The secret of the golden flower

This is a Rare book for use only in the Library. Hardbound; x + 151 text pages + 11 plate pages, including: a Translator's preface; an exposition on the text by Richard Wilhelm (with bibliographic references in footnotes); translation of the original Chinese text (with endnotes as "Remarks"); a commentary by Jung (with bibliographic references in footnotes); an appendix; eleven black-&-white plates; and four black-&-white text illustrations. The romanized Chinese title of this text is "T'ai I Chin Hua Tsung Chih" (Pinyin: "Tàiyǐ Jīnhuá Zōngzhǐ"). Although traditionally attributed to the Tang dynasty scholar Lü Dongbin (b. 796 [vs. 798?]), the extant texts for the "T'ai I Chin Hua Tsung Chih" are now thought to have originated much later, during the early Qing dynasty (ca. 1668-1692). Additional information on the source of the original Chinese text is provided in Wilhelm's "A Text and Explanation." The Chinese texts that were the basis for this edition were translated into German by Wilhelm (first published in 1929). Wilhelm's German edition was subsequently translated into English by Cary F. Baynes in this first edition of 1931. Baynes' first (1931) translation of Jung's commentary was also published separately in a collection of Jung's writings under the book title "Psyche and Symbol" (edited by Violet S. de Laszlo; Doubleday Anchor Books, 1958), copies of which are among the Library's holdings. Revised versions of this material are also among the Library's holdings: • A revised translation by Cary F. Baynes (with additional material) was published under the same title in English in 1962 (Harcourt, Brace & World. Inc., Garden City, New York). • Jung's Commentary on the text was republished with a new translation by R.F.C. Hull in Vol. 13 of the Collected Works (pp. 1-5, ¶1-¶84, and pp. 56, A1-A10). • Jung's memorial tribute to Richard Wilhelm was republished with a new translation by R.F.C. Hull in Vol. 15 of the Collected Works (¶53-¶96). Contents: Translator's preface / Cary F. Baynes Text and explanation / Richard Wilhelm Origin and contents of the T'ai I Chin Hua Tsung Chih (The Secret of the Golden Flower) 1. Origins of the book 2. The psychological and cosmological premises of the text Translation of the T'ai I Chin Hua Tsung Chih / Richard Wilhelm 1. Heavenly consciousness (the heart) 2. The primordial spirit and the conscious spirit 3. Circulation of the light and protection of the centre 4. Circulation of the light and making the breathing rhythmical 5. Mistakes during the circulation of the light 6. Confirmatory experiences during the circulation of the light 7. The living manner of the circulation of the light 8. A magic spell for the far journey Remarks [Endnotes] Summary of the Chinese concepts on which is based the idea of the "Golden Flower" or immortal "Body" Commentary / C.G. Jung Introduction 1. Difficulties encountered by a European in trying to understand the East 2. Modern psychology offers a possibility of understanding The fundamental concepts 1. The Tao 2. The circular movement of the centre Phenomena of the Way 1. The disintegration of consciousness 2. Animus and anima The detachment of the consciousness from the object The fulfilment [sic] Conclusion Examples of European mandalas Description of the plates Appendix: In memory of Richard Wilhelm / C.G. Jung