Some of our team members here at Violet Flame World recently moved to a small town in rural America.  At the heart of the town there is an active railroad.  In earlier times, the movement of people and goods was highly dependent on the railroad and therefore its location was often vital to the prosperity of towns where the railroad was located. Today, airplanes and 18-wheeler trucks have taken over much of the former importance and dependence on the railroad; however, there a

Alchemy… the word itself brings to mind great mystery and adventure! One definition of alchemy is: a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of base metals into gold. It’s a pretty compelling idea to think that if we could turn ordinary metals into gold we would achieve unlimited wealth. And if our motives were pure we could use this wealth to help solve a number of the world’s problems. However, on closer examination, our liv