Alchemical audience

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So we are writing a novel. A graphic novel. We are writing the words on paper as we see the pictures in our imagination. The graphics will come later. After the words settle. And rather than hiding this novel away. Secretly writing it for as long it takes to one day reveal its final form. We have decided to share its magical journey along the way. We invite you to be our alchemical audience.

For what is art but a marriage between the creator and the beholder? Why wait until the moment has past for an audience to allow a piece to take shape? Conversational alchemy gave birth to this book. And conversational alchemy will shape it with the delicacy and determination of the many eyes and the hands of a community of sculptors. Conversational alchemy between two writers soul weaving. Conversational alchemy between two writers and an audience coming along for the ride.

It began as a story of grief and loss. A brother’s story. And became the primordial tale of falling deep within ourselves to face the abyss in order to rediscover one’s soul. Catharsis. Suffering. Friendship. Self. A universal modern folktale for the collective. So it makes sense that the collective should be involved.

We will share the making of this novel as the making of this novel is happening. We will share drafts. Rewrites. Conversations between two writers. Conversations between two friends. Writing about life. And finding ourselves. And each other. We will explore the myths that turn up, weaving through the narrative to deliver what only an archetypal force can provide. The philosophical dialogue. The poetic prose. Artefacts. With a phoenix spirit. This novel will unfold itself for all to see. And then fold in on itself, taking the rich nutrients of the reactions and comments of those around us to shape its next evolution.

Folding. Unfolding. Folding. Unfolding.

A dance.

Why wait to share what influenced our work. Why not start talking about it now. And have the opportunity arise for others to point us towards something that may change the shape so dramatically we cannot recognise what it was before it has become what it is. This is an artistic experiment. Soul weaving in real time. A book. A podcast. Myth. Philosophy. Poetry. Images. Words.

Two writers. One story.

An alchemical magnum opus. Spiritual transmutation. A conversion through conversation. Through dialogue. Dia logos. Through meaning.

This is Conversational Alchemy. Welcome, one and all.

 I am writing Conversational Alchemy with A Wandering Mystic. Drop in on the friendship, our writing and more at Conversational Alchemy at medium.com and @conversational.alchemy. We welcome you to this artistic experiment as part of our community and as member of our alchemical audience.