and requiring reckoning in my own life, and in the world at large. This class and this community, even in our brief, virtual time together, has been a life force, opening my heart to itself and to the miracles of biology, breath, fermentation, embarrassment, Uranus in Gemini, sanity, and the opus. — Ruby S.

It’s truly incredible to have been witness to that process of talks, readings and various check-ins and travelogues because Ariana was generous enough to share all of it on there. Her voice memos were always timely and inspiring and some of her readings are ones I return to often, namely the one with Rile Books in Brussels that contains earlier poems that would become part of The Rose. — Angelica J.