The way that he ties alchemy in with psychology makes perfect sense. This book begins with an outline of the process and aims of psychotherapy as seen by jung. English translations of the writings of the swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology carl gustav jung 18751961 are found in two separate series, the collected works of c. Jung conducted an exhaustive study of the ancient practice of alchemy and believed alchemists experienced an inner transformation while exploring the. Carl jungs contribution to the restoration of alchemy. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.
Jung, alchemy and active imagination in part three of this series of articles on alchemy and the imagination we look at the influence of alchemical ways of thinking on one of the twentieth centurys most innovative psychologists, carl jung. Many of jung s most important works have been collected, translated, and published in a 20volume set by princeton university press, entitled the collected works of c. He was a pioneer of deep psychology and a prolific author. This was the first of his books that ive read, and i was absolutely enthralled. In this book, nathan schwartzsalant, a leading jungian analyst with an interest in alchemy, brings together a key selection of jung s writings on the subject. Jung currents a comprehensive website devoted to carl jung. Discover similar books recommended by the worlds most successful people in 2020. He made sense of such seemingly incomprehensible symbols and showed how, in fact, such images represent a usually unseen level that. I knew that in finding the mandala as an expression of the self i had attained what was for me the ultimate.
All of us were well aware that the task would by no means be an easy one. This particular book was very well writtenas were the others and displays jung s encyclopedic knowledge of alchemy and mythology. Psychology and alchemy collected works of cg jung vol. Jung, alchemy and the technique of active imagination.
His work is a compilation of holy techniques of alchemy and presented parallel to the psychology individuation process. Best alchemy books occult books, psychology studies. Jung s psychological types could be thought of as a compass useful for navigating personal growth to greater wholeness. Collective unconscious dream interpretation archetypes mandala individuation process alchemy i ching synchronicity.
These revolutionary teachings would captivate the world. Jung saw in alchemy a metaphor for the process of individuation, and the. Jungs work was influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, and religious studies. Carl jungs books go beyond a simple analysis of human behavior. Books similar to psychology and alchemy by carl jung updated. Carl jung from the psychology of the unconscious, 1943 trust that which gives you meaning and accept it as your guide. And his books are even more difficult to read if you start out with the misconception that you already know what hes saying. It is study of the analogies between alchemy, christian dogma, and psychological symbolism. Jun, 2016 as others have said, the alchemists projected psychic processes into matter. The two men conducted a lengthy correspondence and collaborated, for a while, on a.
The rest is a psychological analysis of alchemical symbolism itself but shies away from being a book that spends a great. But id like to also mention alchemy as the bridge that jung sought between early western psychology and our present psychology. Jung showed pauli that the symbols from alchemy were the key to why he had experienced so much angst in discovering the exclusion principle in 1924 and why this angst had to do with his neurosis. Carl jung puts forward a thesis, which i am going to oversimplify. Out of the egg symbolized by the round cooking vessel will rise the eagle or phoenix, the liberated soul, which is ultimately. In this work, he deals with the reflection of the psychosomatic mystery. The relationship between kundalini, kabbalah, and alchemy general essays mark stavish hermetic library. In this book, nathan schwartzsalant, a leading jungian analyst with an. Both symbols are found together on the throne of the dalai lama, he unites the red and yellow hats, the two paths of tibetan buddhism. Pantheon books of new york publish a biography of carl gustav iung. Jung considered individuation to be the central process of human development. In this book, nathan schwartzsalant, a leading jungian analyst with an interest in alchemy, brings together a key selection of jungs writings on the subject. During this time, he came to the attention of sigmund freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. Lists of books and collected works may be found in most of his books published in english.
