A living archive of Fires of Alchemy.
I spent years working inside hospitals, community health, mental health, and telehealth settings — watching people move through crisis, recovery, and reinvention. I've had my own run-ins with mental health too, so this has never been purely professional territory for me.
What I kept noticing was that the things causing the most suffering were almost entirely preventable. Not easy to change — but not mysterious either. We have decades of solid research into why people fall into certain patterns, and increasingly good evidence on how to move through them.
The Scrolls are where that knowledge lives. Neuroscience, psychology, lived experience — the research layer and the practised layer, held together. It's the same body of knowledge that underpins the tarot work, the courses, and everything else Fires of Alchemy produces.
Begin wherever you feel pulled. 📜
— Nick 🔥
Recent Posts:
The Stories We Tell Ourselves to Survive 🎭
We don't lie to ourselves on purpose. The brain rewrites memory every time we retrieve it — quietly, plausibly, in the direction of least resistance. Over time, the version becomes the truth. This post examines the science of self-deception: why we evolved to do it, how it escalates from small omissions into something we can no longer see past, and what happens when the people closest to us are quietly recruited into carrying our story with them. Drawing on evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, family systems research, and the documented failures of institutions from Robodebt to the Post Office Horizon scandal, it maps self-deception from the inside of one person's mind to the scale of governments, families, and social circles — and offers concrete ways to start catching it in yourself. Not to prosecute. To get curious about where the signal went.
Unmasking the Demiurge: Chatbots Can’t Feel The Weights Of Their Word 👹
Most people using AI to create content have already crossed a line they haven't thought about yet. This post traces that line from the hollow blog post — written in a voice that could belong to anyone — through to the crisis line, where the absence of a human in the loop has documented, named consequences. It covers the sycophancy research, the deaths linked to AI chatbots, and the 2026 school bombing where the same model used to write this post was embedded in a military targeting system.
The Empire Never Ended: Modern Slavery and Colonial Denial
We were taught colonialism ended—but it didn’t. It rebranded. This post traces the blueprint laid in 1871 through modern slavery, surveillance, economic manipulation, and spiritual fragmentation. From prisons to protest coverage, we reveal how fear is manufactured and alchemised—and why healing means seeing the system clearly, then acting from soul.
Desire as Divination 🔮
In this soul-mapping exploration of Desire as Divination, we unpack how our cravings—both gentle and terrifying—can act as sacred signals rather than shameful distractions. We’ll unravel the systems that taught us to fear wanting too much, from religion to capitalism to spiritual bypassing, and reframe desire as a compass guiding us toward embodiment, integrity, and personal truth. Whether your longing is for intimacy, freedom, visibility, or just a slower life, this post invites you to stop apologising for wanting—and start listening.
🕵️ Chapter 1: The Roots of Fear and Anxiety
🥹 Chapter 2: Recognising & Feeling Patterns
🏋️ Chapter 3: Reconnecting Mind & Body
🎮 Chapter 4: Technology, AI & External Support
🙏 Chapter 5: Tuning Into Intuition & A Higher Calling
📰 Chapter 6: Zooming Out to the Bigger Picture
🧑🌾Chapter 7: The Creative Rebellion & Alternative Systems 🎭
There's a message that's been trying to reach you. You've felt it. Your angels, your ancestors, whatever guides you — they've been saying the same thing for a while now. Yet somewhere along the way, you swam the other direction. This reading is about what happens when you stop running from your own knowing and actually let yourself focus.
Hi angels 🕊️
There's a message that's been trying to reach you. You've felt it. Your angels, your ancestors, whatever guides you — they've been saying the same thing for a while now. Yet somewhere along the way, you swam the other direction.
This reading is about what happens when you stop running from your own knowing and actually let yourself focus. Not in a punishing way — more like: you've been spreading yourself across a lot of open tabs, and it's costing you more than you think to keep them in active memory.
This reading is for you if:
⚡ You have a long list of things you "should" be doing but none of them are moving
🌊 You've been going with the flow so long you've lost your sense of direction
🐋 You know what the next step is — you just haven't taken it yet
🌀 You keep starting things and stalling before they're finished
🌱 You've been in receive mode for a while and something in you is ready to build
Themes in this reading:
🐳 Focus and the misuse of your power
🐳 Indecision as a slow energy drain
🐳 The "should" loop — and how to finally close it
🐳 Inspiration vs execution — you've got enough of the first one
🐳 Leaning back into structure after a season of flow
🐳 Divine guidance you've been deferring on
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Disclaimer: readings are provided for entertainment and personal insight purposes. Readings are not predictions of the future. This is not medical, financial or legal advice. Always use discernment to feel intuitively if the message resonates with you, leave it behind if you're trying to make it fit your situation for too long.
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