Alkemye

January 5, 2025

What on earth is Alkemye?

I'm glad you asked! Alkemye (an old spelling of Alchemy) is my attempt to make sense of the world, and hopefully communicate what I've learned to others. The word 'essay' is defined as 'to try' and I try through my essays. I have to imagine that those essays are the most important part of Alkemye, but that certainly isn't all that there is of value. At least to my mind.

Also of great value are the comments and discussions that follow most of those essays. Discussions that allow me to take my own thoughts much further than I would be able to do otherwise.

Alkemye is also a book club, and an ongoing philosophical discussion. Perhaps the best way of looking at it is as a Salon of sorts, but a digital Salon, hosted virtually instead of within a Parisian mansion.

It is a single project, but Alkemye is broken up into discrete parts. Crafted in that way so that readers and participants can take what they want from it easily, while leaving that which does not interest them behind.

This page is one of those parts. A really small part, but I thought it important to have a place where I can keep those who are interested informed about changes to the Alkemye project across all of its sections.

Who on earth are you?

I don't know how important it is in the scheme of things, but I'll tell you just briefly about myself.

I've been a government guy. I've served on the City Council, and as Mayor of my hometown. I spent a couple of decades working for my State Legislature. Now, I lobby for small municipalities. It's rewarding work that serves to keep me connected to events throughout my corner of the world.

I've explored what I think of as the occult realm for a very long time. I'm heavily involved with Freemasonry, and have served as Grand Master. I'm also really into Tarot, and am a Rosicrucian. I consider myself a spiritual Alchemist.

Mainly though, in this January of 2025, I consider myself a writer. It's my vocation and my avocation. All of that writing, put together, is Alkemye. Perhaps it will help us to transform ourselves, to craft the philosophers stone, and improve the world around us, just a touch.

Alkemye Today:

Cameron M. Bailey
This is where you'll find my personal essays, and a weekly Sunday Digest of all my writing, plus some of the best writing I find from others.

Emeth
This is where I write about Freemasonry, and wide ranging discussions about the Ancient Craft take place.

The Keystone
This is where I write about the Tarot. A tool that I have used throughout my adult life.

Alkemye Book Club
A text based Book Club, in January we are reading and discussing Frankenstein. Last month it was Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.

The Daily Pike
Here is our ongoing philosophical discussion, utilizing the writings of noted Freemason Albert Pike as prompts for our own thoughts.

Social Media
Yep, social media is moronic. But, I can't resist participating at least a bit. Here's where you'll find my best feed.

My Linky Thingy
Lastly, I've got a link tree to keep everything straight.

So there you have it, all of the component parts of Alkemye. I hope you'll check them out, and if some or all seem interesting to you, jump right in and join us!

Publishing Schedule

I write a lot. Emeth has new essays posted more days than not. My personal essays go out at least a couple of times a week. And The Keystone has an essay more weeks than not.

The Book Club and The Daily Pike have new discussions virtually every day, and my Social Media is fairly active.