The Seven Steps of the Alchemist - The Fire Within Flash
THE SEVEN STEPS OF THE ALCHEMIST
THE FIRE WITHIN FLESH
By The Dopesick Collective
“Every soul must burn seven times — not to be destroyed, but to remember what cannot die.”
1️⃣ Calcination — The Breaking
The fire consumes what no longer serves you. The ego melts, illusions burn. This is the first death — the destruction that reveals truth.
2️⃣ Dissolution — The Fall
The ashes mix with water — emotion, memory, pain. You stop fighting and finally feel everything. The pieces scatter so you can see what’s real.
3️⃣ Separation — The Sifting
You pick up what’s left. The gold from the ash. The love from the wound. You learn the difference between the mask and the man.
4️⃣ Conjunction — The Meeting
The soul and body shake hands again. You stop running from your reflection. You become whole in the dark before the light returns.
5️⃣ Fermentation — The Bloom
From rot comes fragrance. From decay, creation. The soul begins to rise — wild, new, unstoppable. The heart becomes holy fire.
6️⃣ Distillation — The Refining
The flame sharpens. The self clarifies. Doubt and pride evaporate. You are no longer becoming — you simply are.
7️⃣ Coagulation — The Return
Heaven and Earth merge in you. You walk through the world as the proof that spirit can wear skin and still shine.