It was the genius of C.G. Jung to discover in the "holy technique"of alchemy a parallel to the psychological individuation process.  Thisbook, by Jung's long-time friend and co-worker, compleetely demystifies thesubject.

Designed as an introcution to Jung's more detailed studies, and profuselyillustrated, here is a lucid and practical account of what the alchemists werereally looking for -- emotional balance wholeness.

Once again, Marie-Louise von Franz demonstrates her remarkable gift fortranslating esoteric symbolic material into everday experience.  For theimages and motifs that so occupied the alchemists were of an archetypal nature,and as such they constantly turn up in modern dreams and drawings.

This is an important book, invaluable for an understanding of dreams andindispensable for anyone interested in relationships and communication betweenthe sexes.