don't burn the flowers- Alchemical Recipes

Prima Materia
The Alchemical work begins with the prima materia
the prime matteralso called masa confusa
mass of confusion
this matter has to be identified and then has to be worked with
example is panic
does one let this archetype take you over
do you disassociate
pretend it doesn't existwhich makes it worse
or do you bring the light (fire) of consciousness
to this juicy prima materia
and work with it
draw it
paint it
photograph it
communicate with it
earth it so that it doesn't carry you off
and so that within the container the sacred circle
transformation can occur.
today choose one prima materia
writing a book, learning something new,communicating, healing , whatever
and see yourselfworking with this energy
until you feel a transformation
alchemy is transforming lead into gold
transforming the old heaviness intothe gold of illuminating consciousness
each time we do this more golden bits coagulate subtley forming the philosopher's stone.

alchemically yours

namaste
laurel