THE ATHANOR IS SHIFTING
EVERY ENDING IS AN ALCHEMICAL RENEWAL

A NOTE ON OUR JOURNEY: THE GREAT TRANSITION

To answer your kind concerns: we are not disappearing.

However, a major cycle is completing. This Autumn, our physical boutique in Ventnor will permanently close its doors as we prepare to relocate to a new destination on the Isle of Wight. This is not just a seasonal clearance, but a definitive Closing Down Sale. We are consciously emptying our vintage stock and bric-a-brac to prepare for our transition.

In our next chapter, The Athanor will step away from a traditional shopfront to evolve into a refined, entirely online cabinet of curiosities and virtual archives. This digital sanctuary will remain dedicated to our core material world: curated rare antiques, cosmic art, sacred craft, and hermetic literature.
By visiting us during this closing sale and acquiring a piece of our collection today, you directly support our journey into the Sanctuary of The Healing Word—where our spiritual guidance and Tarot consultations will continue to thrive exclusively online at marushkastories.com.

Come enjoy the Ventnor shop one last time while our doors remain open to the public. Step inside, leave your phone behind, and experience the mysteries that are meant to be felt, not captured.

CURATED LIFESTYLE BOUTIQUE

"The Athanor is not a shop of old things, but a sanctuary of meaningful finds. I am neither an antique dealer nor a merchant of trends. I am a seeker. I only bring into this space objects that move me, that carry a spark of the Great Work, and that I proudly keep within my own private sanctuary." ~Marushka

THE PHILOSOPHICAL FIRE

In alchemy, the Athanor is the furnace of constant heat—the 'Slow Henry' that never goes out. Within our digital and creative spaces, The Athanor remains the vessel of our own alchemical digestion. It is where we curate the Eternal and the Secret, offering you rare objects born from a 'Slow Operation'—time, history, and deep resonance.

A THEATRE OF THE WORLD

True Cabinets of Curiosities are microcosms; a theatre of memory where the universe is condensed into a single space. We honor this 16th-century tradition by dividing our sanctuary and virtual collections into four sacred pillars, each a gateway to understanding our place in the Great Design:

• Naturalia : The Breath of the Earth (Taxidermy, Osteology, Mineralogy)
• Artificialia : The Alchemical Hand (Antiques, Sacred Art, Corsetry)
• Exotica : Echoes of the Elsewhere (Ancestral Artefacts, Talismans)
• Scientifica : The Cosmic Order (Memosky®, SereniuS®, Scientific Instruments)

LAST SEASON OPENING HOURS
Thursday, Friday & Saturday
11:00am—3:00pm
Extended openings during School & Bank Holiday Mondays.
At all other times, we welcome visitors strictly by appointment.

TAROT READINGS
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
11:00am—4:00pm
Strictly by appointment only.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
To ensure the quality of our services and for health reasons,
all out-of-hours shop visits and Tarot readings are strictly by appointment only.
Bookings must be made at least 48 hours in advance.
We are absolutely unable to accommodate any short-notice requests under any circumstances.
Thank you for respecting this boundary.

Inquiries: 07405 346388

'Life feeds on differences, uniformity leads to death.'

Albert Jacquard - French Biologist & Geneticist (1925-2013)