Wow! I think this book is going to change the world. Observations on future planetary alignments Understanding the past, creating the future The late 20th century & the turn of the millenniumĨ Towards a new heaven & a new earth. Romanticism, imaginative genius & cosmic epiphany Spiritual epiphanies & the emergence of new religions Social & political rebellions & awakeningsħ Awakenings of spirit & soul. Moral courage, facing the shadow & the tension of oppositesĦ Cycles of creativity & expansion. Historical determinism, realpolitik & apocalypse Religious rebellion & erotic emancipationĥ Cycles of crisis & contraction. Synchronic & diachronic patterns in history The evolving traditionĪrchetypal coherence & concrete diversityĤ Epochs of revolution.

Two suitors: a parableģ Through the archetypal telescope. The birth of the modern selfįorging the self, disenchanting the worldĢ In search of a deeper order. importance.ġ The transformation of the cosmos. Whether read as astrology updated for the quantum age or as a contemporary classic of spirituality, Cosmos & Psyche is an important work of sophistication & learning. Drawing on years of research & on thinkers from Plato to Jung, Tarnas explores the planetary correlations of epochal events like the French Revolution, the world wars & 9/11. It opens up a new cosmic horizon that reunites science and religion, intellect and soul, modern reason and ancient wisdom. Whether read as astrology updated for the quantum age or as a contemporary classic of spirituality, Cosmos and Psyche is a work of immense sophistication, deep learning, and lasting importance.From a philosopher whose history of Western thought was praised by Joseph Campbell & Huston Smith comes a book tracing the connection between cosmic cycles & archetypal patterns of experience. This brilliant book points to a radical change in our understanding of the cosmos, shining new light on the drama of history and on our own critical age.

In these pages, distinguished philosopher and cultural historian Richard Tarnas traces the connection between cosmic cycles and archetypal patterns of human experience. Based on thirty years of meticulous research, and on thinkers from Plato to Jung, Cosmos and Psyche explores the planetary correlations of epochal events like the French Revolution, the two world wars, and September 11. A groundbreaking book that explores how astrology can inform our understanding of the events that have shaped our world-the inspiration for the docuseries Changing of the Gods.

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