This is the best thing I’ve heard for a very long time. A long-term student of theology, metaphysics and big fan of Jung. Finally everything fuses in this historical and semantic walk through. Outstanding teaching! 😀🙌🙏❤️
Excellent with an expert presentation of esoteric alchemy. I have only looked into it a little bit but what Jeffrey said about Jung's individuation process, the transformation of the ego into the whole self nicely sums it up. The first blackening stage is even the breaking down of the separate ego it seems to me. Edit: And as Jeffrey said, alchemy is not about destroying the ego, it's about transforming it.
I absolutely love this channel with its thought-provoking, interesting, unusual, in-depth and entertaining content. Thank you for introducing me to yet another worthwhile thinker whom I’ve otherwise probably wouldn’t have come across. Yay RU-vid! 🙏🤗👍
I was so pleased to hear you make the point that the exact origins of the art are unknown. That is a primary point I stress in my own lectures. Contrary to the arbitrary claims of mainstream scholars and armchair expert, you are 100% correct. There are similar points to be made regarding the dating of many people texts that I think are overly simplified and overlooked among historians and scholars the world over. Bravo to your willingness to take this talk in the directions you did. I think your understanding is well aligned with my own and with the truth. Thank you.
Brilliant lecture! It made so many necessary connections. In Sufi and Gnostic texts there are references to anima incarcerata, or the soul imprisoned in matter. Raff helps to navigate this area through Manichean imagination.
it is apt to say that the death of the ego is “never a pleasant process” (as Dr Raff puts it), and I am moved to add that it is what I imagine childbirth to be like (I am in this life a man) . in childbirth, it may be gruelling, but you are overwhelmed with joy at beholding the result . it was the same for me when I died
If you’re here. You’re in the rig hit place I just read this and it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read The other books you NEED ‘Unknown sayings of Jesus’ ‘Aztec pyramid of fire codex’ ‘Hermetic am ‘Latent power of the soul’ -nee Plus This Jung analysis will GET YOU THERE
Just finished listening to The Chemical Wedding and this is definitely helping me put some of the pieces together. Also made me realize Yu-Gi-Oh is straight up based on alchemy.
Kehnai Bohnyu Both if you are succumbing to delusion. Our world is part imagination but we didn’t imagine it into being and we distinctively have free will- but some things are evidently out of our control.
I think the vision of Jesus must have been alchemical at least in comparison with a normal, mundane vision or understanding. He seemed to understand and see everything all at once. He was relatively omniscient (individuated in Jung's terms). At least, this seems to be the basis for his words and actions. And, his followers after his death had a similar vision, which led them in their lives. They believed that they had a direct line to God guiding them, and they preached that we all can have this spirit of Jesus.
I really enjoyed this talk. I am currently well into my Masters Thesis based in many if the ideas you speak about here. I am presenting it as Alchemy 3.0, a new living alchemy as a vehicle for unity and transformation in the current paradigm shift among the disciplines. I would love to interview you for this project and the subsequent publication of my first book on the topic of alchemy and the Hemetic traditions in the light of the ultra modern paradigm etc. I have over 30 years of experience in the field but have only recently returned to University to retire into academics and teaching.
It blew me away to hear you mention the Stoics because in my own work I have brought the Stoics into the conversation as well. A connection that is rarely made but incredibly poignant
it's actually foundational to aspects of alchemy and holding it's relevance for practice to continue in later years. Plato actually claimed that Socrates was demonically inspired. There was belief in statue possession in platonic times. Spiritual alchemy was big
supposedly the stoic way of life and it's mentality pair well when working on the division of self and establishing contact with the subconscious and the entity's
Hello Intellectual Deep Web. Any reason you took down Alchemical Imaginations? Did you. perhaps, come across a copyright issue? Can you please help me with a link to that lecture, please.
Is the second day where Jeffrey said he would talk about the imagination filmed? If so, will someone let me know? I would like to hear him speak about that as well. Thank you!
Does anyone know if Jeffrey Raff has a religious background? I'm always skeptical they might not be totally objective in regards to the study of alchemy because of the influence of their religion. I'm really interested in purchasing this book!
@@kirstinstrand6292 I don't have anything against him per se. But I tend to be careful with people's real intentions when they speak about a spiritual topic and are deeply believers of a religion on the side for example. They can be objective, but not always.
Lucio Neto Humans are all capable. Remember it took centuries for Asian, European, and Middle eastern people to develop civilization and create genes of which made more beautiful and more intelligent beaters of that civilization. Why would we assume any other group could do this faster than the centuries it took the known advanced groups? But as they are in the 21st century, they are far behind.
Lucio Neto some humans are incapable. Let me rephrase- all human ethnic groups are capable of high group performance with high group improvement with time.
