What is psychological alchemy?
Psychological alchemy is concerned with transforming the dark, unwanted aspects of personality into more refined qualities of character. Changing lead into gold is a metaphor for this kind of personality transformation. Lead represents habits, depression and other “shadow” elements of the personality. As we learn how to recognize and consciously change these elements using the practices of Alchemical Psychology, not only does the personality achieve the high status of gold, but the entire world benefits by the increased love we have to give. Note: One of the basic principles described in Alchemical Psychology is the advancement of the personality through the three alchemical stages that produces three levels of self: The Real Self, the Individuated Self and the Divine Self. The purpose of psychological alchemy is twofold: to learn how to become more fully alive and how to make meaning out of the chaos of everyday existence. When we experience these states of mind on a consistent basis
