The Alchemy of Me | Alchemy of Emotion

Hi! I’m MJ… short for Melodie Joy . Thank you for visiting and taking an interest in the collective healing work!

Just by being you, you pave the way for others to be true which creates a ripple effect of healing. So, thank you for your contribution of just BEing.

I created this sacred space to share my story, insights and expertise in the realm of emotional clearing and the law of attraction which I have studied for over a decade.

This synergy of emotional clearing, physics and philosophy led me to the art of hypnotherapy. Hypnosis combines the principles of spiritual alchemy, neuroscience, and psychology paired with neurolinguistic programming (NLP).

While psychotherapy or talk therapy can be very beneficial, it works with individuals from a conscious or busy beta brainwave level. While this can help client’s to identify and objectify their problems but not always achieve complete resolution.

In complement, hypnosis heals from a deep level of subconscious awareness. This brainwave pattern is known as theta or super consciousness. This is a highly self-aware, solution oriented state which houses our beliefs, emotions, behaviors, memories, and bodily functions. This is what creates our experience and drives our ambitions OR suppresses them through unconscious limiting beliefs.

As I continued to explore this innate process, I was thrilled to discover that it was just a more simplified and structured variation of my own emotional clearing process. I had been innately practicing the art of inner prosperity / self-hypnosis my entire life. This is how Alchemy of Emotion came to be.

(Professional hypnotherapists are certified by the International Association of Counselors and Therapists (IACT), and are not considered medical doctors nor licensed mental health practitioners and do not diagnose or treat any physical or mental disorders.)

Keep Calm… I am an Expert by Experience

I don’t have a Ph.D. I’m not claiming to be Paramahansa Yogananda or Adyashati. I’m just another traveler journeying alongside you; observing, learning, and evolving .

Professionally, I’ve toggled between the worlds of art and medicine as scenic artist to medical documentation specialist in diagnostic pathology.

Since 2010, I’ve cozied up with metaphysical books on the law of attraction, philosophy, energy healing, nutrition, Ayurveda, and spiritual alchemy…sprinkled with a bit of science and physics to solidify the “mysticism.”

I’d refer to myself as a dreamer/idealist most of the time, an explorer of inner worlds. I was very sensitive growing up and struggled with chronic illnesses, depression, and anxiety for majority of my life.

Self-pity was my middle name until I discovered what lies beneath the dark is the pathway to inner prosperity and healing. I just had to close my eyes, tune in to my own subtle energies and be still.

For the most part, I was a loner, an introvert; I took great solace and comfort in my imagination and innerworkings of the mind, body and spirit.

I used to be one of the most pessimistic humans on earth. However, after a lifetime of inner work through self-realization, my mind has adapted to a new way of perceiving, translating ‘disasters’ and ‘misfortune’ into a lesson or a detour; cracking open the doorway into the extraordinary.

I still face challenges of course, but those shadows or dark nights only prompt further exploration towards the light, which promotes clarity, inspiration, higher understanding and a new way to see or further pointing the way of how to just be.

The Only Way Out Is In

I have always been overwhelmingly sensitive and emotional. I hold a broad view of life but had been prone to experience intense highs and lows.

Due to a chronic illness, paired with depression and anxiety, I have learned to tune in to the needs of my soul to reawaken my joyful inner child.

For this reason, I don’t take myself too seriously, I have a very playful spirit; I love art, creative writing, poetry, and videogames. I can be very reserved, introspective and quiet at times to very quirky, silly and random. My mind tends to jump from one abstract thought to another.

Growing up, I developed a rich inner life as I would often feel intensely lonely from time to time, with the perception that there is a wall of glass separating me from the rest of the world.

It has been easier for me to live through my imagination or by immersing myself in the world of spirituality and psychology. I’m always observing, searching for solutions and digging into the etiology of dis-ease and human behavior.

I view vulnerability as a beautiful and humbling quality, often foraging through the burrows of emotional discomfort that most people avoid, but as the saying goes,

The wound is the place where the light enters you. ~ Rumi

I’m here traversing this endless journey into the human spirit because pain and suffering have been a constant companion in my life and my most profound teacher.

