A NEW BOOK | SESHAT PRESS | 2026
LIVING ALCHEMY
The Art of Transmuting the Darkness in the World
Transform Hardship into Inner Peace, Resilience, and Meaning
Available in Paperback & Kindle
The world can be a hard place to live. There is much suffering and hardship. Many of the institutions we hold in high esteem have been eroded. Our core values have been compromised, and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight.
It seems we have a choice to either get angry or close our hearts to the suffering happening in the world.
What if there is another way?
THE PRACTICE
Living Alchemy is an approach that takes life exactly as it is and transmutes it into something that can uplift ourselves and others.
It is a living practice, and a way of viewing the world that can keep life from overwhelming you.
The principles and practices within this book will enable you to cultivate a calm, steady center; to touch the part of you that is sacred and eternal.
INSIDE, YOU’LL DISCOVER HOW TO
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Harvest inner peace regardless of what is happening around you
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Understand why hardship and suffering exist
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See the beauty in everything, even in the face of disappointment and loss
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Keep choosing yourself when no one else will
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Extend compassion and care to all, including to those who have hurt you
“Love does not come to those who seek it; love comes to those who give it.”
FROM LIVING ALCHEMY
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Note to Readers
Alchemy is a medieval philosophy and early form of chemistry that aimed to transmute base metals into gold, discover a cure for all diseases, or find a potion that gives eternal youth. These were noble desires: wealth, health, and long life.
Many of us want the same things today. Life is more challenging than it used to be. We are pulled in so many directions that it is easy to lose our center and forget what will bring us the most satisfaction.
Living alchemy is the ability to live a deeply satisfying existence filled with vibrancy and contribution to life. Living alchemy is the ability to take what the world throws at us and transform it to create a beautiful world to live in. Living alchemy takes negativity and allows us to see it for what it really is: an opportunity to transmute it into something that can uplift us.
WHAT’S INSIDE
Part One
The Foundation of Alchemy
Discernment · The Power of Choice and Making Things Sacred · Where We Place Our Attention · HeartMath · Life Is Hard—Choose Your Hard · The Role of Discipline
Part Two
The Practice of Alchemy
Love Relationships · Death · Raise Your Frequency · Become Aware of Your Triggers and Hidden Wounds · Money · Surrender · Family · Resonance Manifestation
Part Three
Begin Now
Calming and Focusing Our Minds · Elevating Our Emotions · Constant Connection with Spirit
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
MATTHEW MITCHELL
Matthew Mitchell is an international speaker and corporate consultant specializing in human potential, high performance, and inner peace. With 50 years of contemplative practice, nine years as a hospice volunteer, and a certified trainer of the HeartMath resilience course, he has assisted others to find calm amidst chaos.
His life’s work is to support people to move beyond limiting beliefs and behaviors, and to live with greater clarity, compassion, and purpose.
50
Years of contemplative practice
9
Years as a hospice volunteer
HeartMath
Certified Resilience Trainer
Transform the way you meet life and discover the peace that has been within you all along.
Available in Paperback & Kindle