Alchemical Psychology: Old Recipes for Living in a New World

This book is your guide, while doing your alchemical "internship." I'll be buying another copy; I value it that much! I also admire the work of Jeffery Raff, Robert Johnson, among others. Without them, I'd be lost in thought of course it would give me something to do, but I wouldn't be getting anywhere. Alchemy teaches you that it is possible to reach higher states of consciousness using active imagination, and active "power" consciousness.

Excellent book for the beginner and adept alike for a fresh and fun Jungian perspective on inner alchemy and the Great Work. I love Jung for his understanding of the consciousness of our being and Cavelli runs with this in a wonderful and facinating direction.If you are new to the mystical approach of spirituality and self awareness, I highly recommend this as way to get your feet wet and wade into the tides of this journey.

This is a fairly useful reference guide, especially when combined with other works on alchemy. I don't agree with the author's stance on laboratory workings or his occasional focus on judeo-christian values, but he does a good job of explaining the psychological components of alchemy as well as correlating the symbolism to the psychology.What I also liked was that he took a complicated subject and broke it down to easy to read chunks that a reader could focus on over time. I also liked the ten recipes, which I think could be extended into some fruitful pathworking possibilities.

It reads like a textbook and, frankly, it does not offer anything new that cannot be read more efficiently in other solid texts on the subject. I really wanted to like it, but I gave up.

Book is very informative and written in a way that is easy to follow; the mark of a true adept. I'm now going to read Dr. Cavalli's 2nd book. Stay tuned.

Just the book I've been looking for!

very interesting read for Jungian enthusiasts

No problem, but as with any written material, it is up to the tastes of the individual. That is Why I only rated it a 3/5 you might find it to be a 5/5 due to your taste