Personal Transformation is a process like Alchemy. It is also a journey - an Inner Hero's Journey - which is also process. Jung's termed this as Individuation - or going from the small 's' self to the capital 'S' Self. In Buddhism, this is releasing the inner Buddha nature. This all points to the fact that each of us have within us the seeds and substance for transformation into something larger and greater. If anything, we play too small, not realizing that our true nature is one that is much more powerful that we believe. This is the 'great secret' that becomes a Great Awakening once the light of wisdom shines upon the darkness.