The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – alchemy.

“Alchemy is a mirror. Whoever looks into it discovers himself” – Carl Jung

“What you seek is seeking you, the work of alchemy is the fusion of opposites” — Rumi

“Alchemy teaches that matter is alive, that the spirit is hidden within it” –  Manly Hall

“That which is below is like that which is above, and that which is above is like that which is below” – The Emerald Tablet

“Alchemy is the courage to stay in the fire until something true is born” – Maya Angelou

“Alchemy is a kind of philosophy, a kind of thinking that leads to a way of understanding” – Marcel Duchamp

“At its essence, art is an alchemical process. Alchemy is a process of transformation” – Julia Cameron

“Alchemy. The link between the immemorial magic & modern science. Humankind’s first systematic effort to unlock the secrets of matter by reproducible experiment” – John Ciardi

“Alchemy is magical, but you have to be the magician. You have to make the magic happen” – Sidney Sheldon

“And, when you truly want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it” – Paulo Coelho

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – alchemy.

Classical music was inspired by alchemy because for centuries, alchemy wasn’t just chemistry, it was a complete worldview blending science, philosophy, humanity & art. Music was understood as a reflection of the cosmic order. At its core, alchemy is about transformation – turning base matter into gold, chaos into order or the human spirit into soul. Music does exactly this – it transforms sound into meaning, noise into harmony, emotion into transcendence. Composers used alchemy as a metaphor for evolution, where listening has a deeper psychological impact rather than just entertainment.

To thinkers like Pythagoras, Boethius & later Renaissance humanists, music was audible mathematics, governed by the same alchemical principles. So, composing music was symbolic alchemy with sound. Composers like Wagner, Scriabin & Stockhausen also turned to alchemy as a powerful framework to express what music itself does. It turns chaos into calm, moments into meaning.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – alchemy.

In the crucible of midnight thought
Where regrets or doubts like metals grind & fuse
The soul submits to measured heat
Not to be broken, but renewed.

Words melt first, then surety
Until the mind stands bare & bright
What once was fear becomes a tool
A lens to bend the dark to light.

Before gold, before fire
there is a question
what is it that seeks to transform?

So the work begins inwards
Where certainty dissolves first
Belief is heated until it softens
Identity stirred until it loosens its grip.

There is a stage where even insight must dissolve
Where understanding, proud of its clarity
Is placed back into the dark
To learn humility.

The alchemist no longer seeks transformation
For seeking implies lack, it’s a recognition that becoming
Was never separate from being.

In the end, nothing is perfected
Everything is understood
And that understanding, quiet & weightless
Is the closest thing to gold
That a thinking soul can hold.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – alchemy.

Alchemy is a precursor to chemistry, pharmacology & medicine. Alchemists developed lab techniques like distillation, filtration, crystallisation & fermentation. Many substances & chemical processes were first studied by alchemists, paving the way for modern scientific methods. Alchemy is defined as the bridge between science & spirituality, between practical experimentation & inner understanding. “The task of the alchemist is not to change the world, but to re-discover himself. All alchemy begins & ends with the self. It is the blending of opposites – spirit & matter, inner & outer, light & dark” – Albertus Magnus.

Alchemy treats nature as a living, interconnected system. Humans are active participants in the cosmos, capable of learning from or aligning with the natural order & processes. It blends science, philosophy & mysticism, seeing matter & spirit as intertwined. “Alchemy is a science of the mind. It is not only the transmutation of metals, but the transformation of the spirit. “As above, so below. As within, so without. Alchemy is the search for hidden truths in nature, the philosopher’s stone of the mind, as much as matter” – Isaac Newton.

Carl Jung, the famous psychologist, interpreted alchemy as a symbolic language for the psyche. The alchemical stages represent the process of individuation or a journey where the unconscious is brought to consciousness & transformed into wholeness. In essence, the philosophy of alchemy is about inner transformation, mirroring the outer transformation. It’s a spiritual-scientific worldview where matter, mind, heart & soul are deeply connected, where personal growth is seen as a part of the universal process of refinement.

Its philosophy encourages reflection on balance, harmony, the seamless integration of the mind, body & spirit. Alchemy shares that curiosity about our material world can co-exist with spiritual inquiry. It reminds us that knowledge is symbolic, sharing lessons about life, nature & human potential. “When you truly want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it” – Paulo Coelho.

Alchemy continues to inspire creative art, literature & learning. Just like metals are purified under fire, we also grow through pain & challenges. Alchemy is ultimately a process, not a destination. The wealth is wisdom, hope & compassion, not gold. Alchemy is the art of turning dreams into reality. It is also the art of finding the extraordinary in the ordinary.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – wanderlust.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – wanderlust.

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The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – wanderlust.

We pack our faith in the open seas
in tickets bought without a plan
in the quiet thrill of not yet knowing
who we’ll be or where we’ll land.

Suitcases full of almost-moments
pretty postcards sent back home
each travel feels like a passage
every stride a stepping stone.

We fall in love with fleeting memories
border signs and café steam
sunsets framed by dusty windows
colours that brush us like a dream.

We sleep under unfamiliar skies
count new constellations each night
learning how many ways the darkness
can still be generous with the light.

Mountains bow in silent teaching
oceans chant what words cannot
and we kneel without a temple
where the infinite is found.

The road becomes our contemplation
each mile a breath, each breath a trust
we walk until our desires soften
into grace instead of must.

If we ever stop our moving
let it be beneath the wide skies
for wanderlust is not a myth
it’s the way our soul replies.

Wanderlust is not a journey outwards
but a pilgrimage within
where every horizon bends towards heaven
and the heart begins to sing.

Wanderlust is not escaping
it’s remembering how to be
a small heartbeat on a vast road
walking toward infinity.

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