Amazon The Alchemical Woman Cultural Tapestries Category:  Self-Help Publisher: Cultural Tapestries ISBN-10:  0980212804 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 108 Copyright: 11042007 ISBN-13: 9780980212808 The Alchemical Woman translates the ancient metaphorical tradition of Alchemy, practiced by diverse cultures for millennia, into a meaningful and practical tool for self-discovery. It reveals potent formulas for dealing with all of the aspects of the psyche, the shadow and the light Our book, The Alchemical Woman, shows you how to step into your own power by asking questions that matter. Questions that zap your soul into awakening to its potential! You will learn how to identify and release the old patterns that keep you twirling in confusion and that imprison your natural creative abilities. In addition, you'll be given practical alchemical exercises and instructions to follow on a daily basis. As you claim your Alchemical Woman status, you will write the story that will help you find your OPUS, your life's purpose, and begin to LIVE IT Excerpt "The path to Alchemical wholeness is a worthy journey for all brave-hearted women to experience. From the beginning of this adventure, our intention has been to guide you through the five stages and seven operations of alchemy that are filled with immeasurable treasures for you to discover."

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The Alchemical Woman is more than the usual 'self-help' book on the shelf. Although this very interesting and somewhat mysterious compilation of past and present ideas and philosophies is organized in a linear stepping stones pathway, the actual use of this book's wisdom is more cybernetic in nature. It looks at womanhood (at any age and in any walk of life) as a whole and indivisible experience, with an ebb and flow through the dark times and the blinding light of fame and fortune. The Alchemical process seems to spiral back on itself - being present on all levels at all times, but with varying intensity depending on the development of the individual in a given set of circumstances. It's not to say the process is a closed loop that never finds the benefits of knowledge and experience. It is an ascending spiral taking the Soul worker to higher levels of experience at each encounter with herself. The work is written beautifully - almost poetically, with the benefit of real life stories of real women. It challenges the reader to write her own story - and then rewrite it with an exciting and engaging plot and a truly happy ending. A woman's story never really ends, as this book attests, so the reader will find herself authoring again and again. This of course, is the point the authors of The Alchemical Woman are making - that the process of alchemy on the internal plane lasts a lifetime with each challenge, relationship, change, crisis and celebration being the 'base metals' for turning her life into gold. The underlying assumption being that the exterior life of the woman will reflect the wealth of her internal life - turning poverty to riches on all levels of the integrated Alchemical Woman. --Susan Forster, artist, reader and woman


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This book is not just a 'must read' , but one of those companion books that you return to time and time again when confusion clouds judgment and decision-making. Beautiful art and surprisingly easy to understand. --Elaine Kiernan, Financial Planner, Life Coach