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Managing DynamicsWhat is Alchemy?What is Alchemy?
Alchemy is a magical process Alchemy is a magical process that changes something of that changes something of questionable value into questionable value into something of great value.something of great value.
It can be physical, spiritual or It can be physical, spiritual or psychologicalpsychological
Today will discuss Spiritual and Today will discuss Spiritual and Psychological Alchemy in the Psychological Alchemy in the Physical WorldPhysical World
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Spiritual alchemy creates promise Spiritual alchemy creates promise and possibility and possibility
Psychological alchemy is a process Psychological alchemy is a process to transform ourselves through to transform ourselves through many stages many stages
Alchemists are….Alchemists are…. Magicians who Create their Magicians who Create their
RealityReality
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Our Brains are Our Brains are Programmed for Programmed for SurvivalSurvivalWe pay attention to danger and things that place us at riskWe pay attention to danger and things that place us at riskAttention to danger matches our neurology which is Attention 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
FFalse alse EEvidencevidence AAppearingppearing RRealeal
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
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Overwhelmed….with Overwhelmed….with fearfear We deny our fear that we are merely surviving We 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 without thinking when we perceive a real or
imagined threatimagined threat
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 intimidated Our fears keep us intimidated Our fears keep us afraid to speak honestlyOur fears keep us afraid to speak honestlyFear has two components:
Believing we are powerless to change thingsFeeling Threatened by inevitable outcomes
Our disability is our inability and unwillingness to recognize our fears
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Why do we Need Why 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 !
Managing DynamicsAlchemy….Alchemy….
CreatesCreatesPossibilitiesPossibilities
MagicalMagical
UnnamedUnnamedPotentialPotential
TransformsTransforms
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TurnsTurnsFear Fear Into Into
PotentialPotential
We live in a world of trances
Our trances come from fear
Our fear comes from our emotion
Our emotions are informationTransform “Prima Materia” (spiritual raw
material) into Manifest Potential
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The Emotional The Emotional ProcessProcess
EmotionElicitingEvent Emotional
FeelingAwareness of Situation Action
Interpretation
CulturalInfluences
ResponseSelection
Managing DynamicsYour Brain as Your Brain as
TranslatorTranslator 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.
Managing DynamicsSpiritual Alchemy Spiritual Alchemy
Realization of our Realization of our potential is like a potential is like a second birthsecond birth
We must discover our We must discover our inner world in order to inner world in order to create our outer worldcreate our outer world
We must break our patterns of fearTo begin our patterns of creation
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.
Managing DynamicsEinstein Says…Einstein Says…
The physical body, like all material objects is an The physical body, like all material objects is an illusion, and trying to manipulate it can be like illusion, and trying to manipulate it can be like grasping the shadow and missing the substance. grasping the shadow and missing the substance.
The unseen world is the real world, and when we The unseen world is the real world, and when we are willing to explore the unseen levels of our are willing to explore the unseen levels of our bodies, we can tap in to the immense creative bodies, we can tap in to the immense creative power that lies at our source.power that lies at our source.
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?
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
Managing DynamicsIntention Intention
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.
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
Managing DynamicsIntention InsightIntention Insight
Intention is a phenomenon that happens Intention is a phenomenon that happens outside of ordinary awareness.outside of ordinary awareness.
If you are aware, you realize your experiences If you are aware, you realize your experiences come from your intention come from your intention
You can select to be satisfied and nurtured by You can select to be satisfied and nurtured by events in your life or victimized and events in your life or victimized and embittered by them. embittered by them.
You get What you Intend…You get What you Intend…
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
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
Managing DynamicsCommitment Commitment
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 Requires Commitment Requires WorkWorkWe 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
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Conscious Conscious Commitment…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 connectionWe must keep opening to each other and to life itselfConscious commitment requires Being Authentic
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Commitment Commitment TransformsTransformsCommitment 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.
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“Try? There is no try. There is only do or not do." Yoda, in The Empire Strikes Back
