Alchemy: the supposed transformation of matter during medieval times that was the forerunner to sciences like chemistry. Is alchemy real? Or is it some magical, mythical process that only exists in fairytales?
Well, the more I explore, expand, and educate myself the more I'm coming to realize that very few things are actually fantasy and almost everything exists somewhere in some dimension, if only we can learn to access it. Alchemy is no different. While alchemy of physical matter doesn't seem to exist in this dimension, I've discovered that alchemization of emotion and trauma DOES exist. Through alchemization we can turn negative, low vibrational energy into high vibrational energy. It doesn't require special equipment or a belief in magic. It only requires you to be willing to face the darkness in your life and accept it.
STEP ONE: EXPOSE IT
What is the feeling, memory, or belief that needs alchemizing? Maybe you don't feel good enough because there's been a series of experiences with people you loved who didn't love you back so you internalized the message that you're not good enough to be loved. You need to expose those memories and fix the narrative. Instead of you not being good enough, maybe the people you thought loved you were broken themselves and their capacity to love in general was reduced. Perhaps you encountered some of those people to show you that instead of seeking their love, you should be loving yourself and respect yourself enough to walk away. By exposing the truth of each situation, it's now clear that you being good enough IS NOT the issue. It's your job to fix the narratives you've created through your negative experiences and see the truth in each situation.
STEP TWO: ACCEPT IT
Acceptance doesn't mean forgiving the hurt or being the bigger person by letting someone walk all over you. By accepting something you are simply acknowledging the truth of the situation and making peace with it. Acceptance, in this example, means recognizing that people can only love us to the capacity they can accept and experience love. Their capacity for love is not a reflection of your worth. You trying to earn their love or approval, chasing their love, or fighting to stay in their life when they treat you poorly isn't going to make you more worthy of them, it's just causing you to betray and disrespect yourself. Accepting what people give you and making peace with the fact that that's all they can currently offer helps you detach from them so you can move forward. At this point, you're at peace whether they love you or they don't because you understand it's not about you and you can validate yourself on your own.
STEP THREE: UTILIZE IT
Even though we can expose the truth and accept it, there's still a lot of pain involved from the rejections and the losses and grief. Thankfully, there's a way we can utilize these emotions and turn them into fuel for our manifestations. Transmutation is shifting energy from one form into another. Since energy can't be created or destroyed, it must be changed in order to heal. This process of transmutation requires a little visualization, so get comfortable in a criss cross applesauce position with your eyes closed and spine straight. Visualize what it is you're wanting to manifest through this transmutation first. Then when you're ready to transmute, imagine at the base of your sit bones a fire smoldering as embers. Feel the heat at your core, the base of your spine. Now I want you to imagine stoking the embers to increase the flame. You feel the flames leap up your stomach from the inside, climbing higher and higher as you stoke them. Allow yourself to stir up the memories and feel the pain, anger, or sadness associated with them. As the flames reach your throat, you're probably going to feel choked up or enraged, some strong emotion. Go with it. Open your mouth and set the intention that you are releasing this pain as power to fuel your manifestation. Cry, scream, say all the things you've ever wanted to say to the ones who hurt you without fear of judgment. Spew lava and ash as you express these feelings and memories from your body, intending to transform them into powerful energy that fuels your ambitions. Once you've emptied yourself of the fire, comfort yourself and express gratitude for the manifestations that are coming to fruition. Release all the cords attached to those painful memories and allow them to flow past you for good. You've now turned your pain into power.
STEP FOUR: INTEGRATE IT
By this point you've exposed the pain, examined the narratives, and expanded your consciousness to the actual truths about the situation. You've accepted what you cannot change and not allowed it to affect your reality or sense of self. You've transmuted the pain into power, fueling your manifestations and ambitions. Now it's time to integrate all of this into your being. Integration means you're now embodying these truths, lessons, and empowerment which in turn affects the way you move through the world. You react to situations differently because your reality has changed. You're no longer the person who doesn't feel good enough or unworthy of love. You know you're more than worthy of love, so when these triggering situations arise and challenge your self-worth, you no longer respond as you did in the past. This can look like creating boundaries with the people who try to make us feel unworthy, standing up for ourselves when someone tries to walk all over us, and refusing to repeat the patterns that are so damaging to our confidence and inner joy. Integration is embodiment- a new you.
Not only are we able to transmute our own pain, with mastery of this process we can often take in the negative energy of those around us and transmute it as well. As a high priestess, I learned this process organically through my own spiritual journey and intuition. It's my hope that by passing this knowledge on to you, the world will slowly begin to improve as we all learn to transmute, heal, and expand our consciousness. Trauma isn't who we are, but it can be used to help us become who we're meant to be.
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