![]() Translated from Der philosophische Baum, Von den Wurzeln des Bewusstseins (Zurich: Rascher, 1954). The Relation of Mercurius to Astrology and the Doctrine of the Archons MERCURIUS AS SPIRIT IN THE INCORPOREAL, METAPHYSICAL SENSEħ. Translated from Der Geist Mercurius, Symbolik des Geistes (Zurich: Rascher, 1948).Ģ. THE ECCLESIASTICAL SACRAMENT AND THE OPUS ALCHYMICUM MELUSINA AND THE PROCESS OF INDIVIDUATIONī. THE PRODUCTION OF THE ONE, OR CENTRE, BY DISTILLATIONĭ. THE FILIUS REGIUS AS THE ARCANE SUBSTANCE (MICHAEL MAIER)į. De vita longa: An Exposition of the Secret DoctrineĮ. The Two Sources of Knowledge: The Light of Nature and the Light of RevelationĢ. Translated from Paracelsus als geistige Erscheinung, Paracelsica: Zwei Vorlesungen über den Arzt und Philosophen Theophrastus (Zurich: Rascher, 1942).ġ. Translated from Die Visionen des Zosimos, Von den Wurzeln des Bewusstseins (Zurich: Rascher, 1954). The Detachment of Consciousness from the Object Modern Psychology Offers a Possibility of Understandingĥ. Difficulties Encountered by a European in Trying to Understand the EastĢ. Translated from the Europäischer Kommentar to Das Geheimnis der goldenen Blüte: Ein chinesisches Lebensbuch, 5th edn. TABLE OF CONTENTSĬommentary on The Secret of the Golden Flower Laurence Witten for his advice and assistance in regard to it. Paul Mellon and the Yale University Library. The frontispiece, an almost exact coloured replica of a woodcut published by the author in Paracelsica, was discovered fortuitously in a manuscript in the Mellon Collection of the Alchemical and Occult. Hellmut Wieser, of Rascher Verlag, Zurich. Rudolf Michel, in charge of the picture collection at the C. Marianne Niehus-Jung, who made materials available from Professor Jung’s collection to Dr. ![]() Jackson Mathews.įor help and co-operation in obtaining the photographs for the plates in this volume the Editors are much indebted to the late Mrs. Glover for the translation of the Latin, Greek, and French passages in the text, as well as for his tireless work in checking the references and bibliographical data, which continued until shortly before his death in January 1966.įor assistance in explicating Noël Pierre’s poem, grateful acknowledgment is made to Comte Pierre Crapon de Caprona (Noël Pierre), to Miss Paula Deitz, and to Mr. The Editors and the translator are greatly indebted to the late Mr. Because of its emphasis on alchemical sources, it is included in the present volume rather than in Volume 15 with two shorter essays on Paracelsus as a personality and physician. Paracelsus as a Spiritual Phenomenon" stands out as a separate study with a powerful appeal, perhaps because Jung could identify himself rather closely and sympathetically with that dynamic and explosive personage, his own countryman. ![]() I was stirred by the desire to become more closely acquainted with the alchemical texts. 7): "Light on the nature of alchemy began to come to me only after I had read the text of the Golden Flower, that specimen of Chinese alchemy which Richard Wilhelm sent me in 1928. Jung says in Memories, Dreams, Reflections (ch. The "Commentary on The Secret of the Golden Flower" is of considerable historical interest. Much of the symbolic matter has been referred to in other earlier publications: the visions of Zosimos in Transformation Symbolism in the Mass, and Mercurius in all the above-mentioned works but more especially in The Psychology of the Transference, while The Philosophical Tree develops the theme of the tree symbol discussed sporadically in Symbols of Transformation. After them these shorter and more manageable works will be turned to, if not for relaxation-their erudition forbids that-at least with a feeling of lively interest, as preliminary studies for the weightier volumes which they now appear to summarize. The three longer works, published earlier in this edition, have an impact which to the uninitiated is well-nigh overwhelming. When we compare the essays in the present volume with Jung’s monumental Mysterium Coniunctionis, with Psychology and Alchemy and to a lesser extent Aion, we realize their special value as an introduction to his researches into alchemy. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGUE CARD NUMBER: 75-156 THE PRESENT VOLUME IS NUMBER 13 OF THE COLLECTED WORKS AND WAS THE FIFTEENTH TO APPEAR. IN THE AMERICAN EDITION, ALL THE VOLUMES COMPRISING THE COLLECTED WORKS CONSTITUTE NUMBER XX IN BOLLINGEN SERIES. THIS EDITION IS BEING PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS AND IN ENGLAND BY ROUTLEDGE & KEGAN PAUL, LTD. PUBLISHED BY PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, PRINCETON, N.J.ĪLL RIGHTS RESERVED Second printing, 1970 1600 ALCHEMICAL STUDIESĬOPYRIGHT © 1967 BY BOLLINGEN FOUNDATION, NEW YORK, N.Y. Illuminated drawing in a German alchemical ms., c. B O L L I N G E N S E R I E S X X THE COLLECTED WORKS OF C.
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