Alchemy is the mystical art of transmutation. Traditionally, it was the process of turning base metals like lead into gold, but true alchemy happens in the laboratory of our lives—in the way we transform pain into medicine and darkness into light. What can the teachings on alchemy offer us in these turbulent times? What is inner alchemy? How can we meet fear, grief, and rage in ways that refine rather than harden us? And how can we shape our personal and collective despair into something regenerative and beautiful? Let’s explore.