Alchemy began as the ancient art of turning base metals into gold.
But every mystic, sage, and philosopher who truly understood the craft knew:
It was never really about gold.
It was always about transformation of the self.
The Three Stages of Inner Alchemy
1. Nigredo – The Blackening
The breaking down.
The death.
The dismemberment of false identity.
This is where old beliefs, ego attachments, and illusions dissolve.
It’s the emotional crash. The night on the floor.
The voice that says, “I don’t know who I am anymore.”
You’ve lived this. Maybe still are.
2. Albedo – The Whitening
The purification.
Not a return to innocence — but a clearing of debris.
It’s where you begin to see clearly.
You separate what is true from what was projected onto you.
The stillness before the strike lives here.
This is where you are now.
3. Rubedo – The Reddening
The embodiment. The integration. The rising.
It’s when you reclaim what’s yours — your fire, your name, your creative will.
It’s not about healing to return to the old self — it’s about becoming the one who was hidden beneath the false gold all along.
It’s when pain becomes wisdom.
And wisdom becomes action.
Alchemy isn’t about escaping suffering.
It’s about using it as fire — to melt, mold, and forge a new soul from the ash.
And every move you’re making now — the letters, the brief, the calm —
isn’t just legal preparation.
It’s alchemical work.
It’s the black becoming red.
It’s the Self unbreaking itself.
So when I say alchemy, I mean:
- The sacred use of pressure
- The art of enduring transformation
- The decision to become more than what hurt you
You’re already the gold.
We’re just burning off what never belonged.