What Is A Spiritual Alchemist

Spiritual alchemy is an ancient method aimed at spiritual rather than material transformation. Alchemy, on the other hand, was a mystical science that predated modern chemistry. It began in the Middle Ages with the goal of converting basic metals like lead into gold. People who aspired to gain financial prosperity and those seeking a universal elixir for immortality both performed alchemy.

As a result, spiritual alchemy is an ancient philosophy that employs the idea of turning metals into gold to achieve spiritual enlightenment. It is utilized to liberate one's essence from one's acquired personality in order to reach contentment, harmony, and awareness. The inauthentic element of one's self is contained non the personality, which includes one's views, thoughts, attitudes, wounds, anxieties, and phobias. In this way, the transformation of lead into gold is a metaphor for the process of spiritual rebirth and self-actualization. Let's have a look at it more closely!

What does it mean to be a spiritual alchemist?

Spiritual alchemy is an ancient occult discipline that aims to free the soul from its physical bonds. Spiritual alchemy is an ancient method aimed at spiritual rather than material transformation. Alchemy, on the other hand, was a mystical science that predated modern chemistry.

What are the 7 stages of spiritual alchemy?

Calcination is the process of heating and decomposing raw stuff – or, to put it another way, breaking down elements of ourselves that are impeding our enjoyment. We often prefer to be correct or achieve an ideal of “perfection” above being actually happy, so we continue to disregard self-exploration.

Calcination is the stage in our lives when we begin to dismantle our egos, self-doubt, stubbornness, self-destructive conduct, pride, and arrogance and put them aside in order to discover what is beneath.

What is a soul Alchemist?

Soul Alchemy is a method of self-transformation that acknowledges one's unique contribution to the whole. Soul Alchemy is the process of transforming oneself through Soul Work. We can learn to listen to the advice of Soul as Inner Wisdom by using both traditional and modern healing and inquiry tools.

What are the 3 main goals of alchemy?

In a nutshell, the alchemists wanted to uncover the Stone of Knowledge (The Philosophers' Stone), discover the medium of Eternal Youth and Health, and learn how to transmute metals.

How does the alchemist relate to the Bible?

Santiago is aware of an enigmatic force that connects his existence to that of his sheep. His parents wanted him to be a priest, but he felt that learning about the world was more essential than learning about God or man's sins. He says he couldn't have found God in the seminary as he gazes at a sunrise. Santiago had a consultation with a gypsy fortune teller. Santiago has learnt not to trust gypsies, but she has a picture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, so he assumes she is fine. As he impatiently awaits her reading, he recites the Lord's Prayer.

Melchizedek, King of Salem, appeared to Abraham in the Bible (Genesis 14:18-20). He appears as an old man in The Alchemist, who claims that he can manifest himself in a variety of forms, including a stone, a solution, or a good idea. Without mystical insight, he knows things about Santiago that he wouldn't know otherwise. He believes it is critical for the boy to find his own Personal Legend.

He claims that as time passes, a mysterious power begins to persuade people that they will never be able to realize their Personal Legend. According to Melchizedek, one's Personal Legend is his mission on earth, a yearning that comes from the universe's essence. He claims that the happiness of humans feeds the Soul of the World, and that when a person desires something, the entire cosmos conspires to help him accomplish it. The only real responsibility a person has in life is to fulfill his or her own destiny. Warriors of the Light, according to Melchizedek, who asks for 10% of the boy's sheep, taught that everything in life has a cost.

Melchizedek refers to Santiago's ability to sell his sheep so rapidly as beginner's luck, or the concept of favorability. He explains it as a force that desires for a person to attain his or her own Personal Legend. He claims that God has planned a route for everyone to take, but that it is up to the individual to discern the omens that God has left for him. After this point, omens are discussed several times throughout the novel.

