Alchemy is a process that transforms something of questionable value into something of great value. Spiritual alchemy creates promise and possibility, while psychological alchemy transforms ourselves through stages. The document discusses how alchemy can transform fear into potential by shifting perceptions and intentions. Commitment is also explored as transforming promises into reality through conscious presence and work. Alchemy requires exploring fears and intentions to manifest possibilities rather than being limited by survival mechanisms like fear.

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2. Managing
DynamicsWhat is Alchemy?What is Alchemy?
Alchemy is a magical process thatAlchemy is a magical process that
changes something of questionablechanges something of questionable
value into something of great value.value into something of great value.
It can be physical, spiritual orIt can be physical, spiritual or
psychologicalpsychological
Today will discuss Spiritual andToday will discuss Spiritual and
Psychological Alchemy in thePsychological Alchemy in the
Physical WorldPhysical World

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Spiritual alchemy creates promise andSpiritual alchemy creates promise and
possibilitypossibility
Psychological alchemy is a process toPsychological alchemy is a process to
transform ourselves through manytransform ourselves through many
stagesstages
Alchemists are….Alchemists are….
Magicians who Create their RealityMagicians who Create their Reality

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Our Brains areOur Brains are
Programmed for SurvivalProgrammed for Survival
We pay attention to danger and things that place us at riskWe pay attention to danger and things that place us at risk
Attention to danger matches our neurology which isAttention to danger matches our neurology which is
programmed to avoid conflict and stay aliveprogrammed to avoid conflict and stay alive
Fear is an over used survival mechanismFear is an over used survival mechanism
FFalsealse EEvidencevidence AAppearingppearing RRealeal

5. Managing
DynamicsPerceptions Create RealityPerceptions Create Reality
 Billions of sensory impulses come your
way every moment
 As you grow, you selectively filter out the
vast majority of impulses and only allow a
fraction into your awareness
 What you allow is determined by your
habitual patterns of seeing and
interpreting the world
Reality is flexible. It is made of
selective acts of attention and interpretation

6. Managing
DynamicsOverwhelmed….with fearOverwhelmed….with fear
 We deny our fear that we are merely survivingWe deny our fear that we are merely surviving
 We hope if we don’t talk about it the fear will go awayWe hope if we don’t talk about it the fear will go away
 We are frightened to death of being honestWe are frightened to death of being honest
 We are afraid of recognizing how destructive fear isWe are afraid of recognizing how destructive fear is
 Fears produce maladaptive responses for survivalFears produce maladaptive responses for survival
Trance: Automatic behavioral reactions that we doTrance: Automatic behavioral reactions that we do
without thinking when we perceive a real or imagined threatwithout thinking when we perceive a real or imagined threat

7. Managing
DynamicsThe Challenge….The Challenge….
 Our fears lock us up with self-censorshipOur fears lock us up with self-censorship
 Our fears censor those around usOur fears censor those around us
 Our fears keep us intimidatedOur fears keep us intimidated
 Our fears keep us afraid to speak honestlyOur fears keep us afraid to speak honestly
Fear has two components:
Believing we are powerless to change things
Feeling Threatened by inevitable outcomes
Our disability is our inability
and unwillingness to
recognize our fears

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Why do we NeedWhy do we Need
Alchemy?Alchemy?
 Unnamed collective and personal fears
 Denied fears leading to inaction
 Stored fears in our bodies make us sick
 Fears creates stress
 Stress that exhausts and harms us
To Challenge our Fear Based worldTo Challenge our Fear Based world

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90% of our life is motivated by fear of some kind90% of our life is motivated by fear of some kind
Instead of the joy of what we could create !Instead of the joy of what we could create !

10. Managing
DynamicsAlchemy….Alchemy….
CreatesCreates
PossibilitiesPossibilities
MagicalMagical
UnnamedUnnamed
PotentialPotential
TransformsTransforms

11. Managing
DynamicsAlchemyAlchemy
TurnsTurns
FearFear
IntoInto
PotentialPotential
 We live in a world of trances
 Our trances come from fear
 Our fear comes from our
emotion
 Our emotions are information
Transform “Prima Materia” (spiritual raw material)
into Manifest Potential

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DynamicsThe Emotional ProcessThe Emotional Process
Emotion
Eliciting
Event Emotional
Feeling
Awareness
of Situation
Action
Interpretation
Cultural
Influences
Response
Selection

13. Managing
DynamicsYour Brain as TranslatorYour Brain as Translator
 Brains are hard wired/yet plastic
 Brains can be rewired and retrained
 We experience what we believe
 We validate what we perceive
 Events themselves are neutral
 Interpretation of events shape our
experience
 Fear is an interpretation of an event
We can transform our fears and recreate our lives.

