Fires of Alchemy: In Conversation is an audio companion to the mythic journey of transformation unfurling through each scroll.

Each episode is a soul-led deep dive into themes like fear, desire, guilt, embodiment, intuition, shadow work, and spiritual sovereignty—blending lived experience, psychological insight, and sacred practicality.

Whether you’re navigating burnout, reconnecting with your inner child, or learning to listen more deeply to your desires, this podcast offers tools, reflections, and reminders that you are not broken—you are becoming your most aligned self.

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September Energy Check-In: The Hands of Fate Have Turned 🎡
September Energy Check-In: The Hands of Fate Have Turned 🎡

Today’s reading lands like a turning point: fate in motion, a practical gift that steadies you, a spark of direction, and a reminder to time-travel with your future self. We talk dropping toxic self-improvement loops, trusting what arrives, and taking simple action (without waiting for perfect conditions).

Today’s reading lands like a turning point: fate in motion, a practical gift that steadies you, a spark of direction, and a reminder to time-travel with your future self. We talk dropping toxic self-improvement loops, trusting what arrives, and taking simple action (without waiting for perfect conditions).

🧊 'just exist bro' video

🪷 Chakra Clearing Playlist 🪷

📱 Build your own tarot app (AppSheet course)

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For more insight into my style of readings, the history of tarot and more - see my post below:

https://www.firesofalchemy.com/blog/tarot 🃏

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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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Take what resonates, leave the rest.

Trust what feels right in your heart.

You’re not behind. You’re right on time.

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Third Eye Chakra: Can You Guess The Right Pile? [Intuitive Test & Reading]
Meditation and Reiki Tarot 🧘‍♀️
Third Eye Chakra: Can You Guess The Right Pile? [Intuitive Test & Reading]
Meditation and Reiki Tarot 🧘‍♀️

This reading explores intuition, clarity, and reconnecting with your third eye. If you’ve felt foggy or doubted your inner guidance, we’ll look at how to shift perspective, clear blockages, and trust what you see. Themes include imagination, balance, and the small choices that shape your path. A grounded message for anyone seeking insight, energy alignment, or a reminder of their inner vision.

In this reading we dive deep into intuition, clarity, and reclaiming your inner vision. If you’ve been feeling foggy, unsure of your direction, or struggling to trust yourself, this message is here to help you clear blockages and reconnect with your third eye. Together we explore themes of perspective shifts, hidden opportunities, and the gentle discipline of learning to see what’s really in front of you. Whether you’re navigating change, seeking guidance, or simply curious about what’s opening up in your life right now, this spread offers grounded insight and practical encouragement.

🪷 Chakra Clearing Playlist 🪷

💡 Related blogs on visualisation & healing the nervous system:

https://www.firesofalchemy.com/blog/inner-child-visualisation

https://www.firesofalchemy.com/blog/the-medicine-of-doing

🃏 Deck credit: Chakra Insight Oracle 🃏

Author: Caryn Sangster

Art: Amy Edwards

(Blue Angel)

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For more insight into my style of readings, the history of tarot and more - see my post below:

https://www.firesofalchemy.com/blog/tarot 🃏

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Support future readings and expanded content 🤝 https://buymeacoffee.com/firesofalchemy

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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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Take what resonates, leave the rest.

Trust what feels right in your heart.

You’re not behind. You’re right on time.

💫 🏕️

Meditation and Reiki Tarot 🧘‍♀️
Past, Present, Future Reading (Using Our Free Custom Built App)
Past, Present, Future Reading (Using Our Free Custom Built App)

For this session, I used the custom tarot app we’ve been building in the AppSheet course. The spread touches on: Pushing through challenges at the very end of a cycle. Feeling boxed in, needing to shift perspective and open to new options. A breakthrough of joy, warmth, and vitality — embodying a kinder way of being with yourself. This reading doubles as a glimpse of how the app works in practice in it's current state of development.

