Welcome to Stars and Stillness,
A journey within and beyond.
Find a comfortable place to sit,
To lie down.
And as you begin to settle in,
Close your eyes and find your natural breath.
Breathing deeply,
Feeling the cool air enter your nostrils,
Traveling down your throat,
Expanding your lungs with fresh possibility.
Exhale slowly,
Feeling warmth leave your lips,
Carrying with it any tension,
Any lingering resistance.
With your next breath,
Notice how the deepest ribs of your ribcage expand,
How your belly swells with life,
And as you exhale,
Feel the gentle contraction,
Like butterfly wings unfolding inward.
As you inhale,
You inhale expansion,
And with every exhale,
Releasing any tension.
Each breath,
Allow yourself to drift effortlessly between wakefulness and surrender,
Moving like a tide carried by the rhythm of your own being.
You stand at the precipice of change,
At the golden doorway where lead becomes gold,
Where the unseen takes form.
The world around you fades,
Dissolving into expansiveness,
A luminous horizon.
You have been here before.
You have traveled through lifetimes,
Across oceans of time,
Through the echoes of past selves,
Each one leaving whispers in your bones.
Allow yourself to be carried now on the current of breath,
Moving through the river of memory,
Through the flickering shadows of all you have been,
Arriving fully,
Completely in this moment.
Be here for a moment,
Fully,
Completely in the present moment.
Take a deep breath,
And lengthening your exhale.
Feel the firm embrace of the ground beneath you,
Supporting your journey.
Notice the sensations of air against your skin,
The fabric of your clothing resting against your body,
Like a second layer of self.
Somewhere,
Deep within,
You notice a spark ignites,
A quiet flicker in the depths of your being.
Then,
It stirs,
An ember glowing in the darkness,
A memory both ancient and yet newly awakened.
At first,
It is subtle,
A whisper in the silence,
A pulse beneath your ribs.
The warmth spreads through your chest,
Rising like the first light of dawn,
Illuminating something long buried but never lost.
Hold this connection of breath and ember,
Seeing how it glows brighter and warmer with each inhalation and exhalation.
A treasure,
A calling,
The moment of awakening.
Mars and Leo roars to life within you,
A force,
Untamed,
Bold,
Unapologetic.
It is the fire in your blood,
The ember in your chest,
The wild hunger that refuses to be tamed.
It calls you forward,
Demanding action,
Igniting the path ahead in golden flames.
But in the shadows,
Pluto watches,
Waiting,
A still presence in the night sky,
Unseen but unrelenting.
Pluto whispers of surrender,
Of transformation,
Of stepping beyond the self you have known into the self you are becoming.
The old self loosens,
Crumbling like autumn leaves caught in the wind.
The new self begins to take shape,
Raw and undefined,
Waiting to be born.
Do you resist or do you rise?
Pause here.
Be here.
Let the breath anchor you in this moment of becoming.
Take in a soft breath,
Part your lips,
And exhale slowly.
See yourself walking through the desert of your soul's journey.
Golden sand stretches endlessly in all directions,
Shifting,
Shimmering under a starlit sky.
The air is thick with the scent of sun-warmed earth,
The distant whisper of wind carving ancient patterns into the dunes.
With each breath you step forward,
An awareness stirs.
Each grain of sand beneath your feet carries a lesson,
A story,
A challenge.
The path is not always easy.
Mars,
The fire within you,
Longs to surge ahead,
To claim its desires,
To move without hesitation.
But Pluto's unseen hand reminds you true power is not in control,
But in surrender.
Destruction is often the first step toward creation.
Draw in a breath and feel the exhale.
Draw in a breath and release any lingering tension.
In this moment,
What rises to the surface?
What obstacles have tested your will,
Appearing like mountains and shifting sand?
What fears have risen like mirages,
Tempting you to turn back?
Let the answers come.
Not as forced thoughts,
But as symbols,
Feelings,
Quiet knowing.
Pause here for a moment.
Reconnect with your breath.
Before you,
An oasis appears,
Its waters dark and still,
Reflecting the sky like liquid silver.
Tall palms sway gently,
Their leaves whispering secrets to the wind.
This is a sacred space of revelation,
The space where the universe speaks,
Where omens emerge,
Where the soul of the world whispers its guidance.
Listen.
Listen to the wind,
To the rustling palms,
To the pulse of the earth beneath you.
Ask yourself,
What signs have been appearing in your life,
Urging you forward?
What synchronicities,
Dreams or unexpected moments have pointed the way?
What does your heart say when the noise of doubt falls silent?
Trust the answers that rise,
However faint.
The universe is always speaking.
All you must do is listen.
Breathe in deeply.
The path has been long,
But now,
As you look down,
In your hands resting against your palms is the Philosopher's Stone,
Smooth,
Warm,
Radiant,
With a golden glow.
The treasure you have sought was never outside of you,
It was always within.
You have changed,
Not just in what you seek,
But in who you are.
Feel the golden light of your alchemy radiate outward,
Illuminating your being,
Pouring forth like liquid sunlight.
You are both the dreamer and the realized dream.
You are both seeker and teacher.
You are a radiant strand in the tapestry of existence,
Eternally connected to the great unfolding of the universe.
Connect here,
Slowly bringing your awareness back to your body.
Feel the energy of transformation settle within you.
Feel your fingers and your toes and the gentle rise and fall of your breath.
You are different now.
You have journeyed through the self to the self.
This is the path of the soul's growth.
You walk now with a purpose,
With a deeper understanding of your personal legend.
And yet,
The journey does not end here,
It continues,
Always unfolding,
Always inviting you toward greater discovery.
When you are ready,
Open your eyes.
Carry this alchemy with you.
And remember,
The real treasure is not at the journey's end,
But in every step you take along the way.
And when you want something,
All the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
The Alchemist.
