One of the most influential and loved spiritual books out there is The Alchemist by Paulo Choelo. It's a marvelous demonstration of how you create alchemy by coming into the natural flow of the Universe. Paradoxically there's no longer a ‘you' creating as such, alchemy is flowing through you and the landscape is then shaping around you. So how might we create the right conditions to amplify this universal phenomenon for maximum possibility? How might you become the alchemist?…
Sacred Ground of Being
There are a paradox and a balance to hold on the spiritual path if you yearn to infuse higher alchemy into your life. Firstly there's the requirement to open into the infinite potential of the Universe, which requires complete acceptance of what is – you come deep into your Sacred Ground of Being. But then the soul will emerge from there and begin to infuse your life on multiple dimensional levels. In the lower dimensions of the physical, emotional and mental, the vibrations are pretty dense, and in the convolutions of the Old Paradigm we're living in, it can be hard for this alchemy of higher being to come through. Therefore we need to give the embodiment some attention and support. In other words, we need to give some “oomph” to let the magic penetrate!
It's been overcast and raining here in the UK this last week or so, following a couple of pretty humungous storms – no doubt caused by cosmic energy impacting the ionosphere then cascading into the jetstreams – something we'll all need to get used to as the 5D Shift continues to unfold. Yesterday in the afternoon I had some free space, but looking out into the murkiness, rain and cold wind, it didn't feel too appealing to go out for a walk!
It would have been easy just to settle indoors. And that would have determined the quality of the experience I'd have had. But then sitting there for a moment and opening a space to allow the infinite potential to come in, a clip from a video came to mind of someone taking an ice bath and speaking of the ‘contrasts' of life. It was the word contrast that came to mind. It was certainly a contrast between my cozy room and the outside!
Just at that moment, an old guy on a walking stick shuffled past my window, apparently completely unperturbed by the rain and wind. Yep, it's time to go out!
So I dressed up and braved the weather. It's essential how you do this, however, assuming you yearn to catch the higher dimensional possibility. If you just contract down in the face of the challenge, then you're allowing the conditions to dominate and determine your consciousness. So as I'm walking down the street, wind, and rain blowing in my face, I'm working to completely normalize in it. What does this mean?
Normalise to Equalise
To normalize with something is to so completely accept it, that you don't need it to go away. You embrace it fully, wholly, and completely, exploring every nuance of it with curiosity and interest. But neither do you let it then define you. You're equalizing with it. At that point, it becomes possible to expand through it, like passing through the eye of the needle. Someone on Openhandweb put it succinctly in a forum the other day…
I realised it was also about being really conscious with it and normalising in the discomfort, not trying to make it go away asap (it even got to the point where I actually invited maximum discomfort)…Hannah
So this is my first point: that first in any given situation is to completely accept it as The One. And inviting maximum discomfort ensures to deeply equalize with the feeling of it, every nuance of it. This means you equalize with it. At this point, you're so as one with it, that you can step through is as The One.
What Inspiration Arises from the Infinite Potential?
But then after you've equalized, to be the alchemist in the situation is not to continue to dwell there, or even to wallow there, because there's so much more possibility to the moment. What synchronicities do you see? What inspiration comes your way? How is the field flowing that you can pick up through subtle perceptions, nuances, signs, and synchronicity?
At this point, out in the rain, the flow was engaging me strongly, first this way, then that. I'm seeing painted murals on walls, birds darting and diving in the wind, trees rustling their leaves at me. I can feel an air of excitement and adventure, which I then work to embody. And as I embraced this universal feedback loop, guess what happened? The rain stopped, a hole in the clouds appeared and the sun shone through!
Not that I needed the sun, but it felt like a tremendous reflection of the mood that I'd opened into.
The flow took me to a candlelit well, which is underneath the Tor in Glastonbury where I live. It was magically lit up and felt like a grotto of pixie energy. Sure enough, despite the freezingly cold water, there were people bathing naked in there. Again, there was an air of alchemy about the place. People deciding NOT to be conditioned, controlled and owned by the purely 3D landscape, the weather, and environment – essentially, they were making a commitment, an opening, to a higher possibility. The sense of it created a wonderful feeling of alchemy.
