Written by J.L. Henderson, one of the first generation of Jungian analysts, and D.N. Sherwood, a racticing analyst, this book is a contribution to the resurgenc... » 

Written by J.L. Henderson, one of the first generation of Jungian analysts, and D.N. Sherwood, a racticing analyst, this book is a contribution to the resurgence of interest in alchemy for its way of representing the phenomenology of creative experience in general, including the process of depth analytical work.The book is organized around 22 illuminating paintings from the early Renaissance alchemical manuscript the Splendor Solis. The authors each bring their own approach to the alchemical manuscript, yet what emerges is a synthesis that demonstrates the power of the Splendor Solis to impact the psyches of its serious students. The authors show the intimate interplay between alchemical images and contemporary states of mind and soul, whether in the consulting office or in the larger world. «