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Two planets change signs this week, shifting our focus and raising vibrations for the next few weeks. Venus will move into Libra, a sign it rules, on Wednesday, followed by Mercury's transition into Sagittarius on Friday. Both will spend the month of November raising loving and fun vibrations. Productivity is the name of the game Monday through Wednesday, as the Moon charges through Virgo and calls for organization and integration. Detailed work, sorting through information, and bringing plans into order are all a theme during this meticulous phase of the Moon. Then we can sit back and relax for the remainder of the week as the Moon dances through Libra Thursday through Friday. The weekend unfolds under a mystical Scorpio Moon, spurring our imaginations and bringing us into contact with interesting people, ideas, and information to consider. Going with the flow will be a theme, as this moon is famous for changing our direction at a moment's notice!

Gold and Alchemical Healing, by Chic Cicero

(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)

The science of alchemy is first and foremost a spiritual process of transformation and purification. However, there are two types of alchemy that often overlap. Practical alchemy, also called laboratory alchemy, is concerned with transforming a base material into a higher and more purified substance, such as the turning of a base metal into gold, or the extraction of a medicinal substance from a plant in order to create a healing elixir. Spiritual alchemy, which is also called theoretical alchemy or inner alchemy, is concerned with the transformation of the human soul from a state of baseness to one of spiritual enlightenment.

The classical texts of alchemy are rich in symbolism and allegory. Some of these treatises contained little more than alchemical prints and illustrations. Alchemical works that contained numerous illustrations were far less concerned with the practical aspects of laboratory alchemy than with the esoteric knowledge of spiritual alchemy and the sublimation of the human soul. These books would become the illustrated textbooks of the Rosicrucian movement in the seventeenth century.

Contemplation of alchemical diagrams and pictorial symbolism is meant to intrigue and inspire the viewer on many levels—conscious as well as subconscious—and speak directly to the human soul on the true nature of the alchemist’s "gold."

The "gold" spoken of by the alchemists is not what most people think of as mundane gold, the gold used for currency and ornamentation. Alchemical gold has many names that help define its qualities. It has been called the Stone of the Wise, the Magnum Opus, the Celestial Ruby, the Elixir of Life, and Lapis Philosophorum (or The Philosopher’s Stone). Gold is a symbol of humanity's lower nature transmuted into the Higher Self. It represents true spiritual attainment, enlightenment, and illumination. The search for the Philosopher’s Stone is the search for ultimate Truth and Purity. In spiritual alchemy gold refers to the transmutation of the Lower Self into the Higher and Divine Self.

The Philosopher’s Stone, published in 1938, was Israel Regardie's first in-depth examination of spiritual alchemy. At the time it was written, Regardie was convinced that practical alchemy was a blind for what was actually a psycho-spiritual process of inner growth. He maintained that the laboratory operations of alchemy said to work on various substances in order to change "lead into gold" were, in reality, focused squarely at man's mind, soul, and spirit. The goal of alchemy was, according to Regardie, the internal wellbeing of the human soul.

The main text of Gold: Israel Regardie's Lost Book of Alchemy was written between 1938 and 1941 as a sequel to The Philosopher’s Stone. Like his earlier book, the subject of Gold was spiritual alchemy. However, Gold takes up exactly where the earlier book left off, comparing the Great Work of alchemy to the goals of Eastern mysticism—samadhi of yoga and satori of Zen Buddhism. At the same time he was writing Gold, Regardie was also immersing himself in the study of psychology and psychotherapy, just as he had studied Golden Dawn magic a few years before. He applied much of what he learned in the pages of Gold, and extended the spiritual teachings of inner alchemy into the realm of psychotherapy, providing readers with a systematic and holistic approach to physical, psychological, and spiritual healing on all levels.

In Gold, Regardie describes the symbols of alchemy as focal points for visualization and the willed manipulation of vital and cosmic forces. Magnetism, or the energetic stimulation of invisible natural forces, can result in real, physical effects, including healing. Regardie firmly held that the transmission of vital power was a valid and tangible reality that could be taught and mastered by any average person. Personal experience with this power over a number of years enabled Regardie to develop a simple therapeutic method based on internal stimulation, using Golden Dawn techniques of color visualization, magical correspondences, applied willpower, and the vibration of divine names associated with specific forces. He described how the colors of the various energy centers can be utilized for healing, physical and mental regeneration, and inner alchemy. Regardie’s ingenious technique for healing illness in oneself as well as in others is included in Gold. One example of this is our own Healing Ritual of Hod, given below.

