Alchemy of the

Phoenix

Women rising through the fire of narcissistic abuse

4 Session Spring Cycle

2nd and 4th MONDAY’S - March & April 2026 - $180 Exchange

6:00 - 8:00 pm - Crow’s End Retreat Center in Avila.

Dates as follows : 3/9, 3/23, 4/13, 4/27 ~ Schedule and Booking Below Description:

Welcome!

This path is for women choosing to alchemize their healing from narcissistic abuse into embodiment of a new sovereign self. This work follows the 4 stages, processes and archetypes of ancient alchemy. Through the work of alchemy it is possible to digest, integrate and transmute pain, anger, grief and fear into power, truth, sovereignty, self-love, wholeness and much more. Here we will hold a sacred space for your experience to be witnessed unconditionally by women who know. 

In this work we will enter into the vessel of the body to reconnect to our visceral knowing, somatic impulses, emotional expression and boundary integration through trauma informed somatic inquiry and authentic movement. Energetic exploration, teachings, tools and activating meditations will be integrated to empower our process. Ceremonial elements, nature connection and awareness of the sacred will be woven into our time together.

Care will be taken to provide integration and somatic tools for regulation between sessions. If you have been looking for a safe space to heal with others and this offering resonates with you, we welcome you to enter the alchemical vessel with us this spring. It’s time for us to rise together. You are not broken. You are becoming.

Alchemy of the Phoenix is a journey through four ancient stages of alchemy. 

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Stage 1 - Catharsis (Nigredo – Blackening) Element: Earth | Archetype: Crow or Raven

This stage represents decomposition, death, descent, and the dark night of the soul. It is often marked by great loss, destruction of old identities, and the shattering of perception. Your lens is broken open—you lose old filters and illusions. This phase can feel terrifying, but it is necessary. Everything false begins to dissolve so something true can be formed.

• Grief, rage, collapse, and surrender

• Loss of former self and relationship identity

• Facing shadow, trauma, and suppressed truth

• The fertile void before rebirth

  
  

Stage 2 - Illumination (Albedo – Whitening) Element: Water | Archetype: White Dove

Illumination is the washing away of what remains after collapse. Emotional and energetic impurities begin to dissolve. What lived in the unconscious is brought to light. The fog starts to lift. You begin to see clearly what was and what is.

• Emotional clearing and release

• New awareness and perspective

• Distinguishing truth from illusion

• Beginning to trust your inner knowing

  
  

Stage 3 - Integration (Citrinitas – Yellowing). Element: Air | Archetype: Peacock, Bridge

This is the dawn after darkness. New energies, archetypes, and identities begin to emerge. The clean slate starts to take on color. Intuition strengthens. You begin taking steps toward your new self, while still learning how to stay anchored there.

• Embodiment of new patterns

• Strengthening intuition and self-trust

• Creating new habits and boundaries

• Navigating tenderness and instability of early change

  
  

Stage 4 - Union (Rubedo – Reddening). Element: Fire | Archetype: Phoenix

Union is culmination, completion, and rebirth. Consciousness has transformed. A new wholeness is achieved. You are no longer who you were, and returning to that version of yourself is no longer an option. You now live in co-creation with the universe.

• Integration of all parts of self

• Embodied sovereignty and power

• Living from truth rather than survival

• Rebirth into authentic self

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Meet your facilitators Melissa and Laura