Papers toward a radical metaphysics: Alchemy

by Charles Poncé

Summary

Ponce has grasped the essential psychological insight of the masters he invokes - Paracelsus, Jung, Kerenyi, Eliade - and the traditions he joins - astrology, alchemy, mythology, kundalini - when he writes in this "the purpose of engaging with the imaginal realm is to become active participants in the transformation of nature. Not "our" nature, but nature itself. This is the real meaning of transformation... (James Hillman).