Anatomy of the Psyche: Alchemical Symbolism in Psychotherapy
| Author | Edward F. Edinger |
|---|---|
| Published | 1985 |
| Format | Book |
TL;DR — A Jungian analyst reads the stages of Western alchemy as images of psychological transformation in psychotherapy.
Edward F. Edinger, a Jungian analyst, takes the operations of alchemy (calcinatio, solutio, coagulatio, sublimatio, mortificatio, separatio, coniunctio) and treats each as a symbol for a phase of psychological change, illustrated with plates from alchemical texts and Western art. Open Court published it in 1985; this file is the 1994 printing.
The text layer of this copy is garbled (a font-encoding problem), so it is not searchable.
What it is: a classic of Jungian psychology, an in-print book. Esoteric source material read through a psychological lens; downloaded from Anna’s Archive.
Where this came from
- A copy saved in October 2026.
246 pages. A PDF copy is held in Kyle’s private archive; it is not linked or shared here.