I love how the process of alchemy is so aligned with the psychological work. This article is so poignant as I’m currently studying alchemical symbolism at the moment and there seems so much to pull at and digest
I love how the process of alchemy is so aligned with the psychological work. This article is so poignant as I’m currently studying alchemical symbolism at the moment and there seems so much to pull at and digest
There are so many aspects of alchemy that one could explore symbolically and psychologically, from the stages to the operations, the prima materia or the philosopher's stone, etc. It is one of my favorite archetypal systems to work with as it so rich in its images and ability to bridge to embodied reality. Is there anything you're studying currently that's really of interest?
Oooh I’m looking into everything so I’m going to check out the link you’ve shared! But mainly I’m trying to trace through the oral tradition which was retold in the fairytales and old wives tales to analyse them through the context of feminine alchemy which I’ve distinguished from the masculine alchemy which is what we typically come to think of the old bearer hermit cooking up a storm in his chemistry lab.
Next I have to read the Pistis Sofia and gnostic gospels as that seems to be overlaying a lot
Well I started with Rapunzel, I’m just following my instincts as for some reason and I can’t actually remember why, but few weeks ago I just got consumed with wanting to dive into that story. But I think my next one might be either Cinderella or sleeping beauty but perhaps more sleeping beauty as I recorded a dream on 11 June about a friend and it felt in the dream like a ritualistic sleeping beauty. Then I’m also tracing some of the less popular ones like Swedish/ Norwegian tales and Slavic folktales
Have you read through any of Marie Louise von Franz's work on fairytales? She sometimes references alchemical themes as she analyzes the stories, I have found that to be quite rich as a means to understand the deeper archetypal meaning in the stories.
I love how the process of alchemy is so aligned with the psychological work. This article is so poignant as I’m currently studying alchemical symbolism at the moment and there seems so much to pull at and digest
There are so many aspects of alchemy that one could explore symbolically and psychologically, from the stages to the operations, the prima materia or the philosopher's stone, etc. It is one of my favorite archetypal systems to work with as it so rich in its images and ability to bridge to embodied reality. Is there anything you're studying currently that's really of interest?
Here's a link to more of my writing and thoughts on alchemy from this perspective if you're curious: https://www.theartemisian.com/t/alchemy
Oooh I’m looking into everything so I’m going to check out the link you’ve shared! But mainly I’m trying to trace through the oral tradition which was retold in the fairytales and old wives tales to analyse them through the context of feminine alchemy which I’ve distinguished from the masculine alchemy which is what we typically come to think of the old bearer hermit cooking up a storm in his chemistry lab.
Next I have to read the Pistis Sofia and gnostic gospels as that seems to be overlaying a lot
That's really interesting. Are there specific fairytales or old wives tales that you've focused in on during your studies?
Well I started with Rapunzel, I’m just following my instincts as for some reason and I can’t actually remember why, but few weeks ago I just got consumed with wanting to dive into that story. But I think my next one might be either Cinderella or sleeping beauty but perhaps more sleeping beauty as I recorded a dream on 11 June about a friend and it felt in the dream like a ritualistic sleeping beauty. Then I’m also tracing some of the less popular ones like Swedish/ Norwegian tales and Slavic folktales
Have you read through any of Marie Louise von Franz's work on fairytales? She sometimes references alchemical themes as she analyzes the stories, I have found that to be quite rich as a means to understand the deeper archetypal meaning in the stories.
No I haven’t read that book but it came up in my research numerous times, and now Amazon suggests it to me in emails haha, so I will eventually get it