alchemy of heartbreak
Observation is the ability to perceive the self even as we are experiencing an event. It places us in a larger frame of reference and broadens our perspective moment to moment. Put another way, self-observation allows us to see the fuller context in which we are living.
Daniel J. Siegel • Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation
These are three very practical ways to work with chaos: no struggle, poison as medicine, and regarding everything that arises as the manifestation of wisdom. First, we can train in letting the story lines go. Slow down enough to just be present, let go of the multitude of judgments and schemes, and stop struggling.
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lionsroar.com • Three Methods for Working With Chaos – Lion's Roar
Many interpreters of alchemical texts say that the processes they describe are metaphors for psycho-spiritual transformation not physical transformation. This was Carl Jung’s view.
Steve March • The Four Styles of Transformation Part 2: On Transmutation — Aletheia
Considered from the wider perspective of the history of the human spirit, alchemy and its goal appeared not only as physical processes leading to chemistry, but also as a religious discipline whose goal was the transformation of earthly man into an illuminated philosopher.
Stanton Marlan • Jung’s Alchemical Philosophy: Psyche and the Mercurial Play of Image and Idea (ISSN)
“The everyday practice is simply to develop complete acceptance and openness to all situations, emotions, and people.”
Pema Chödrön • The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving Kindness
"Transmutation" is a term usually employed to designate the ancient art of the transmutation of metals--particularly of the base metals into gold.
Matthew Schmitz • The Kybalion (Illustrated): A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece
Individuation is the fullest possible development of our personal selves in living relationship to the unknowable foundation that carries us along. It is the lifelong process of growing into the person we were meant to be—of becoming whole. Just as every acorn contains the blueprint for an oak tree, our possibilities and personalities develop over
... See moreJoseph Lee LCSW • Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams
When things fall apart and we’re on the verge of we know not what, the test for each of us is to stay on that brink and not concretize.