{"id":98372,"date":"2023-02-17T07:32:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T07:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/?post_type=mec-events&p=98372"},"modified":"2023-02-17T08:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T08:24:37","slug":"the-finer-forge-inner-work-and-the-alchemical-imagination","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/jungian-events\/the-finer-forge-inner-work-and-the-alchemical-imagination\/","title":{"rendered":"The Finer Forge: Inner Work and the Alchemical Imagination"},"content":{"rendered":"

What [the alchemist] sees in matter, or thinks he can see, is chiefly the data of his own unconscious which he is projecting into it.\u00a0 ~ C.G. Jung (CW 12, para. 332)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the alchemical tradition, the great work to be performed was known as the opus. More than just a series of chemical operations, the opus was also understood as a spiritual work involving the deepest aspects of the alchemist\u2019s own being. As Jung noted, the material worked on by the alchemist was \u201cchiefly the data of his own unconscious.\u201d The true forge of alchemy, in other words, was the human soul. Accordingly, it was understood that certain preparations and precautions were needed before one could undertake such a sacred work.<\/p>\n

In this lecture, we will examine some original alchemical texts to discover the key aspects of the opus and to identify those personal qualities that the alchemists felt were necessary to cultivate as preparation for their work. We will discuss the relevance of these ideas for contemporary life, as well as for Jung\u2019s concept of individuation. Further, we will try to discern the practical implications of this symbolic material for our own personal experience of the individuation process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What [the alchemist] sees in matter, or thinks he can see, is chiefly the data of his own unconscious which he is projecting into it.\u00a0 ~ C.G. Jung (CW 12, para. 332) In the alchemical tradition, the great work to be performed was known as the opus. 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