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.

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
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.