ABSTRACT
This chapter show how the notion of the psychoid archetype that Carl Jung presents in his essay “On the Nature of the Psyche,” proposes that Jung's notion of the psychoid archetype leads psychology home, back to soul, and that this return for the sake of a new beginning requires a radical shift in how psychology regards its own language about soul. He wants to undo psychology as a monument to soul by drawing a distinction between the reality of soul and the complex of psychology. The differentiation between soul and psychology that Jung's reflections on the psychoid archetype inspire leads us into archetypal darkness, which has effects for re-search that would keep soul in mind. The chapter suggests that the notion of a psychoid archetype takes psychology beyond itself into a science of soul. Another ramification in Jung’s thought that seems to lead psychology beyond itself is his forays into the symbolism of alchemy and astrology.
