Personal Alchemy

Personal Alchemy is concerned with the transformation of individuals. Transformation of oneself is the first responsibility of a Global Alchemist and the basis for his or her capacity to initiate and guide the transformation of systems. The transformative capacity of a Global Alchemist is directly proportional to the progress of his own inner transformation. The Global Alchemist also understands that the transformation of systems is contingent on the transformation of the individuals that shape, sustain and manage the systems Thus facility with personal transformation is paramount. One should not mistakenly draw the conclusion that one must therefore wait until one has mastered personal alchemy before he or she attempts to engage in actions intended to transform systems or support others in transforming themselves. For when engaged with the right attitude and motivation attempts at systems alchemy are also acts of personal alchemy. Indeed Alchemical Transformation occurs more quickly when it is aimed to benefit others. However for suc attempts to have efficacy and personal transformative effect they must be engaged in concurrence with direct personal alchemy. That is to say they must be supported by daily alchemical practice of some form.

The purpose of this blog is to explore and to make available a wide array of alchemical practices both ancient and modern. This array includes methods based in material science as well as esoteric methods. It is important to understand that neither material science nor esoteric methods are necessarily inherently alchemical in nature but rather it is the intent by which they are applied that makes them alchemical.

This blog is one of the blogs in the Project Global Alchemy Blog Matrix which give expression to the Project Global Alchemy Bootstrap Experiment.