In the seventh session of the Jung Platform's class on James Hillman's book, Alchemical Psychology, the discussion moves to the nature of the material, the vessel used for containment and the necessity of the "separatio," of essence from the material. In psychological work this distinction is at the heart of the work, whether in a …
Tag: subtle body
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 …