The Alchemy Of It All
The Alchemy of It All is a podcast about transformation in every sense of the word. Host Fiona Meiklejohn explores how human beings across cultures and centuries have turned the raw material of life into something greater, through psychology, spirituality, philosophy, science and all forms of art.
From the myths of creation to the music of the spheres, from medieval mystics to modern neuroscience, every fortnight Fiona dives into the ideas, stories, and practices that have shaped how we change, grow, and make meaning.
This is a space for listeners who crave depth, context, and wonder. Each episode is an invitation to explore the human story as alchemy in motion, and is a reminder that transformation is always possible, and is the one true constant in our shared human experience.
Episodes
7 episodes
The Alchemy Of Human Existence - Part 2
In the second part of this two-episode exploration, we move beyond the scientific story of how humans came to exist and into the deeper question that has followed our species throughout history: why are we here at all?Across cul...
The Alchemy Of Human Existence - Part 1
Welcome back!In this first part of a two-episode exploration, we step beyond personal transformation and into the larger framework that makes human existence possible at all.Beginning with the birth of the universe and moving thro...
The Magnum Opus, Stage Four: Rubedo - The Embodiment Of The Light
Welcome to the fourth and final episode of our four-episode arc exploring the Magnum Opus, the famed Great Work of the ancient alchemists.Throughout this series, we have travelled through the four classic alchemical stages: Nigredo (Blac...
The Magnum Opus, Stage Three: Citrinatas - The Golden Dawn
Welcome to the third episode of a four-episode arc exploring the Magnum Opus, the famed Great Work of the ancient alchemists.During this series, we are journeying through the four classic alchemical stages: Nigredo (Bla...
The Magnum Opus, Stage Two: Albedo - Purification & The Awakening Of Clarity
Welcome to the second episode of a four-episode arc exploring the Magnum Opus, the famed Great Work of the ancient alchemists.During this series, we are journeying through the four classic alchemical stages: Nigredo (Bl...
The Magnum Opus, Stage One: Nigredo - The Dark Night Of The Soul
Welcome to the first episode of a new four-episode arc exploring the Magnum Opus, the famed Great Work of the ancient alchemists.Over the next four weeks, we’ll journey through the four classic alchemical stages: Nigredo
What Is Alchemy, Really? From Ancient Egypt to Carl Jung and Beyond
Alchemy is often remembered as a pseudoscience, as medieval mystics and chancers trying to turn lead into gold. But its true legacy runs much deeper, and is one of humanity’s oldest metaphors for change: turning the raw material of life into me...