This program is an ongoing reading and discussion class from previous semester(s).
The reading material is Psychology and Alchemy, CW 12.
Psychology and Alchemy, Collected Works, Volume 12, is one of C. G. Jung’s most influential works. This book serves as Jung’s introduction to alchemy. Carl Jung felt that alchemy provided an archetypal backdrop for his own concept of psychological transformation, the individuation process. Additionally, Jung found that the alchemical images, due to their source in the objective psyche, continue to live on in the psyches of humankind in dreams and other fantasy materials, and thus provide an objective basis from which to approach unconscious material. The major portion of Jung’s later work revolves around the material in this volume.
Please note, familiarity with Jung’s previous works is recommended but not necessary.
The course is thorough, progressing slowly, and with a lot of discussion for each paragraph.