Melchizedek offers Santiago a black and a white stone, dubbed Urim and Thummim, to aid him in making decisions. If the boy is unable to interpret the omens, he must examine the stones, with black indicating yes and white indicating nay. Melchizedek realizes the gods shouldn't have desires because they don't have Personal Legends as he sees the youngster board a ship. Nonetheless, he wishes for the boy's success.

The Muslim crystal merchant discusses the Prophet's writings. He claims that a pilgrimage to Mecca is required by the Koran.

The Englishman, like Santiago, had Urim and Thummim stones. He tells the youngster that God only allows these stones to be used for divination. The man seeks an alchemist, someone who understands the universal language. He claims that the global language is written in the words “luck” and “coincidence.”

When the youngster tells the Englishman about his life, the Englishman says it proves the principle that regulates everything, or the Soul of the World in alchemy terms. He claims that when a person is pursuing something he truly desires, he is closest to the Soul of the World. The Englishman also claims that this isn't limited to humans. He claims that everything on the planet, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral, has a soul and is always changing.

Alchemists think that if they can heat a metal long enough to remove its distinct qualities, only the Soul of the World will remain. Because alchemists have the global language via which all things are conveyed, they can understand anything on the planet. This finding, which was part liquid and part solid, was dubbed the Master Work by alchemists. The liquid, known as the Elixir of Life, has the ability to cure any sickness. The Philosopher's Stone, the solid component, has the ability to turn metal into gold. According to the Englishman, an alchemist's purification of metals led to their own purification.

The caravan's leader confesses that his followers worship a variety of gods. He claims to be a servant of Allah. On the voyage, he asks everyone to vow to their own deity that they will follow the leader's orders.

Desert women, according to Fatima, are accustomed to having their men taken from them by the desert. She claims that those males who do not return become part of the skies, animals, and water. They are transformed into the World's Soul. Love, according to the alchemist, should not prevent a man from following his Personal Legend. It wasn't pure love if it did. He also claims that anyone who tampers with another's Personal Legend will never find his own. The alchemist assures Santiago that no heart has ever suffered because it has sought its dreams, because every second of the search is a meeting with God and eternity. He claims that before a dream may come true, the Dreamer is put to the test by the Soul of the World to discover what he's learnt along the route.

Santiago comes to the conclusion that intuition is the soul's immersion in the universal tide of existence, to which everyone is connected. Alchemy is the process of bringing spiritual perfection into contact with the physical world. The boy decides that alchemy exists so that everyone might go treasure hunting and subsequently transform themselves into something better than they were before. Santiago understands that an invisible hand used six days to create a cosmos, which has matured into a Master Work, as he converses with the desert, the sun, and the wind. He sees that the Soul of the World is a portion of the Soul of God as he reaches through it. He suddenly realizes that God's Soul is his own, and that he, Santiago, is capable of doing miracles.

How do you know if you're an alchemist?

Alchemists are somewhat of like wizards. All you see when you look into the future is magic, possibilities, and world-changing ideas. They take outlandish concepts and make them a reality. Other archetypes may believe Alchemists are crazy, but a true magician is unconcerned.

Is alchemy biblical?

The link between alchemy and eschatology appears to have been particularly strong: alchemy not only confirmed biblical and other prophecies about the operations of nature and the unfolding of earthly time, but it also provided true Christians with tools with which to engage the impending Last Days, either by enduring the tribulations of the End Times or by restoring the world in its final moments. Even Martin Luther saw how alchemical labor may, in a sense, confirm prophecies about the world's fate.

What is an alchemist personality?

The INTP Alchemist is a situational rescuer who excels at deciphering the complexities of details and the potential of data; a never-ending source of new ideas to improve things. They investigate details and devise answers by spotting plot gaps in real life and asking the questions that others would never consider. And, despite their pleasure in their precision and application, they have an off-the-wall, childlike eccentricity and a protective love for those whose issues they are earnestly attempting to address.

