Life without myth, the vital force of archetypal experiences, is life
filled with maladies, neuroses, addictions, and disease. Alchemy of the
Soul retells the myth of Eros and Psyche to help readers reconnect mind
and relatedness to find wholeness and deep meaning. Author Martin
Lowenthal describes how the story of Eros and Psyche illustrates the
alchemical process of marrying soul and matter so that life can be lived
with more joy, meaning, and a tangible sense of divine love.
The book is divided into three parts:
- * Part 2 examines the power of myth and alchemy and shows how
spiritual alchemy can restore and transform the soul.
- * Part 3 is an initiation into the alchemical mysteries using myth as
mentor.
Lowenthal writes, The story assails the defenses of our mind and our
reactive habits and seeks to wrest a victory for life and growth from
the inertia of daily habits and confusion. It initiates us into a world
far more vibrant, rich, and nourishing than the one we knew in childhood
and naively, yet regressively, settle for. In this sense, story reveals
what happens as we attempt to spread our emotional wings in the
developmentally confining domain of our childhood home and community and
what it takes to make something significant of ourselves in ways that
feed the future. As guests of the story, we discover the larger sacred
garden in which we emerge as a unique and beautiful flower in a bed of
exquisite blossoms, each one unique and essential.
Alchemy of the Soul takes alchemy from the realm of the esoteric and
places it in practical terms of story--terms that anyone can understand,
value, and use as a guide to life.
