Description
Alchemical Journeys:
Matters of the Soul
Live Online Workshop
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm Mountain Daylight Time (UTC -6)
Dates: September 25 to November 27, 2023
Online Platform: Zoom
Prerequisite: Alchemical Journeys: Sacred Space for Transformation Workshop
Are you looking to delve deeper in to the process of alchemy? Would you love to learn about the fundamental metals and materials involved in alchemy? Join Shamanic Practitioner, Stacey Couch, and four other spiritual seekers for a live online eight-week workshop on “Alchemical Journeys: Matters of the Soul”.
In this workshop, we explore the materials used in alchemy – salt, sulphur, lead, iron, copper, mercury, silver, gold – and their associations with the planets and our spiritual bodies.
The “Matters of the Soul” are the matter, the materials, that alchemists call the “seeds” of the work. These are materials that seed the work with the elements of transformation. Learning these materials and the symbolism of them on a soul level empowers you to experiment with the art of alchemy.
In this workshop, we explore the historical, cultural, symbolic, and alchemical meanings of each of the materials and how these relate to us on a personal level. Every alchemist must mine these materials and develop an intimate relationship with them on their path to unification.
Alchemy is an art form that requires careful experimentation, identification, and application of the appropriate materials at the right time. This course helps you determine what materials to employ when. Through this process you also discover which materials are organically arising in you and asking for you to work with them. All of this builds your confidence to experiment.
To view the first meeting in your time zone visit here:
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For those of you outside the U.S. please keep any time changes you have in mind.
AUSTRALIAN STUDENTS – This class is at 3am Sydney time on Tuesdays.
Workshop Topics
Discussion topics for the workshop are listed below. Topics and the order of topics are subject to change based on the flow of discussion and energy of the group:
Session 1 – Overview of Material Classification
Session 2 – Salt: Grief, Old Wounds and Purging
Session 3 – Sulfur: Passion, Vitality and Ambition
Session 4 – Mercury: Mutability and the Trickster
Session 5 – Integration of the Triad
Session 6 – Lead & Iron: Exploring the Masculine
Session 7 – Copper & Silver: Exploring the Feminine
Session 8 – Gold: Revisiting the Goal
Workshop Dates:
- September 25
- October 2
- NO CLASS October 9
- October 16
- October 23
- October 30
- DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS November 5
- November 6
- November 13
- NO CLASS November 20
- November 27
About the Alchemical Journeys Workshop Series
Explore the ancient systems of alchemy and shamanism and see how they intertwine to facilitate inner growth. Blending the practical and philosophical, the shamanic journey allows us the opportunity to work with the images of alchemy in a grounded way allowing change to take place on all levels.
Our soul thrives on imagery and story, but when we are going through a transformation we lose important images and stories of who we thought we were. We can no longer hold onto a static picture of “self” and more dynamic imagery is needed. Since we are in process, we need stories and pictures of a process.
The ancient art of alchemy holds wisdom for our work. Alchemy was once practiced all over the world with real fires, earthen vessels, and materials from nature. The alchemist often understood that their work was practical, literal work of cooking plants and minerals while also providing valuable metaphors for transcendence of the soul. What was happening outside in the work of changing one material into another was symbolic of an inner process. Alchemy is a map of the spiritual path.
Alchemists are motivated to unite spirit and matter, to move from separation to union. They work to redeem the self, and ultimately the world, through a diligent process of purification and mutation.
Students in this workshop learn how to do a shamanic journey. They journey to another world where they safely and easily conduct alchemical work. It is one thing to think about the processes of alchemy, but another to experience it. When immersed in the waking dream of the shamanic journey, you can feel the fire and materials and work first hand. Workshop facilitator, Stacey Couch, expertly guides you through the process and helps uncover the magic of blending shamanism and alchemy.
This workshop is right for you if you:
- Would like to learn more about shamanism and alchemy
- Are interested in developing your shamanic journey skills
- Find yourself in a transformation or drawn to initiate one
- Appreciate the direction of a facilitator who creates a safe container for sharing
- Consider yourself a spiritual seeker
- Are looking to connect with others from around the world on the spiritual path
This workshop guided by Stacey provides a community for you and other seekers involved in deep transformation. Here you have an opportunity to talk, think, listen and feel through what you are experiencing. Stacey has over 15 years of experience leading groups in shamanic journeywork.
Talking with others about your interior life can be scary, especially when your experiences are different than those of the people around you. That’s the value of the being in a workshop with Stacey Couch. She provides a safe place to reveal conversations with your soul. Stacey holds a sacred space for you to share, for different ideas to arise, and for kinship and compassion beyond tolerance to grow. Her work is that of guiding you to the knowing that resides in your divinity.
In this workshop, we share our questions and consider possibilities. There is no doctrine, no right answer, and no one person smarter or wiser than the other. We all bring our own life experience and wisdom. In this space it is okay to not have the answers. In fact, that is the gentlest position. Rather than try to answer all of each other’s questions, we explore ideas and sit in wonder, wondering what is and sharing the little glimpses we each have the privilege to know.
Attendance is Required
Please check your calendars carefully and be sure that you are available to attend each session. Since this workshop is for a small amount of people, your attendance is REQUIRED once you register.
Your participation is key to make this work.
In this digital era people tend to be more casual about online activities. That works really well for the mass presentations with one teacher speaking to hundreds of students online, but for small, intimate discussion groups like we are forming, live attendance is necessary to make this work.
Your fellow seekers need your voice and questions to enrich the experience. Out of respect for your fellow seekers, please don’t fail to show and take up the spot of someone who would have been able to attend and benefit from the discussion.
Please be sure to check your calendars and make sure that the times and dates work for you in your time zone. And be sure to reserve the time in your schedule. The fee for this small group workshop must be paid in advance and is non-refundable.
After each workshop, you receive an audio recording of the meeting to download via Dropbox. These recordings are available for download for 6 months following the workshop
One week prior to the event, you will receive an email with details on how to attend the event via your computer, mobile device or phone. It is preferred that you attend the event via video conference, but you can also call in by phone.
Cancellation Policy
There are no refunds for this workshop once you register unless your space can be filled. If you need to cancel and your spot in the workshop is able to be filled, you may receive the option of a refund minus a 5% processing fee.
Full enrollment is required for Stacey to hold this class. If the workshop does not fill, Stacey reserves the right to cancel the workshop and refund your full payment.
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