Spiritual Alchemy for Beginners!!
There are two types of Alchemy; the Esoteric and Exoteric. I’ll be going over Esoteric Alchemy in this post; for it is also known as ‘Spiritual’ Alchemy.
Over time the esoteric alchemic teachings which focused on the transformation of the self, devolved into esotericism. Esotericism is the desire to understand and manipulate the physical world in order to gain profit from it. This we call science.
Hermes Trismegistus, a mystic from ancient Egypt, is attributed with the concept of as above so below. In his postulate, we find clues to the need for transmutation for our basic human survival. For example, the microcosm can be demonstrated when we look at the body’s ability to break down food into the necessary energy to fuel the body. We can see that this is a base example of transmutation. In the macroscopic view, we have our consciousness that over time seeks to understand its origin and source of existence. At that time, the alchemist is ready to embrace a discipline and a Master Alchemist that can assist the process of purifying the base aspects of the self and transmute them into gold (God consciousness).
There is a purification process that must transpire for the alchemist to attain this transformation, in the acquisition of the elixir of life. Contemplation leads to purification or illumination. The secrets to finding the philosopher’s stone or the golden door, is hidden where most would never think to find it, within the body itself. Every alchemist needs a quiet laboratory, and each must retire inside oneself to find it.
Each human being must pass through seven stages to be purified. This is a grand journey toward the Infinite. Each soul must follow the Sound current, toward its Divine home. The ancient mystic alchemists called this “the music of the spheres’’. Mystics understand that everything in existence is alive with its own unique vibration. It is this Sound current that connects us and sustains life, and consciousness. There is an alchemical purification process that readies each being to ascend. There must be initiation into the Sound vibration that carries the consciousness up to and through the golden door. Through the purification of consciousness, there is a refinement of the quality of the sound that emanated from each being, and an attunement to hear the voice of God. Many have misinterpreted this purification process and have made it scientific in nature.
The seven steps of spiritual alchemy:
As each soul comes back into the physical consciousness, it must leave the astral and condense itself into the physical consciousness. The elimination chakra is the seat of the earth element. Here physical willpower is developed.
The consciousness has awareness of its individuation and seeks connection in the physical.
The consciousness is made aware that in the physical universe there will always exist a polarity of opposites (duality). When this chakra is purified, consciousness seeks spiritual nourishment.
The release of outer concerns of love and a re-absorption into the Divine love that brings physical love into balance.
The 5th Chakra, seat of fantasy and delusion. When spiritualized, the realization that no truth resides in the physical consciousness. Only an enlightened soul can speak Truth.
The last chakra of the body consciousness. Here the mind and the soul are knotted together and further purification begins the separation process. The soul becomes the witness, the observer, the attention faculty.
The 7th chakra, the point where consciousness begins to perceive its Divine nature. The spiritual journey home begins.
The ultimate task of the alchemist is to uncover the mysteries within. To fix the attention on what is Real and True, and rise above the limits of the physical, mental, and emotional consciousness, and leave the karmic wheel and become First Cause. Devotion through love transmutes the base consciousness into GOLD.
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