num_pages: 592
description: From a philosopher whose history of Western thought was praised by Joseph Campbell &amp; Huston Smith comes a book tracing the connection between cosmic cycles &amp; archetypal patterns of experience. Drawing on years of research &amp; on thinkers from Plato to Jung, Tarnas explores the planetary correlations of epochal events like the French Revolution, the world wars &amp; 9/11. Whether read as astrology updated for the quantum age or as a contemporary classic of spirituality, Cosmos &amp; Psyche is an important work of sophistication &amp; learning. importance.Preface1 The transformation of the cosmos. The birth of the modern selfThe dawn of a new universe Two paradigms of historyForging the self, disenchanting the worldThe cosmological situation today 2 In search of a deeper order. Two suitors: a parableThe interior quest Synchronicity &amp; its implicationsThe archetypal cosmos3 Through the archetypal telescope. The evolving traditionArchetypal principlesThe planets Forms of correspondence Personal transit cycles Archetypal coherence &amp; concrete diversityAssessing patterns of correlation 4 Epochs of revolution. From the French Revolution to the 1960sSynchronic &amp; diachronic patterns in historyScientific &amp; technological revolutionsAwakenings of the DionysianThe liberation of natureReligious rebellion &amp; erotic emancipationFilling in the cyclical sequence The individual &amp; the collectiveA larger view of the sixties5 Cycles of crisis &amp; contraction. World Wars, Cold War &amp; 9/11Historical contrasts &amp; tensionsConservative empowermentSplitting, evil &amp; terror"Moby Dick" &amp; nature's depthHistorical determinism, realpolitik &amp; apocalypseMoral courage, facing the shadow &amp; the tension of oppositesParadigmatic works of artForging deep structures 6 Cycles of creativity &amp; expansion. Opening new horizons Convergences of scientific breakthroughsSocial &amp; political rebellions &amp; awakeningsQuantum leaps &amp; peak experiencesFrom Copernicus to DarwinMusic &amp; literatureIconic moments &amp; cultural milestonesGreat heights &amp; shadowsHidden births 7 Awakenings of spirit &amp; soul. Epochal shifts of cultural visionSpiritual epiphanies &amp; the emergence of new religionsUtopian social visions Romanticism, imaginative genius &amp; cosmic epiphanyRevelations of the numinous The great awakening of the Axial Age The late 20th century &amp; the turn of the millennium8 Towards a new heaven &amp; a new earth. Understanding the past, creating the futureObservations on future planetary alignmentsSources of the world orderEpilogueNotesSourcesAcknowledgmentsIndex
language: English
title: Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View
titlecomplete: Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View
genres: Astrology, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Spirituality, Science, Esoterica, Mythology, Nonfiction, Occult
ratings_count: 1057
publisher: Plume/Penguin Group (NYC)