December 4: Presentation and December 11: Discussion Group. Fire is the process called calcinatio. It is the alchemical phase considered to be the heat of transformation.  It burns out the emotional intensity of our complexes, bringing the complexes from the unconscious to conscious, leading to a new perspective. Water called solutio; it is the alchemical phase that involves the dissolution of boundaries, the softening of rigid ego attitudes, the return to the unconscious.   We must soften or even dissolve the fixed, immobile parts of ourselves in order to change. Earth is the process called coagulatio. It is the process of coagulation, the solidification and organization of life energies.  It is the process of transforming the abstract into concrete, solidifying aspects of our personality. Air is called sublimatio. It is the phase of ascension, or raising concrete, personal experiences to a higher level, a universal truth. Positive sublimatio can lead to an  objective view; negative sublimatio can manifest as dissociation.