The Alchemy of Three Gifts!

Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh are viewed as Maps of the Soul!

I never really gave much thought to the story of The Three Wise men beyond the Christian birth of Christ narrative. That was until recently while researching sovereignty and meditating on what sovereignty is and actually means to me. As a teaching story it is rich in symbolism and has within it encoded layers of meaning that blew my mind. In Kabbalah, Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh are viewed as Maps of the Soul!

In ancient times Wise Men were called Magi. When the 3 Magi placed gold, frankincense, and myrrh before the infant Yeshua, they were not simply offering rare treasures. They were passing on a prophecy and speaking in the symbolic language of an even more ancient time where mystics passed information from mouth to ear in aural teachings. In Kabbalah, nothing is given without meaning, every gift, every substance a mirror of the soul’s journey.

The three offerings of Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh form a trinity of initiation. They are teachers of the inner curriculum for every seeker who longs to embody a higher consciousness in the world!

Gold ~ The Sovereignty of Embodiment

Gold, incorruptible and radiant, represents Malchut, the kingdom of matter, the world we inhabit. To offer gold is to honour the sacredness of the physical world around us, not as a trap, but as the vessel through which Spirit is revealed.

In Kabbalah, gold is symbolic of one aligned with abundance, not possession for the self alone but allowing it to flow too and through us, flowing with it. My mentor Bob Proctor taught us to, ‘Keep wealth circulating!’ When we stand in our sovereignty, free from fear of lack, not idolising or seeing, ‘gold’ as a burden, we can hold wealth as a sacred channel.

An even deeper meaning of the Magi gifting gold is the recognition of not only a soveriegn in Yeshua, but: that the true sovereign is one who embodies Divine Light in matter, ruling not by domination but by the radiance of following their heart.

Frankincense ~ The Rising of Devotion

Frankincense is a tree resin. When burned it produces a sweet smoke. Its Hebrew name levonah, is linked with whiteness, purity, and the womb-like sphere of Binah, the Great Mother.

It was then and still is the gift of devotion to the creator because as the smoke ascends it is considered to take our thought, intentions and desires, another name for prayers to the heavens and beyond.  This teaching reveals that every human has an inner altar and capacity for a direct connection to the divine carried in their breath and heart.

Frankincense reminds us that prayer is not just the words we speak, but the rising of the soul, the transformation of the ordinary into offering and the understanding that when we treat life and living as a sacred act, we become the conduit for our souls evolution. To give Frankincense as a gift is to know that we are a living covenant between humanity and the source of all that is.

Myrrh ~ The Mystery of Transformation

Bitter Myrrh carries the vibration of Gevurah, the place of severity and initiation. Used by the ancients for anointing and burial, it speaks of endings, death, and the holy threshold of transformation.

But in Kabbalah, bitterness is not punishment, it is the medicine that prepares the soul for resurrection. Myrrh is the teaching of surrender: to die before one die’s to let go of the ego’s grasp, and discover that what is eternal cannot be destroyed. A reminder that ones spirit or essence remains constant.

To place myrrh before a newborn child was to acknowledge destiny: this life would pass through suffering and death yet reveal the greater mystery of eternal Light.

The Three Together ~ A Soul’s Curriculum

These gifts are not just relics of a nativity story; they are actually instructions for us all!

              •           Gold asks: Can you hold abundance without losing your soul?

              •           Frankincense asks: Will you rise in devotion, turning daily life into offering?

              •           Myrrh asks: Are you willing to surrender, to be transformed by the fires of initiation?

Together, they form the alchemy of the awakened human being: embodied, prayerful, and transformed.

Why They Matter Now

The Magi’s gifts were not just for a single child they are deep and archetypal, offered to every soul who seeks to embody a higher consciousness. This consciousness is not bound to one figure in history. It is a state of being, a remembrance, available whenever we choose to align matter with Spirit, devotion with action, and the insights from suffering with rebirth.

So perhaps the invitation is this:

              •           Let gold remind you to walk in sovereignty, knowing abundance is your birthright.

              •           Let frankincense remind you to lift your days like prayer, to find the sacred in the ordinary.

              •           Let myrrh remind you that endings are not to be feared as they are doorways to eternity.

This is the true treasure of the story of the three wise men bearing gifts, they weren’t giving wealth for the baby, but wisdom for the soul!

Much Love Donna xx