Psychology and Alchemy

2. Auflage 1980
ISBN: 978-0-415-03452-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 933 g

Reihe: Collected Works of C. G. Jung

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.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jung, C. G.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I Introduction to the Religious and Psychological Problems of Alchemy; Part II Individual Dream Symbolism in Relation to Alchemy; pt2ch1 Introduction; pt2ch2 The Initial Dreams; pt2ch3 The Symbolism of The Mandala; Part III Religious Ideas in Alchemy; pt3ch1 Basic Concepts of Alchemy; pt3ch2 The Psychic Nature of the Alchemical Work; pt3ch3 The Work; pt3ch4 The Prima Materia; pt3ch5 The Lapis-Christ Parallel; pt3ch6 Alchemical Symbolism in the History of Religion

Über Autor(innen)

Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. He was a prolific author, illustrator, and correspondent.