Carl jungs introduction to alchemy carl jung depth psychology. This site is designed to offer online resources for the study of carl jung theories and methods of exploration of the unconscious. Encyclopedia article about the most important alchemy books for beginners. We continue our infinite fire interview series with an open dialogue where 3 scholars from different backgrounds a historian of alchemy, a historian of psychotherapy and a jungian analyst. Feb 06, 2017 carl jung approaching the unconscious free psychology audiobooks. Jung wrote it toward the end of world war ii and amidst a crisis of values. The rest is a psychological analysis of alchemical symbolism itself but shies away from being a book that spends a great deal of time explaining the alchemical. The book demystifies the subject of alchemy so that even a complete newbie can have a special understanding of the subject matter without additional professional input. Jung, a series of books published by princeton university press in the u. Grossinger says that what carl jung recognized was that the stages of the. Jung s associates, proposed that the office of biographer be entrusted to me. At the beginning of this article, we explained the origin of this book.
Alchemy is central to jungs hypothesis of the collective unconscious. Peculiar terms that alchemy operates with, such as prima materia, unus mundus, mercurius, filium philosophorum, lapis and many more are decrypted by jung through an arduous work of over 10 years. Psychology and alchemy is volume 12 of the complete works of carl jung. This positive change is due in large measure to the work of one remarkable man.
Carl jung the complete works 20 free books pdf collection carl jung the complete works 20 free books pdf collection. Carl gustav jung, alchemy, psychology, transformations and symbols of the libido, dream symbols of the individuation process, notions of redemption in alchemy, red book, quaternary, quaternity, ethan allen hitchcock, herbert silberer, philosophers stone, mandala, individuation. I originally wrote this for a class i was teaching on jungs psychology and alchemy i always think reading someone like jung in chronological order with one or two exceptions makes the most sense so you can follow the development of his though. Psychology and alchemy is volume 12 in the collected works of c. Before i discovered alchemy writes jung i had a series of dreams which dealt.
Carl jung the self as the essence of individuality is unitemporal and unique. Carl gustav jung approaching the unconscious psychology. Carl gustav jung loweralpha 1 was born in kesswil, in the swiss canton of thurgau, on 26 july 1875 as the fourth but only surviving child of paul achilles jung and emilie preiswerk. In typical jungian style, his interest in alchemy developed from a vivid dream about an ancient library full of arcane books. Why two geniuses delved into the occult new scientist.
Carl gustav jung approaching the unconscious psychology audiobooks psychology library. Jung worked as a research scientist at the famous burgholzli hospital, under eugen bleuler. It then moves on to work out the analogies mentioned above and his own understanding of the analytic process. Carl jung spent the better part of the end of his life studying the subject of alchemy, which has been called the search for the godhead in matter. This work is an attempt to bring together for the first time all of his thoughts on the subject from various works. Jung s distaste for exposing his personal life to the public. Emilie preiswerk was the youngest child of samuel preiswerk who was also paul achilles jung s professor of hebrew. Other important jungs books on alchemy are alchemical studiesaff. Financial means allowing the church fathers, important for his studies on the issue of psychology and religion, as well as classic greek and roman.
It is unquestionable that the contemporary position of alchemy and its restoration as an extremely complex science of the soul has proven to be very important. Jung was a prolific writer who published a vast number of articles throughout his creative life as. Alt shift reads psychology and alchemy by carl jung 1968 part i alt shift zzz. The book was written by carl jung, a genius in all sense of the word. Historical examinations of the alchemical thought of carl jung have hitherto focused on the shortcomings of his historiography and its applications, largely neglecting the fundaments, formation. In the serious alchemy, believes jung, processes arising from individual psyche are described encoded. This is probably one of jungs most important books.
Jung alchemy and how to predict the future youtube. An introduction to the symbolism and the psychology studies in jungian psychology secret fire. The myersbriggs type indicator mbti, a popular psychometric instrument, has been developed from jung s theories. Please note that our resources are classified by several sections. The sad truth is that mans real life consists of a complex of inexorable opposites day and night, birth and death, happiness and misery, good and evil.
Nathan schwartzsalant, a leading jungian analyst with a special interest in alchemy, has brought together a key selection of jung s writings on alchemy. One of the most important of jung s longer works, and probably the most famous of his books, psychological types appeared in german in 1921 after a fallow period of eight years during which jung had published little. This is almost exclusively due to the contribution of psychologist carl gustav jung. Jung realized that the fantastic images of alchemy firebreathing dragons, hermaphrodites, lions giving birth to the sun are not so far from our daily lives. The rest is a psychological analysis of alchemical symbolism itself but shies away from being a book that spends a great deal of time explaining the alchemical opus exhaustively.
