![]() ![]() Transmute setbacks, failures, and losses into sources of magical power.Understand and apply basic principles of alchemy.It offers practical advice and exercises that will help the modern magician to: On Becoming an Alchemist initiates us into these secrets, showing us how to think, perceive, and operate as an alchemist. It is the art of taking what already exists-whatever presents itself-and transmuting the harmful into the helpful, the useless into the valuable. Yet alchemy is not, like some forms of magic, the exercise of mind over matter. Knowledge of these connections enables us to influence external phenomena through the powers of heart and mind alone. We can perceive the hidden connections between the spiritual and the material worlds. Through studying the principles of alchemy, we can achieve extraordinary effects from ordinary actions by understanding how the world really works. Transforming the inner world is, for the alchemist, a way to transform the outer world. ![]() ![]() ![]() According to Catherine MacCoun, alchemy is no mere metaphor. Many regard alchemy as a metaphor for inner transformation. “An enchanting, engaging, and insightful” guide on how to use modern alchemy to develop intuition, cultivate self-knowledge-and apply real magic to life's challenges (Caroline Myss, author of Entering the Castle) ![]()
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