The journey of awakening is the Great Work—an alchemical process of dissolving the false self, integrating the shadow, and reclaiming the divine blueprint of the soul. Carl Jung called this individuation—the sacred path to wholeness, where the conscious and unconscious merge, and the true Self emerges.
Leonardo da Vinci, a true Renaissance alchemist, understood this process intuitively. His mind was a fusion of art, science, mysticism, and deep introspection—a reflection of the fully integrated Self. His notebooks, filled with cryptic symbols and layered insights, reveal a man who did not merely observe the world but decoded the hidden forces shaping it.
Like Leonardo, we must become students of the mind, architects of our own consciousness. But before we can paint our reality anew, we must retire the old brain—the conditioned mind that clings to fear, repetition, and illusion.
The 63-Day Cycle: Rewiring the Subconscious and Reclaiming the Da Vinci Code
Modern neuroscience now echoes what ancient mystics and Renaissance masters knew: change is a process of reprogramming the subconscious mind.
Dr. Caroline Leaf’s research confirms that it takes 63 days to fully rewire a thought pattern—an esoteric and scientific cycle of destruction, reconstruction, and embodiment. This mirrors Jung’s psychological model of transformation:
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First 21 days: The Death of the Old Self (The Shadow Phase)
- We dismantle outdated beliefs, much like Leonardo dissected the human body to understand its inner mechanics.
- The subconscious mind resists change, but awareness begins to break the spell.
- This is the descent into the underworld, the confrontation with the Shadow.
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Next 21 days: The Renaissance of the Mind (The Alchemical Rebirth)
- New neural pathways are forged, mirroring Leonardo’s creative process—experimentation, curiosity, and deep observation.
- We consciously install empowering beliefs, activating the Da Vinci Code within—our limitless creative potential.
- The mind becomes a canvas for higher intelligence.
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Final 21 days: The Master’s Integration (The Philosopher’s Stone)
- The subconscious now fully accepts the new reality.
- We step into full self-mastery, where thought, emotion, and action align with divine intelligence.
- Just as Leonardo fused science and art, we merge logic and intuition, reason and mysticism, action and surrender.
This is the sacred cycle of transformation—the alchemical marriage of the conscious and unconscious mind, leading to true awakening.
Jungian Psychology: The Subconscious as the Hidden Architect of Reality
Carl Jung taught that our subconscious mind is the hidden artist of our fate. It is the deep reservoir of ancestral wisdom, past-life memories, and unseen forces shaping our perception.
Like Leonardo, who sketched both angelic visions and grotesque figures, we must explore the full spectrum of our psyche—embracing the light and integrating the darkness.
- The Shadow – The unhealed wounds, fears, and unconscious patterns inherited from the past. To become the master, we must face the dragon.
- The Archetypes – The universal energies within us—the Magician, the Artist, the Alchemist, the Visionary. These symbols are the keys to unlocking higher consciousness.
- The Collective Unconscious – A vast ocean of shared human experience, where synchronicities, past-life memories, and divine inspiration emerge.
Jung believed that alchemy was a metaphor for psychological transformation. The ancient alchemists sought to turn lead into gold, but the true alchemy is internal—transmuting fear into wisdom, wounds into power, and limitation into boundless creativity.
Leonardo’s world was an expression of this principle. He saw beyond the visible, understanding that everything is connected—science and spirit, logic and intuition, anatomy and metaphysics. He painted not only what the eye could see but what the soul could perceive.
Emotional Intelligence: The Heart as the Philosopher’s Stone
In The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz teaches that our suffering stems from false agreements—beliefs rooted in fear and illusion. To awaken, we must make new agreements aligned with self-mastery and divine wisdom.
Joe Dispenza expands on this by showing how our emotions generate electromagnetic fields—shaping reality at the quantum level. When we live in anger, fear, or lack, we emit a frequency that locks us into the past. But when we cultivate gratitude, love, and presence, we shift timelines and enter new possibilities.
Leonardo understood this intuitively. His study of human expression revealed that emotions are not just fleeting states but energetic signatures, shaping both the body and the mind.
Activating the Da Vinci Code Within: The Sacred Choice
Every day, we stand at the crossroads of awakening or unconscious repetition.
- Live in the past, repeating old thought patterns, trapped in the illusion of limitation.
- Or rewire the mind, embrace emotional intelligence, and activate the Renaissance within.
To retire the old brain is to let go of the false self—the conditioned mind that clings to outdated beliefs. In its place, we awaken the true Self—the boundless creator, the cosmic architect, the divine artist.
As Dr. Joe Dispenza says, “Your personality creates your personal reality.”
As Don Miguel Ruiz teaches, “Be impeccable with your word, for your word is magic.”
As Leonardo knew, “Everything connects.”
The question is: What reality are you creating?
With cosmic love and Renaissance mastery,
Drea da Vinci