7 days ago (edited) • Eternalised

Death is one of the greatest mysteries of human existence, the inevitable fate that unites us all. Whenever man is confronted with something mysterious and unknown such as the origin of the world, death, the afterlife, etc., the unconscious produces symbolic representations. 

In her groundbreaking book, On Dreams and Death, Jungian analyst Marie-Louise von Franz writes about death dreams, that is, dreams of people who subsequently died. Therefore, they are of a precognitive nature, as they can anticipate the death of someone. In death dreams, the end of physical life is represented in a symbolic way, but almost always accompanied by manifestations that allude to the continuation of the person’s life.

After the first publication of this book, she and her colleague initiated a research project (“The Alchemy of Death”) on the question of post-mortal existence, having collected about 2,500 dreams. In all of these dreams, not a single one points to a final end, but rather always to a great change or transformation. 

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Chapters:

Introduction
Death Is Not The End
Near-Death-Experiences (NDEs)
NDEs: Ego and Self
Death Dreams
Death Dreams in Second Half of Life
Death Dreams at a Young Age
Dreams About Someone Else’s Death
Birth is Death, Death is Birth
Metapsychic Dreams
Death Dreams: Vegetation 
Death Dreams: Fire and The Philosophers’ Stone 
Death Dreams: The Fruit 
Death Dreams: Death as a Cure
Death Dreams: Dark Tunnel 
Death Dreams: Spirit of Discouragement
Death Dreams: The Sinister Other
Death Dreams: The Threshold 
Death Dreams: Dark Tunnel and Light
Beyond Space and Time
The Final Decision
Conclusion

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2. The Ascent of the Blessed - Hieronymus Bosch
3. Original image from Valentin Weigel's universal studium. Modified cover as seen in the Book Hermes in the Alchemy - W. Hanegraaff
4. A relief depicting the god Anubis attending to the mummy of a worker. From the necropolis at Deir el-Medina. Thebes, Egypt.
5. The Fourfold Face - Peter Birkhauser 

1 month ago • Eternalised

The villain is the most captivating and intriguing of all archetypes. The hero would not exist without his darker counterpart, which reflects aspects of ourselves that we do not dare to acknowledge or confront, but which are present within all of us. The villain is often a mirror of the dark aspects of humanity, embodying qualities that are evil, harmful, greedy, selfish, and destructive. 

In recent times, villains can even become sympathetic, and possess redeeming qualities, making some of them oddly likeable despite their malicious intent and immoral actions, thus challenging our traditional notions of good and evil. This type of villain has never existed to the degree it exists in the 21st century, symbolising a major change in the collective unconscious—which speaks to a psychological experience that is common to us all.

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Chapters:

Introduction
The Meaning of Villain
The Oldest Form of The Villain
The Villain Archetype in Literature
The Superhero
Sympathy for the Villain
The Antihero
The Modern Villain
The Joker and Hyper-Sanity
Villains and The Dark Side
The Villain’s Journey
The Villain and The Hero
Villain: Mirror of The Dark Aspects of Humanity
The Villain Redemption Arc 
The Dark Triad
The Tyrant
The Resentful One
The Traitor
The Sadist
The Criminal Mastermind
The Terrible or Devouring Mother
The Femme Fatale
Conclusion

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2 months ago • Eternalised

The Magician is the most mysterious and fascinating of all archetypes. He is a person who has gained access to esoteric or occult (hidden) knowledge, bringing the spiritual to the material. Thus, he is an initiate of secret and hidden knowledge of all kinds.  

Psychologically, the Magician is the archetype of transformation, transforming old realities into new ones. He is the archetype of self-realisation par excellence. We are always in a process of transforming ourselves, others, and the objects and the world around us. The Magician aids us in our lifelong task of attaining a higher level of consciousness, and of recognising that higher power which is greater than ourselves.  

The Magician has control over the mystical laws, which are mirror reflections of the physical laws. As the Emerald Tablet teaches us, “As above, so below, and as below, so above, to accomplish the marvels of the One work.”

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Merlin
Hermes Trismegistus
Magic: The Shadow of Religion
Sympathetic Magic
Magic in Ancient Times
Grimoires and King Solomon
Necronomicon
The Archetype of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice 
Renaissance Magic
Low Magic and High Magic
White Magic and Black Magic
Archetypal Images of the Magician
The Archetype of the Miracle
The Magician and The Trickster
Magical Art as Revelation
Magician: The Archetype of Transformation
Mana Personality
The Shadow Magician
The Magician in Tarot
The Magician in Jung’s Red Book
The Integration of the Magician Archetype

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5. Hermes Trismegistus 'Symbola aureae' - Michael Maier (1617) 

3 months ago • Eternalised

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