In the second step, we have established a sovereign viewpoint represented by the Emperor in tarot ( Arcanum IV. Jupiter or tin its corresponding metal, represents the first step in the loosening of the soul from the elemental pairs of opposites. Now the crescent, the soul has risen out of matter and is on the horizontal arm of the cross. The second, whitening stage of the lesser work is dominated by Jupiter associated with the metal tin. Veiled Isis demonstrates the self’s natural blindness to the unconscious contents, yet Isis Unveiled shows that these once hidden influences are now being perceived by the conscious mind and therefore are surfacing to be integrated into our conscious reality. The archetype is a reflection of what lies below, as the contents of the Moon can only be perceived through the lense of the Sun.Īccording to analytical psychologist Carl Jung, the unconscious mind contains its own parts, including the anima, animus, persona and shadow–relating the Moon (unconscious) to the Sun (conscious) in dream perceptions and symbols etched with raw feeling and emotion.Ī symbol for this process in tarot would be The Priestess and the Empress ( Arcanum II. The appearance of the archetype prompts the conscious recognition of the unconscious contents. This first step marks the primer for the dissolution of the ego and is often prompted by the recognition of an archetype of our unconscious mind (our anima/animus) that appears in the surface reality. Therein you unlock the mystery of the sphinx–the mystery of uniting all four elements shown as the Magician in tarot ( Arcanum I. Or the act of removing the parts that hold us back from the free flowing consciousness of wholeness. First dissolve the impurities in fire and coagulate the elements of consciousness into a newer, higher form. The process of using the fire to dissolve and coagulate. The Soul is submerged in matter (the cross) and hidden from the light.
Saturn’s glyph is the cross of matter over the lunar crescent of soul.
At this stage consciousness must be withdrawn from the senses and turned inwards. This is the mortification and putrefaction stage. The first, black stage of the lesser work comes under Saturn, whose metal is the densest and most chaotic of all metals: lead. Or perfecting the contents of consciousness through the process of transfiguration, or bringing the “prima materia” the purest desire (beyond a “shadow” of doubt) or spirit itself into conscious reality using the following steps: The Alchemist’s Magnum Opus Explained by Carl Jung and the Egyptian Tarot Step 1. I’m sure we’ve all asked, what exactly were the alchemists turning into gold? The answer lies in the context of transmutation–turning the Moon (unconscious mind) into silver and the Sun (conscious mind) into gold in a figurative sense, or in the language of the alchemist.
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