Jung on Alchemy

Name: Jung on Alchemy
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ISBN: 9780691010977

ISBN-10: 0691010978

ISBN-13: 9780691010977

Edition: 1996

Authors: C. G. Jung, Nathan Schwartz-Salant

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The ancient practice of alchemy, which thrived in Europe until the seventeenth century, dealt with the phenomenon of transformation--not only of materials (ore into gold) but also of the human spirit (self into Other). Through their work in the material realm, alchemists discovered personal rebirth as well as a linking between outer and inner dimensions. C. G. Jung first turned to alchemy for personal illumination in coping with trauma brought on by his break with Freud. Alchemical symbolism eventually suggested to Jung that there was aprocessin the unconscious, one that had a goal beyond discharging tension and hiding pain. In this book, Nathan Schwartz-Salant, a leading Jungian analyst…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 1/11/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 228
Size: 6.46" wide x 8.94" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



List of illustrations


Introduction



The prima materia



The alchemical mind



Projection and imagination in alchemy



Alchemy and individuation



Alchemy and religion



The body and subtle body in alchemy



Opposites and the coniunctio



Alchemy and psychotherapy


Index