The mysteries of alchemy

The human being is designed to find solutions to whatever situations might face. These solutions may work or not. Most of the times, you just have to believe. How many people that you know, for example, won’t step on the cracks of the sidewalk or won’t pass by under ladders? Whether we like it or not, in our crazy minds, this ends up being a way of avoiding a future problem that might happen. Some people do drugs. Some people go to church. Everything can be an escape to “solve” what is seen as an issue. Can you imagine being able to solve your problems by drinking a potion? Easy, right? There’s people who believe in it.

Alchemy is a practice that blends several elements of physics, chemistry, spirituality, misticism, art, astrology and even metalworking, besides a lot more. An ancient technique straight from the Middle Age, the most spread version is that the alchemists wanted to find the Philosopher Stone, a substance that turns everything to gold and also provides eternal life to the one who finds it. To find this elixir, lab experiences are made based on the four elements of nature, that also represent the physical (earth), astral (air), creative (water) and divine levels.

However, to its followers, alchemy represents more than just that. Luis Carlos da Silva, a 48 year old computer system analyst, truly believes that alchemy can treat people’s illnesses, whether they are physical, emotional ot spiritual, by the Solve et coagula process, latin for “dissolve and coagulate”.

To dissolve appears in the dictionary as the process of putting a substance in a solvent, for it to become harder to be seen, more intangible, away from the physical, referring to the word “solution”. In Other words, to solve this issue, it must be dissolved. To coagulate is the opposite of dissolving. It would be to bring this issue back to its most physical and tangible possible.

Alchemy can help us connect with the four levels (earth, air, fire and water) through perception and analysis of our problems with their dissolution and coagulation. To merge with these four levels, we must “nuance the matter and thicken the spirit” through several techniques and principles. By doing that, you reach enlightenment.

Although its huge influences in areas like chemistry, physics and even medicine, alchemy is not seen as a science, specially because of its spiritual questions and its bigger concerns being related to old traditions rather than the discovery of new methods of advantage of the human health. Luiz, who studies alchemy for two years, claims he got interested in it since he was a child, by watching cartoons and mixing pills and medication like magicians would do. He claims he got even more in touch with it after some practical courses in the preparatory school and finally surrender after starting at the Aromatherapy school. He also loved astrology, a very popular principle in the mystic world.

Due to this very mystical and philosophical alchemy issue, besides the fact it is not consider science, a lot of followers of this practice suffer a lot of prejudice by studying a doctrine that is based on untangible things. Luiz, however, believes this prejudice will change: “As to alchemy in general, based mainly on chemistry and physics, there isn’t so much prejudice, due to all of the respect these sciences have. The prejudice happens specially with floral alchemy, which is undervalued mainly for dodging from regular science and going through a more spiritual and mystical path. The use of herbs and other substances refer back to the wizards and witchcrafts of ancient times, which create this prejudice”.

On March 12th, a stigma was overthrown in public health: not only floral therapy but other alternative ways of therapy were added to SUS (Health Unified System), such as chromotherapy, aromatherapy and hypnotherapy. The addition of these new therapeutical ways make the official recognition of these practices easier with the Health Ministry, also embracing a new audience, taking more care of your body, spiritual and mental health.

Lorena Pessoa, a 22 year old student, met Luiz through a friend who’s been on therapy sessions with him, and believes her life is getting better ever since she started the therapy sessions: “I see a huge improvement in my depression than what I used to feel before. I feel my crises are smaller and I am even more motivated to do other activities, things I didn’t feel before. You also feel in your body the calmness of your mind. Even my skin is better.”

Luiz claims he’s seen erectile disfuncion cases that got better because of floral therapy. Even some childhood traumas and moreover, intrauterine traumas. As to how his life has changed since he started this practice, the analyst and therapist answers calmly: “I understand my life and everything in it that surrounds me more globally now”.

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