The Body as Container

The Body itself may be considered an alchemical vessel in which psychological transformation is occurring. The skin is the outward manifestation of the internal process. Skin is associated with the ideas of birth and rebirth. In the Egyptian system of hieroglyphs there is a sign comprising threee skins knotted together, signifying "to be born." The number of skins refers to the three fold nature of humanbeing - body, soul and spirit. The old skin will need to be shed for transformation to occur.

The archeytype of fire manifests itself in the skin disorder, bringing heat and pain in order to the lead the person to a level of consciousness where the psychic difficulties that lie behind the disease can be recognized. as the skin is the mirror of the soul, so fire and emotion enter one's life. Only through conflict can we begin to see the meaning of skin affliction. emotion becomes our carrier of consciousness.

In the fire of rosacea, the blisters that are symptomatic of this disorder are tiny volcanoes which are on the point of breaking through the skin. The illness, the skin disease is the stimulus that will bring profound change. The body is the carrier of transformation. The message that the "break-outs" is bringing, is that something internally is emerging, there is a transformation occurring at the psychological level.

Dreams, symbols, signs, are the echoes of ancient wise voices in the Alchemical process. One should not avoid one's destiny, but follow your dreams, because to find our personal myth and our mission on Earth is the way to find God, meaning happiness, fulfillment, and the ultimate purpose of creation. The body is the bridge between heaven and earth and the way to the divine.