1. Many treatises define Mercurius simply as fire.

mercurius logos

Many treatises define Mercurius simply as fire. Carl Jung Depth Psychology Facebook Group Alchemical Studies Many treatises define Mercurius simply as fire. He is ignis elementarisj^ noster naturalis ignis certissimus, which again indicates his “philosophic” nature. The aqua mercurialis is even a divine fire.^ This fire is “highly vaporous” (vaporosus) Indeed, Mercurius is really the only fire in the … Read more

The problem of love (Eros) and power came down upon me like a leaden weight.

Eros

The problem of love (Eros) and power came down upon me like a leaden weight. Carl Jung Depth Psychology Facebook Group Memories Dreams Reflections After that second conversation in Vienna I also understood Alfred AdIer’s power hypothesis, to which I had hitherto paid scant attention. Like many sons, Adler had learned from his “father” not … Read more

Carl Jung on Yoga and Karma

karma karmic

Carl Jung on Yoga and Karma Psychology of Yoga and Meditation In connection with the Yoga Sûtra, I told you last time that the practice consists of overcoming and subduing the kleshas. Klesha can be translated as compulsive urges—an instinctive type of impulse, or an inescapable mechanism, things that man is subject to, specifically understood … Read more