The Joys of Live Alchemy

By Michael Levy

In a series of essays and short stories, you will discover alternatives to the way you now perhaps perceive your world to be. Each essay highlights the cause of ⦠depressive worry, debilitating anxiety, wealth deficiency, illness manifestation, emotional negativity and intellectual despondency.

Do not rush through each essay without taking the time to go over it a few times. You will find more meaning and different analysis each time you read each individual piece. Dissolving past negative memories takes time and patience. In uncovering your conditioned mind's views of life with all its assumptions, opinions, convictions, presumption and beliefs you will be able to determine if the choices you now retain are allowing you true freedom of alchemical thought.

Life can seem like an enigma of paradoxes if education and intellect are the only tools used to find the way through the mortal maze of modern day living. Humanity may try to make the truth fit into its variety of lifestyles. They can bend it, twist it ... misuse, and abuse it...but even God cannot change truth.

The identity you carry could be the cause of much sorrow and grief if you are not aware of the damage it can do to your health and wealth. A live alchemist can change negative situations into enlightening experiences⦠misrepresentations into factsâ¦.slants into equilibriumâ¦.intellectual blindness into intelligent wisdom. With the aid of live alchemy, every person can live a more genuine life on earth once the realization of the true self becomes a reality

• Language: English
• Publisher: Michael Levy
• Release date: Dec 19, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393908012

Michael Levy

V Michael Levy, has become world leader on the philosophy of truth and wisdom although not many people know it. His 17 inspirational books have never been advertised or marketed for he feels authentic works will eventually find their place in humanity by word of mouth over time. One of the best remarks received was from an old friend he grew up with, in the same street of row houses with no bathroom, an outside toilet and no running hot water or heating, just a coal fire, in a poor neighborhood in Manchester UK. He lost contact with the friend at 16 when Michael left school and the friend went on to university and became dean of two universities. They met many years later in Manchester and had dinner. After a 3 hour chat they shook hands and and on saying goodbye the friend said; “Mike you are completely untainted by education.” It is the best compliment Michael has ever been paid. His lack of education makes his philosophy unique in a modern world, where everything is analyzed and sophisticated by experts until all true meaning drains away. His works do not follow any past or present philosophers and he has never found the time to read any books. Many experts may use erroneous intellectual reasoning and faulty egotistical logic to explain answers that cannot be lived by natural people. At this point in time, schools and universities teach people to read and write to a good standard. However, they do not teach wisdom to the students, on how to apply their learning for the benefit of all humanity, not just for a select few. Michael was an international radio host, a keynote speaker on cruise ships, radio and TV. He still is available for a few select seminars, events and talks. His books contain mystical poetry, business, investment, wellness, healthy living, mind body spirit, truth, philosophy, metaphysics, wisdom and everything society needs to live a wholesome life in love n joy. His works can be found on numerous websites throughout the world. Michael understands he knows little but has yet to meet or hear of anyone who knows more.

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The Five Alchemy Principles for Prosperity

Forty years ago, I started my first business at the tender age of nineteen. The street markets in and around Manchester, England were my happy hunting ground.  Every day was an adventure, and despite the weather and difficulties of getting a stall on the street market, life was always fun and enjoyable. There was always some comical incident, even when I had to stand in the pouring rain, with no customers in sight. Moreover, if there was no amusing event to focus on, I created one and made other people laugh.

Never continue in a job you don't enjoy. If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined. - Johnny Carson

Within a few years, the alchemy magic began to bear fruit. I opened a wholesale textile company. I went on to become a very successful businessperson, not only making money in my original business but also in commercial property and the stock market. I retired from the business world at forty-six years of age.

After a six-year time-out period, so that I could understand why I was successful with no effort, the alchemy magic produced remarkable results. I reinvented myself and became...an author, poet, philosopher, motivational/inspirational/financial speaker, radio show host, director, producer and many other labels. How was it possible to achieve so much, without a mention of the word work in my vocabulary? Well, you see, I just enjoy everything I do; if it is enjoyable, how can I class it as work? I just let nature take its course and leave the outcome in the hands of the master alchemist. I understand everything happens at the appropriate moment for the fitting reasons.

Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen. - Leonardo Da Vinci

When I read the headlines in the newspapers describing the corruption and scandals in large and small corporations I wonder why the executives had to lie and cheat to earn money? It is far easier and less risky to make money the honest way, so why do people do things the hard way and end up in disgrace?

• What makes some people believe they need a billion dollars to be happy?

• Why has greed become so fashionable?

• Why in many instances do we seem to treat our fellow human worse than a wild dog?

The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning, and does not stop until you get into the office. - Robert Frost

Our animal instincts, although contained in a civilized package, can be savage and uncaring, especially in the business world. It has become dog-eat-dog.

As we climb the ladder of success there are many other folks on higher rungs who may try to kick us down. There are also those who have not got on the first rung yet who will try and pull us down. So how do we cope in a modern day world of hungry hounds, eager to get their hands on as much money as possible any way they can?

Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing. - Thomas Alva Edison

In life, there is always an easy way and a hard way to do everything, so how about I share with you five simple alchemy principles of business that cannot fail?

Principle Number One: Enjoy everything.

We should understand the world does not owe us a living. We will succeed or fail by the amount of joy we have for the project we will call our work. The number one ingredient is enthusiasm and commitment for the job in hand.

We have to understand that very few things will go in the direction we desire, and the more we practice our skills, the luckier we will become. We manufacture our own luck, and recognizing opportunities is the key to success.

Every viewpoint, in every business day, ought to be explored. Never say no to anything until we have examined every possibility and outcome.  Even if we find that it is not what we desire, we leave the door open for future development. If we are only interested in what we can get out of any action of the moment, we are doomed to failure.

Principle Number Two: Become a giver not a taker.

A key ingredient in a successful venture is giving rather than taking. In other words give the best and you will receive the best. If you do not have the ability to give the best, keep on trying different approaches until you can give the best. Whatever you give, you will get back in abundance. The mistake many people make is they want to take as much as they can, as quick as they can, with the least amount of giving.

There are those who have achieved money and status by devious means. They may have all the trappings of the luxury lifestyle, but they do not possess the clear mind to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Therefore, they are not a success to