The Philosophers' Stone: Solid Ground of Wisdom

In this episode:
I conclude this series on the symbolism of alchemy by looking at the all-important image of the goal of the alchemical opus: The Philosophers’ Stone.

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For more on living a symbolic life:
Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life, available from Chiron Publications.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. Psychology and Religion in'Collected Works, vol.11' by C.G. Jung
2. Alchemical Studies in 'Collected Works, vol. 13 by C.G. Jung
3. 'Ego and Archetype' by Edward Edinger
4. Aion in 'Collected Works, vol. 9ii' by C.G. Jung
5.  Mysterium Coniunctionis in 'Collected Works, vol. 14' by C.G. Jung
6.  'Parzival' by Wolfram von Eschenbacch (translated by Helen Mustard and Charles Passage)
7.  'Romance of the Grail' by Joseph Campbell
8. 'The Ox-Herder and the Good Shepherd: Finding Christ on the Buddha’s Path' by Addison Hodges Hart
9.  'The Gnostic Scriptures' translated by Bentley Layton
10. S3, Ep. 8: Alchemy: Mirror of the Soul
11. S3, Ep. 9: The Heart of the Matter: Alchemy and the Prima Materia
12. S3, Ep. 10: The Stages of the Alchemical Opus

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