The Seba library treats Manna in 5 passages, across 4 authors (including Dane Rudhyar, Jung, Carl Gustav, Kurtz, Ernest).
If I have ‘manna’ in my constitution, I can attract ‘manna’ from heaven. ‘Saturn’ is not only in the sky, but also deep in the earth and in the ocean.
Rudhyar, citing Paracelsus via Hartmann, deploys manna as the exemplary substance of the microcosm-macrocosm correspondence, asserting that inner possession of a quality enables the attraction of its celestial homologue — a doctrine foundational to Jungian alchemical psychology.
not manna and honey, nor the fair limbs whose embraces are pleasant to the flesh. None of these do I love when I love my God
Jung cites Augustine’s Confessions to illustrate the Christian transcendence of sensory — including dietary — pleasure, positioning manna as a paradigm of worldly nourishment that must be surpassed in the movement toward inner, divine experience.
, Symbols of Transformation, 1952thesis
pinguedo mannae, 153n; see also manna
Jung’s alchemical index cross-references pinguedo mannae (‘fat of manna’) as a discrete technical term within the alchemical corpus, indicating that manna held a recognised place in the vocabulary of transformative substances.
, Alchemical Studies, 1967supporting
Her first thought ran, ‘This is manna from heaven,’ and she invited Bill to come by her home on the Seiberling estate.
Henrietta Seiberling’s spontaneous use of the biblical phrase at the founding moment of AA illustrates how manna functions in the depth-psychological literature as a symbol of providential, grace-like provision arriving at the moment of greatest need.
, Not God A History of Alcoholics Anonymous, 2010supporting
SPIRITUAL FOOD AND THE TREE OF LIFE Our text continues: (g) S. Dunston call
Edinger’s section heading ‘Spiritual Food and the Tree of Life’ situates manna-adjacent symbolism — transcendent nourishment and the arbor vitae — within the alchemical-individuation framework, though manna is not named explicitly in this excerpt.
, Ego and Archetype: Individuation and the Religious Function of the Psyche, 1972aside