S U M M A R Y

Alchemy is at once a universal handbook for creative growth and an intimate record of one artist’s passionate journey to the edges of perception. It is possessed of a chant-like quality, and like a chant, its subtle powers gather by accretion to a final message that is both transcendent and ultimately useful.

Each chapter is introduced with an original full-color painting paired with text and poetry; each group is further keyed into an I Ching hexagram or tarot card. These multiple forms provide the basis for an interactive reading, inviting you into a remapping of your own journey. The book moves through themes that are practical such as “Leadership,” to more inspirational matters such as “Fanning Our Unique Flame.”

Not since Blake and Chagall has an individual successfully combined multi-media forms into an evocative integrated whole. What Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones did for the craft of creative writing, The Alchemy of Possibility does for the process of creative work in general.

For every working artist, and for every person who wants to live artfully, Alchemy is a work of living inspiration. It promises to take a unique place in the spiritual libraries of seekers everywhere.

R E V I E W S          

"By assuming the posture of a storyteller and philosopher, [Kleefeld] serenades the anima, following its traverse through life's more esoteric passages. In the book, the complete Kleefeld is let loose, revealing a psychic umbilical chord that runs through primal waters, ultimately connecting all aspects of her work to the epic records of human yearning." 

– Marina Walker
"Santa Barbara News Press"

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"Kleefeld has not just written a book; it is a work of art. The same creative spontaneity that paints and sings fills the pages of this  simple, intensely intimate collection of truth and possibilities. I have returned to this book frequently as a guide to simplicity, a reference for my soul, and an inspiration for life's changes."

– John Charney
Whole Life Times

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This book is filled with deep spiritual insights and provocative, poignant images that express the artist and author's love of the mysteries of nature and the soul, showing their deepest longings and most profound beliefs...it can offer the reader an inner-active and interactive meditation revealing the deeper psyche, redefining personal values, enhancing intuition, increasing spontaneity and improving receptivity.

– Peggy Cavin-Smith
"The New Times"

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"This multimedia, multidimensional book is truly interactive...[it] can literally become a kind of intelligence that one can enter into dialogue with...at once funny and profound, witty and wise, it may change the way you see the world."

– David Jay Brown
"Magical Blend", author of 
"Mavericks of the Mind"