Abstract
In its essence, alchemy strives to arrive at a harmonious synthesis of the contending
opposites. The maxim “Dissolve and coagulate” encompasses in its precision not only
Jung’s extensive alchemical deliberations but also Coleridge’s theoretical formulations
on “Imagination.” A conceptual belief in life’s struggle towards unification and
coherence is seen in Jung and Coleridge both as the outcome of an intense struggle of
conflicting and contending mental and psychological processes in the background. The
chaos of contending tendencies, followed by an analysis in isolation of these opposing
forces, and a final resolution into harmony is what alchemy proceeds with. This paper is
an analysis of how these opposing and conflicting tendencies, psychologically and
alchemically, are resulting in a wholeness through the symbolic cluster of “The Rime of
the Ancient Mariner”.
Syed Zahid Ali Shah. (2017) An Alchemical Exposition of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, Volume-25, Issue-1.
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