The Masculine and Feminine in Alchemy [] Salida Real a Querétaro 143

The Masculine and Feminine in Alchemy
El Arbol de la Vida

Friday, March 13th, 2020
from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Salida Real a Querétaro 143

El Árbol is super excited to have Carlos Chancellor return for another deep diving conversation into one of the most mysterious of Alchemical principles, the union of the masculine and feminine or Coniunctio. This will be an interactive discussion.

Please RSVP to Christine at 415 124-0456 or by email. Thank you so much, we look forward to seeing you!

Refreshments will be served.

Here is what Carlos Chancellor has written on this most fascinating subject:
Coniunctio: The Masculine and Feminine in Alchemy

“As some alchemists had to admit, that they never succeeded in producing the gold or the Stone. I cannot confess to have solved the riddle of the coniunctio mystery. On the contrary, I am darkly aware of things lurking in the background of the problem; things too big for horizons.” – C. G. Jung

The term coniunctio comes from Latin, literally meaning conjunction, and refers both in Alchemy and Psychology to the coming together of a pair of opposites.

And the ultimate pair of opposites in Alchemy is contained within the pair referred to as the Feminine and the Masculine. Though synonymous with, these concepts are not exactly identical with Female and Male.

So, then, what is meant by these terms and how do they differentiate with their anatomical analogs? What do they have to do with life and creation? What makes them clash and how is their coming together into one symbolic of the divine union of human with God in the Mystery traditions?
I don’t know.

Like Jung, I myself do not have those answers. But, perhaps together, we can explore this mystery a little further. Come, bring your Anima (feminine aspect of men) or Animus (masculine aspect of women) and let’s do some deep exploration into dark and sticky territory this Friday the 13th. It is here in the union of the opposites that we shall encounter something utterly new that can have the potential to breathe new life into our lives”.