{"id":686,"date":"2017-06-19T09:17:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T14:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/?p=686"},"modified":"2025-03-18T00:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T05:09:17","slug":"understanding-the-meaning-of-alchemy-jungs-metaphor-for-the-transformative-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/understanding-the-meaning-of-alchemy-jungs-metaphor-for-the-transformative-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Meaning of Alchemy: Jung&#8217;s Metaphor for the Transformative Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/496image.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-687\" src=\"http:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/496image-250x196.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/496image-250x196.png 250w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/496image-510x401.png 510w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/496image-150x118.png 150w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/496image-768x604.png 768w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/496image-600x472.png 600w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/496image-64x50.png 64w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/496image.png 855w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a>with Murray Stein, PhD<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This episode is part one of the series <a href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/store\/index.php?route=product\/product&amp;product_id=86&amp;tracking=5cec2d644c89f\">Understanding the Meaning of Alchemy<\/a>. It was recorded in 1992.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the last thirty years of his life, Jung turned to alchemy as a fundamental resource for depth psychology. In alchemy he found images and thoughts that were uniquely fitted to his perceptions of psychological life and that confirmed his views of the spontaneous activity and directedness of the unconscious. Jungian analyst and author Murray Stein presents an overview of Jung&#8217;s work on alchemy to develop an understanding of the relation of alchemical symbols to the analytical process and individuation. The set includes the following lectures:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Commentary on <em>The Secret of the Golden Flower<\/em> [in CW 13]<\/li>\n<li>Psychology and Alchemy [CW 12, parts 1 &amp; 2]<\/li>\n<li>The Spirit Mercurius [in CW 13]<\/li>\n<li>The Psychology of Transference [in CW 16]<\/li>\n<li>Mysterium Coniunctionis [CW 14, Chap. 6]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Stein_Murray.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-509 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Stein_Murray-109x150.jpg\" alt=\"stein_murray\" width=\"109\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Stein_Murray-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Stein_Murray-181x250.jpg 181w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Stein_Murray-64x88.jpg 64w, https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Stein_Murray.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 109px) 100vw, 109px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/store\/index.php?route=product\/manufacturer\/info&amp;manufacturer_id=19&amp;tracking=5cec2d644c89f\">Murray Stein, PhD<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a training analyst at the International School for Analytical Psychology in Zurich, Switzerland. His most recent publications include <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2rvQA1O\">The Principle of Individuation<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2sKeCdU\">Jung\u2019s Map of the Soul<\/a><\/em>, and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tjTyrk\">The Edinburgh International Encyclopaedia of Psychoanalysis<\/a><\/em> (Editor of the Jungian sections, with Ross Skelton as General Editor). He lectures internationally on topics related to Analytical Psychology and its applications in the contemporary world. Dr. Stein is a graduate of Yale University (B.A. and M.Div.), the University of Chicago (Ph.D., in Religion and Psychological Studies), and the C.G. Jung Institut-Zurich. He is a founding member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts. He has been the president of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (2001-4), and is presently a member of the Swiss Society for Analytical Psychology and President of the International School of Analytical Psychology, Zurich.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2284\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-686-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/content.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/jungianthology-26-stein-understanding-alchemy-496.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/content.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/jungianthology-26-stein-understanding-alchemy-496.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/content.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/jungianthology-26-stein-understanding-alchemy-496.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/content.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/jungianthology-26-stein-understanding-alchemy-496.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=686-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/content.blubrry.com\/jungchicago\/jungianthology-26-stein-understanding-alchemy-496.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"jungianthology-26-stein-understanding-alchemy-496.mp3\">Download<\/a> (52.3MB) <\/p>\n<p>For the complete series, <a href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/store\/index.php?route=product\/product&amp;product_id=86&amp;tracking=5cec2d644c89f\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To browse all of Dr. Stein&#8217;s lectures, <a href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/store\/index.php?route=product\/manufacturer\/info&amp;manufacturer_id=19&amp;tracking=5cec2d644c89f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jungchicago.org\/podcast\/images\/CreativeCommonsLicense88x31.png\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u00a9 1992 Murray Stein. This podcast is licensed under a <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License<\/a>. You may share it, but please do not change it, sell it, or transcribe it.<\/p>\n<p>Music by Michael Chapman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>with Murray Stein, PhD This episode is part one of the series Understanding the Meaning of Alchemy. It was recorded in 1992. During the last thirty years of his life, Jung turned to alchemy as a fundamental resource for depth psychology. 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