THE ALCHEMICAL COMPANION
Alchemy
from Arabic al-kīmiyāʾ, through Medieval Latin alchimia
The ancient art of transformation.
A practice concerned with matter and its transformations; later entwined with philosophical and spiritual questions of dissolution, refinement, conjunction, and change.
Companion
from Old French compaignon, from Late Latin companio - com, “with” + panis, “bread”
One who shares bread with another.
One who accompanies; a fellow traveller.
The Alchemical Companion
One who stays alongside while something is being transformed.
Not an authority standing above the work, but a companion to it — attending to what is present, what resists, what dissolves, what takes form, and what has not yet revealed itself.
There are times when practice asks for something more intimate than a class.
A question has appeared.
Something is changing.
An old way no longer fits.
The body is asking for attention.
Or perhaps there is simply the intuition that something wishes to deepen.
This work begins there.
Not with an answer, but with attention.
Sessions & Exchange
The work may begin with a single meeting, or unfold through a series of six sessions over time.
A single session
60 minutes · €45 / $70 CAD
A series of six
6 × 60 minutes · €260 / $400 CAD
Sessions may be held online or in person, according to location.
For those for whom the full fee presents a genuine difficulty, a limited sliding scale is available. Payment arrangements can also be made.
