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5/13/2015

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Beginning of one of my chapters (not sure which number)- 
"Gold never tarnishes. And when you pass it through fire, it becomes indestructible."

I have reached this part in the book where the main character is trying to make a golden pill to cure her sick mother. She is trying to decipher the cryptic recipe from a book passed down to her. Gold is pretty much central to the concept of alchemy. It is pure and balanced, tolerable to eat, never tarnishes, etc… It is one of the central themes of my book. Of course, the spiritual journey of alchemy also mimics the golden principal, that in order to attain perfection/enlightenment/whatever you want to call it, you have to burn off the impurities, metaphorically walk through fire, and be worn/distilled down to your more perfect form. That is the journey of life, it is believed. It is what I believe too. That is Penelope’s story, love and beauty and then the times where she is walking through fires. It is what makes her interesting, the story interesting, hopefully. She doesn’t just stay in the hot place, she garners wisdom and resources and has to make decisions and pass through the hard places and in doing so gains more clarity and wisdom and resources. 

I am trying to think up what the recipe should be for this golden pill, the cure for the human condition. I am pretty sure it includes ground up locust wings, some roots she digs up, something bitter and something sweet. The real recipe seems to include a ton of love, a ton of sweetness and a ton of vulnerability. Otherwise, what’s the point. To me, those are the golden parts of life, the qualities that cannot be tarnished, the fire gets hotter and the heart manages somehow to expand, not scar or close down. It also seems like you have to move through the fires of life quickly enough that you don’t get burned. You can’t stay there in the same place. You have to be adaptable. It’s true in alchemy too. It’s part of the art of it. If the alchemist is burning something to powder form, he/she can’t leave it there too long or it becomes charred and ineffectual. The recipe just doesn’t work. Maybe something strong and fortified should be in the recipe too, something sort of badass like a snake fang or the beautiful web of one of those signature spiders. As long as I don’t overthink it, I should be able to figure it out. 

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9/24/2016 06:53:13 am

I really like this story you have written about that book and that is all about that book. Some people are so motivated to write such amazing stories that make us feel good after reading.

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