An 8-week immersive — September 13 to November 1, 2026
Alchemizing the Shadow
Eight weeks exploring the death process of the systems within us that perpetuate harm — within ourselves, in our relationships, and in the world.
𓋹 — the soul's descent, where the spark of creation is found.
All with the guidance of the Ancient Egyptian journey into the underworld, the Duat — the soul's journey through rebirth, the world of the shadows, where the spark of creation is found.
I. DESCENDING INTO THE DUAT
THE VESSEL
The Duat is the soul's journey through rebirth.
We begin with ceremony to descend into the underworld, connecting with the land, the elements and the ancestors as they support us on this journey. We create space to explore your relationship with your heart — the guide to alchemy — and whatever arises as this journey can be one of challenge.
Together we will explore our own individual shadows and the ways they perpetuate collective belief systems rooted in fear. How are we complicit? It is only through seeing this that we give ourselves choice to do something more in alignment with, and in service to, humanity.
We meet the shadow as alchemists — through our bodies — so we can learn the tools to embody a truer expression of our souls.
The body is the vessel.
We are containers — porous, ancestral, ancient. Alchemy asks us to honor the vessel before we attempt the transformation. Tend the body. Tend the breath. Tend the heart that holds the fire.
Nothing transforms what it does not first hold.
II. WHAT IS ALCHEMIZING THE SHADOW
Breaking it down to see the gold within.
You will learn what the shadow is, how it is formed, and where it reveals itself in your life. You will also meet your true expression and begin to relate with these aspects of yourself.
When we make space and create the right conditions to meet the shadow, we can break it down to feel and see the ways it expresses itself — and why. By being in its expression and attuning to the emotion held in our hearts, we become alchemists.
With the support of the true expression of ourselves, we bring this gold — this medicine — forward. Developing new neural pathways, beginning to embody the wisdom held within.
This prepares us for the journey into the underworld with all the tools an alchemist needs: proper preparation of the body, connection to the ancestors, wisdom of the elements, and a strengthened relationship with the original alchemist — the fire of our hearts.
𓂀 — Carved into stone, carried in the body, remembered by the soul.
III. WHY SHADOW ALCHEMY MATTERS
Our collective shadows are being revealed for a reason.
Most of us don't know our shadows are present, or how much space they take in our lives. We push them down, away. This only makes the shadow take a greater hold — until we find ourselves continuously acting from a place rooted in wounding.
When we alchemize the shadow, we see beyond its role and explore the ways it is reinforced by ancestral, cultural, and societal patterns. Helping us see — this isn't just ours.
It is time to act from a place aligned with your truest soul expression — not the wounding.
Our collective shadows are being broadcast on our screens. Each of us has a role in perpetuating them. It is our responsibility to take accountability — to begin to change them by changing the patterns within ourselves, then in relationships, then in our communities. So new creation can take form.
THE GUARDIAN - DUAT, PLATE II
THE SPIRAL
Descent is not linear.
We spiral inward — meeting the same shadow at deeper octaves, recognizing the pattern, releasing another layer. Each revolution returns us closer to the center, closer to the gold.
IV. STRUCTURE & FORMAT
We meet weekly over eight weeks.
The first two sessions are focused on tending and preparing — we cannot dive into the deep end without acknowledging the significance of this journey. Tending to the body, tending to the heart.
Before week three, each of you will meet privately with Mona to walk your timeline. This will reveal the shadow you will work with throughout the program.
From there, each session works with shadow and true expression through the elemental, ancestral, and cultural/collective lenses.
V. WHO IS THIS JOURNEY FOR
WHO IS THIS FOR
This journey is for anyone who is tired of repeating the same patterns, or feeling stuck in their wounding.
It is for people who already have spiritual and mindfulness practices in place and are looking to deepen and expand their practice.
It is for those who see the collective shadows revealing themselves and feel themselves being called into the alchemy.
This is for those who are committed to the journey of embodying the wisdom of their souls, over and over again.
VI. MEET YOUR GUIDE
Mona Abutaleb
Mona is an alchemist and practitioner of integrity. She walks the earth embodying the connection and balance between the underworld — subconscious, waters — and the waking world — conscious, earth. She is a weaver of webs between both worlds in her work with clients one on one as well as in group facilitation.
She trusts that healing always happens in community, no matter how hyper-individuated society gets. What moves her is curiosity and a belief that sacred wisdom is held within our bodies — and that this wisdom guides us to live in integrity with our soul, so we can act in integrity with the new way of the world.
She works through earth and body-based practices, guided by ancient Egyptian mythology and elemental shadow work. As a Somatic Therapist, her practice focuses on touch and the power of co-regulation. Mona owes her practice to her body, her ancestors before her, her immigrant family, and the teachers she's had the privilege to learn from.
Currently living on her ancestral lands in Cairo, Egypt.
THE THRESHOLD
Descend with us.
September 13 — November 1, 2026. Eight weeks. One soul's journey.