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nll'n' Ego ... It is as much one's self, and all o<strong>the</strong>r as <strong>the</strong> Ego. Individuation<br />

dill'S not shut one out from <strong>the</strong> world, but ga<strong>the</strong>rs <strong>the</strong> world to oneself."6<br />

In his <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong> individuation is to make a human being to<br />

11I1l'grate all conscious and unconscious contents <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> He also<br />

nllnpares this process to stages <strong>of</strong> alchemical transmutation, <strong>the</strong> rrrnA71n,<br />

01 which was <strong>the</strong> Philosaphorum. It remembered that in<br />

Iraditional Western alchemy <strong>the</strong> Philosopher's Stone is associated with <strong>the</strong><br />

way "upwards," <strong>the</strong> union with <strong>the</strong> yet, it also includes <strong>the</strong><br />

Integration <strong>of</strong> dark elements into <strong>the</strong> light consciousness. Even though in<br />

I ht' majority <strong>of</strong> alchemical treatises <strong>the</strong> Stone is red, it is also sometimes<br />

s;lid that <strong>the</strong> Philosaphorum <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Hand Path is <strong>the</strong> White<br />

I )iamond, while <strong>the</strong> Stone <strong>of</strong> Path is Black. The White<br />

I )iamond here <strong>the</strong> Ke<strong>the</strong>r level <strong>the</strong><br />

collective consciousness. The Black Diamond is <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Tnaumiel <strong>the</strong> adept Ke<strong>the</strong>r and takes final<br />

into <strong>the</strong> wodds beyond <strong>the</strong> structure <strong>of</strong> creation. This makes <strong>the</strong> initiation<br />

I'llmplete and <strong>the</strong> becomes a god.<br />

Antinomianism<br />

An element <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Left</strong> Hand Path is antinomianism, <strong>the</strong> attitude<br />

<strong>of</strong> accepted norms behaviour and values.<br />

This attitude was also one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> crucial <strong>of</strong><br />

individuation. As he observed in one his works, "The more a<br />

is by <strong>the</strong> collective norm, is his individual 'TrlTrI'"''''<br />

Antinomianism is not only <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong> moral, social, and<br />

values which rule <strong>the</strong> mundane world. On <strong>the</strong> <strong>Left</strong> Hand it is a<br />

1""",,,,,,,,,,,,- associated with <strong>the</strong> way "towards <strong>the</strong> within," <strong>the</strong><br />

distinct from and seemingly easy <strong>of</strong>fered to<br />

masses by mono<strong>the</strong>istic religions. To <strong>the</strong> <strong>Left</strong> Hand Path <strong>the</strong><br />

gods are archetypal entities with particular <strong>the</strong><br />

universe and reflected in <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong> human consciousness. The<br />

adept has to break out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> common paradigm that HH!-'V;'''''' ,,",.,'ncrn,tllnn<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se forces as superior. It is essential to out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> narrow frames<br />

established mass religions which reserve no place for :;pllrn::uaI 1"1 .... , .,..,.,,,,,,,<br />

o C.G. Jung: Collected Works<br />

7 e.G. Jung: Collected Works

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