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 individu...

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 ContentsAcknowledgments

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 *

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