Spiral of Unity, Transformation of Reality, You are the Golden Key
Week 8 : Flow into Fire Alchemy Challenge
Coagulation
The end is the beginning, The path spirals back again.
Coagulation is where it all comes together : the liquid essence of our being condenses into solid state. Unified in mind-body-spirit-soul dualities, life becomes a walking-breathing-dancing meditation. The alchemist appears to be doing magic as they flow in life, manifesting with clear calmness and shining their inner light stemming from authentic self & oneness.
Anything is truly possible here.
Mindfulness. Awareness. Bliss.
This mindset is of delicious divine connection oneness, borne of a lot of hard personal work to dispel all vestiges of false ego. Brightness of being shines golden from within.
Clear of obstructions, dross, and ego, the alchemist feels clarity to share their journey from personal perspective. Inspiring to help consciousness clear itself as a whole.
As the seventh step, Coagulation notes the cyclical appearance of 7s.
7th note in the octave, only to start over again at the next.
7th day of the week, time unrelentingly circles begins again anew.
Cycle of 7s in our human timelines.
Like the Orobourous, each cycle helps shed skins to be reborn. A long process of distillation, perhaps, each end bringing about a newness to deepen into.
images by Erin Grimm from the Ignite Your Inner Flame Retreat 2022 in Costa Rica
We cycle through these alchemical transformations nonlinearly.
Elevating octaves.
Completing curriculums.
Here lies the gold alchemists seek.
One’s own self
Unified
With Divine Consciousness
Inseparable
Forever.
Aware now of how it always has been.
As above, so below.
Completion shines in unification of self, feeling GOOD. As humans, achieving endpoint goals floods with satiated brain chemicals. The journey is bliss itself & coagulation reminds us that we are never done. The end of the spiral reaches out to infinity and springs to the next spiral - inwards, outwards, microcosm, macrocosm.
photos by Christopher Moeller from Fire Alchemy Gathering 2022
Our golden stone of authentic self is forged, new tools acquired, bliss bodies juiced up for the next adventure. Into the mystery of the unknown with pleasure, bliss, and heightened awareness oneness.
Coagulation may feel like:
Centered completeness
Desire to share your journey to inspire others
Waking dreams
Mindful meditation in all things
Centered calm
Shining your light without abandon
Capacity to create everyday magic
Feeling golden and complete
Spirals & acceptance
Feeling life fold over from end to new beginning
Coagulation - An emergence of our purest essence and gifts, Coagulation fuses all parts of our journey and brings together our gold as the embodiment of our highest aspirations and evolution of mind and spirit. Combining both air and earth, ‘Coagulation results in a union of spirit with matter…referred to as a mobile state of consciousness, [you] can use this wonderful presence to transform the reality of everything around [you].’ - The Emerald Tablet, Chapter 10, Step Seven: Coagulation
Excerpt credited to The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation, by Dennis William Hauck.
Musing Inspiration:
What does it feel like to shine your light authentically?
When in dance flow meditation, what do you feel?
How do you desire to show up in the world?
What does oneness mean to you?
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My Musings :
I am Magic. So are you.
I truly believe that we are the ones we’ve been waiting for- the ones to rewrite the stories of the past, to take back our own power. It’s not theirs, it’s ours. It has been shaded, taken from, divorced from our own becoming.
As I see it, alchemy is a metaphor for true richness in living. It is not about the chemical process of changing lead into gold, it’s about the personal process of transforming one’s own mindset to that of recognizing that WE are the living embodiment of gold - the most precious thing we could ever have.
images by Chris Nightengale, Costume (cosplay of Padme Amidala) by Gaea
It's a journey to get there.
A journey I am very much still on.
Spiritual, not Religious.
Growing up Lutheran in suburban northern Ohio, I went to church every week, multiple times often. I recommitted myself to Jesus twice. And immediately questioned the dogma of monotheism and religion.
This journey, in an ironically funny way, helped me expand my consciousness outside of any organized religion or practice (alchemy included) to see the important throughlines of spirituality as a cultural community practice. Learning of the historical *& current* backfirings of humans leading spiritual organizations being consumed with ego & power - souring the message they preach with actions of non-inclusivity, war, death, coercion, famine, shame, & reinterpreting foundational texts to suit their needs sickens me still.
Religion serves as a lifeline to many as access to complex spiritual teachings. Coupled with community belonging around life’s greatest questions, it often (not always) becomes narrowed & twisted through earthly means- it gets locked in one binary. Defining mores, norms & acceptable behavior helps society flow better, yet often gets stuck in arguments about safety & abundance for one group at the expense of another (read: racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, and othering groups in social oppression to all out holy wars).
Thus I’m not religious, I identify as a human on a spiritual path.
To me, it’s a ‘choose your own adventure’ life.
There are infinite ways to reach oneness.
Personally, I encountered oneness by studying world religions such as occult, alchemy, christianity, buddhism, hinduism, reading myth + legend, meditation, dance, silk, fire dancing, breathwork, yoga, organic movement, creating art, psychology, psychedelics, festivals, burningman, building communities, nature, traveling, sailing, swimming… and pretty much life itself.
Coagulation is a sweet spot in the big picture; bringing together the liquid essence of goo cocoon into solidity of air winged butterfly.
Butterflies mate to lay the eggs of the future generations, then die quickly. Temporal.
The end is the beginning, forever and always.
images by Alize Jireh Yaccino + Body Paint by Melissa Bruck
With a humble heart, I stay devoted to this process of evolving my consciousness towards being the most loving & compassionate being I can. Despite shortcomings & ego flares, I still know I am a piece of the divine. And so are you.
I can never explain the concepts in words.
My art aims to both explore and share my inspiration for this journey: burlesque, fire, retreats, poetry, writing, photography, videography, and LIFE ITSELF.
I teach movement, fire, flow, performance to share my inspiration - because language attempts to define to communicate.
It’s the best we have, and there’s always more.
I am a muse.
A muse with many muses.
Musing for oneness
In pleasure & joy.
My journey is my own, and all I seek is to inspire.
My mantras these days tend to be the names of creations:
Shine your Light.
Ignite your Inner Flame.
Pvssy Magic.
Fire Alchemy.
Seeing the end of some of these things as the beginning of a whole new life - one of travel, touring, sailing, new loves, freedom, lightness, and a greater capacity for joy.
Who knows what’s in the future?
Clearing out to create the space for infinite potential is all we can do, if we want to recreate ourselves over and over. It’s hard, but good.
We are the golden ones.
I’m glad you’re on this journey with me, wherever we are, we’re together.
Xo
Gaea
