Given below are some of the important ancient symbols used in the craft. Hence the need to encrypt the hidden meanings and inventions through various mystic symbolism was created. In 1403, Henry IV of England banned the practice of using multiple metals to create the base metal gold as it had proved to be an unfruitful discovery. The church popularized it as heresy and an offense punishable through death sentence. The need to give symbolism in alchemy was that it was considered as a forbidden craft, practicing which could land the alchemist in a death trap. Following are some of the important symbols in terms of alchemy. Mostly symbols of planets, elements and animals were used to mention or create a new idea. Symbols were seen as part of a whole emblem and an emblem was the core of a complex process. Jung Institute of Chicago.In ancient times, the quest to create the magical Philosopher’s Stone – the divine elixir which was believed to have the power to change anything to gold and that carried magical properties of imparting immortality to humans, escalated the alchemist activities and the study of alchemy.Īlchemy is defined as “A medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life.” In alchemy, it was mandatory to use symbols to represent an idea, and individual alchemists used different symbols to depict one idea.
You may share it, but please do not change it, sell it, or transcribe it. This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. He has been the president of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (2001-4), and is presently a member of the Swiss Society for Analytical Psychology and President of the International School of Analytical Psychology, Zurich. He is a founding member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts. and M.Div.), the University of Chicago (Ph.D., in Religion and Psychological Studies), and the C.G. Stein is a graduate of Yale University (B.A. He lectures internationally on topics related to Analytical Psychology and its applications in the contemporary world. His most recent publications include The Principle of Individuation, Jung’s Map of the Soul, and The Edinburgh International Encyclopaedia of Psychoanalysis (Editor of the Jungian sections, with Ross Skelton as General Editor). Murray Stein, PhD is a training analyst at the International School for Analytical Psychology in Zurich, Switzerland.
* Commentary on The Secret of the Golden Flower Jungian analyst and author Murray Stein presents an overview of Jung’s work on alchemy to develop an understanding of the relation of alchemical symbols to the analytical process and individuation. In alchemy he found images and thoughts that were uniquely fitted to his perceptions of psychological life and that confirmed his views of the spontaneous activity and directedness of the unconscious. It was recorded in 1992.ĭuring the last thirty years of his life, Jung turned to alchemy as a fundamental resource for depth psychology.
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This episode is part one of the series Understanding the Meaning of Alchemy.
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