Jung And Alchemy

This book consists of a series of six lectures on C.G. Jung's work with alchemy. It is introductory, and it is interpretive. Why did Jung regard the study of alchemy as an essential piece of his life's work? What does alchemy add to his psychological understanding of the human being and the individuation process? These are questions addressed in this work for the purpose of opening for the general student of analytical psychology the treasures of Jung's insights as developed in his alchemical writings. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Lecture One - Introduction to Jung's Writings on Alchemy Lecture Two - Alchemical Symbols as States of Mind Lecture Three - Alchemy as Active Imagination Lecture Four - Alchemy in a Dream Series Lecture Five - The Alchemy of Transcendence in Relationship Lecture Six - The Culmination of Jung's Opus: Mysterium Coniunctionis Bibliography

This book consists of a series of six lectures on C.G. Jung's work with alchemy. It is introductory, and it is interpretive. Why did Jung regard the study of alchemy as an essential piece of his life's work? What does alchemy add to his psychological understanding of the human being and the individuation process? These are questions addressed in this work for the purpose of opening for the general student of analytical psychology the treasures of Jung's insights as developed in his alchemical writings. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Lecture One - Introduction to Jung's Writings on Alchemy Lecture Two - Alchemical Symbols as States of Mind Lecture Three - Alchemy as Active Imagination Lecture Four - Alchemy in a Dream Series Lecture Five - The Alchemy of Transcendence in Relationship Lecture Six - The Culmination of Jung's Opus: Mysterium Coniunctionis Bibliography