Hod is the Eighth Sepirah on the Qabalistic Tree of Life. On the human body this energy center is located at the right hip joint, but it also relates to the planetary energy of Mercury, which rules over the respiratory system, central nervous system, the brain, the thyroid, and the hands. The energies of Hod could be used to aid the healing process due to an illness or imbalance in any of these body systems.

If the magician is performing this ritual to heal him or herself, the receptive or Queen Scale color of Hod (which is orange) will be used. This is because the feminine color tends to make one's aura open, passive and receptive. If the ritual is to be performed for the benefit of another, then the Projective of King Scale color of Hod (violet) will be used.

A Healing Ritual of Hod
Begin by establishing a pattern of deep rhythmic breathing and relaxation.

Follow this with the basic Exercise of the Middle Pillar:

• Vibrate the divine name "Eheieh" and imagine a sphere of white light at the Kether center (at the crown of your head).
• Vibrate the name "YHVH Elohim" and imagine a sphere of white light at your Daath center (at your throat).
• Vibrate the name "YHVH Eloah ve-Daath" and imagine a sphere of white light at your Tiphareth center (at your heart).
• Vibrate the name "Shaddai El Chai" and imagine a sphere of white light at your Yesod center (at your groin).
• Vibrate the name "Adonai ha-Aretz" and imagine a sphere of white light at your Malkuth center (at your feet).
• Imagine the Middle Pillar complete. Then using rhythmic breathing, circulate the light you have brought down through the Middle Pillar around the outside of your body to strengthen your aura.
• Focus some of the energy back into your Tiphareth or heart-center, the seat of equilibrium and balance.

If you are performing the ritual for your own benefit, visualize your Hod center, located at the right hip, filled with a bright orange light. Concentrate on this warm orange color—the Queen Scale color of Hod—at your right hip. With rhythmic breathing, see this orange glow begin to expand outward from Hod until it fills your entire aura. Imagine yourself completely bathed within a brilliant orange egg of light. Vibrate "Elohim Tzabaoth," the divine name of Hod, several times. Concentrate on the specific healing that you wish to attract into your sphere, firmly visualizing the illness or imbalance being dissolved away, leaving only healthy tissue.

When you feel that the work of the exercise has been accomplished, complete and seal the ritual by performing the Qabalistic Cross.

If you are performing this ritual for the benefit of another person, perform the preliminary Middle Pillar Exercise as described above. Visualize your Hod center filled with violet—the King Scale color of Hod—at your right hip. With rhythmic breathing, see this color begin to expand outward from Tiphareth until it fills your entire aura. Vibrate "Elohim Tzabaoth," the divine name of Hod several times, while continuing to visualize the color of violet. Concentrate on the specific healing that you wish to project to the other person. When you feel that sufficient energy has been generated from Hod, visualize and project the violet energy from your Tiphareth center (the center of balance and projection), to the Hod center of the other person. Visualize his or her aura filling up with this color and its corresponding Hod energy. Then visualize the aura of the other person changing color from violet to bright orange as the light transmutes your projected Hod energy to the receptive Hod energy of the person receiving the beneficial effects of this force. Concentrate on the specific healing that you wish to attract into the other person’s sphere, firmly visualizing the illness or imbalance being dissolved away, leaving only healthy tissue.

Once you feel that the work of the exercise has been accomplished, complete and seal the ritual by performing the Qabalistic Cross.

Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2015. All rights reserved.

My name is Sally. I was in my bed sleeping when I was awakened by the sound of a door opening and closing. It wasn't my bedroom door; it sounded different. I felt a gust of air breeze pass me, then a man whisper the name "Claire." I didn't reply, because I wasn't sure what I had heard. Then the voice again whispered "Claire." I replied in a strange voice that didn't sound like mine that I was not Claire. The voice then immediately whispered, "What is your name?" I forced myself to wake up. I thought if he was a guide or an angel, he should know my name. I didn't know who or what I was talking to, so I ended the conversation and stayed up until dawn. I said lots of positive affirmations for protection. Do you think this was sinister? It didn't feel bad or good either way. I say a selection of protective affirmations at my bedroom door each time I go to bed, and it hasn't come back. What should I do if it does? I would love to hear your opinion and get some input. Many Thanks! Peace and Light!

