Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View | Richard Tarnas

Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View | Richard Tarnas | "Save the Appearances"

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	Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View Richard Tarnas Plume, 2007 - 592 pages average customer review:based on 42 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

From a philosopher whose magisterial history of Western thought was praised by Joseph Campbell and Huston Smith comes a brilliant new book that traces the connection between cosmic cycles and archetypal patterns of human experience. Drawing on years of research and on thinkers from Plato to Jung, Richard Tarnas explores the planetary correlations of epochal events like the French Revolution, the two world wars, and September 11. 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.

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never bought astrology until now

wow whee. as someone raised by scientists whose creation myth has always been the big bang i was spellbound by the first section of the book on cosmological thinking. i didnt see the astrology coming. what can i say but woah gosh golly gee whiz

"Save the Appearances"

Tarnas has an impressive knowledge of history, but seems to have forgotten that science does not mean fitting data into a pre-determined paradigm. Quite the reverse. His attempt to "prove" astrological influence on history reminds me of the "save the appearances" credo of his predecessors.

The works of Copernicus, de Brahe, Keppler, Newton, et al., that contributed to our understanding of the universe were based on hard science--mathematics and detailed observation, arrived at after leaving aside the idiosyncratic views of each observer.

While Tarnas may have some interesting things to say about psychological archetypes, it is not new; though a close look at the subjective, or way we construct our worldview, is always valuable. His book may have some value in that domain.

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