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Excerpts from Alchemical Psychology
"At the heart of the matter, alchemy is about coming to the realization that we already possess the philosopher's stone and its name is love." "...a miracle is an experience in which we witness manifestations that result from dimensions of parallel worlds breaking into the one we happen to be in at the moment. From this perspective, miracles are the rule rather than the exception; only perceptual prejudice keeps us from seeing them." "It was neither stone nor gold that symbolized the goal of the work to our earliest ancestors. It was the discovery of iron that uplifted humans out of the dark Stone Age consciousness and began a new age of humanity." "The Divine Self is the permanent, living manifestation of god expressed within and through the human psyche." "We are physiologically programmed to operate in both realms of experience; in our right brain resides the magician, and in the left, there is a scientist. Somewhere in between there is a modern-day alchemist trying to fuse the best of old and new, magic and science." "The personality is the vessel in which we experiment with life. Consciousness is the matter contained in the alchemist's vessel that we propose to transform from a state of chaos to one that is superbly organized." "When we've had even a glimpse of this reality, love transcends temporary pleasure and blooms into lasting fragrances. Real gold shines through those who delight in sharing their honey with everyone." "...making yourself equal with God does not mean identification with God. This is the difference between the narcissist and the saint." |