Thanks for joining in, Doc! (So appreciated to have direct contact an experienced teacher)

I started with, and value the traditional way, but I do see how Ben’s method has it’s own value after chewing on it a while.

Is that what it implies? I always used it as a catch all term to encompass inner work and developing a connection to the Source. I can definitely see how people would use it to create false hierarchies though (“I’M more spiritual than YOU”). I’ll remember not to let myself fall into that trap.

I can get behind that! If you’re not having fun,…

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“Spiritual” in its present use is a loaded term implying that certain things and people are more elevated than the rest of us. There is no such thing as less or non-Spiritual, and Alchemy is a wonderful practice that proves this out. I like to think of Spiritual practice as a reprieve from the programmed Maya, which in time permanently…

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Thanks for the suggestion Barre, I’ll do so!

That is what excited me so much about Alchemy. The chance to combine something I love – working with plants – with a spiritual path

Although, I do find that I’m lacking a little in the spiritual connection aspect of it. It’s such a massively dense subject, with so many connections to other…

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Ah yes Cannabis would be a good one! I love working with Nettles, so I’ll give that a try. I just moved to a new area last year, and I’m slowly getting acquainted with the local foliage. So there will be more added to that list soon enough!

Hel All!

Good to see this discussion happening. I’d suggest backing up a bit to understand how the 2 volatile elements of Fire/Hydrogen/Hot-Dry & Air/Nitrogen/Hot-Wet, and the fixed elements of Water/Oxygen/Cold-Wet & Earth/Carbon/Cold-Dry create the three attributes of Sulfur/Fire-Air, Mercury/Air-Water & Salt/Fire-Earth from a…

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Yes I’d like to try this with local Sage and at some point with Cannabis/Hemp. Really high oil in both of these which makes it a heck of a lot of fun and the smells are awesome.

How bout yourself?

OOOOOH ok, when you put it that way I know what you mean! That’s something I’ve heard of myself from a philosophical standpoint, not so much in lab workings, though it does make sense. Was there anything specific you were thinking of making in this way?

Hey Steven 👋. Good to hear from ya/nice to meet ya! I’m still a beginner myself, with some practical experience, in a very humble “lab” (aka my kitchen lol).
Ben’s philosophy may be a bit tough to find a clip of him breaking it down, but its definitely out there!
Going a bit more into it; Spirit removes Soul, so probably not the best thing…

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I’m in! I hadn’t heard about Ben before, so I went looking through his stuff to see if I could learn about what you’re saying here. Alas, it will take a bit longer than a quick dive to find, so I’ll keep looking.

I’m rather new to this (aiming to have a very basic lab setup by spring) but I’d love to know more about what you’re talking about…

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