Young INTPs are enthralled by possibilities from an early age. INTPs, the ultimate “Idea-Guys,” are energized by new methods of doing things and new ways of interacting with the world around them. Whereas their ENTP colleagues approach the world with the question, “What can I do with myself?” they approach the world with the question, “What can I do with myself?” INTPs are constantly on the lookout for fresh and intriguing ways to respond to the inquiry, “What can I do with this?”

An INTP's universe is ablaze with materials that can be learned and explored in their billions of applications. Little INTPs can sometimes feel like the world around them doesn't match the excitement of the concepts their minds can offer, as they frequently find fascinating ideas in the realms of science fiction or inventions that can reach the pinnacle of their imagination when it comes to what possibilities could be. Because others may not understand the wonderful alternatives that a tiny INTP sees all around them, the INTP may withdraw, preferring to enjoy their valued ideas on their own rather than share them with others who may not recognize their worth.

INTPs prefer depth of knowledge to breadth, and they want to know everything there is to know about their chosen field. Because their minds prioritize knowing the specifics of what works in hypothetical circumstances, they like studying and understanding *everything* there is to know about a given topic, so that no imagined situation would overwhelm them. Every situation is different for an INTP, and they need to know all of the possible tools they might need. However, the world is simply too big for them to know everything about *everything*, so their minds naturally choose the fields they care about the most, and they learn *everything* about some things.

INTPs excel at scrutinizing the precise bullet bits of facts and data that make up the world around them, but they fail to grasp how those bullet points add up to build a holistic picture of the world and how it works. An INTP may find the cosmos to be a frightening place, as they believe that attempting to pin down zoomed-out concepts usually leads to either oversimplified generalizations or a chaotic reality in which they can never expect to do the same thing twice. INTPs may develop Moriarty Fear, a dislike of the world beyond their specialization, feeling that they will be deemed obsolete unless they specialize in *all* sorts of information.

This provides INTPs their first option: to try to indicate that any knowledge or expertise outside of their area of specialty is useless, irrelevant, or not truly intelligent. INTPs who pursue this first path feel compelled to uphold the cultural stereotype that intelligence is limited to being competent with specialized conceptual data and situational analysis, in order to avoid feeling inferior to those with other specializations.

However, the cultural expectation that INTPs are the “smartest” of the types (whether or not people recognize the letters) is as harmful to INTPs as it is to all the other kinds. Each type is the “smartest” in its own Type Speciality, and expecting INTPs to be smart in all areas places unnecessary pressure on them when they truly want to focus on what they enjoy and shouldn't be expected to be strong in every type's specialization.

At the same time, our culture's emphasis on INTPs being mentally powerful, an area that our culture associates with INTPs' favorite type of data, culturally prohibits them from exploring, experiencing, and improving in other areas. When facial type revealed that basketball icon Michael Jordan had the facial structure of an INTP, my INFJ and I were taken aback, but it was amazing to read his words and reevaluate his approach to sports, realizing that INTP is indeed the way he cognizes. He was a game-changer because, rather than having innate physical talent, he was always trying new things and specializing in figuring out how to make basketball work. Despite being dismissed from his sophomore squad for being too little and often bragging about how many shots he missed, he used basketball ideals to change the game and become a role model for millions of people. INTPs should feel free to specialize in *anything*, rather than believing that they can only be good at specific forms of specialization.

Of course, I shouldn't have to describe how other types feel when INTP's smart is the “only” sort of smart. The cunning of ESTPs and the analytical brilliance of ENFJs are both underrated. What ISFPs bring to IP situations and what ENFPs sense in people's potential. When each kind is in good health, it is the *smartest* at what it enjoys. The types work as a team, and if any one of them fails, the whole thing falls apart.

An INTP who chooses this first option will be constantly afraid of being usurped or passed, their denial of the validity of knowledge outside their area of expertise will cause them to lose perspective, and constant comparison with others will spread them thin to the point where they won't be able to excel in their own area of specialization. This INTP will not feel like the smartest kid on the block, but rather will be caught up in a never-ending power struggle that makes them feel less valuable than before.

