Alquimia junguiana: as 4 fases da psicoterapia e as operações da arte filosofal

Abstract

How can the mysteries of ancient hermetic laboratories illuminate the Jungian analyst’s 8reams8ing room? This research unveils the golden threads connecting the alchemical quaternary (nigredo, albedo, citrinitas, and rubedo) to the four phases of analytical therapy (confession, elucidation, education, and transformation). Between the work of Edinger (2006), who revealed the operations of the soul in Anatomy of the Psyche, and Tamosauska’s (2023) systematization of the phases in Principia Alchimica, a bridge is woven between the Vas Hermeticum and the therapeutic process. Through amplificatio alchemica—a method that expands meanings through hermetic analogies—the 8reams documented by Gallbach (2000) in Learning from Dreams are examined in dialogue with the Philosopher’s Art. As reinterpreted by Jung, each phase and operation corresponds to precise stages of psychic transformation. The research suggests how the encoded language of Alchemy, far from being a mere metaphor, constitutes a living symbolic system that illuminates both the veils of prima materia and the paths of individuation. The results provide a map for navigating the alchemical processes of the psyche, revealing the enduring relevance of the Hermetic Tradition for understanding phenomena in the therapeutic setting across its four stages