What is Alchemical Healing?

 

Healing, or to make whole, is by nature an alchemical process.  With clear positive intention, resolve, and attentive observation, we learn to use our adversarial situations to help us grow spiritually, emotionally, and even physically.  This, in turn, opens up new possibilities regarding how we choose to live our lives and how we relate to one another and the world.  Merriam Webster defines alchemy as "a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life."  "Transmutation" is the key word characterizing alchemy, and it may be understood in several ways: in the changes that are called chemical, in physiological changes such as passing from sickness to health, in a hoped-for transformation from old age to youth, or even in passing from an earthly to a supernatural existence. Through alchemy, as the metaphorical lead is transmuted into gold, so, too, is the Alchemical Healing client moved from a primal state of unconsciousness through various stages of elemental transformative experiences to a realization of full awakening, or enlightenment, wholeness, and health.  It is the goal of the alchemist to bring spirit and matter into alignment and harmony; this, then, leads us to health.
 

We all have inherent healing abilities that remain largely unrecognized in our modern western cultures. Although our population has burgeoned since the advent of modern medical technology, many of the simple, effective, and free or easily affordable cures have been lost and largely forgotten. Regardless of where we trace our roots, most of us have been separated from the wisdom of our ancestors for so long that we need help to remember ourselves. It is time to reclaim the power and pathways to knowledge that are buried deep within our psyches and our DNA. Within us dwell all the memories of our ancestors; we are all mystics and sages awaiting remembrance of what we’ve misplaced or forgotten.

 

As technology touches all aspects of our lives, if we listen well, we are hearing the faint calling to reconnect with spirituality. In the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., “The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”

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Modern Egyptian alchemy is both a school of knowledge and a spiritual path to an enlightened state of presence.  As such, it is emerging as one of the most powerful means for transforming our reality; and Alchemical Healing provides maps and tools for those who would consciously engage in the process, especially for those who wish to heal themselves and others.

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What to expect from an Alchemical Healing Session:

 

Sessions last approximately 30-45 minutes.  This healing modality is very much an art, and some of the things individuals might expect to experience are:

• an opening prayer/ offering of gratitude

• a meditation

• relaxing music

• a mutual scanning of the client's body, both the client and the practitioner, physically, emotionally, spiritually, and energetically

• energetic cleansing and healing

• a closing prayer/ offering of gratitude

• an offering of essential oils

In Alchemical Healing the work is energetic so there is no physical touching.  As a client, you remain in your comfortable clothing.  I invite clients to lay or sit in a comfortable position and location, you are supported with pillows and covered with a warm and secure blanket.  It is a very peaceful and restorative experience.

I am currently an advanced student.  I have completed all of my in class training and I am just over half way through my independent healing session training.  I am continuing to accept clients free of charge until I receive my certification.