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"but that is precisely why it is so hard to find the lapis: it is exilis, uncomely, it is thrown out into the street or on the dunghill, it is the commonest thing to be picked up anywhere" #shroomstr excerpts from #PSYCHOLOGY AND #ALCHEMY, THE COLLECTED WORKS OF C. G. #JUNG

excerpts from C. G. #Jung: #Psychology and #Alchemy "It is clear enough ... what the ultimate aim of alchemy really was: it was trying to produce a *corpus subtile*, a transfigured and resurrected body, i.e., a body that was at the same time spirit. In this it finds common ground with Chinese alchemy, as we have learned from The Secret of the Golden Flower. There the main concern is the “diamond body,” in other words, the attainment of immortality through the transformation of the body. The diamond is an excellent symbol because it is hard, fiery, and translucent. Orthelius tells us that the philosophers have never found a better medicament than that which they called the noble and blessed stone of the philosophers, on account of its hardness, transparency, and rubeous hue."

Been learning from podcasts with #Orania leader Joost Strydom. The vision of Orania, aside from being ethnocentric, is decentralized and non-imperial. All manual labor is done by white Afrikaners themselves. Rather than looked down upon, labour is seen as service to God. Having worked a stint in construction in the #Netherlands I found that labor is sadly viewed as lacking in dignity and prestige, to be avoided in favor of office desk work. I fear that the high standards of urban design in Europe can not be upheld without radically prioritizing manual work, rooted in tradition. 📝 df9565d6…