Abstract

Volume 14 in the Bollingen Series Collected Works, is the result of Jung's interest in the symbolic significance of alchemy. Various ancient modes of symbolism are held to prefigure Jung's own theory of psychological growth as the union of opposites. Numerous esoteric texts from the old alchemists receive lengthy commentary. A curious and elusive odyssey; recommended only for the most zealous of devotees.--G. D. D.