I'm currently in the biblical section and just finished the Jesus paragraph. You may still cover this, but before I forget to say anything, the first thing to come to mind when you described the orphan stone was the OT prophecy applied to Jesus: the stone that was rejected has become the chief corner stone.
You are absolutely correct to make that connection, the orphan/cornerstone parallel is an important one that Jung explored in great depth. I left it out because the cornerstone symbolism is quite contentious in itself and is connected to the division between Hermetic (gnostic/pagan) and Platonic (Christian) alchemy. I do address it in depth in a later essay, 'Lilith, The Transmutable Woman'. So that was an astute observation! Thank you so much for reading I can't wait to tell my wife someone actually read it. I'm going to be dining out on this for the rest of the day
I'm currently in the biblical section and just finished the Jesus paragraph. You may still cover this, but before I forget to say anything, the first thing to come to mind when you described the orphan stone was the OT prophecy applied to Jesus: the stone that was rejected has become the chief corner stone.
You are absolutely correct to make that connection, the orphan/cornerstone parallel is an important one that Jung explored in great depth. I left it out because the cornerstone symbolism is quite contentious in itself and is connected to the division between Hermetic (gnostic/pagan) and Platonic (Christian) alchemy. I do address it in depth in a later essay, 'Lilith, The Transmutable Woman'. So that was an astute observation! Thank you so much for reading I can't wait to tell my wife someone actually read it. I'm going to be dining out on this for the rest of the day