- Sally

Dreamchaser:

Good luck with those affirmations. As far as I know, affirmations have never stopped ghosts from doing their thing. Yes, I said ghosts. I LOVE this story because it is such a good ghost story, and you gave us so many great details.

I have said many times in this column that there are different kinds of hauntings. Sometimes the person is haunted by a particular spirit, sometimes the house itself is haunted by something that happened there or someone who lived there, or sometimes the land is haunted. Remember, land has been here forever. Even if you built the home you're living in now, that doesn't mean nothing was there before your house.

The first clue to what is happening here is your revelation that the door closing did not sound like your bedroom door. The reason it didn't sound like your door is because it wasn't. The land your house is built on is haunted - not your house. The sounds you heard were from another time and another house that was built on your land back then. The man was the owner of the house, and Claire was his woman. He was looking for her, and found you. That's why he didn't know your name.

Very often, ghosts do not understand what is going on any more than we do. I am sure he was as surprised to find you in bed as you were to hear him. He was simply looking for Claire, but he found himself in a strange place, with a strange woman. When you told him that you were not Claire, he naturally asked who you were then.

He is not a negative being - he is not evil or bad. He is just stuck. If you want to try to clear your house out, I suggest you start with sage. Grab a sage bundle from a local New Age shop or order some off the Internet. Burn the sage and walk through every room of your house, making sure smoke goes along every wall and into every corner. Don't forget closets, but be careful that you don't set your clothes on fire!

Once your house has been saged, you'll know that no more negative energy is there at all. Then you can get down to helping this spirit get to the Otherside. Simply say out loud, "I know you are here. We met one night while I was sleeping. You are not alive on Earth anymore. You died some time ago. Claire is on the Otherside already. If you go to the Light, you can find her. I am sure she is waiting for you, so go to the Light."

Please remember that it is his choice to go to the Light or not. Usually, however, telling a ghost that they are dead will help them make sense of the weird loop they find themselves in, and once they do that, they'll want to head on to the Light.

You have nothing to fear from this spirit. I wish you uninterrupted sleep.

*****

Astrea:

I see how it would be possible for you to think this visit was something sinister. In the first place, it can be very unsettling to have an unknown entity show up uninvited. This one even brought his own creepy sound effects with him: the door opening! It gives me chills when I think about it!

He was looking for "Claire" though - not for you. The voice you answered him in was your FEARFUL voice, so I'm sure you didn't sound like yourself. He moved on once he realized that you weren't the person he was seeking.

Perhaps your aura or vibration "called" him to you, or something he felt about you reminded him of Claire, so he thought he would give you a shot, just in case. He seems to have been VERY TIRED when he spoke to you, so he must have been looking for her for a long time. I feel such sadness around him.

I'm sorry he frightened you. That was absolutely the LAST thing he wanted to do! If he returns, be sure to try to send him on into the Light, because I feel he is still wandering, searching for Claire. She was either someone to whom he owes a great Karmic Debt, or someone he loved very dearly - or both. Your essence reminded him of Claire in some way, and that's why he was drawn to make the great effort to speak to you.

While it's possible that this could have been someone from a past incarnation who was traveling around the Universe looking for you, it's more likely that he was someone who got lost on his way from one spot to another. Your visitor was one of those spirits who was passing through this dimension to Beyond the Veil.

Since this was somewhat of an isolated incident, I feel that it was just something that happened once and probably won't happen again. Your affirmations should protect you if it does, so you needn't worry when you're in that house or anywhere else you go.

Many times, spirits who are in the process of "crossing over" get distracted before they get to Heaven, either because they are pulled back to the Earth Plane by a loved one, or because they want to stay here so much it causes them to sort of "miss the boat." Then they get trapped here for a while.

Sensitive people often have these visitors, and you might want to explore what you could do as a medium to connect the people who are gone with their loved ones who are still here. I feel that you probably have a natural talent for spirit communication. Often it's not the most pleasant thing to do, because the people who are left here are usually VERY sad. Still, it's a great service that you could do for others if you feel drawn to it. Explore it and see what you can do, then let your heart and spirit guide you.

Astrea:

Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.

Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!

While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!

I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!

As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.

I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.

You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!

Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.

A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.

You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.