Description
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.
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. 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. 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.
Author: Richard Tarnas
Publisher: Plume Books
Published: 05/01/2007
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.37w x 1.27d
ISBN13: 9780452288591
ISBN10: 0452288592
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | General
- Science | Space Science | Cosmology
- Philosophy | Metaphysics
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. 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. 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.
Author: Richard Tarnas
Publisher: Plume Books
Published: 05/01/2007
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.37w x 1.27d
ISBN13: 9780452288591
ISBN10: 0452288592
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | General
- Science | Space Science | Cosmology
- Philosophy | Metaphysics
About the Author
Richard Tarnas is a Harvard-educated historian and professor of philosophy and psychology, and the author of The Passion of the Western Mind. He is the founding director of the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness graduate studies program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and also teaches on the faculty of Pacifica Graduate Institute.