"Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts" by Herbert Silberer (translated by Smith Ely Jelliffe). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Silberer Herbert. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts
Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts
Table of Contents
Part II
Analytic Part
Section I
Psychoanalytic Interpretation Of The Parable
Section II
Alchemy
Section III
The Hermetic Art
Section IV
Rosicrucianism And Freemasonry
Section V
The Problem Of Multiple Interpretation
Part III
Synthetic Part
Section I
Introversion And Regeneration
A. Introversion And Intro-Determination
B. Effects Of Introversion
C. Regeneration
Section II
The Goal Of The Work
Section III
The Royal Art
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Herbert Silberer
Published by Good Press, 2020
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The parts resulting from the dismemberment have a sexual or procreative value. That is evident from the analysis of the parable, even without the support [pg 071] of mythological parallels. None the less let it be noticed that many cosmogonies assign the origin of the universe or at least the world or its life to the disintegrated parts of the body of a great animal or giant. In the younger Edda the dismemberment of the giant Ymir is recounted.
On his detour the wanderer (who desires to reach the portal of woman) meets people who are alone in the rooms and carry on dirty work. Dirt and masturbation are wont to be closely associated psychically. The dirty work is “only appearance and individual fantasy,” and “has no foundation in Nature.” The wanderer knows that “such practices vanish like smoke.” He has done it himself before and now he will have nothing more to do with it. He aspires to a woman, that the work done alone leads to nothing is connected with the fact that the work of two is useful. But “dirty work” is also to be understood as sensual enjoyment without love.
