42: Carl Jung & Alchemy • Part IV: The Heart of Alchemy
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What is your relationship to matter? On this episode–the fourth and final episode in the Jung & Alchemy series–we journey to the heart of alchemy. Through studying examples in alchemy we answer these questions: What are archetypes? What is the collective unconscious? What is individuation? And the question to end all questions on the matter: What happens when you practice alchemy? Does it confirm Jung's theories? Let's find out. ∞∞∞∞∞ View my Splendor Solis gallery here: ⁠https://mjdorian.com/alchemy/⁠ Join the Creative Codex mailing list: ⁠https://mjdorian.com/mail/⁠ ∞∞∞∞∞ Support Creative Codex on my Patreon and get access to exclusive episodes, including the RED BOOK READING series and all the Episode Exclusives:  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/mjdorian⁠ Buy me a coffee or add to my fancy books fund on Venmo: ⁠https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3235189073379328069&created=1681912456.228596&printed=1⁠ ∞∞∞∞∞ Find the free alchemy and esoteric knowledge courses of Jean Dubuis here: http://www.portaelucis.fr/GB/html/publications/alchimie.htm View a transcript of this episode here: ⁠https://mjdorian.com/transcripts/⁠ ∞∞∞∞∞ Lustr Bustr Brand Supplements ad read by: Glen Vivaris (Follow Glen's escapades here: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/glenmakes/⁠ ) Cover art: artwork from Rosarium Philosophorum (1550) ----------- Research Sources: • The Red Book by Carl Jung • Psychology and Alchemy by Carl Jung • Alchemical Studies by Carl Jung • Mysterium Coniunctionis by Carl Jung • Alchemical Active Imagination by Marie Louise von Franz • Alchemical Imagination by Jeffrey Raff • Atalanta Fugies by Michael Maier • The Black Sun by Stanton Marlan • Spagyrics by Jean Dubuis ———— Audio Editor: D. Martin Sound All Music by MJDorian Written & Produced by MJDorian ———— Thank you to my Dream Maker tier! Executive Producer: Mike Hill --------- Thank-you's & 'shout outs' to the Shadow Fam! Shadow-Fam: AKD, Anna Wolff, Aranea Push, Arturo Barrios, Barak Talker, Brandon Massengale, Cesar Roman, Chee Sing Kam, Clark Price, Clinton King, Dallas O’Kelly, Danny Olague, DVM, Elle, Ellis Morton, Gabriel Trudeau, Geo_H, Hamed Iranmehr, Jane Lopardo, Janet Roccanova, Jaskaran Purewal, Jasmine Carroll, Joe Boland, Kahlil Pyburn, Kawika, Kayla Dawson, Kristin Richard, Kristina Lamour Sansone, Maurus Fitze, Michael Lloyd, Nicole Wessel, Owen McAteer, Rach, Rachel Schultz, Rebecca, Ricky, Robert, Romina, Scott Wierzbicki, Sigitas Treciokas, Simon Bonanno, Sowmya Hariharan, Tamara, Terry W, Uppity Mantis, Venetia Nadin, Yadie Cisneros, Zarja Menart, and Zuzana. Thank you for your support! --------- Connect with me on social media for all the newest updates: YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/creativecodex⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/mjdorian/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/mjdorian⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@mjdorian⁠ --------- Creative Codex is written & produced by MJDorian. All rights reserved.
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