Jennifer Ashby
@jenniferashby.bsky.social
Modernist & avant-garde visionary aesthetics | Writing PhD on Mina Loy & spirituality @eui-history.bsky.social Florence, Italy | Organiser Mapping Mina Loy Studies I Prev PG Rep @modernistudies.bsky.social
Yes, there was a herd! The foal was with a group of 3 adults and I think one of them was the mother.
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Yes, there was a herd! The foal was with a group of 3 adults and I think one of them was the mother.
Ahhaha it is tempting! I am planning on living here after my PhD is completed.
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Ahhaha it is tempting! I am planning on living here after my PhD is completed.
Yes, this autumn has been stunning (my favourite weather - mildly cold and bright)! Last autumn it felt like it never stopped raining and there were devastating floods - it can be a bit hit or miss as a season here.
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Yes, this autumn has been stunning (my favourite weather - mildly cold and bright)! Last autumn it felt like it never stopped raining and there were devastating floods - it can be a bit hit or miss as a season here.
Long story, recommend having a search. But Roberto Assagioli was an Italian psychiatrist who was fascinated with psychology & the inner life but was dissatisfied with Freud. He developed his own self-development practice called Psychosynthesis which is about harmonising the Self (mystical elements).
September 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Long story, recommend having a search. But Roberto Assagioli was an Italian psychiatrist who was fascinated with psychology & the inner life but was dissatisfied with Freud. He developed his own self-development practice called Psychosynthesis which is about harmonising the Self (mystical elements).
His diagram of the consciousness took the form of ovoid shape so of course there were lots of egg-shaped candles & one morning we have the opportunity to print an "evocative word" with his own wood blocks.
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
His diagram of the consciousness took the form of ovoid shape so of course there were lots of egg-shaped candles & one morning we have the opportunity to print an "evocative word" with his own wood blocks.
There's an amazing range of books from psychology through to psychical research, studies on mysticism & consciousness, yoga, & A LOT of old Theosophical books. Most are probably Italian but there's also English, German, & French. I love reading his annotations & notes inside.
September 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
There's an amazing range of books from psychology through to psychical research, studies on mysticism & consciousness, yoga, & A LOT of old Theosophical books. Most are probably Italian but there's also English, German, & French. I love reading his annotations & notes inside.
Artist Mina Loy was a friend & their children would play together there. Looking at the pics I can see why Loy felt so out of place visiting Florentine villadom in her (unpublished) autobios. Beautiful but absolutely, horrifyingly gratuitous wealth held be some.
September 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Artist Mina Loy was a friend & their children would play together there. Looking at the pics I can see why Loy felt so out of place visiting Florentine villadom in her (unpublished) autobios. Beautiful but absolutely, horrifyingly gratuitous wealth held be some.
Ah, that's interesting - what drew you to Assagioli? It's a bit of an underrated gem. I think a lot of his collection was lost during fascist persecution but there's an array of his books still (which he often annotated) & then there's the archive on site. I live close by so I often like to go.
September 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Ah, that's interesting - what drew you to Assagioli? It's a bit of an underrated gem. I think a lot of his collection was lost during fascist persecution but there's an array of his books still (which he often annotated) & then there's the archive on site. I live close by so I often like to go.