Alchemical Psychology: Why does it matter?

By |2017-01-17T13:51:32-05:00February 27th, 2014|Carl Jung, Myth and Meaning|46 Comments

One of Hillman’s last gifts to us before his death, Alchemical Psychology, is perhaps one of the most important contributions to Jungian thought because it sheds light on the importance of alchemical metaphors for the soul’s journey. For many followers of Jung, myself included, the difficulty of penetrating the alchemical mysteries in order to grasp [...]