Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Volume 13 : Alchemical Studies

Features five long essays that trace C G Jung's developing interest in alchemy from 1929 onward. This title includes an introduction and supplement to his major works on the subject, illustrated with 42 patients' drawings and paintings. Includes nine essays, written between 1922 and 1941, on Paracelsus, Freud, Picasso, the sinologist Richard Wilhelm, Joyce's "Ulysses", artistic creativity generally, and the source of artistic creativity in archetypal structures. Content: Commentary on "The secret of the golden flower" -- The visions of Zosimos -- Paracelsus as a spiritual phenomenon -- The spirit Mercurious -- The philosophical tree.