Inner Gold - Alchemy and Psychology
Many interpreters of alchemical texts say that the processes they describe are metaphors for psycho-spiritual transformation not physical transformation. This was Carl Jung’s view.
Steve March • The Four Styles of Transformation Part 2: On Transmutation — Aletheia
Taken symbolically, alchemy is about turning the lower, primitive aspects of the self into a purified state; to illuminate the darkness with a sense of value or meaning, making conscious what is unconscious. This becoming whole is the process Jung called individuation, which is what we’re doing with dreamwork and belonging.
Toko-pa Turner • Belonging: Remembering Ourselves home
MYSTERY SCHOOL: What could this look like? How could a group of people share and co-develop these practices?
L1, ATTENTION: What are the actual practices to train your attention? Do breathing exercises. Try the different types of meditation (eyes open/closed, mindfulness, mantras, and void states). Add symbolic meaning to how you eat, wash, and
More insight about the mind is contained in these two images than in any psychology class I ever took https://t.co/J2F5GkZeIp