The Archetypal Universe

Author: Renn Butler
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781976359101
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394

Book Description
The Archetypal Universe explores astrological patterns in human culture and self-exploration, including themes in cinema, music and art, dreams, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, and Holotropic Breathwork. Termed by some "the middle way" in astrology, archetypal astrology is deeply grounded in Greek mythology and philosophy, while also acknowledging the evolutionary potential and healing gifts represented by Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Based on decades of systematic research, this rich and comprehensive handbook is sure to be a treasured resource for beginners and professionals alike.

Pathways to Wholeness

Author: Renn Butler
Publisher: Aeon Books
ISBN: 1913274063
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 475

Book Description
An exploration into how to use archetypal astrology as a guide to the transpersonal journey. The exploration of the psyche in non-ordinary states of consciousness provides access to powerful transformative experiences that can lead us towards a more complete experience of being human (the realisation of a deeper identity) while also yielding extraordinary insights into the ultimate nature of reality. Described by Stanislav Grof as “the Rosetta Stone of consciousness research,” archetypal astrology is based on a correspondence between planetary alignments and archetypal patterns in human experience. Here, by drawing on the work of Grof and Richard Tarnas, Butler systematically describes the archetypal themes and qualities associated with each of the major planetary combinations studied in astrology and considers how these themes might manifest and be supported in deep psychological self-exploration. Based on thirty years of research, Pathways to Wholeness is an indispensable reference book for explorers of the inner worlds. Pathways to Wholeness: - Explores the intersection between Grofian transpersonal psychology and archetypal astrology - Describes the nature of the planetary archetypes in astrology - Explores the archetypal meaning of all the main planetary combinations as applied to everyday life, perinatal psychology, and transpersonal experience - Provides illuminating case studies and vignettes - Illustrated with mandala drawings.

Cosmos and Psyche

Author: Richard Tarnas
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780670032921
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 604

Book Description
Seeks to demonstrate the existence of a direct connection between the planetary movements and human history, and examines such ancient and modern events as the French Revolution and September 11th.

The Book of Universes

Author: John D. Barrow
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393081214
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
Barrow presents an unforgettable tour of the strange and wonderful universes that modern physics posits might--just might--be out there.

Journey Through the Universe

Author: Jay M. Pasachoff
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780030972836
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 391

Book Description

The Archetypal Imagination

Author: James Hollis
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585442683
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
Also available in an open-access, full-text edition at http: //oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/85764 "What we wish to know, and most desire, remains unknowable and lies beyond our grasp." With these words, James Hollis leads readers to consider the nature of our human need for meaning in life and for connection to a world less limiting than our own. In The Archetypal Imagination, Hollis offers a lyrical Jungian appreciation of the archetypal imagination. He argues that without the human mind's ability to form energy-filled images that link us to worlds beyond our rational and emotional capacities, we would have neither culture nor spirituality. Drawing upon the work of poets and philosophers, Hollis shows the importance of depth experience, meaning, and connection to an "other" world. Just as humans have instincts for biological survival and social interaction, we have instincts for spiritual connection as well. Just as our physical and social needs seek satisfaction, so the spiritual instincts of the human animal are expressed in images we form to evoke an emotional or spiritual response, as in our dreams, myths, and religious traditions. The author draws upon the work of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies to elucidate the archetypal imagination in literary forms. To underscore the importance of incarnating depth experience, he also examines a series of paintings by Nancy Witt. With the power of the archetypal imagination available to all of us, we are invited to summon courage to take on the world anew, to relinquish outmoded identities and defenses, and to risk a radical re-imagining of the larger possibilities of the world and of the self.

Decoding Jung's Metaphysics

Author: Bernardo Kastrup
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1789045665
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description
More than an insightful psychologist, Carl Gustav Jung was the twentieth century's greatest articulator of the primacy of mind in nature, a view whose origins vanish behind the mists of time. Underlying Jung's extraordinary body of work, and providing a foundation for it, there is a broad and sophisticated system of metaphysical thought. This system, however, is only implied in Jung's writings, so as to shield his scientific persona from accusations of philosophical speculation. The present book scrutinizes Jung’s work to distil and reveal that extraordinary, hidden metaphysical treasure: for Jung, mind and world are one and the same entity; reality is fundamentally experiential, not material; the psyche builds and maintains its body, not the other way around; and the ultimate meaning of our sacrificial lives is to serve God by providing a reflecting mirror to God’s own instinctive mentation. Embodied in this compact volume is a journey of discovery through Jungian thoughtscapes never before revealed with the depth, force and scholarly rigor you are about to encounter.

Angels of the Universe

Author: Einar Már Guðmundsson
Publisher: St Martins Press
ISBN: 9780312150532
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
Set against the bleak landscape of Iceland, a story of madness unfolds as Paul describes growing up in a working-class family and his frequent retreat into his own fantasy world, which eventually leads him to Klepp, a psychiatric hospital.

Prometheus the Awakener

Author: Richard Tarnas
Publisher: Spring Publications
ISBN: 9780882140681
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Prometheus the Awakener is considered by many to be one of the finest astrological essays ever written. It has also been much praised by depth psychologists for its precise linking of an archetypal perspective in biography and history to the macrocosm of planetary movements, providing an invaluable new bridge between astrology and psychology.

The Universe

Author: Richard Osborne
Publisher: No Exit Press
ISBN: 9781904048824
Category : Cosmology
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Where did the universe come from? From early religions through Greek philosophy and Western science, man has always attempted to discover the meaning of his place in the universe. In the last 20 years incredible discoveries, big bang theory and ideas about subatomic layers have stood the lot on its head - the nature of Time and Space is truly up for grabs. Osborne leads readers on a witty, accessible and informative ramble through the philosophies and sciences of the universe - from the beginnings of cosmology to mind-bending concepts like reverse time and parallel universes.