• 35:49 - 37:32
Patrick Harpur | Unpacking The Paranormal, Our Daimonic Reality, Myth, & Alchemy
Alchemy as a Mystery and Mercurius
Patrick Harper describes his experience writing about alchemy, which he discovered was not a code to be cracked but a mystery to be entered. He discusses the figure of Mercurius as a trickster who represents the movement between the spiritual and material worlds. C.G. Jung's interest in alchemical texts is highlighted as a historical counterpart to his own psychological theories regarding the unconscious.