“The possibility of a comparison with alchemy, and the uninterrupted intellectual chain back to Gnosticism, gave substance to my psychology”
C E N T R A L Q U E S T I O N
“What happens when an ancient language of spiritual transformation encounters the modern discovery of the unconscious?”
Long before the emergence of depth psychology, Gnostics and alchemists were exploring experiences of fragmentation and wholeness, descent and return, darkness and illumination, death and rebirth through myth, symbol, vision and transformative practice.
From Lead to Gold follows these ancient languages of transformation into the work of C. G. Jung, exploring how Gnosticism and alchemy became part of the deeper historical, spiritual and symbolic ancestry through which Jung came to understand the unconscious, individuation and the transformative work of the psyche.
The session combines historical and Jungian scholarship with primary sources, alchemical and Gnostic imagery, symbolic interpretation and opportunities for personal reflection.
Participants will also receive a short supporting handout selected references, articles and links for further exploration.
Helena B. Scott is a Jungian writer, multilingual historian, cultural heritage specialist and international lecturer whose multidisciplinary work brings history and cultural heritage into dialogue with mythology, symbolism, alchemy, Western esotericism, and Jungian, depth and archetypal psychology.
She holds an MA (Hons) in Public History & Cultural Heritage from the University of Limerick, and a Diploma in Jungian Psychology and Certificate in Shadow Work from the C.G. Jung Centre Dublin, Ireland, alongside more than a decade of training in spirituality and wellbeing at the College of Psychic Studies in London, where she now lectures.
Her research and teaching encompass Gnosticism, alchemy, the Western esoteric tradition, the sacred feminine, medieval spirituality and the Knights Templar, with a particular interest in the relationship between historical traditions, cultural memory, symbolic experience and the contemporary psyche.
Admission:
Members: Free
Non Members: $20
Concession: $15