Fiona Meiklejohn

The Alchemy Of It All

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The Alchemy of It All is a podcast about transformation in every sense of the word. Host Fiona Meiklejohn explores how human beings across cultures and centuries have turned the raw material of life into something greater, through psychology, spirituality, philosophy, science and all forms of art. From the myths of creation to the music of the spheres, from medieval mystics to modern neuroscience, every fortnight Fiona dives into the ideas, stories, and practices that have shaped how we change, grow, and make meaning. This is a space for listeners who crave depth, context, and wonder. Each epi...

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Fiona Meiklejohn

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The Alchemy Of Human Existence - Part 2 13.03.2026 50:25

In the second part of this two-episode exploration, we move beyond the scientific story of how humans came to exist and into the deeper question that has followed our species throughout history: why are we here at all? Across cultures and eras, humans have created belief systems, mythologies, and philosophical frameworks to interpret existence, consciousness, and our place within the universe. In...

The Alchemy Of Human Existence - Part 1 11.02.2026 39:53

Welcome back! In this first part of a two-episode exploration, we step beyond personal transformation and into the larger framework that makes human existence possible at all. Beginning with the birth of the universe and moving through the formation of stars, planets, and biological life, this episode explores the scientific story of existence through the lens of alchemy; collapse, fusion, transfo...

The Magnum Opus, Stage Four: Rubedo - The Embodiment Of The Light 24.11.2025 10:04

Welcome to the fourth and final episode of our four-episode arc exploring the Magnum Opus, the famed Great Work of the ancient alchemists. Throughout this series, we have travelled through the four classic alchemical stages: Nigredo (Blackening), Albedo (Whitening), Citrinitas (Yellowing), and finally Rubedo (Reddening); tracing their reflections in personal transformation, psychology, myth, and t...

The Magnum Opus, Stage Three: Citrinatas - The Golden Dawn 10.11.2025 17:01

Welcome to the third episode of a four-episode arc exploring the Magnum Opus , the famed Great Work of the ancient alchemists. During this series, we are journeying through the four classic alchemical stages: Nigredo (Blackening), Albedo (Whitening), Citrinitas (Yellowing), and Rubedo (Reddening); tracing their echoes in personal transformation, psychology, and collective myth. In this third stage...

The Magnum Opus, Stage Two: Albedo - Purification & The Awakening Of Clarity 31.10.2025 24:44

Welcome to the second episode of a four-episode arc exploring the Magnum Opus , the famed Great Work of the ancient alchemists. During this series, we are journeying through the four classic alchemical stages: Nigredo (Blackening), Albedo (Whitening), Citrinitas (Yellowing), and Rubedo (Reddening); tracing their echoes in personal transformation, psychology, and collective myth. In this episode of...

The Magnum Opus, Stage One: Nigredo - The Dark Night Of The Soul 23.10.2025 20:17

Welcome to the first episode of a new four-episode arc exploring the Magnum Opus , the famed Great Work of the ancient alchemists. Over the next four weeks, we’ll journey through the four classic alchemical stages: Nigredo (Blackening), Albedo (Whitening), Citrinitas (Yellowing), and Rubedo (Reddening); tracing their echoes in personal transformation, psychology, and collective myth. In this openi...

What Is Alchemy, Really? From Ancient Egypt to Carl Jung and Beyond 03.10.2025 15:22

Alchemy is often remembered as a pseudoscience, as medieval mystics and chancers trying to turn lead into gold. But its true legacy runs much deeper, and is one of humanity’s oldest metaphors for change: turning the raw material of life into meaning, wisdom, and enlightenment. In this first episode of The Alchemy of It All , host Fiona Meiklejohn explores alchemy’s origins in Egypt, China, and th...