Jung and the Alchemical Imagination

Jeffrey Raff (Jeffrey Raff)

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English

Samuel Weiser Inc
31 December 2000

Psychology; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology); Popular psychology; Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice

Jung and the Alchemical Imagination illustrates the spiritual nature of Jungian psychology and the debt it owes to the tradition of esoteric religion. Unlike other books on Jung and alchemy which contain a psychological interpretation of alchemical material, this work uses alchemy to understand the three cornerstones of Jungian spirituality--the self, the transcendent function, and active imagination. Through the interpretation of alchemical imagery, Raff explains the nature of these three concepts and illustrates how together they form a new model of contemporary Western spirituality. This book is also unique in selecting alchemical texts for analysis that are relatively unknown and which, for the most part, have never been interpreted. In addition, he presents two new concepts--the ally and the psychoid realm. Through the addition of these ideas, and the new understanding that they offer, it is possible to apply alchemical imagery to transpsychic experience/ that is, to a world of spirits which may not be reduced to psychological concepts. By including this realm in the study of alchemy and Jungian thought, it is possible to gain insights into the nature of visionary and ecstatic experiences that form part of the path of individuation--the road to completion.

By: Jeffrey Raff (Jeffrey Raff)
Imprint: Samuel Weiser Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780892540457
ISBN 10: 0892540451
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 31 December 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeffrey Raff, Ph.D. is a Jungian analyst, and writes and teaches seminars, classes and workshops on Jungian psychology and alchemy.

Reviews for Jung and the Alchemical Imagination

"With loving attention to rare alchemical texts, the author poignantly expands key Jungian concepts to offer a useful and modern transformative. --Clarissa Pinkola Estes-- ""Reviews"" Jeffrey Raff uses his own experience as an analyst to courageously move out on his own. He outlines a form of spirituality based in part upon active imagination and in part upon the reinterpretation of little known alchemical texts. Using ancient Western traditions, Raff calls us back to our innermost selves, to connection with mysticism and the divine. --Arnold Mindell, author of The Quantum Mind-- ""Reviews"""