Jung and the Alchemical Imagination | Free Book
Jeffrey Raff
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.
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.
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"With loving attention to rare alchemical texts, the author poignantly expands key Jungian concepts to offer a useful and modern transformative." --Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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