A new book has just been published that suggests that it is time to reconsider the prevailing views on astrology--Cosmos and Psyche by Richard Tarnas. Tarnas takes a broad historical perspective in his approach. He draws on the ideas of Carl Jung regarding synchronicity and archetypes. He suggests that astrological patterns are not concretely predictive but rather archetypally predictive.
The book reports on extensive research done by Tarnas on the changing position of the planets in relation to each other and he relates specific relationships to major events in history. An example is the connection of the planets Uranus and Pluto at the time of the French Revolution and during the 1960’s.
He quotes Johannes Kepler as having said in relation to astrological aspects: Experience, more than anything else, gives credibility to the effectiveness of aspects. This is so clear that it can be denied only by those who themselves have not tried them.
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2 comments:
My feeling is that the book tried to take on too much, and in doing so is likely to be a dissapointment to astrologers and non-astrologers alike.
That said, there are parts of it which are real gems. If one has the patience to wade through the rest.
Funny to stumble over this blog - I met you many years ago in Spring Valley!
Anonymous: Thank you for your comment. I agree that Cosmos and Psyche is a bit ambitious; also with 547 pages there are a lot of words to get through. There is an article on the web An Introduction to Archetypal Astrological Analysis by Richard Tarnas which is just 18 pages long and this is well worth while taking a look at.
You can find it at http://www.gaiamind.org/AstroIntro.html
You mentioned that we met years a go in Spring Valley. I need a few more clues if I am to figure out who you are. You have me wondering.
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