In this episode:
I continue with the second part of a four-part series on alchemy, looking at the symbol and the psychological meaning of what the alchemists called the prima materia.
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Sources for quotes and more:
- Psychology and Alchemy in 'Collected Works, vol. 12' by C.G. Jung
- 'Anatomy of the Psyche' by Edward Edinger
- The Golden Tract in 'The Hermetic Museum' edited by A.E. Waite
- Aion in 'Collected Works, vol. 9ii' by C.G. Jung
- The Gnome in 'Grimms' Tales for Young and Old' translated by Ralph Manheim
- Mysterium Coniunctionis in 'Collected Works, vol. 14' by C.G. Jung
- Who Does the Work: Cultivating an Alchemical Attitude
- 'New Seeds of Contemplation' by Thomas Merton
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