ALCHEMY BLOG

Notes on being
human.

Thoughts on living, healing, paying attention, ceremony and the strange business of being human.

TWO PATHS INTO THE JOURNAL

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Alchemy Blog explores everyday life, sound and self-discovery. Ceremony Notes holds ideas for the moments we choose to mark.

Alchemy Blog

September 8, 2026

Why Sound Can Feel Mystical

Why Sound Can Feel Mystical There are moments in a sound bath when the experience stops feeling like “music” and becomes something harder to describe. A gong…

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August 18, 2026

The Journal That Talks Back

I’ve had two conversations recently about how useful AI is. The first was with a fellow coach/therapist and how using it as an administrative assistant frees up…

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January 16, 2026

Who Is “They”?

I’ve been thinking a lot about manifesting lately, not in the ritual, mantra, vision-board sense, but in a very practical, down-to-earth way. More like: pay attention to…

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January 2, 2026

Wintering Well

Somewhere along the way, we learned to treat winter like a problem to solve — something to push through with brighter lights, louder music, tighter schedules, and…

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January 2, 2026

Why I’m Writing Here

Subscribe now I’ve built things.I’ve lost things.I’ve had to begin again more than once. And somewhere along the way, I learned how to stay present with what’s…

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Ceremony Notes

April 19, 2022

What Is A Secular Wedding Ceremony?

A secular wedding ceremony incorporates the personalities and beliefs of the couple versus traditional religious ceremonies. It is non-traditional, non-religious and non-conformist. Couples that have a secular…

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April 19, 2022

What are Micro Weddings?

Micro weddings are just what they sound like: smaller-scale celebrations involving up to 50 people. Don’t get me wrong, just because you have a more intimate wedding…

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