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Alchemy as a Model for Psychology

Many people know that Carl Jung was very open to the mystical and metaphysical and that had an impact on his model of Psychology.  What most people aren’t aware of is that certain elements of Alchemy, especially imagery and language had an impact on even Freud in the development of Psychology and Psychotherapy.

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Below is a talk I gave on how Alchemy served as a model for the development of early Psychology and Psychotherapy.

 Here are the timings of the subjects covered in this talk:

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