Keyword: alchemy

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Alchemy and the Roots of Depression November 20, 2012

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atti
Category: Depression & Mood, Meaning, Spirituality & Philosophy

Depression may be understood through the lens of alchemy: the ancient idea that growth requires destruction, heat, and the joining of opposites. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti use bread-making and pasta sauce as earthy metaphors for how turmoil, not its avoidance, is what transforms us.

Depression and the Alchemy of Transformation Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atti
Category: Depression & Mood, Meaning, Spirituality & Philosophy

Depression is not a problem to be suppressed but a transformative process, like bread being kneaded before it rises. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti trace alchemy from ancient Egypt and China through religious persecution to its core insight: that destruction and conflict are essential stages on the path to something higher.