| Edition |
Rev. ed. |
| Physical description |
vi, 154 pages ; 21 cm |
| Notes |
"First Shambhala edition." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-154). |
| Contents |
1. Origins of Alchemy: Extraverted and Introverted Traditions -- 2. Divine Power in Matter -- 3. The Problem of the Body and the Redemption of the Christian Shadow -- 4. Mind and Body in the Castle of Philosophical Love -- 5. Medieval Magic and Modern Synchronicity -- 6. Vir Unus / Unus Mundus. |
| Summary |
A living disciple of C.G. Jung, Dr. Marie-Louise von Franz references a text by 16th-century alchemist and physician Gerhard Dorn in order to show alchemy as a symbolic process of psychological and spiritual transformation. Originally presented as a lecture series at the Jung Institute in Zurich, this book opens therapeutic insights into the relations among spirit, soul, and body in the practice of active imagination. |
| Subject |
Dorn, Gerhard, active 16th century.
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Jungian psychology.
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Alchemy -- Psychological aspects.
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Active imagination.
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| ISBN |
0877735891 (paperback) |
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