"There is a secret medicine reserved for those who hurt so hard they can't hope. The hopers would feel slighted if they knew."  -The Essential Rumi, Coleman Barks

In this episode I explore the dreadful stage of alchemical distillation--the final and brutiful cleansing before the formation of the Philosopher's Stone within.

Signs of Alchemical Distillation

• in a holding pattern, not be able to get any traction or footing, false starts
• the rug keeps getting pulled out from under you
• intense death and rebirth cycles in quick succession
• experiencing your highest highs and lowest lows, surrendering more each time
• being stripped of purposes that used to define you, especially spiritual purposes
• getting weirder and rare and fitting nowhere
• suspended between the worlds 

Outcomes of Alchemical Distillation

• birthing a new incarnation that encompasses all of you
• opposites unite within--soul and spirit, dark and light, masculine and feminine
• living from the unbreakable core that is uniquely yours--the Philosopher's Stone
• ability to face and transmute things you couldn't previously face
• peace and wellbeing bond to the personality and remain so, even during times of great disturbance, loss, and overall lifeness 
• cellular understanding that your worth depends on nothing but your existence 
• crystallized focus, alignment, and intent

Distillation is utter disillusionment that leads to utter freedom. This episode is for you if it's for you. If you know, you know.

With love,

McCall

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