Major depression, chronic anxiety, allergies and illness plagued me since my youth only to be compounded by a condition labeled as interstitial cystitis.

Not only was the pain and brain fog debilitating, but the parade of other physical and cognitive symptoms severely impaired my ability to live, work, socialize and function “normally”.

In meeting others with this condition, my feelings were validated. Many of us had found ourselves regularly contemplating the thought of ending it all.

Conventional medicine provided no viable solutions so I spent years plastering on a fake smile for the world and insulated within the confines of my sacred space.

Throughout my journey, I’ve posted a lot of dark poetry and quotes about pain. It might’ve even annoyed some people, but in that ebb n’ flow of giving up and letting go, I surrendered.

After so many years of what seemed like a soulless existence, the suffering and spiritual “disunion” consumed me until finally, I died.

Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret to life is to “die before you die” – and find that there is no death. ~Eckhart Tolle

It came down to two choices, and I wasn’t ready to say “Yu gonplei ste odon,” for any fans of The 100, my fight wasn’t over yet.

In my surrender and “cracking open”, it allowed the light, inspiration and solutions to flood in like a deluge.

After years of research and connecting dots, I uncovered the etiology of my dis-ease and began implementing extreme holistic dietary modifications . Intuitively guided by the spirit of God, I was led to natural treatments and now in remission from this “incurable” and conventionally misunderstood disorder.

Learn the alchemy true human beings know. The moment you accept what troubles you’ve been given, the door will open. ~ Rumi

Make Peace a Priority

Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. ~ Eckhart Tolle

Frequent “Tea time” or mindful moments are essential for maintaining alignment and interconnectedness with our truth or highest self. As an introverted feeler, I am more focused on my inner world of emotions. These present moment reminders allow us to ground into our senses; to relax, relate, release and recalibrate.

I look for depth and meaning in everything. I see connections and patterns everywhere; often expressing myself through quotes, music, poetry or cinematic references.

Those that don’t understand me may see this constant internal reflection and integration as somewhat self-absorbed. I used to experience extreme emotional swings from feeling everything all at once to reaching an overload, shutting down, and feeling nothing at all.

I became fascinated by this internal emotional pendulum swing phenomena and came to accept it as a necessary part of my personal growth, a pathway to healing; and ultimately, my personal contribution to the collective ripple effect.

Through consistent, objective observation; deeper understanding leads us back to the center of stillness.

From this sacred space, lies the most powerful place to elicit profound change in the world. We don’t need to run around trying to change everyone or expect them to change for us. Perception changes everything and loving people right where they are can set them free.

Sometimes it takes an overwhelming breakdown to have an undeniable breakthrough.

Guided by the philosophy of the principles of oneness and the process of emotional alchemy, I hope that in sharing my own personal experience, others may be moved to free themselves from self-imposed limitations and false beliefs.

By embracing all spectrums of emotion, negative and positive, we align with the truth. We transform into lightkeepers, becoming a beacon for others that have also lost sight of the shore.

Be Where You Are Now…

In all of this, I’ve discovered that the awareness of subtle energy lights up the pathway to whole-person healing…

Through trust and intuition, we gain strength, higher guidance and insight.

Realigning with our inner being awakens our “hidden” potential, a free-flowing, infinite channel of clarity, inspiration, and understanding, leading to internal and external prosperity.

We’ve already paved the way…we just need to follow the trail of breadcrumbs we’ve previously laid out for ourselves…Although, the simplest things can seem like the hardest to do…

As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.

Rumi

Our nature is stillness.

Our truth lies in silence.

Our power is in the present moment, ownership and unconditional love. Through self-realization, we expand as deliberate creators.

We came into this world with a built-in emotional compass knowing who we are, what we came here to do, when and why…until we got in our own way.

The door is always open and our emotions are the keys to unlocking our inner power and potential. We just have to learn how to see with our eyes closed.