In alchemy, Nigredo, or blackness means putrefaction or decomposition while in analytical psychology and the work of Carl Jung it represented Shadow Work. But what does this Nigredo phase mean for our psychological well-being? How does it operate in our unconscious? What are the implications of this process when viewed at the collective level? Is it the same as shadow work? What does the blackness represent? Well, let’s uncover the truth to these and other questions in this episode of the Alchemy of Psyche series. For Carl Jung, ‘The purpose of Alchemy is to liberate the whole individual which is hidden in the darkness, threatened by the rational and correct conduct of life, consequently experiencing themselves as hindered and on the wrong path.’ The shadow personifies everything that the subject refuses to acknowledge about himself" and represents "a tight passage, a narrow door, whose painful constriction no one is spared who goes down to the deep well." The Nigredo or blackness was the initial stage of the alchemical process. #Nigredo #ShadowWork #CarlJung Sources: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ Carl Jung: - Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious - The Red Book - Mysterium Coniunctionis - Psychology and Alchemy ~ Alchemical Psychology by James Hillman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here at HermesHub, we share a wide range of interests ranging from mythology and history to psychology and philosophy, while having a great time at gaming. I’m quite open to new experiences and your suggestions on what kind of videos I should make. If you have enjoyed this video, please leave a like as it helps a lot. ► Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=40593546 ► Want to learn more about mythology? https://www.eatthefruit.com/ ► Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_hermeshub_/?hl=en ► Join the Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/J5A24vp ► Check out my Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/hermeshub ► Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hermes_hub ► Like the FB page: https://www.facebook.com/TwitchHermesHub Credits: Music: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Epilog - Ghostpocalypse by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100666 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ A Singular Perversion - Darkness by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100660 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ March of the Mind by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100167 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

• published: 10 Oct 2020
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