Recently I received a review copy of Zulma Reyo’s book Inner Alchemy and asked if we could post a couple of chapters. Her agent agreed and explained inner alchemy this way:
“‘Inner Alchemy’ is the science of applied consciousness which allows us to raise our vibration, align with the Light, and to expand our Consciousness; thereby enabling both the evolution of matter and the expansion of Consciousness. At its very core, Inner Alchemy is the dissolution of density into Light and the transformation of unconsciousness into discernment.”
My selection is not so much to introduce you to inner alchemy as to the quality of Zulma’s writing.
Zulma Reyo, Inner Alchemy. The Path of Mastery. UK: LightEN, 2021, pp. 6-7.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE AND MEANING OF LIFE?
Matter evolves; Consciousness expands. This is the very purpose of life. On the human level, the purpose of life is not only to grow, expand and return, amplified, to Source, but also to bless, transmit and create; or better still, to co-create with Self as the highest state of Being.
Each person has come to do something unique, to experience the desire for greater life and perfection as individuality. When that expression is found, there is great joy and fulfilment, and our evolution, the rhythm of our life, seems to expand and accelerate.
The mission of human beings is self-mastery and dominion over the energy fields we possess (more on these fields in Part Two). This knowledge is imperative to achieve mastery, that is, profound self- transformation as soul-Spirit awareness.
As we evolve in matter, we expand in Consciousness and cease relating to life externally through the linear mind only. We start to commune with the core of our Being. Gradually, being at one with our source becomes more important than anything else. Transmutation of matter then occurs as a natural consequence of intimacy with Light. This is how matter evolves, becoming more ‘Light’ and resonating at higher frequencies.
For those who ask how to ‘do’ it, it must be understood that this is not a matter of effort but rather one of acceptance and surrender to our inner, natural sensibility (i.e. our perceptive capacity). Reconciling with our true nature cannot be forced upon those of us who still want to experience personal power and control over matter.
If you are reading these pages, chances are you are already crossing the boundary between the old ‘business-as-usual’ dynamic and a new, spontaneous expression of authenticity and coherence. When Being becomes more important than doing, we fall in tune with our Source, aligning with our true nature, purpose and meaning in life.
WHAT IS A SPIRITUAL LIFE?
Asking the most fundamental questions about the nature of life, reality and ourselves is part and parcel of the spiritual journey. Still, there is much superficiality, illusion and confusion regarding spiritual living. Ordinary preoccupation is too often restricted to the immediate self or environment, instead of the global issues spiritual values would embrace. Applied spirituality addresses living in the world, which involves every thought, feeling and act in the Now. Spirituality demands commitment and constant awareness, not just removing yourself from the ordinary world in meditation and talking spiritual language. A spiritual life entails something that nobody really likes: ‘discipline’ and a switch of perspective from the personal self to collective reality.
True spirituality permeates the personality in such a natural way that ideals such as charity, peace, sensibility and transparency emerge spontaneously from within, instead of being deliberate acts of ‘doing’. A spiritual person is already in communion with their soul and with their own embodied spark of Consciousness, where source Consciousness flows into it naturally, rather than as a result of effort. Anyone who responds to the needs of others out of a sense of duty or obligation is not being spiritual: genuine spirituality is an overflow of inner awareness and unequivocally leads to service.
Inner Alchemy is dedicated to unlearning the patterns of usual communication and perception in order to implement the voice of inner Consciousness through the correct refined use of the senses and human faculties in ordinary life. The practices outlined in the book are to be applied and incorporated, not merely understood.