Alchemy occupies a unique place in the collective psyche of humankind. Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist Jung discovered alchemy and devoted the remaining 30 years of his life to studying it, which he practically dug up from the dunghill of the past, for it was considered pseudoscience, a forgotten relic of history and despised field of investigation which he had suddenly revived.   

Alchemy allows one to achieve wholeness of personality, of aligning one’s ego to the Self through a reconnection with the unconscious. For Jung, the task of alchemy was and has always been psychological. The end product is not material in nature, but rather spiritual. Alchemy is the art of expanding consciousness, of self-realisation.

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⌛ Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

6:33 The Self: Achieving Wholeness

13:45 The Origins and History of Alchemy

20:20 The Basic Concepts of Alchemy

28:54 Alchemy as Psychological Projection

32:07 The Importance of Symbols

35:50 The Operations of Alchemy

42:52 Stages of Alchemy: Nigredo, Albedo, Rubedo

50:03 Conclusion