This presentation will examine the core psychological concepts Jung discovered in the alchemical symbolism of the Rosarium Philosophorum, their relevance to the transference phenomena, and implication in clinical practice. We will identify the central difference between Freud and Jung’s positions in regard to the transference, and describe how the Jungian psychological concept of the transference can be applied in psychotherapeutic practice.
Learning Objectives:
- List central differences between Freud and Jung’s view of the transference;
- Describe the role of projection in the transference and its implications for treatment;
- Give an example of how a symbolic representation of the transference can be evidenced in a patient’s dream material;
- Describe what Jung meant by the term prima materia (prime matter) as a symbol of the patient’s presenting problem, complex, or symptom, and the significance of this concept in psychotherapeutic practice.