This is Alchemy - a story of realization, heartache, understanding, acceptance, and resilience. The first chapter, Asleep in the Machine, is a collective of commentary poems on the corruption of various worldly issues. The illustrations highlight the impacts made on the human psyche captured through a psychedelic lens in hopes of deciphering the truth within a broken foundation. The second chapter, The Awakening, takes us through the journey of coming to the understanding that (despite the inevitable chaos) i, the self, is the only source in control of the reality experienced. i create what i wish to see in my world. i am my truth. And through actions made out of light and love, the days can be filled with pleasure rather than pain.