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• Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Alchemy

  to enrol themselves in the philosophical tradition, albeit awkwardly. Texts were attributed to pagan gods,mythological and biblical figures, ancient and medieval philosophers. Such attributions assured secrecy, while raisingthe prestige of writings of obscure authors; they might even be a subtle indication of affiliation. 4 Alchemical doctrines The basic idea of alchemy is the identity of nature and first matter as a dynamic unity: elements can pass one into another, in a circular mo...

• Jung and Pauli: A Meeting of Rare Minds

  JUNG AND PAU\bI A Meeting \bf Rare Minds BY BEVERLEY ZABR\bSK\bE Readers of the Swiss psychiatrist C. G. Jungare more familiar with Wolfgang Pauli’s unconscious than with his waking life and achievement. Through Jung’s Psych\bl\bgy and Alchemy—an exposition of “the problem of individuation” and “normal development . . . in a highly intelligent person”—depth psychologists have known the Nobel laureate’s dreams, not his professional genius. Meanwhile, the scientists who continue Pauli’s pur- sui...

• The Alchimist