ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the spiritual as distinct from the soulful aspect of Mercurius, C. G. Jung cites the alchemist Gerhard Dorn, who described the "abstract" quality of the symbol: "the qualities of an incorruptible spirit, which is like the soul, and because of its incorruptibility is called intellectual". It discusses the context of Jung's notion of the archetypes, the alchemical symbol of Mercurius, and the idea of synchronicity. Jung explains that his notion of synchronicity developed from his psychology of the unconscious, finding the principle of causality insufficient for certain experiences. Jung's linkage of transference and synchronicity implies that the intimacy of emotion can open up a level of connection which transcends "ordinary reality", allowing a deeper parapsychic communication, a telepathic empathy. Parapsychology belongs both at the edge or periphery of psychology, but, as Jung states, also at its very heart or centre.