Free Course - All Lessons and Additional Materials Available Here:

https://www.firesofalchemy.com/appsheet-tarot-app

For this session, I used the custom tarot app we’ve been building in the AppSheet course. The spread touches on:

Pushing through challenges at the very end of a cycle.

Feeling boxed in, needing to shift perspective and open to new options.

A breakthrough of joy, warmth, and vitality — embodying a kinder way of being with yourself.

This reading doubles as a glimpse of how the app works in practice in it's current state of development. If you’d like to learn to build it yourself, check out the free AppSheet tutorial series.

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For more insight into my style of readings, the history of tarot and more - see my post below:

https://www.firesofalchemy.com/blog/tarot 🃏

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Support future readings and expanded content 🤝 https://buymeacoffee.com/firesofalchemy

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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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Take what resonates, leave the rest.

Trust what feels right in your heart.

You’re not behind. You’re right on time.

💫 🏕️

Solar Plexus Reset: How to Recharge Your Energy Flywheel (ft. Garuda)
Solar Plexus Reset: How to Recharge Your Energy Flywheel (ft. Garuda)

This solar plexus reading dives into intention, boundaries, and abundance. A channeled message from Garuda invites you to align your personal will with the greater symphony of life, while the cards reflect themes of scarcity, confidence, and stepping into your true power. Together, we’ll explore how to recharge your solar plexus, set clear boundaries, and flip limiting scripts so you can move forward with confidence and purpose.

This solar plexus reading dives into intention, boundaries, and abundance. A channeled message from Garuda invites you to align your personal will with the greater symphony of life, while the cards reflect themes of scarcity, confidence, and stepping into your true power. Together, we’ll explore how to recharge your solar plexus, set clear boundaries, and flip limiting scripts so you can move forward with confidence and purpose.

Inner Child Visualisation

https://www.firesofalchemy.com/blog/inner-child-visualisation

From Worrier to Warrior

https://www.firesofalchemy.com/blog/the-medicine-of-doing

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For more insight into my style of readings, the history of tarot and more - see my post below:

https://www.firesofalchemy.com/blog/tarot 🃏

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Support future readings and expanded content 🤝 https://buymeacoffee.com/firesofalchemy

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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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Take what resonates, leave the rest.

Trust what feels right in your heart.

You’re not behind. You’re right on time.

💫 🏕️

Unfurling Of The Scrolls
Open Source, Open Future
Open Source, Open Future

Open source tools aren’t just for coders—they power much of the modern world and can give you real choice in how you work and create. From private file syncing with Nextcloud to building apps and games with Godot, recording with OBS, blocking ads with Pi‑hole, and even running your own AI models, open source means freedom and shared innovation.

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🤺 From Worrier to Warrior: The Medicine of Doing
🤺 From Worrier to Warrior: The Medicine of Doing

I used to think I was just burnt out. But it wasn’t exhaustion—it was spiritual stagnation. This chapter is about what broke that loop: not a breakthrough, but a doing. Small, local, imperfect action as nervous system medicine. From inherited fear to embodied presence. From Upthreads to Earth Angels, this is the moment I moved.

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🤯 Use Novelty To Rewire Your Brain and Restore Your Fire
🤯 Use Novelty To Rewire Your Brain and Restore Your Fire

What if the reason you’re feeling stuck isn’t because something’s wrong with you—but because your brain hasn’t felt newness in a while? In this post, I explore how depression, boredom, and repetition are all linked through neuroplasticity—and how adding tiny moments of novelty can help shift your perception, stretch time, and remind you that you’re still alive and choosing. Trying something new every day helped save my life. Maybe it could help you too.

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The Dance of Inner Balance - Integrating Our Masculine & Feminine
The Dance of Inner Balance - Integrating Our Masculine & Feminine

What if the war between masculine and feminine was never meant to be fought at all? This post explores how polarity, shame, and inner balance shape our world—from hustle culture to homophobia—and offers a Taoist lens for integration. You’ll meet your Council of Two and learn to listen for what’s been missing.

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  • Ah! You’ve stumbled in the trap door🚪

    Where you travel next is up to you 🚀

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