
Psychological Alchemy, the Hermes Archetype and Carl Jung
THIRD EYE DROPS
The Myth of Hermes Mercurious
Jung was deeply interested in mythology and symbolism because he saw them as outgrowths of what he called the collective unconscious. He considered the Hermes archetype to be a guide that assists in the alchemical process of individual psyches. But Jung goes even further than that, characterizing this Hermes Mercury archetype as not just a guide, but the keeper of the entire process.
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