Psychology and alchemy
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Psychology and alchemy
（The collected works of C.G. Jung / editors: Sir Herbert Read, Michael Fordham, Gerhard Adler, v. 12）
Routledge, 1980
2nd ed., completely revised
- : pbk.
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Psychologie und Alchemie
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Translation of: Psychologie und Alchemie
First paperback printing 1980
Bibliography: p. 487-523
Includes index
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Alchemy is central to Jung's hypothesis of the collective unconscious. In this volume he begins with an outline of the process and aims of psychotherapy, and then moves on to work out the analogies between alchemy, Christian dogma and symbolism and his own understanding of the analytic process.
Introducing the basic concepts of alchemy, Jung reminds us of the dual nature of alchemy, comprising both the chemical process and a parallel mystical component. He also discusses the seemingly deliberate mystification of the alchemists. Finally, in using the alchemical process as providing insights into individuation, Jung emphasises the importance of alchemy in relating to us the transcendent nature of the psyche.
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