4.7 The structure and dynamics of a modern unio corporalis

4.7.3 The progress of the modern concept compared with Hermetic alchemy, quantum physics and depth psychology

With the definition of the above energetic potentiality and the potential transformation process we have, compared with Hermetic alchemy as well as with quantum physics and depth psychology, made some progress:

The progress compared with Hermetic alchemy is first the circumstance that the metaphysical terms spirit, psyche and matter are replaced by the bipolar energy term consisting in spirit-psyche and matter-psyche, and a potential transformation of each aspect into the other. Further, with the help of quantum physical epistemology we can state that such a transformation, when becoming actualized during the observational process, happens in an acausal or indeterministic way.

The progress in relation to quantum physics is the idea that the observation of such a single indeterministic act could be possible, i.e. that we are able to observe unique transformations of the potential state into the actual one. I call the observation of such a spontaneous event not influencable by the conscious will and thus not observable by the physical experiment consciously fixed in space and time, a singular psychophysical quantum leap, or in a symbolical language: a unique radioactive decay out of the psychophysical realm. Like this the original acausality of the unique process replaced in modern physics by the statistical causality of the mass’ decay, is re-established[1] [See also my remark in the footnote]. Further, in contrast to modern physics, we accept that the energy term is bipolar.

When we compare the above hypothesises with Carl Jung’s depth psychology, we see that the progress related to its definition consists in the bipolarity of the energy term, i.e. in the inclusion of the spirit-psyche as well as of the matter-psyche, the latter not defined in the depth psychologist’s concept. Further, as an effect of such a bipolar definition of the energy term, the above acausal double transformation process not possible in Carl Jung’s energetically unipolar concept, becomes possible.

When we recall now Pauli’s idea that the observation of an energetic change is an empirical proof of the existence of the metaphysical realm, we see that it is exactly the exchange of attributes, the above twin process, the acausal collapse of the “psychophysical wave function” with the help of the “psychophysical quantum leap”, the final goal of the unio corporalis, that fulfils this condition.

Thus, if we are able to describe observable processes in which such a transformation happens, we have at the same time succeeded in the transformation of the central content of the metaphysical X called matter, psyche, spirit or unus mundus, i.e.,  the world soul or psychophysical reality, from a merely metaphysical term without any empirical evidence into an observable and thus empirical fact.

 

 

4.7.4 Consequences from the perspective of the psychology of religion

A strange consequence of such a development would be that what physics calls radioactivity and treats as a completely technological fact is really an unconscious projection of a deeper truth into matter and psychologically would be based on the background of the Hermetic alchemical unio corporalis, the sexual union of a god and a goddess and thus on a religious content – Hiroshima, mon amour! The great advantage of such a development would be that an extension of the empirical methodology of natural science and a deeply religios attitude would come together.

Like this a modern researcher of the intermediate realm would consciously return to Hermetic alchemy and fulfil the request of Wolfgang Pauli’s Fludd/flood synchronicity at the foundation ceremony of the C.G. Jung Institute in the year 1948[2]. Such a mystical scientist would thus also accept the almost incredible role of the alchemists as concluded by Carl Jung[3]: Becoming a redeemer of God – or better, of God and the Goddess – and of the damaged nature by accepting man’s cosmic responsibility.

The looked-for procedure for such a redemption, the observation of the indeterministic exchange of attributes, the creation and incarnation principle of the world soul, could thus become the background of a modern mysticism of a unified world religion of the 21^st century[4].

[proofread GJS, 12/31/2005]