Alchemy of the Heart: Accessing the Gateway to Your Soul
22nd July 2008

Alchemy is associated with the transformation of metal into gold, however, in spiritual terms it means spiritual transformation to awaken the divine gifts within you. To truly flow with the "magic" within you, your heart needs to be open, open to the divine love within you. By this openness, source love can flow through you, creating the balance of the spirit within the human soul, and creating a life that which will truly make your  "heart sing".  For divine love has no attachment, influence of thoughts or emotions, just pure love, this is the pure essence of the source

The heart is a revolving door, a gateway to the soul and the connector between the physical heart and the universal heart. Often we shut the door to our inner reality, which is a reality of unconditional love and bliss. The universal heart, is the heart of humanity, surrendering to the love within you, holds the key to the gateway to your soul. The soul is the everlasting aspect of ourselves that desires wisdom and love, it connects us to the past and future lives. Often there is a separation between what the soul desires, and the one which the human personality wants. Accessing the gateway to your soul, is being open to the love that you have access to, by healing the heart centre and being open to receive love. This love is always there for you, you do not need to seek it. You may disconnect from source, but source will never disconnect from you.

Often we create a reality of  "illusion", one of unnecessary pain, created from the influence of everything around us. One can create a protective barrier around the heart, a wall, as the result of past hurts. We often can  seek love outsides of ourselves, reassurance from others, and often do not connect with the love we have within our selves.

Past hurts and trauma often cause blockages around the heart.  For this is the feeling side of ourselves. The emotions and thoughts that we allow to consume us, are a result of our connection with the outer world. Close relationships, particularly with parents, all affect how we flow with love in the world. This affects our hearts and our energy field and can cause barriers, or close down the awakening of our spiritual heart. Healing the heart, involves looking at all the barriers that have been created. Healing these blockages is often painful, and there are many ways to do this. But from healing comes an increased freedom to live life, from moving in alignment with your soul, and becoming free from the restrictions that we create for ourselves.  

Becoming aware of the influence of your thoughts, and taking "charge"  of your thoughts and the reality that these are creating, is another way to stop these creating barriers to your awakening. Thoughts, such as limiting beliefs affect how we flow with life. If a thought is stopping you from moving towards the life that you want, try and gain a sense of why this thought is there, and begin to gain a sense that this is a reality that you have created. As more of your thoughts begin to "soften", inner harmony and flow takes place.

So how do we become "free". Let go of your ego and the need to hold onto the past. This controls how you respond to others; it preserves the safe way of being. Don't be afraid to step into the fear of  "knowing", true healing comes from stepping into the fear and  lifting the veil to the true reality. 

Your heart is an inner sanctuary, within which an inner stillness can be created, that connects you to source, and to a world of unlimited love and peace. 

"Your task is not to seek love, but merely to seek and find all of the barriers within you that you have built against it" ( a course in miracles.)

(This article was published in the London College of Spituality E-zine magazine July 2008)