Seven was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1983 and moved to the US at the age of four. She is a self-taught oil painter, author and poet exploring esoteric themes arising from her study and practice of Hermeticism, alchemy, tarot, psychology, magic, astrology, shamanism and mythology.
Seven developed her career in the Pacific Northwest of the US, showing her artwork in both group and solo exhibitions along the West Coast and writing on-the-spot poetry at local markets as part of the Poem Store. She relocated to New Mexico in 2019, where she lives a hermetic lifestyle and continues to paint and write.
Seven’s subject matter has been greatly influenced by Jungian psychology and alchemical philosophy, both of which have provided her with a symbolic language to interpret otherwise ineffable sensations and impressions. Alchemy is the understanding of how consciousness relates to matter, which Seven has explored in-depth through the creative process.
As physical, mental and emotional transmutation takes place within, it is projected externally onto the canvas or into a poem, distilling a psycho-spiritual process into its creative quintessence. The aim of the alchemical work, called the Magnum Opus, is to free the authentic self to be in alignment with its perfect, divine, unified nature and to awaken the creative potential and power of the human imagination.
More information about Marlene Seven Bremner’s art and writing can be found on her website at marlenesevenbremner.com. She has a Facebook page at Marlene Seven Bremner—Art and Instagram page @m7artist. Seven can also be reached by email at sevenbremner@gmail.com. Her books are available from Inner Traditions.