The Secret of Happiness
As I recount my experience, it reminds me of a great clip from The Alchemist, about the lead character's meeting with the ‘wisest man in the world'…
The story begins with the boy heading off into the desert, wanting to learn the secret of happiness from the ‘wisest man in world’. He travels for many a day until finally….he reaches a beautiful castle, the home of the wise man.
As the boy enters the magnificent castle, he is surrounded by hundreds of people, every group from tradespeople and guests to musicians. After the boy has waited patiently, the wise man finally speaks to him. He asks the young boy who is in search of himself, why he has come to him.
The wise man advises that he is unable to discuss the boy’s quest at this very moment. Instead, he tells the boy to take a walk around his beautiful palace and come back to him a few hours. Before the boy left, the wise man handed him a spoon that held two drops of oil, “As you wander around, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill,’ the wise man instructs.
After two hours, the boy returns to the wise man. “Well,” asked the wise man, “did you see the Persian tapestries that are hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the garden that took the master gardener ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful parchments in my library?’
The boy was embarrassed and confessed he had observed nothing as he was only focused on not spilling the oil the wise man had given him.
“Then go back and observe the marvels of my world,” said the wise man. Relieved, the boy picked up the spoon and began exploring this palace once more, this time observing everything, from the garden to the amazing art work and the breathtaking views of the mountains all around the castle. The boy once again returned to the wise man, this time relating everything he had seen in great detail.
“But where are the drops of oil I entrusted to you?” asked the wise man. Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone.
“Well there is only one piece of advice I can give you,” said the wise man.
“The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never forget the drops of oil on the spoon,”
When I've read this previously, the drops of oil, to me, refer to the well of presence within, and to be always attentive and opening into it, which is what I call the Sacred Ground of Being. AND AT THE SAME TIME, to be engaged with the outer, witnessing the color, the majesty, and the spectacle. To be engaged in it, but not lost in it. In this way, you start to experience the full color and majesty of our multidimensional landscape, because you're not lost or defined by any singular or limited aspect of it.
5 Essential Keys to Unlocking Alchemy
Here are 5 essential keys to unlocking alchemy in your life which I felt to add to the article…
1. The first key is acceptance and equalisation with the situation.
2 The second key is breaking through any inner density and becoming the One.
3. The third key is to watch for signs and synchronicity activating beingness
4. The fourth key is to give energy to the expression of beingness and amplify it.
5. The fifth key is to follow the emerging flow building energy feedback loops.
Let the Alchemy Flood in and Sweep You Up
Just to be clear, this has NOTHING to do with intentional manifesting, which can (and often does) cut across the natural spontaneity of soul energy and higher alchemy. There is making a commitment to normalize with the outer, yes. And there is committing to open an internal space for the higher, yes. But then you're simply responding to what wants to come in. You'll have to give some energy to the inquiry, yes – that's my main point – there'll need to be that sense of adventure. So you've created the landscape for the alchemy. Now let it flood in and sweep you up.
What do you see?
What do you feel?
What do you witness?
Keep being attentive to the feedback loops, the signs, and synchronicity. Keep embodying the feelings of natural beingness. Keep looking for new possibilities. Now you're being the alchemist, opening a channel to higher dimensions of creativity. Now the lower 3D landscape will shape around you. You simply won't be able to stop the magic pouring in.
That's the sense I worked to capture in this recent Openhand Video, “Alchemising”. I'll close with it to share some inspiration for you to find the Alchemist in you. Let's be alchemical!…
If you've resonated with some of what I've been sharing, if you've felt the sense of alchemy and adventure that I'm feeling about the Shift, then you might well find yourself inspired by the Openhand work. It's purposefully crafted to meet these times of great change and take the full opportunity in them. Consider then coming along to one of our events around the world. Openhand Events 2021
See you down the alchemical flow!
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