By Kyra Oakland

Alchemy is defined as

a seemingly magical process of

transformation, creation, or combination.

Or, more literally

a transmutation of matter,

an attempt to turn metals into gold,

or to discover a universal elixir.

But what of spiritual alchemy?

It’s not about metals or magic.

It’s something that lives within all of us.

Our energy.

Our emotions.

Our ability to shift and shape what we feel into what we become.

Can you shine your light on the darkness?

The hurt.

The anger.

The pain.

The grief.

What if these aren’t signs of weakness,

but materials for transformation?

To live means to suffer.

But to survive and to transform…

we must find meaning in that suffering.

Pain reveals the strength we never knew we had.

So how do we begin?

Turn inward.

Free yourself.

Choose love.

Liberate yourself and change.

Because the truth is:

You already have everything you need.

You are the alchemist.

You are the light.

You are the gold.

Simply yours, Ky