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Inner Alchemy: Energy Work and the Magic of the Body
In Inner Alchemy you'll explore spaces unknown and places unvisited, right within your own body! The alchemy of the body and all of its mysteries are a fascinating realm, but often people ignore this realm, taking for granted the miracle that that they have around them everyday. In this book Taylor Ellwood shows you: How to contact neurotransmitter entities The elemental balancing ritual DNA magic Advanced energy work Have you ever wondered how you could work with your senses more? Or have you wondered when you've been sick if what you're feeling is remotely useful? Inner alchemy answers these questions and more! Explore the depths of your brain and meet neurotransmitter spirit guides who will guide you to better physical and pyschological health. Discover the miracle within your DNA. Learn about different systems of energy work and what it can offer you. Discover for yourself just how amazing your body really is!
252 pages, Paperback
First published January 28, 2007
99 people are currently reading
288 people want to read
About the author
Taylor Ellwood
98 books159 followersI'm Taylor Ellwood.
I've been writing since I was a teenager. I published my first book in 2003 and since then have continued writing and publishing books regularly on a number of topics.
I originally started out in the traditional publishing world, but I have since become a self-publisher. I love being an indie author and write both fiction and non-fiction.
Check out at my zombie apocalypse fiction reader group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/imagi...
Check out my occult reader group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Magic...
I write in the following genres:
1. Occult/esoteric books - I share my experiences and experiment with magic and the occult. I write cutting edge books that explore what could magic can be and how it can evolve. Here are links to just a few of the books I've written in the occult genre
The Process of Magic: A Guide to How Magic Works
Inner Alchemy: Energy Work and the Magic of the Body
Walking with Magical Entities: How to Create and Work with Servitors, Egregores, and Thought Forms to Get Consistent Results
Pop Culture Magick: A How to Guide to Practical Pop Culture Magick
Space/Time Magic: A Guide to Practical Probability Magic
2. Fiction books - I write fiction books, currently in the superhero fiction and zombie apocalypse fiction genres, but there will be other genres as well. Here are links to a few of the Fiction books I've written:
The Zombie Apocalypse Call Center
Learning How to Fly
I've been writing since I was a teenager. I published my first book in 2003 and since then have continued writing and publishing books regularly on a number of topics.
I originally started out in the traditional publishing world, but I have since become a self-publisher. I love being an indie author and write both fiction and non-fiction.
Check out at my zombie apocalypse fiction reader group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/imagi...
Check out my occult reader group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Magic...
I write in the following genres:
1. Occult/esoteric books - I share my experiences and experiment with magic and the occult. I write cutting edge books that explore what could magic can be and how it can evolve. Here are links to just a few of the books I've written in the occult genre
The Process of Magic: A Guide to How Magic Works
Inner Alchemy: Energy Work and the Magic of the Body
Walking with Magical Entities: How to Create and Work with Servitors, Egregores, and Thought Forms to Get Consistent Results
Pop Culture Magick: A How to Guide to Practical Pop Culture Magick
Space/Time Magic: A Guide to Practical Probability Magic
2. Fiction books - I write fiction books, currently in the superhero fiction and zombie apocalypse fiction genres, but there will be other genres as well. Here are links to a few of the Fiction books I've written:
The Zombie Apocalypse Call Center
Learning How to Fly
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December 1, 2010
The primary thing that strikes me about Taylor Ellwood's work is that he is not afraid to pioneer into his unknown. At this median of the New Age, in energy healing exploring the realm of the unknown is still taboo and shrouded with as much a social fog as a seemingly agreed upon lack of knowledge. Where it has become acceptable in traditional and energy healing to say, 'There's a barrier here; we can't go any further', it has become as common to find, 'There's a barrier here; we shouldn't go any further.' Ellwood perseveres through such esoteric dogma and boundaries, leaving a wake of opportunity for readers to forge ahead into the wild of their own wellbeing. "Inner Alchemy" reminds us that it is often within the imagination of the unknown that we find our purest most lasting remedies.
Ellwood demonstrates a deep understanding of the etheric form not as we're told it is, but as it truly is. He shares with his readers a dynamic understanding of the chakra system, a perspective that is lacking in most of the current material on energy healing. Where other practitioners would have us believe that there is only one true representation of energetic health, Ellwood understands that we are not all templates functioning from the same balance. No less, he encourages readers to explore and develop their own limitless approach in widening their perception of themselves, their health, the world around them and how all of these facets interconnect. He presents his views of our unique forms alongside the knowledge that we create ourselves. Moving beyond teaching merely that we create our own realities, Ellwood shows us through layers of personal example and research how the way we live affects our every level of being, and he gives us the tools for how we can effect change in our lives to recreate ourselves as we want to be. At the end of each chapter he gives exercises reinforcing the techniques presented. In his words, "With inner alchemy you learn to change the lead of emotions into gold that gives you more control of your life."
