Spiritual Alchemy

I carry a flame within me

that the world conspires to help, or hinder.

I fell seven times, rose eight,

because wisdom says: rise again.

 

Fear is the only thief

that makes our treasure impossible.

And yet the Soul of the World

tests what is learned before the treasure is found.

 

Love never stops you from your destiny,

but its echo makes your heart restless.

It knows truth, even when reason does not.

 

Everyone has a treasure inside,

but most people simply forget how to listen.

Ignorance is the world’s greatest lie

until the heart shakes awake.

 

Every moment is a new grain of sand

where marvellous worlds are made.

Let no blessing be ignored: every blessing ignored becomes a curse.

 

Know this: life is not about what happens once,

but what you learn before you drown of thirst

just as the palm trees appear on the horizon.

 

The universe conspires and patience must be learned.

Courage, persistence, action,

these are the philosopher’s tools.

 

We wake. We wander.

Yet, if our heart deserts us,

we are lost amidst the mirages.

 

So, listen: fall in love with your own becoming,

and dare to be better than your former life.

Then every step becomes part of the Master Work,

and your soul becomes gold.