03-08-2023, 04:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-20-2026, 09:42 AM by Paul Ferguson.)
Herbert Silberer was one of the first psychologists to adopt a psychoanalytical approach to alchemy. His book 'Probleme der Mystik und ihrer Symbolik' (Vienna, 1914) is available here in a translation by Dr. S. E. Jelliffe as 'Hidden Symbolism Of Alchemy And The Occult Arts' (previous title: 'Problems of Mysticism and its Symbolism').
Silberer provides a really excellent summary of alchemy in Part II Section II. This is followed by his psychoanalytical commentary:
https://archive.org/details/hidden-symbo...1/mode/2up
The original German text can be found here:
https://archive.org/details/Silberer_191...Symbolik_k
Silberer provides a really excellent summary of alchemy in Part II Section II. This is followed by his psychoanalytical commentary:
https://archive.org/details/hidden-symbo...1/mode/2up
The original German text can be found here:
https://archive.org/details/Silberer_191...Symbolik_k