The Black Sun

The Alchemy and Art of Darkness Volume 10
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-1-60344-078-3
Verlag: Texas A&M University Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 436 g

Reihe: Carolyn and Ernest Fay Series in Analytical Psychology

The black sun, an ages-old image of the darkness in individual lives and in life itself, has not been treated hospitably in the modern world. Modern psychology has seen darkness primarily as a negative force, something to move through and beyond, but it actually has an intrinsic importance to the human psyche. In this book, Jungian analyst Stanton Marlan reexamines the paradoxical image of the black sun and the meaning of darkness in Western culture.In the image of the black sun, Marlan finds the hint of a darkness that shines. He draws upon his clinical experiences and on a wide range of literature and art to explore the influence of light and shadow on the fundamental structures of modern thought as well as the contemporary practice of analysis.An important contribution to the understanding of alchemical psychology, this book draws on a postmodern sensibility to offer insight into modernity, the act of imagination, and the work of analysis in understanding depression, trauma, and transformation of the soul.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marlan, Stanton

Über Autor(innen)

STANTON MARLAN, a Jungian analyst in Pittsburgh, is the editor of two previous books on alchemy and the author of numerous articles on Jungian psychology. He is an adjunct clinical professor of psychology at Duquesne University.