A spiritual journey of alchemical initiation in both Eastern and Western traditions. It describes the stages of primary Kriya Yoga and Tibetan Buddhism through high-level yogis and lamas. It shares the author's experiences of spontaneous dream initiations, astral travels, Kundalini activation, and an out-of-body journey through the Bardo to a previous life, which led him to pursue spiritual studies in Asia. It reveals the deep similarities between the quest for the Philosopher's Stone by Western Alchemists and the Indo-Tibetan search for Spiritual Liberation.

Guided by a profound series of dream initiations, astral travels, intense Kundalini activation, and an out-of-body journey to a previous life, Kevin Turner embarks on a global quest for the secret fire of alchemical enlightenment.

Knowing his mission to accelerate the evolution of the soul, Turner travels to Asia, where he meets the last living disciple of Sri Yukteswar, Swami Paramahansa Hariharananda Giri, who initiates him into Kriya Yoga. In his search for the Eastern alchemical tradition, he travels to the Himalayas in Nepal to study with Shamarpa Rinpoche at the Nagi Gompa Monastery. He then travels to Taipei to study Taoist alchemy and Tai Chi before returning to Europe to renew his studies in Western alchemy.

Deeply personal and spiritually enriching, Turner's story of initiation into the alchemical traditions of the East and West offers profound insight into the initiation process known as the "Great Work" and powerful guidance for others on the spiritual path to enlightenment.