The Modern Alchemist: A Guide to Personal Transformation

Miller, Richard and Iona

ISBN 10: 0933999372 / ISBN 13: 9780933999374

Published by Oak Publishing, 1994

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First printing. Pictorial wraps, light shelf wear. Pages very good; some w/light pencilled underscore, bracketing. Bind fine, intact. Complete with seventeen engravings from The Book of Lambsprinck depicting the alchemical process, faithfully and rigorously reproduced. Traditional religions, with their emphasis upon ritual and belief, often fail to meet the spiritual needs of contemporary individuals. Nonetheless, the direct experience of life's sacred dimension yields many positive results for the human personality and inner spirit. 223 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Modern Alchemist: A Guide to Personal Transformation
• Publisher: Oak Publishing
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0933999372
• ISBN 13: 9780933999374
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Illustrator: Radcliffe, Joel (Illustrations)
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
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Synopsis

is a first-hand experiential guide to the process which medieval alchemists represented as the transmutation of lower substances into higher ones: lead into gold if you will. To Richard and Iona Miller the transformation goes far deeper than that-it is an inner change which leads to wholeness integration and flowering of the total personality. In the language of depth psychology as well as alchemy the authors show how to forge an intimate connection with the nurturing powers of the universe-and also with the lost part of ourselves.

Reviews

In an increasingly fragmented world, there is a constant quest for religious expression that will at last enable the union of the material and the spiritual. The Millers here demonstrate that such an expression is to be found in a combination of alchemy and the psychological studies of C. G. Jung, himself no stranger to alchemical study. Using the stages of purification and refinement found in The Book of Lambsprinck , a 16th-century alchemical text, as well as in Jung's archetypes of consciousness and unconsciousness, the authors trace the development of the self from solitude to union. The great attraction of the book is its affirmation of the redemption of broken matter in the union of self and soul. Illustrations, reproduced from The Book of Lambsprinck , are beautifully rendered. The end result, in sum, is a vital text for all spiritual seekers.
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