Great Work (Hermeticism)
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Great Work (Latin: magnum opus) is a term used in Hermeticism and occult traditions descended from it, such as Thelema.[1] Accomplishing the Great Work, symbolized as the creation of the philosopher's stone, represents the culmination of the spiritual path, the attainment of enlightenment, or the rescue of the human soul from the unconscious forces which bind it.[2][better source needed] The Great Work signifies the spiritual path towards self-transcendence in its entirety. This is the process of bringing unconscious complexes into the conscious awareness, in order to integrate them back into oneself.[3][better source needed]
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