Jung said that alchemy was also an art form and as such its still a science that elevates knowledge on this note newton was able to open up to a different type of knowledge the kind where spirituality astronomy symbolism and mysticism could help him shape a more evolved psyche. C g jung first turned to alchemy for personal illumination in coping with trauma brought on by his break with freud alchemical symbolism eventually suggested to jung that there was a process in the unconscious one that had a goal beyond discharging tension and hiding pain in this book nathan schwartz salant a leading jungian analyst with an interest in alchemy brings together a key selection of jungs writings on the subject. Psychology and alchemy volume 12 in the collected works of c g jung is carl jungs study of the analogies between alchemy christian dogma and psychological symbolism alchemy is central to jungs hypothesis of the collective unconscious this book begins with an outline of the process and aims of psychotherapy as seen by jung it then moves on to work out the analogies mentioned above and his own understanding of the analytic process jung reminds us of the dual nature of alchemy comprisi. Alchemy said jung stands in a compensatory relationship to mainstream christianity rather like a dream does to the conscious attitudes of the dreamer the stone of alchemy is in many respects the stone rejected by the builders of christian culture demanding recognition and reincorporation into the building itself