The "Seven Sermons" by C. G. Jung

The "Seven Sermons" by Carl Jung was written in 1917, the same year as Hermann Hesse's Demian (which was published in 1919). This fascinating text -- in which Jung adopts a pseudonym named Basilides of Alexandria, the City where the East Toucheth the West -- contains extended digressions on the mythic God Abraxas, who plays a key role in Demian. The Seven Sermons is an indispensible skeleton key to unlocking the symbolism in Hesse's novel about the individuation of Emil Sinclair.