Shadow Work: Facing the Darkness
Jung: One must confront the Shadow—the hidden, suppressed aspects of the psyche that hold power over us.
Neoplatonism: The lower appetites (passions, ego-driven desires) must be purified to ascend beyond base existence.
Hermeticism: The process of "solve et coagula" (dissolve and recombine) involves breaking down false identities and purging the lower self.
🌑 This phase is painful but necessary—integrating the dark parts of oneself rather than rejecting them.
The Union of Opposites: Integration & Self-Mastery
Jung: The alchemical process of individuation occurs, uniting the conscious and unconscious to form the Self (the highest, most authentic version of you).
Neoplatonism: Through contemplation and virtue, the soul purifies itself and begins aligning with divine intelligence (Nous).
Hermeticism: The reconciliation of opposites (masculine/feminine, light/dark, order/chaos) leads to inner balance and the first stages of enlightenment.
⚖️ This is the phase of internal harmony—learning to wield both logic and intuition, strength and softness, material and spiritual knowledge.
The Higher Self Emerges: Transcendence & Divine Union
Jung: The archetype of the Self manifests, representing wholeness. The individual now operates from a place of wisdom rather than reaction.
Neoplatonism: The soul ascends beyond intellect and merges with the One in ecstatic unity.
Hermeticism: The practitioner embodies the principle as above, so below, realizing they are a co-creator with the divine.
🌟 This is the final transcendence—where one is no longer bound by fear, doubt, or external validation, existing in alignment with divine will.
The Call to Awakening: The Spark of Inner Realization
Jung: The journey begins when the unconscious manifests in dreams, synchronicities, or crises, forcing the ego to confront
deeper aspects of itself.
Neoplatonism: The soul starts to remember its divine origin and longs to return to unity with the One. This longing is a form of divine homesickness (anamnesis).
Hermeticism: "Know thyself" becomes the first lesson—realizing that the mind is both the prison and the key to liberation.
🔺 This is often triggered by suffering, existential questioning, or a mystical experience that shakes one's worldview.
1. The Descent: Unconscious Conditioning & Separation from the Divine
Jung: The ego is formed through societal conditioning,
suppressing parts of the Self into the unconscious (the Shadow).
The soul is [alienated] from its true nature due to repression.
Neoplatonism: The soul, originally part of the One (Divine Source), descends into material existence and becomes trapped in illusion (the sensory world).
Hermeticism: Humanity is caught in the illusion of materiality (Maya), forgetting its divine origins and divine potential.
🔻 This is where the individual feels lost, driven by external forces rather than inner truth. It is the "fall" into a purely material existence.
The individual spiritual journey can be mapped out using Jungian psychology, Neoplatonism, and Hermeticism, as they all describe the soul’s path toward self-actualization, divine union, and mastery of reality. While they approach it from different angles, they share common themes of self-knowledge, transformation, and reunification with a higher principle.
This journey is not linear—it spirals.
Each stage repeats at deeper levels.
True wisdom is applying these teachings,
not just understanding them intellectually.
The highest realization: You have always been divine.
The journey is simply about remembering.
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