Chaos Theory

“Every interaction between people involves an exchange of energy, and sex involves the fullest exchange possible. S.E.X. an acronym for “soul energy x-change.”

- Unknown 

“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.“

An old alchemist gave the following consolation to one of his disciples: “No matter how isolated you are and how lonely you feel, if you do your work truly and conscientiously, unknown friends will come and seek you.”

Robert Fitzgerald - Phoenix, “Arcanum Bestiarum”, 2012. In Alchemy, the Mythical Phoenix bird represents the culmination of the Opus. Understanding the mythology of this fantastic creature reveals the reason alchemists chose it to represent successful completion of their work. As far as we know humans alone possess the Knowledge of their own Mortality. That we know we will Die gives meaning to our days. In myth, the Phoenix was endowed with this Sacred Knowledge. Thus, in seeing its Death draw near, the Phoenix prepared a nest of wood and resin upon which it would perch itself. It then exposed the nest to the full force of the Sun’s rays. The embers, bursting into flames, consumed the Phoenix and reduced it to ashes. Out of these ashes arose another Phoenix. The Rebirth of the Phoenix reflects the aspect of Immortality associated with the Philosopher’s Stone.

Alchemically, this fabulous bird represents Regeneration. But there can be no Regeneration with first there being a process of Dissolution. “No Generation without Corruption” is an alchemical recipe that succintly describes this process and explains the Phoenix’s Death and Resurrection. Death of the body (the matter) is necessary in order to eliminate the coarse, unconscious elements from the Prima Materia. The method used to accomplish this is Calcinatio, the Fire operation.