Following the silver, perhaps through the refining of silver, we move into the white or the albedo stage in the alchemical journey towards the gold. The albedo is essential as means, not only a stage to pass through, but for the creation of a vessel which will ultimately contain all that follows. "In alchemical color …
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Alchemical Psychology, Part III – Silver
White and silver share a lot of the same qualities but Hillman breaks up the next chapter into two parts starting with silver; all things lunar and reflective. Silver allows reflection and is the means by which we mediate between psyche and the physical. The risk here is one of identifying with depersonalized images, becoming …
Colour Symbolism: Blue
A lovely addition to the Blue theme from Symbol Reader. Enjoy!
Alchemical Psychology, Part II – Blue
A look at James Hillman's book, Alchemical Psychology, the second stage. Part I, Colours, is here. The move from the morbidity of black is towards blue. Still a bit shadowy, but perhaps coming to us just as we are able to see in the dark, and is that which can only come from adding light, or …
Colour My World, Alchemical Psychology, Part I – Black
One of my favorite James Hillman books is his, "Alchemical Psychology," which I have just recently read. The book is a fascinating tour of the alchemical process and its correlative psychological journey as told to us by the Alchemists of old. Yes, they weren't only interested in literally transforming substances, but about experiencing the transformation …
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