An alchemist creates a new whole out of the old pieces

I often ponder what it means to be an alchemist. It’s easy to see it when I take the individual essential oils and blend them into a new whole for healing. It is less evident as I facilitate retreats (www.awakeningretreats.com) and see the weaving of activities, of the individuals coming together to create a community of healing. I see it in the faces of participants as they look with new eyes at their lives and themselves and see a whole new picture. I see it with my clients as they come in feeling broken and lost. After a few or sometimes several sessions, they have taken those pieces and brought them together in a new whole. It is sort of like being a chef, finding the right ingredients for the recipie to create a wondrous new dish. Seeing people re-invent themselves and be born anew, that is the joy of being an alchemist.