
Gaia Alchemy
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• Looks at how the four components of the living earth--biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere--mesh with the four elements of alchemical theory and the four functions of consciousness as understood by depth psychology
• Offers guided meditations and contemplative exercises to open your receptivity to messages from the biosphere and help you connect more deeply with Gaia
During the scientific revolution, science and soul were drastically separated, propelling humanity into four centuries of scientific exploration based solely on empiricism and rationality. But, as scientist and ecologist Stephan Harding, Ph.D., demonstrates in detail, by reintegrating science with profound personal experiences of psyche and soul, we can reclaim our lost sacred wholeness and help heal ourselves and our planet.
The book begins with compelling introductions to depth psychology, alchemy, and Gaia theory--the science of seeing the Earth as an intelligent, self-regulating system, a theory pioneered by the author's mentor James Lovelock. Harding then explores how alchemy, as understood through the depth psychology of C. G. Jung, offers us powerful methods of reuniting rationality and intuition, science and soul. He examines the integration of important alchemical engravings, including those from L'Azoth des Philosophes and the Rosarium Philosophorum, with Gaian science. He shows how the seven key alchemical operations in the Azoth image can help us develop deeply transformative experiences and insights into our interconnectedness with Gaia. He then looks at how the four components of the living Earth--biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere--mesh not only with the four elements of alchemical theory but also with the four functions of consciousness from depth psychology.
Woven throughout with the author's own experiences of Gaia alchemy, the book also offers guided meditations and contemplative exercises to open your receptivity to messages from the biosphere and help you develop your own Gaian alchemical way of life, full of wonder and healing.
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Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
Science Meets Alchemy
1 First Steps
2 Psyche and Alchemy
3 Descartes's Sky God
4 Descartes Meets Alchemy
5 The Unus Mundus: Gaia Archetype and Gaia Science
6 Carbon and Gaia's Temperature Regulation
7 A Gaia Alchemy Meditation: Creating and Using the Gaiascope
8 Gaia and the Tabula Smaragdina
9 The Seven Stars
10 Sir Isaac Newton's Azoth Mandala
11 Gaia Alchemy on Granite
12 Of Loops and Stars
13 Gaia Alchemy and Deep Time
14 An Alchemical Conversation
15 The Fungus and the Rose Garden
16 Living a Gaian Alchemical Life: The Ecosophical Tree
17 Experiencing Gaia Mercurius
Bibliography
Index
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