14. Managing
DynamicsSpiritual AlchemySpiritual Alchemy
Realization of ourRealization of our
potential is like a secondpotential is like a second
birthbirth
We must discover ourWe must discover our
inner world in order toinner world in order to
create our outer worldcreate our outer world
We must break our patterns
of fear
To begin our patterns of
creation

15. Managing
DynamicsExplorations of FearExplorations of Fear
Think of a time when you recall being afraid. Take a
moment to make a few mental notes .
 What happened?
 What were you afraid of?
 What beliefs caused the fear?
 What did your fear stop you from doing?
Share your experiences referring to the specifics above.

16. Managing
DynamicsEinstein Says…Einstein Says…
The physical body, like all material objects is an illusion,The physical body, like all material objects is an illusion,
and trying to manipulate it can be like grasping theand trying to manipulate it can be like grasping the
shadow and missing the substance.shadow and missing the substance.
The unseen world is the real world, and when we areThe unseen world is the real world, and when we are
willing to explore the unseen levels of our bodies, wewilling to explore the unseen levels of our bodies, we
can tap in to the immense creative power that lies at ourcan tap in to the immense creative power that lies at our
source.source.

17. Managing
DynamicsEnergy Or Matter?Energy Or Matter?
 Physical planes are both particle and a
wave
 Your body is both solid matter and
limitless energy
 Reality is flexible and subject to revision
 Reality is a result of perception
 Perception is an act of attention and
interpretation

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 You have billions of sensory impulses every moment
 You selectively allow only a fraction into your awareness
 What you allow into your awareness is your choice
We live in a world of selective perception
Your perceptions reflects your world
What is allowed
into your awareness?

19. Managing
DynamicsShift Fear to IntentionShift Fear to Intention
IntentionIntention
INTENTION
 Creates
 Plants seeds of desire
 Begins manifesting
 Creates outcomes
Creating in the field of possibilities
requires clarity, specific intention,
and being awake

20. Managing
DynamicsIntentionIntention
 What is intention?
 How is intention connected with
creating my life?
 Do my intentions influence others?
 How do I improve manifesting my
intentions?
One always gets what one
intends regardless of what
the mind says.

21. Managing
DynamicsQualities of IntentionQualities of Intention
 The act of determining some action
 The end or object intended
 Intention is the active partner of
attention (presence towards an
outcome)
 Intention is the way we convert
automatic processes into conscious
ones

22. Managing
DynamicsIntention InsightIntention Insight
Intention is a phenomenon that happens outside ofIntention is a phenomenon that happens outside of
ordinary awareness.ordinary awareness.
If you are aware, you realize your experiences comeIf you are aware, you realize your experiences come
from your intentionfrom your intention
You can select to be satisfied and nurtured byYou can select to be satisfied and nurtured by
events in your life or victimized and embittered byevents in your life or victimized and embittered by
them.them.
You get What you Intend…You get What you Intend…

23. Managing
DynamicsIntention and ThoughtIntention and Thought
 You always manifest, thought itself manifests
 What you focus your mind on, increases
 To change your results, change your thoughts
 If you want to experience something, become it
 Your desires are always available, though the
path is hidden at times
 The world is perfect, our seeing is the problem

24. Managing
DynamicsManifesting IntentionManifesting Intention
 When did you last manifest a positive intention?
 Describe exactly how you felt: emotions, thoughts, etc, so
you can recreate the experience
 Once you manifest an intention you can do it again
 When your intention is clear and well formed,
you are emotionally connected
 Emotional intensity and belief bring intentions to reality

25. Managing
DynamicsCommitmentCommitment
 What is commitment?
 How can you make lasting
commitments?
 What perceptions must
change for you to make
commitments?
 Where do you need to
place your attention to
make and keep
commitments?
The essence of living an
authentic and emotionally
intelligent life starts with the
commitments we keep with
ourselves.

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Commitment RequiresCommitment Requires
WorkWork
We must do our personal work first
We must be present and aware of our
own fears, frustrations, hopes and
dreams
This work prepares us to begin to live
consciously
When we are present, energetic, and
intentional, we can make and elicit
commitments

27. Managing
DynamicsConscious Commitment…Conscious Commitment…
……is a pact between beings, rather than personalities. In
affect whatever our personalities are, we must not let
them get in the way of our commitments
 We must assist each other to wake up
 We must assist each other to be all we can be
 If our egos are leading, we must stay present and not
let them ruin our deeper connection
We must keep opening to each other and to life
itself
Conscious commitment requires Being Authentic

28. Managing
DynamicsCommitment TransformsCommitment Transforms
Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality. It is the
works that speak boldly of your intention…and the actions
which speak more loudly than words.
It is making the time when there is none: coming through time
after time, year after year. Commitment is the “stuff” character
is made of; the power to change the face of things. It is the daily
triumph of integrity over skepticism.
Unknown

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“Try? There is no try.
There is only do or not do."
Yoda, in The Empire Strikes Back