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Inner Alchemy

Inner alchemy is a path of gentle, profound transformation— a return to yourself, to what is alive, true, and essential.
It is the art of observing what moves within you, meeting what asks to be seen,
allowing what feels heavy to transform, and honoring what begins to emerge.

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It is not a method. It is a movement.
A way of inhabiting your body, your emotions, your impulses, your shadows, and your light.
A living process where you learn to listen, to feel, to soften, and finally, to recognize yourself.

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Inner alchemy is a dialogue between what you move through and how you choose to respond.
A patient learning where you begin to discover:

  • that the body is a guide

  • that emotions are messengers

  • that tensions speak

  • that impulses point the way

  • that silence is a space of truth
     

It is a path where you learn to inhabit your inner world with softness, courage, and sincerity.
A path that brings you back to what matters most: yourself.

The 3 Alchemical Movements

In the alchemical tradition, transformation unfolds through three symbolic stages.
They are not methods, but inner movements —
passages each person crosses in their own time, shaped by their story and by what is ready to be released.

NIGREDO — Meeting Yourself

The Sacred Observation • Returning to your truth

Everything begins with the gaze — the one you turn toward yourself, without judgment, with honesty.
Observing your thoughts, your emotions, your reactions. Understanding your mechanisms, recognizing your wounds, seeing beyond illusions and protections. You learn to listen to your body, to sense what calls for your attention, and to explore the shadows you have never met.
No escape, no façade — only truth, both gentle and sharp.
You descend toward your authenticity.

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Nigredo is the entryway of the path, the moment when you dare to open your eyes — not to the world, but to your inner life. Here, lucidity, grounding, and the first sparks of peace are born.

Nigredo is not a fall — it is a meeting.
"I see myself. I return to myself.

I acknowledge what is."

ALBEDO — Allow, Feel & Release

The clarity returning, the softness that soothes, the light rising.
Once awareness awakens, it is time to open your heart.
Albedo is the phase where your inner waters begin to flow again, where you give yourself permission to feel fully and let what was held finally move.

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It is the gateway to rediscovered emotions, to forgiveness, to gentle reconciliation with yourself.
It teaches compassion, tenderness, patience — for everything you welcome with love transforms.

And when the emotion settles, another light appears: the light of inner maturity, of renewed clarity.

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Alchemists called this Citrinitas — the birth of discernment, wisdom, and quiet strength.
Then the fire can act — not to destroy, but to illuminate, purify, transmute.
Fire is the energy of choice, of conscious will, the force that burns the old to make room for the true.

Albedo is the moment when everything softens.

Shapes realign, the heart gentles, the mind clears.
I release the old and welcome what is true.

Here, inner clarity opens.Here, peace returns.

RUBEDO — Embody & Radiate

The sacred descending into matter.
Rubedo is the final gateway — the moment of fully lived return to self.
After seeing (Nigredo), welcoming and releasing (Albedo), comes the time to anchor, to let everything you have crossed take form in your life.

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It is the moment when inner transformation settles into the body, when awareness becomes posture, choice, presence.
You learn to inhabit your axis, to walk your truth, to live what you have become — no longer only within, but in your daily life, in your relationships, in the way you love, act, create.

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Rubedo is the embodiment of the sacred in the simple, ordinary life.
The moment when inner light is no longer an experience, but a way of being.
A quiet, steady, natural radiance — the gentle strength born from a heart aligned and a consciousness anchored in the physical world.

Rubedo is the impulse that takes form.
What has been illuminated becomes embodied;
what has matured reveals itself.

I radiate, I affirm, I fully inhabit who I am becoming.

Here burns the strength of being and the joy of existing.

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I searched for meaning in my life for a long time, believing that change would come from the outside.
So I went out into the world… but in vain.
When I returned, life itself took charge of showing me the real path.

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The announcement of cancer was a shock — a sudden call to return to what truly matters.
It forced me to stop, to face my fears, my wounds, and my beliefs head-on.
That passage transformed me deeply: I learned to reconnect body and mind, to free myself from emotional dependency, and to reclaim my authenticity.

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For several years now, I’ve been guiding those who wish to reconnect with themselves before life forces them to do so.
My approach — blending coaching, NLP, movement, sound, expression, and energy work — weaves together body, mind, and soul to support a return to balance, clarity, and inner peace.

Lucas

Faisons connaissanceLucas Coelho
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You’re in the right place if…

You’re in the right place if you’re moving through a period of transition, questioning, emotional fatigue, loss of meaning, or inner overwhelm.
If you feel the call to find yourself again, realign, transform what feels heavy, and return to more clarity, presence, and truth.

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My guidance is for you if:
     • you want to understand yourself on a deeper level
     • you want to release blocks, emotions, or old imprints
     • you want to learn how to navigate your emotions
     • you want to bring meaning back into your life
     • you want to regain your energy, your peace, and your center
     • you want to reconnect with your body and your heart
     • you want to move forward in a simple, human, and grounded way
     • you want real, authentic, embodied support

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Here, you don’t need to be “already advanced.” You just need to be willing to come back to yourself.

What You Will Experience

A space of listening, presence, and transformation guided by a body–heart–mind approach.

 

Throughout this journey, you will:
     • understand more clearly what is happening within you
     • welcome your emotions with gentleness
     • release what is holding you back
     • reconnect with your body, your energy, your breath
     • find your inner axis again
     • clarify what is truly right for you
     • embody lasting change
     • move forward with more peace, strength, and truth

 

Each session is a tailored, deeply human space.

Why Choose the Alchemical Journey?

Why choose this guidance?
Because this journey is not a rigid method —
it is a living, intuitive accompaniment, shaped to your rhythm, your story, and your energy.

 

You receive:
     • a deeply human approach
     • psycho-emotional + energetic support
     • a safe and grounded container
     • clear, embodied guidance
     • a space where you can truly lay down what you’re experiencing
     • holistic, transformational work
     • real presence — caring, steady, and without judgment

 

This path helps you return to yourself — truly.

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