Everything you want to know about living a conscious, heart-centered spiritual life. It is a relief to hear the truth – that spiritual development is not easy. It is not complex either, but it requires attention and impeccable self-honesty. This book not only speaks about the art, it is itself a work of the art.

Lee Irwin, Ph.D., is Chair of the Religious Studies Department at the College of Charleston, SC. His areas of expertise are Native American religions and western esotericism, particularly in Hermetic spirituality and its relationship to eastern religious traditions. He also teaches in the areas of the transpersonal religious experience, incarnational spirituality, and on the importance of the divine feminine – particularly around themes connected to dreams and visions. He is Vice President of the International Association for the Study of Esotericism, and gives frequent presentations at the Sophia Institute, the Institute for Dream Studies, and other esoteric groups in North America.

I am in the midst of a deep inner journey through the wisdom of Dr. Lee Irwin. In his latest gift to us, Alchemy of the Soul, he shares his insight, intuition, knowledge, and skill as a teacher and storyteller to help us understand more clearly our personal journey toward individuation.
What a joy to read and reflect upon. I find myself caught in each paragraph–ahhh!
Alchemy of the Soul is now required reading for my students at the Institute for Dream Studies.
Thank you, Dr. Irwin, for sharing your knowledge and life journey with us.