Treated with veneration by the alchemists, The Emerald Tablet of Hermes, composed of thirteen very brief precepts, stands out as a concise summary of the alchemical “opus,” the central image of alchemy by which the prima materia (prime matter) was transformed into the highest value, the philosopher’s stone. Jung viewed alchemy as the historical counterpart of his psychology of the unconscious. In this unpublished lecture, Dr. Edinger provides a profound psychological commentary on The Emerald Tablet of Hermes, and shows how it can be considered as a symbolic summary of the individuation process.
Treated with veneration by the alchemists, The Emerald Tablet of Hermes, composed of thirteen very brief precepts, stands out as a concise summary of the alchemical “opus,” the central image of alchemy by which the prima materia (prime matter) was transformed into the highest value, the philosopher’s stone. Jung viewed alchemy as the historical counterpart of his psychology of the unconscious. In this unpublished lecture, Dr. Edinger provides a profound psychological commentary on The Emerald Tablet of Hermes, and shows how it can be considered as a symbolic summary of the individuation process.
