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Ouroboros II l Stephen Linsteadt

Alembics, oil on paper, 24 x 29 inches, 2009

Carl G. Jung dedicated an entire chapter in his book, Alchemical Studies, to the analysis of the Chinese text, The Golden Flower, and specifically to the Taoist notion of action through non-action or, as Jung expressed it, "The art of letting things happen." He says, "We must be able to let things happen in the psyche. For us, this is an art of which most people know nothing. Consciousness is forever interfering, helping, correcting, and negating, never leaving the psychic processes to grow in peace."


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