Abstract
As a pioneer in psychologically exploring Eastern religions and philosophies, Jung has been accused of psychologism and fashioning spiritual traditions to confirm his own theories. The author looks at Jung's engagement with the Taoist text,The secret of the golden flower; exploring Jung's writing of a commentary, in the context of his life and interests at the time. In noting some of the concepts he took from his reading, Jung's commentary is placed back in the context of the Chinese alchemical tradition to look at Jung's ambivalence to the East. The arising problematic distinctions between the psychological and spiritual are explored. Finally, the commentary is discussed in the light of Jung's methodology that can be seen as producing valuable insights not only through his technique of amplification, but also through the paradox borne of the shadow of that technique.
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