Alchemism

I defined alchemism yesterday. Its the start of something very powerful. In the definition, you will see what I am trying to achieve. if you think you can help - I would love to hear from you.

Paul Mooney
Founder and Chief Alchemist
The Alchemism Foundation
Dublin
Ireland

Dictionary.com unabridged (v.1.1)

Alchemism pronounced al-ku-mism – noun, plural –isms for 2

A term combining alchemy and optimism
A biopsychosocial process of assessment, coaching and social intervention
Coined by The Alchemism Foundation 2006 ad
from noun alchemy - The power of positively transmuting a common substance, often perceived by an individual to be of little value into a substance of great value
from noun alchemy - A 21st century philosophy of transmuting the self into gold, a discovery of a cure for mental diseases and the preparation of a potion of psychology that gives eternal youth and happiness
from noun optimism – the belief that good ultimately triumphs over evil
from noun optimism – the belief that goodness pervades reality
from noun optimism the doctrine that the existing world is the best of all possible worlds, in which the creator accomplishes the most good at the cost of the least evil

[origin 2006 AD – The Alchemism Foundation, Dublin, Ireland – earlier alchemy alquemie ML al-kymia (Arabic) akemeia transmutation]
[middle English alkamie Old French alquemie medieval latin alchymia Arabic al-kimiya – late greek khemeia, perhaps from Greek Khemia Egypt]
[French optimisme Modern Latin optimum used by Leibnitz (in Theodicee) Latin optimus – meaning the best - Optimistic is first attested in 1737]

alchemismist adjective alchemismistically adverb