Are you craving change in your life? Is there something specific that you want to accomplish—a vision or goal that inspires you? Is there some part of your life that you want to heal or improve? Or do you simply want life to feel better?
In this unique and illuminating book, author Clark N. Riley reinvents the 2,000-year-old practical philosophy of Western alchemy for the modern era. The result is a comprehensive how-to manual for mastering change and living a joyful, creative and empowered life.
Using the traditional symbols of Western alchemy as tools for reflection and discovery, Riley weaves together insights from modern physical sciences, modern technologies, complex systems theory, cognitive psychology, Jungian psychology, art, literature, philosophy, classical mythology and our global spiritual traditions to explore how human beings experience change and how we can use change to improve our lives and the world.
Riley explains every idea in the book in terms that virtually anyone can understand, and he provides straightforward instructions for applying the ideas in everyday life. The result is an accessible, systematic approach to mastering change, developing deep self-understanding, and building a life that overflows with delight, wonder, awe, love, and gratitude.
The title Alchemy 4.0 refers to the history of the Western alchemical tradition, which previously flourished in three major eras. The goal of this book and of the broader Alchemy 4.0 Project is to establish a fourth era of alchemy as a widespread field of practice and research. Find out for yourself why a fourth era of Western alchemy is the wisdom tradition of the future.
You are more powerful, more creative and more capable of joy than you know. Alchemy 4.0 provides the map, the tools, and the inspiration to help you prove it to yourself.