{"product_id":"9781906289300","title":"Alchemy: The Art of Transformation","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlchemy is best known as the age-old science of turning base metal into gold. But it is much more: essentially, it is a path of self-knowledge, unique in the Western tradition, with vital relevance for the modern world. The symbols of Alchemy lie deep in the collective unconscious, in the world of dreams and imagery: the practices of alchemy are rooted in an understanding of the oneness of spirit and matter through which we celebrate our sexuality and spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJay Ramsay takes us step by step through the stages of the alche-mical process using a wide range of original exercises to create a memorable journey that challenges, inspitres and transforms us at every stage. We too can be kings and queens: we too, once we leave our dross behind, are gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s full of fi ne things…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Ted Hughes, Poet Laureate 1984-1998, playwright and author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo much good work…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Robert Bly, award winning poet, essayist, activist and author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJay Ramsay has written a luminous and wise guide to the mysteries of soul,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand to the images and texts of alchemy, which explores these mysteries…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Anne Baring, philosopher, visionary and author of several books including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dream of the Cosmos: a Quest for the Soul and The Myth of the Goddess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRamsay is among those who have been working most assiduously to share\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis archetypal language of the soul…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Lindsay Clarke, review in Caduceus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe clearest account of the alchemical process I’ve read…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Peter Redgrove, poet, novelist and playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtremely wonderful and important…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Robert Sardello, author and co-founder of The School of Spiritual Psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archive Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039342608624,"sku":"9781906289300","price":16.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781906289300_p0.jpg?v=1763617023","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781906289300","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}