Jung And The Alchemical Imagination (jung On The Hudson Book Series)
by Jeffrey Raff /
2000 / English / EPUB
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Jung and the Alchemical Imagination illustrates the spiritual
nature of Jungian psychology and the debt it owes to the tradition
of esoteric religion. Unlike other books on Jung and alchemy which
contain a psychological interpretation of alchemical material, this
work uses alchemy to understand the three cornerstones of Jungian
spirituality--the self, the transcendent function, and active
imagination. Through the interpretation of alchemical imagery, Raff
explains the nature of these three concepts and illustrates how
together they form a new model of contemporary Western
spirituality. This book is also unique in selecting alchemical
texts for analysis that are relatively unknown and which, for the
most part, have never been interpreted. In addition, he presents
two new concepts--the ally and the psychoid realm. Through the
addition of these ideas, and the new understanding that they offer,
it is possible to apply alchemical imagery to transpsychic
experience; that is, to a world of spirits which may not be reduced
to psychological concepts. By including this realm in the study of
alchemy and Jungian thought, it is possible to gain insights into
the nature of visionary and ecstatic experiences that form part of
the path of individuation--the road to completion.
Jung and the Alchemical Imagination illustrates the spiritual
nature of Jungian psychology and the debt it owes to the tradition
of esoteric religion. Unlike other books on Jung and alchemy which
contain a psychological interpretation of alchemical material, this
work uses alchemy to understand the three cornerstones of Jungian
spirituality--the self, the transcendent function, and active
imagination. Through the interpretation of alchemical imagery, Raff
explains the nature of these three concepts and illustrates how
together they form a new model of contemporary Western
spirituality. This book is also unique in selecting alchemical
texts for analysis that are relatively unknown and which, for the
most part, have never been interpreted. In addition, he presents
two new concepts--the ally and the psychoid realm. Through the
addition of these ideas, and the new understanding that they offer,
it is possible to apply alchemical imagery to transpsychic
experience; that is, to a world of spirits which may not be reduced
to psychological concepts. By including this realm in the study of
alchemy and Jungian thought, it is possible to gain insights into
the nature of visionary and ecstatic experiences that form part of
the path of individuation--the road to completion.