The Alchemical Mercurius: Esoteric Symbol of Jung's Life and Works

ISBN-13: 9780415365765 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 214 str.

Opis

Drawing upon extensive case study material, this text explores the ever-changing personal and cultural identity of Chinese migrants and the diverse cosmopolitan communities they create. The various models of newly-forged communities are examines with the added dimension of personal identity and the individuals place in society. With particular emphasis on the changing face of Chinese ethnicity in a range of established places of convergence, Chan draws on extensive experience and knowledge in the field to bring the reader a fresh, fascinating and ultimately very human analysis of migration, culture, identity and the self.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: Aurea Catena  Hermeticism.  Alchemy.  John Dee.  Carl Jung  Part 2: Daimonic Encounter  Chthonic Spirit.  A Fish-Snake Synchronicity.  An Alchemical Transformation Mystery.  Merlin  Part 3: Magnum Opus  Synchronicity.  Aion.  Mysterium Coniunctionis.  The Grail Legend.  Conclusion.

O autorze

Mathew Mather is Lecturer in Media at the Limerick School of Art and Design, Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland. His research interests include Jung’s later works, synchronicity, alchemy, esotericism, art and the psyche.