40: Carl Jung & Alchemy • Part II: River of Gold

<p><em>Beneath the surface of Western history––deep within its cavernous tunnels––flows a river of gold.</em> </p> <p>On this episode we explore the essential concepts of alchemy, alchemical artwork, Jung&#39;s theory regarding the projection of unconscious material, inexplicable dreams with alchemical symbolism, the paradox of consciousness &amp; matter, and the unique role of revelation in alchemy. In the end, we return to The Red Book to track down a special passage which seems to prove Dr. Jung tapped into alchemy through his active imagination method seven years before officially studying it.</p> <p><br></p> <p>∞∞∞∞∞</p> <p>Read my <strong>Rudiments of Alchemy</strong> article and view the <strong>Splendor Solis</strong> gallery here: <a href="https://mjdorian.com/alchemy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://mjdorian.com/alchemy/</a></p> <p>Join the Creative Codex mailing list: <a href="https://mjdorian.com/mail/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://mjdorian.com/mail/</a></p> <p>∞∞∞∞∞</p> <p><strong>Support Creative Codex on my Patreon and get access to exclusive episodes, including the Kurt Cobain series and all the Episode Exclusives: </strong></p> <p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/mjdorian">https://www.patreon.com/mjdorian</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Buy me a coffee or add to my <em>fancy books fund</em> on <strong>Venmo</strong>:</p> <p><a href="https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3235189073379328069&created=1681912456.228596&printed=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3235189073379328069&amp;created=1681912456.228596&amp;printed=1</a></p> <p>∞∞∞∞∞</p> <p>View a transcript of this episode here: <a href="https://mjdorian.com/transcripts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://mjdorian.com/transcripts/</a></p> <p>∞∞∞∞∞</p> <p>Cover art: detail of Plate 4 from Splendor Solis (1553)</p> <p>-----------</p> <p>Research Sources:</p> <p>• Memories, Dreams, Reflections by Carl Jung</p> <p>• The Red Book by Carl Jung</p> <p>• Psy