The Alchemy of Transformation

About this poem

The process of alchemical transformation is perhaps best realized in a personal way in the human search for wholeness and completion, often depicted in ancient mythical tales, legends, folklore, fairytales, and as well in Biblical stories of world cultures as ancient archetypes of transformation appearing as portals into the deep mysteries that we hold collectively as aspects of our multi sensory, multidimensional selves contained universally in our Collective Unconscious. This extended three-stanza five-line 5-7-5-7-7 metered Japanese-style Tanka poem, depicts the alchemy of transformation as both a psychological and an inherently spiritual challenge and endeavor of the human psyche to experience healing and wholeness from “dukkha,” the first of The Four Noble Truths in Buddhism and yogic philosophy pertaining to the fundamental unsatisfactoriness and painful nature of mundane life; and as overcome in the ultimate sacrifice of Christ for humanity on the Cross and His triumphal resurrection.  more »