Description

This piece illustrates the 1st step of the alchemical process and is an integral part of the “black” phase of alchemy. The metal associated with this phase is Lead, represented by the stained glass windows. Lead is physically known for being heavy, dense, durable and poisonous, and is spiritually and emotionally linked to our greatest fears, patterns or blockages which keep us from expanding into the truth of who we are.

Calcination also corresponds to the element of fire, which burns the material or narrative down to it’s bare bones; to ash, and is known to be the only element that can transform Lead. Upon great transformations, shifts in consciousness, and quantum leaps, we must first burn through the stagnant energy which keeps us small in unhealthy patterns. The experience of Calcination is often felt as a shock to the system, a burning away of the past, which our egos often want to hold onto in order to avoid the mysterious unknown…

The glyph of Saturn reminds us that we may look up to this planetary energy as a fantastic guide in moving through this hard work, because Saturn rules these aspects of the human experience. The Root Chakra glyph represents the importance of looking deep within ourselves to pinpoint what fears and blockages are keeping us from moving forward.

This visual talisman is intended to invoke the alchemical process of Calcination, promoting the burning away of what is no longer supporting one’s truth, and to support the health of the Root Chakra.