3. Initiation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Foreword xiii
5. Acknowledgments xxiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. The Myth of the Child 7
8. 2. Alchemy: Its History, Revival, and Symbolism 18
9. 3. Initiation 34
10. 4. The Occultation of Surrealism 61
11. 5. Collage as Alchemy 105
12. 6. The Alchemical Androgyne: Ernst and the Women in His Life 136
13. 7. As Above, So Below: The Alchemical Landscapes 184
14. Conclusion 215
15. Notes 219
16. An Alchemical Glossary 261
17. Selected Bibliography 269
18. Index 289