THE FIRE-TRIED STONE: DEVELOPMENT OF A SYMBOL - 1st 1967 - JUNGIAN PSYCH ALCHEMY

THE FIRE-TRIED STONE (SIGNUM ATQUE SIGNATUM): AN ENQUIRY INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYMBOL Book Details + Condition: Wordens of Cornwall Limited (Cornwall, UK). Stated First Edition, 1967. Hardcover with dust jacket. 140 pages with Index and b&w illustrated plates. By John Trinick, and prefaced with Letters from Dr. Carl G. Yung and Frau Aniela Jaffe. Trinick offers a scholarly examination of alchemical symbolism, focusing on the coniunctio (union of opposites) and its relation to spiritual transformation. Written in dialogue with Jung, the work melds alchemy and Jungian psychology, analyzing the symbolic "stone" as a metaphor for the self-realization process. Contents include: - The Mysterium Coniunctionis and the Process of Individuation- The Power of the Symbol- William Blake- Laurence Oliphant- The Power of the Symbol in Modern Literature- And more. In very good condition, with firm binding; minor shelf wear; interior is clean and free of markings. Dust jacket shows normal light aging and wear, and retains its original price. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.