41: Carl Jung & Alchemy • Part III: Magnum Opus

<p>Join me for a journey back to a time when alchemy was revered by Kings &amp; Queens and practiced in the courts of nobles. A time when Prague was the alchemical capital of the world–drawing occultists to it from all of Europe, and ruled by a King who supported esoteric spiritual practices. Along the way we will find direct parallels between Jung&#39;s Red Book and the work of the alchemists, leading us to Jung&#39;s most misunderstood psychotherapeutic method: active imagination.</p> <p>We will also explore these questions: What can a two hundred year old Grimm&#39;s fairy tale tell us about alchemy? What value did Dr. Carl Jung see in fairy tales? Why is a scholarly mind one of alchemy&#39;s virtues? Is Hermes-Mercurius the <em>God of Alchemy</em>? </p> <p><br></p> <p>∞∞∞∞∞</p> <p>View my <strong>Atalanta Fugiens</strong> gallery (containing all 50 artworks) 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 RED BOOK READING 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>Prague&#39;s historic alchemical laboratory, Speculum Alchimiae: <a href="ht