About

It’s not about getting to 5D—you’re already there.
We now live in a new world—an emerging space of heart-centered consciousness, not yet fully formed but already present. And in this transitional space, as we release the past and its struggles, we begin to stabilize the wellbeing that has always been part of who we are.

The opportunity is no longer to reach something new, but to be in the fifth dimensional state, becoming masterful in releasing, harmonizing, and smoothing difficult energy, thoughts, or emotions as they arise. We have arrived—and now, it’s time to own it for yourself.

The gift of you, to all!
This living harmonic field is held by you. As you create more ease for yourself, you do so for all of humanity. Your smile is a light in this field—bringing your gifts not to ascend off the Earth, but to anchor them into it. Whether you are just beginning, or among the thousands who have already journeyed through Mastering Alchemy, your presence contributes to the success of all.

Within our global community, you’ll find many friends—fellow creators—ready to uplift, mirror, and walk alongside each other as we continue to stabilize and live from this new heart-centered reality.

This is the exploration of who you are—light in motion, remembering itself.

The Living Light within You

Mastering Alchemy supports you in refining your awareness, softening the edges, and engaging the energetic structures that allow you to function fully within your Lightbody. This is the space where you begin to create, not just live—where clarity replaces confusion, and coherence becomes your foundation.

You’ll cultivate a clear, calm state where managing thoughts, emotions, and energy becomes effortless rather than effortful. The Living Lightbody is not something far away—it is your natural architecture. Once stabilized, it becomes a luminous instrument for creation, allowing you to respond to life, not react to it, and shape your reality from presence, not pressure.

The story of Mastering Alchemy

How it all began

Mastering Alchemy started out of a question, out of a possibility. It was an experiment put forward by the Teachers of Light. In 2003, Jim Self was told by Metatron that there was another possible path for individuals to move more easily out of the reactionary third dimension into a new higher dimensional realm within consciousness. Into a level of mastery, as Kathumi later explained, to have the ability to manage every thought, feeling, and emotion in every moment.

Mastering Alchemy ‘founder Jim Self has been in communication with these Teachers since childhood, but the question was still unexpected. Jim had already stepped away from a successful career in government and the biotech industry and had been teaching classes on clairvoyance and telepathy. Was he interested in trying this experiment with the Archangelics and Ascended Masters? Yes!

What started as small conversations with a handful of participants grew into the courses, concepts, energy tools, and exercises offered today. Many of the conversation audios with the Archangelics and Ascended Masters are inside coursework starting in Level 2. With the assistance of channel Joan Walker, this format made it easy for all listening to be able to be instructed.

The experiment has been a huge success and thousands of people have gone through the coursework and still enjoy it today as it continues to unfold in their personal evolution. The practical application of the concepts and easy-to-use energy tools established a playbook for success. We hear from so many about how it actually works. And as the light today continues to expand and ignite hearts and minds, the opportunity to align and activate the Lightbody, a cohesive energetic system, is extraordinary.

The information and audio recordings in the coursework accelerate awareness and provide anchor points to access the ever-expanding energy fields and consciousness. Ultimately, by engaging and experimenting, it leads to personal empowerment, higher awareness, and effortless creation.

The coursework continues to evolve today along with each individual, as it is always experienced in present time. Each brings their experience and expertise that widens the path for others, as they pioneer their own, just as Jim Self did. And so it continues today and Mastering Alchemy has become a vibrant global community where individuals can explore their potential and create a life of balance, joy, and purpose.

Founder

Jim Self

Jim Self has been leading for years. At 24 he was elected to two terms as Vice Mayor of San Jose. He was then asked by the President of the US to be the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Department of Energy. He has built, grown and sold three successful corporations.

With a foot in two worlds, Jim grew up clairvoyant, very intuitive and often invalidated by others, like so many sensitive, spiritual aware humans (you?). Guided by the internal wisdom of the Heart, he’s been asked to bring a Pathway into existence in the form of Mastering Alchemy. Not a Pathway of “Truth” but a pathway of Choice. This path has been co-created with Ascended Masters and the Archangelic realm and has assisted tens of thousands to begin to Know themselves and why they came here.

Jim’s deeper insights and clear wisdom have created a solid rail for many to explore and discover their own individual paths of choice, happiness and wellbeing; and to enjoy themselves.