Known as the “Royal Art,” alchemy teaches us how to transmute our life into a masterpiece through the profound interplay of consciousness and matter. Whether we are working with materials in an alchemical laboratory, writing poetry, composing music, painting, or simply wanting to live a more creative life, alchemy is the key to unlocking the vast potential and unlimited imagination that lives within us.

This five-part course will explore Hermetic Alchemy as the practice of bringing something
to its final perfection. Students will learn how this royal art unifies the inner and outer worlds and provides a process to integrate spirit and matter.

We begin with the legendary Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus and developing an understanding of alchemical creation, and the miraculous transmutations of the “One Thing.” From here we will cover alchemical theory and cosmology, including the prima materia or mysterious “first matter,” the anima mundi or “world soul,” the four elements, the tria prima or “three principles,” and the seven planetary metals. We will discuss the principle of correspondence and the relationships between the macrocosm and microcosm, and how to work with these relationships in alchemical and magical practice.

The student will learn about the lapis philosophorum, or philosopher’s stone: what it is, where to find it, and how it can be perfected through the four stages of the Great Work.

Together we will embark on an in-depth discussion of each stage of the Great Work and the twelve alchemical processes, and how they can be understood and navigated for spiritual growth, deeper self-knowledge, reconciliation of the opposites, and the liberation of our full creative potential. 

The First Class will Introduce the student to the Hermetic Foundations of Alchemy and Essentials of Alchemical Theory

The next four classes bring the student through the four stages of the magnum opus (great work) of alchemy through the lens of the creative process:

Stage 1: Nigredo (“Blackening”) — Putrefaction and the dark night of the soul
Stage 2: Albedo (“Whitening”) — Dissolution in the lunar waters
Stage 3: Citrinitas (“Yellowing”) — Coagulation and solar inspiration
Stage 4: Rubedo (“Reddening”) — Multiplication and Projection of the Philosopher’s Stone

In this course you will learn:

• The basic philosophies and theories of Hermetic Alchemy

• The 4 stages of the Great Work as a psycho-spiritual and creative framework for self-transformation

• The qualities and influences of the 7 traditional planets

• How to integrate alchemy into your life and artistic process

• Tools for personal empowerment & transmutation

This Course Includes: 

• 5 downloadable links to video presentations

• Handouts for each chapter

Course Tuition: $150

*This course series was originally offered as a live online class from Jan-Feb 2025, and is now available as a download for you to do in your own time. If you have questions while taking the course, my contact information is included in the course document, and you are welcome to reach out.