I spent some time today reading over some texts that I haven't looked at in a while. Sometimes when I'm feeling unsettled, the best cure is to read some theory... Alchemy has a way of comforting one's fears. It feels like no matter what problems arise, someone has always said something on the topic that makes me feel better ( Read more... )

Some people begin, as alchemists, by wanting to honour the divine that they see everywhere in this world. Some people begin by glimpsing the divine and wanting to transmute this world into it. To begin by raising what is below, or bringing down what is above-- depending on one's temperament, one impulse or another may be dominant ( Read more... )