Alchemy?

Seems fitting... Not unlike compost. The breaking down of matter or philosophy to the most basic of compounds. Of course it's really more complicated - or is it? - than that...

From the Alchemy website:

Alchemy neither composes nor mixes: it increases and activates that which already exists in a latent state. Therefore alchemy can be more accurately compared with botany or agriculture than with chemistry. In fact, the growth of a plant, a tree or an animal is an alchemical process taking place in the alchemical laboratory of nature and conducted by the Great Alchemist, the active power of God in nature.
- Franz Hartmann

And another:

Alchemy is the art of manipulating life, and consciousness in matter, to help it evolve, or to solve problems of inner disharmonies.
- Jean Dubuis

Paul Coelho's "The Alchemist" hit the shelves about the same time I was in another major transition, and it was very significant at the time. Conceptually, it's just as significant now. It's time to seek, to peel away layers, uncover bare roots, and in the course of that, be fully open, honest and in complete integrity, for something new, stronger and far more powerful to be created.

Integrity is another of those words that has extreme power. Be your word. Do what you say you're going to do, and be true to your principles. Bring into alignment what you say, what you think, what you feel and ultimately, what you do. Clearly, I have some work to do, both as previously mentioned and in a few other areas, but I think when these all line up, amazing things can happen, and that's what I want. So this is yet another piece of the journey I've embarked on: lining up who I say I am with my thoughts and feelings, and ultimately, the actions I take.