Using common sense as much as magickal know-how, Ellwood eloquently presents the body as the filter for all of our existence. Everything we experience emotionally, vibrationally, environmentally, sexually, psychologically... is processed by the body. How we process the events, thoughts and feelings of our lives is as significant as the result we make of them. Coupling these basic observations with core body function and the use of fetishes, sigils, helping spirits, and elements in rituals Ellwood lays out a well-written plan for focusing life through all layers of Being, using every outlet we have as a means of clearing and balancing our health. He's not shy about details either. Anyone wanting to know powerful uses of bodily fluids, how to alter brain function at a neurotransmitter level, or how to alter DNA energetically will find a thorough and compelling description of the function of each in the path of wellness. In that light this book presents magickal keys to improving health, and healthy techniques to broaden one's skills as an energy worker.
It is evident that Ellwood has powerful knowledge to convey in "Inner Alchemy." The one thing I wanted to feel more of in this work was his passion for this knowledge. This book is not a clinical read by any stretch, but it is also not a heart-centric offering, an observation that may well serve the information better. There is no sentimental attachment to the practice of or the wisdom imparted in Ellwood's work. It simply is the result of a lifetime of study, hard work and self-creation crafted for like active participants.
Ellwood demonstrates a deep understanding of the etheric form not as we're told it is, but as it truly is. He shares with his readers a dynamic understanding of the chakra system, a perspective that is lacking in most of the current material on energy healing. Where other practitioners would have us believe that there is only one true representation of energetic health, Ellwood understands that we are not all templates functioning from the same balance. No less, he encourages readers to explore and develop their own limitless approach in widening their perception of themselves, their health, the world around them and how all of these facets interconnect. He presents his views of our unique forms alongside the knowledge that we create ourselves. Moving beyond teaching merely that we create our own realities, Ellwood shows us through layers of personal example and research how the way we live affects our every level of being, and he gives us the tools for how we can effect change in our lives to recreate ourselves as we want to be. At the end of each chapter he gives exercises reinforcing the techniques presented. In his words, "With inner alchemy you learn to change the lead of emotions into gold that gives you more control of your life."
Using common sense as much as magickal know-how, Ellwood eloquently presents the body as the filter for all of our existence. Everything we experience emotionally, vibrationally, environmentally, sexually, psychologically... is processed by the body. How we process the events, thoughts and feelings of our lives is as significant as the result we make of them. Coupling these basic observations with core body function and the use of fetishes, sigils, helping spirits, and elements in rituals Ellwood lays out a well-written plan for focusing life through all layers of Being, using every outlet we have as a means of clearing and balancing our health. He's not shy about details either. Anyone wanting to know powerful uses of bodily fluids, how to alter brain function at a neurotransmitter level, or how to alter DNA energetically will find a thorough and compelling description of the function of each in the path of wellness. In that light this book presents magickal keys to improving health, and healthy techniques to broaden one's skills as an energy worker.
It is evident that Ellwood has powerful knowledge to convey in "Inner Alchemy." The one thing I wanted to feel more of in this work was his passion for this knowledge. This book is not a clinical read by any stretch, but it is also not a heart-centric offering, an observation that may well serve the information better. There is no sentimental attachment to the practice of or the wisdom imparted in Ellwood's work. It simply is the result of a lifetime of study, hard work and self-creation crafted for like active participants.
July 22, 2019
This book truly belongs to the lore of Chaos Magick (as it develops A. O. Spare's line of work) and adds up to the 'Code' of Pop Magick written until now by the author (as it implements invocation to neirotransmiters, bacteria or organs instead of angels or demons, which feels like a huge advancement). But inviting things to your mind is not all, as you can pay a return visit, when becoming a thing by way of pathworking. Both methods seem to be useful in making acquaintance with (spoiler: not quite) your own body. As a pleasant bonus, the book matches the modern level of neuroscience, which is rare in books on Magick. Or you cal call this field Alternative Medicine, as these methods, in my opinion, work. I already can't wait to read the sequel, The Inner Alchemy of Breath and Sound. Maybe, even buy it, as the audiobook above was given me for reviewing.
April 4, 2013
Taylor really thinks out of the proverbial box with this work! This is an advanced work and there are so many good ideas to try it could make your head spin! My own magical practice is somewhat different (well, heck - aren't we all?) but I love how he encourages you to experiment and find things that work for you. Inspirational could be an understatement here!
December 23, 2008
The best Ellwood I've read to date. Addresses a topic often overlooked in occult/magical texts--relationship with one's body. Like his other works, this book is best used as catalyst for personal idea-formation.
November 25, 2012
Like all of Taylor Ellwood's books, this one rocks! Both well-researched and highly original and addressed from multiple angles. Inner Alchemy should be the basics of Magik. No one should touch formalized ritual until they get this down!
August 9, 2014
Was better the second time. It is quite likely I didn't get it the first time.
May 5, 2021
Put the book down almost immediately due to the author's insistence that magic can take the place of mental Healthcare and medication.
January 2, 2025
This guy writes tons of books and has his name everywhere but his writing is terrible.
June 23, 2025
It’s an interesting enough, mainly giving inspiration for various shamanic journeys you can take.
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