Cosmos and Psyche : Intimations of a New World View
by Tarnas, RichardEdition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-04-24
Publisher(s): Plume
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Summary
In Cosmos and Psyche, distinguished philosopher and cultural historian Richard Tarnas demonstrates the existence of an astonishingly consistent correspondence between planetary alignments and the archetypal patterns of human history and biography. Based on thirty years of meticulous research, 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. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Richard Tarnas is a cultural historian and professor of philosophy and psychology and the author of The Passion of the Western Mind. He teaches on the faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xiii |
| The Transformation of the Cosmos | p. 1 |
| The Birth of the Modern Self | p. 3 |
| The Dawn of a New Universe | p. 5 |
| Two Paradigms of History | p. 11 |
| Forging the Self, Disenchanting the World | p. 16 |
| The Cosmological Situation Today | p. 26 |
| In Search of a Deeper Order | p. 37 |
| Two Suitors: A Parable | p. 39 |
| The Interior Quest | p. 43 |
| Synchronicity and Its Implications | p. 50 |
| The Archetypal Cosmos | p. 61 |
| Through the Archetypal Telescope | p. 71 |
| The Evolving Tradition | p. 73 |
| Archetypal Principles | p. 80 |
| The Planets | p. 88 |
| Forms of Correspondence | p. 102 |
| Personal Transit Cycles | p. 109 |
| Archetypal Coherence and Concrete Diversity | p. 126 |
| Assessing Patterns of Correlation | p. 135 |
| Epochs of Revolution | p. 139 |
| From the French Revolution to the 1960s | p. 141 |
| Synchronic and Diachronic Patterns in History | p. 149 |
| Scientific and Technological Revolutions | p. 159 |
| Awakenings of the Dionysian | p. 166 |
| The Liberation of Nature | p. 172 |
| Religious Rebellion and Erotic Emancipation | p. 183 |
| Filling in the Cyclical Sequence | p. 188 |
| The Individual and the Collective | p. 194 |
| A Larger View of the Sixties | p. 202 |
| Cycles of Crisis and Contraction | p. 207 |
| World Wars, Cold War, and September 11 | p. 209 |
| Historical Contrasts and Tensions | p. 219 |
| Conservative Empowerment | p. 226 |
| Splitting, Evil, and Terror | p. 234 |
| Moby Dick and Nature's Depths | p. 239 |
| Historical Determinism, Realpolitik, and Apocalypse | p. 242 |
| Moral Courage, Facing the Shadow, and the Tension of Opposites | p. 257 |
| Paradigmatic Works of Art | p. 268 |
| Forging Deep Structures | p. 285 |
| Cycles of Creativity and Expansion | p. 289 |
| Opening New Horizons | p. 291 |
| Convergences of Scientific Breakthroughs | p. 296 |
| Social and Political Rebellions and Awakenings | p. 300 |
| Quantum Leaps and Peak Experiences | p. 307 |
| From Copernicus to Darwin | p. 312 |
| Music and Literature | p. 317 |
| Iconic Moments and Cultural Milestones | p. 326 |
| Great Heights and Shadows | p. 335 |
| Hidden Births | p. 349 |
| Awakenings of Spirit and Soul | p. 353 |
| Epochal Shifts of Cultural Vision | p. 355 |
| Spiritual Epiphanies and the Emergence of New Religions | p. 366 |
| Utopian Social Visions | p. 375 |
| Romanticism, Imaginative Genius, and Cosmic Epiphany | p. 380 |
| Revelations of the Numinous | p. 401 |
| The Great Awakening of the Axial Age | p. 409 |
| The Late Twentieth Century and the Turn of the Millennium | p. 419 |
| Towards a New Heaven and a New Earth | p. 453 |
| Understanding the Past, Creating the Future | p. 455 |
| Observations on Future Planetary Alignments | p. 465 |
| Opening to the Cosmos | p. 484 |
| Sources of the World Order | p. 488 |
| Epilogue | p. 491 |
| Notes | p. 494 |
| Sources | p. 535 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 545 |
| Index | p. 549 |
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