Reference
von Franz, Marie-Louise (1986) On Dreams & Death. © 1984 Kösel-Verlag GmbH & Co., Munich. Translation © 1986 Shambhala Publications, Inc. Random House publications.
I found this book interesting but not one of von Franz's better ones in my view. The approach to inquiry of the topic is - as she mentions on page xiv, (1) depth psychology, (2) dreams, (3) alchemical symbolism, and to a lesser degree (4) spiritualism, parapsychological research. The topic of course is not easy. Much of the discussion is sustained by the alchemical and egyptian themes from the Komarios text, p27 “…on of the oldest texts of Graeco-Egyptian alchemy, dating back to the first century.” It is difficult to find any copy or more information on the Komarios text…which is annoying.
I did appreciate the different references to time & space that I think are worth noting. Especially towards the latter half of the book, p117, p149 for e.g.
Speaking of the unconscious
xii “But, as alchemy shows, the unconscious chose rather the Cybele-Attis type in the form of the prima materia and the filius macrocosmi, thus proving that it is not complementary but compensatory.”
xiii “In principle, individuation dreams do not differ in their archetypal symbolism from death dreams.
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