Jung created some of the best known psychological concepts, including the archetype, the collective unconscious, the complex, and synchronicity. Mar 19, 2020 carl gustav jung was a swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Nov 10, 2019 thus the bird symbols, in alchemy, reflect the inner experiences of soul alchemy, the soaring of the soul free from the earth bound body and the physical senses. Carl gustav jung project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. We are not even sure that one will prevail against the other, that good will overcome evil, or joy defeat pain. Carl jung 18751961 began to investigate the psychological components of alchemy in the 1920s and throughout the 30s 40s and 50s wrote a number of books interpreting alchemy within the context of his psychological ideas. Carl jung, in full carl gustav jung, born july 26, 1875, kesswil, switzerlanddied june 6, 1961, kusnacht, swiss psychologist and psychiatrist who founded analytic psychology, in some aspects a response to sigmund freuds psychoanalysis. Carl jungs fascination with the occult inquirer lifestyle. Priorities were set on the books on alchemy, magic, mysticism, the kabbalah and ancient books of dreams, which provided the basis for jung s writings on the subject of psychology and alchemy. When jung published his first major work on alchemy at the end of world war ii, most reference books described this discipline as nothing more than a fraudulent and inefficient forerunner of modern chemistry. More about alchemy, archetypes and dream interpretation may be found in psychology and alchemy, the book jung has dedicated to the analysis of the relationship between alchemical symbolism and the individuation process. Carl jung books and how to read them jungian analysis in zurich.
Published in twenty volumes between 1953 and 1979, with some. Jung and alchemyintroductory lecture by james newell ph. Jung reminds us of the dual nature of alchemy, comprising both the chemical process and a parallel mystical component. A study of the analogies between alchemy, christian dogma, a. The book seeks to reach the deepest essence of human beings, even that part of our soul that can be rescued through an alchemical process. Psychology and alchemy quotes showing 15 of 5 people will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own souls. His lucid introduction provides a clear account of the basics of alchemy and explains to the reader jung s ideas on alchemical studies. Myself and the great jimi d dig into the most terrifying book jordan peterson has ever read. Jung alchemy and how to predict the future i was always looking for some meaning between, something that linked that remote past w the present moment.
In his dream he first comes to an altar and meets ion, who calls himself the priest of inner sanctuaries, and i submit myself to an unendurable torment. Carl jung and the visions of zosimos edit one of zosimos texts is about a sequence of dreams related to alchemy, and presents the protoscience as a much more religious experience. This is probably one of jung s most important books. If you are looking for teachings on carl jung s ideas and concepts, this site is for you. 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. In order to study the subject further, he began to collect a library of alchemical books. An introduction to the symbolism and the psychology. The soul, in the meditations of soul alchemy, touches upon the spiritual world, and brings something of this back into the outer life again. Encountering jung presents selections from all the published works o. Jung wrote extensively on nonrational human endeavors such as mythology and alchemy. In his book, the alchemical tradition in the late twentieth century. Carl jung books are challenging to read, especially in the beginning because hes talking about things most people have never thought about. The book is quite fascinating, and a great tribute to jung. Jung first turned to alchemy for personal illumination in coping. Alt shift reads psychology and alchemy by carl jung 1968.
Jan 29, 2020 carl jung books are challenging to read, especially in the beginning because hes talking about things most people have never thought about. Psychology and alchemy, a book by carl jung, left behind a legacy thats as fascinating as its controversial. Alchemy, rather than being a scientific process, was, at least in part, an artistic process by which alchemists were attempting to resolve unconscious material within the psyche by using narratives involving physical matter such as chemicals, precious metals, and stones. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His work contains a wonderful alchemy of psychoanalysis, spirituality, religion, philosophy, and the dream world.