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This chapter presents a close reading of Ariana Reines’ Mercury (2011) and A Sand Book (2019). In Mercury Reines merges text with occult symbols to create a book that functions as a supernatural object, animated by alchemical themes of purification and transformation. A Sand Book explores Jewish identity, spiritual renewal, and the possibility for language to express trauma. Its final poem, ‘Mosaic’, records a mystical experience in which the poet felt the sun’s rays enter her body and become the voice of the poem. The chapter shows how Reines’ poetry articulates a magical and occult poetics.

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The Transformative Spellcraft of Ariana Reines

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    2025年

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  • Daniel John Pilkington

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This chapter presents a close reading of Ariana Reines’ Mercury (2011) and A Sand Book (2019). In Mercury Reines merges text with occult symbols to create a book that functions as a supernatural object, animated by alchemical themes of purification and transformation. A Sand Book explores Jewish identity, spiritual renewal, and the possibility for language to express trauma. Its final poem, ‘Mosaic’, records a mystical experience in which the poet felt the sun’s rays enter her body and become the voice of the poem. The chapter shows how Reines’ poetry articulates a magical and occult poetics.