Helpful Information About Spiritual Alchemy

By Leonor Rivera


Spiritual alchemy is about transformation of a person's higher self. It is an important part of the Hermetic tradition. The practitioners were the first scientists because it was their intellectual curiosity that motivated them to understand how the universe works. Western mystical esoteric practices like astrology, herbalism, and ritual magic were primitive forms of astronomy, biology and physics.

As our understanding of the universe grew, philosophers and thinkers found that using reason as the basis for their experiments was more accurate than paranormal irrational disciplines. Thus, astronomy grew out of astrology. Eventually, the scientific method became the universally accepted way of scientific inquiry. From general musings of the philosophers, seekers of the truth became specialized in their fields either as a physicist, chemist, biologist or whatever.

As the world of science grew more powerful, there became a certain attraction to the irrational world of the esoteric. This is a world where reason is suspended for the understanding of a different type of truth. Many people reject anything that is based on magic instead of reason and logic. But there are some people who find a different type of truth that may seem irrational. The realm of the spiritual does not depend on reason for its truth.

There has been an entire industry built around a lot of this stuff. When learning about this, a person should hold on to their wallets. Be wary of the claims that some charlatans make. Sometimes when a person is suffering from health problems or a personal loss, they will find false hope in empty promises. They might think the answer to their problems can be found from a fortune teller or palm reader.

Development of the higher aspects of our being is the objective of the Hermetic esoteric mystical tradition. Practitioners seek unity with the divine. Magical rituals, fasting and self-mutilation are used to invoke the transmutation of the soul.

Men applied their knowledge into machines and technology that made life easier and more pleasant. The free enterprise system itself is a credit to the tradition of intellectual inquiry. Entrepreneurs applied their scientific knowledge to practical technology. This brought about the industrial revolution. In many ways, the Western esoteric disciplines were the beginnings of the modern day technological society.

As civilization progresses to an advance state, people have more leisure time. Some people with time on their hands are attracted to the old practices of the occult and magical practices. Many elements of the hippie culture of the 1960s sprang from this old tradition of the esoteric and mystical. Some of more popular practices are yoga, astral projection, massage therapy, herbal medicine, and meditation. There are many traditions that revolve around various ethnic and native cultures.

The purpose of spiritual alchemy is to reach a state of higher consciousness. It uses symbols and rituals with ancient origins. Its many practices are based upon the ancient esoteric schools of mysticism.




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