Dear Alchemists,
As we arrive at the final day of the year, I want to pause with you.
December has been a month of awareness turning into embodiment. When we first began our discussion groups, the focus was on noticing emotions and cultivating awareness. From there, we gently transitioned into practical ways to work with what we were feeling, not by forcing change, but by offering the body and mind tools that support release, regulation, and integration.
Throughout the month, we explored a variety of practices that act as permission slips for transformation. We touched on EFT tapping to soften emotional charge, meditation and breathwork to anchor the nervous system, MTT as a gentle pathway for emotional transmutation, Reiki and Access Bars to clear and recalibrate the energetic field, plant allies and herbal supports to assist at a cellular level, as well as body-based practices and mind techniques that help re-pattern awareness. Each of these tools simply creates space for what is ready to move.
As we close the year, I invite you into a simple and optional ritual of reflection and release.
You may wish to write down what you are lovingly releasing from 2025: patterns, beliefs, emotional residue, or identities that no longer serve your becoming. Alongside that, write what you are inviting in for 2026: qualities, energies, or states of being you wish to embody. If you feel called, you can support this process with a short energy clearing using a few minutes of conscious breathing and intention.
A gentle reflection to sit with:
What energy do I wish to carry forward into 2026?
What am I now ready to release with compassion and gratitude?
If you’d like a deeper guide to working with these tools in your daily life, my book offers reflections, practices, and insights to support your journey of personal alchemy and transformation. It’s meant to be a companion: something to return to as you continue learning how to meet yourself with softness, curiosity, and trust.
As we step into the new year, I also invite you to join me for our next discussion group on Friday, January 2nd at 7:00 PM, held via Zoom. This gathering will offer space to reflect, release lingering energy from 2025, and consciously set the tone for what’s unfolding in 2026. We’ll integrate the tools we’ve explored and open the conversation toward what’s emerging next.
The Zoom link and event details can be found here:
Looking ahead, 2026 will mark a deeper collective journey into Hermetic philosophy. Together, we’ll explore The Kybalion and the Emerald Tablet, working with the universal laws and principles that guide mastery, transformation, and inner alchemy. This next chapter is about integration: living the wisdom, not just understanding it.
Thank you for walking this path with me.
May you cross this threshold with clarity, grace, and an open heart.
With much love as always,
Denise Perez
Author, Alchemic Healings: The Art of Remembering
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