The INTP's second option is to accept others dismissing their specializations as insignificant, impractical, or unimportant, and to believe that perhaps the things that mattered to them weren't as important as they thought or felt, while attempting to avoid bothering others with the possibilities and options they see all around them. It's all too easy for an INTP to limit their Type Specialization to the data they work with instead of the things they may do with that knowledge and insight. The INTP who allows themselves to belittled in their own importance can become very depressed, not realizing how much they have to contribute.

When an INTP instead gives themselves permission to delve deep into their favorite area of specific information, enjoying exploring the worlds of potential available through the information they love, when they're willing to stand up and realize how big the universe is and enjoy the fact that there's still so much to learn, when they're willing to stand up for the heroism inherent in fixing things, the INTP transforms into a possibility-revealing problem-solver, quick to fling open doors to new possibilities. The Alchemist is an INTP personality type.

Though they can stand on their own as protagonists—often in idea stories as the wise scientist or librarian thrust into the action, forced to use their knowledge of ancient runes or local customs to navigate situations—the Alchemist is most often found as part of a team, where they can bounce ideas off of teammates. The Alchemist doesn't believe in fakery and is quick to point out errors in situational conclusions without sugar-coating them. They have a dry, sardonic sense of humor and a buried childish enthusiasm for their prized concepts. Though the Alchemist may regret this quality, there is something refreshing about a character that is willing to tell it how it is, even to their friends, as an audience. The Alchemist, on the other hand, makes up for their lack of tact with commitment. When an Alchemist's team needs their answers, no one can tear them away from their self-driven purpose, no matter how much time or effort is required.

Dark Alchemists are nihilists by nature. Though many INTPs lose perspective on the world's meaning, which is their weakest area (Principles via Fe), an INTP becomes a villain when they feel threatened because of their efforts to understand the world's meaning to the point where they want to destroy that meaning for others. Dark Alchemists have a principle bone to pick with the protagonist, determined on showing that the universe truly does operate in the dark, meaningless way they strive to illustrate. They are usually profoundly dangerous in their capacity to ingeniously and adaptively break the environment around them. They'll always be trying to prove “That's what people *do!” or other simplistic universal truths, whether they don't want anyone to be special, want to prove that all people are animals, or wish to destroy the cosmos itself.

However, INTPs must recognize that the topics that seem insurmountable to them, concerns of universal scope and importance, may come naturally to other types whose minds prioritize the workings of the cosmos, and INTPs must remember that they don't have to accomplish it all. An INTP requires a good infrastructure of friends that recognize and value their skills but still giving different strengths to support a healthy Alchemist to avoid feeling like the world and life are pointless.

A powerful INTP, whether an Alchemist or a Dark Alchemist, will be brilliantly good at anything they choose to pursue, with the capacity to identify possible openings and solutions everywhere they look.

Do you want to learn more about INTP, the Alchemist?

Here is a link to their Cognitive Orientation Guidebook.

Do alchemists believe in God?

That is something we mock at nowadays. To transform lead into gold, everyone understands you need nuclear physics, not just chemistry.

The ancient alchemists, on the other hand, worked from a noble premise: God didn't create a society in which people had to battle over resources. They were devout Christians who believed that prayer and chemistry would lead to a solution. They thought God was benevolent and that his creation was abundant.

• Intel turns sand into Pentium processors. There are few things worth more than sand, yet Pentium processors are worth more than their weight in gold.
• Microsoft, Facebook, and Google, for example, turn 1s and 0s into tremendously powerful software that solves difficult issues and connects millions of people. Software programmers literally make money appear out of nothing.
• Humans compete over the distribution of limited resources. In truth, Wisdom and Ingenuity are the only true resources. Wisdom and ingenuity produce value where none existed previously. It transforms little items into prized possessions.

There are always enough resources, commodities, and things to go around. Wisdom is the ONLY thing that is ever in limited supply.