Cosmos and Psyche

by Richard Tarnas

anyone interested in starting some kind of book club, let me know!

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[nastied]

I really admire how Laszlo grounded his theory in the scientific framwork while still clearly having a spiritual vision, but without all the spiritual buzzwords that whirl around. He is involved in many practical projects and have been for a long time. It's great to see that there is someone actually doing something.

[redliterocket4]

there are a couple videos of Laszlo on YouTube. I enjoy his approach as well.

[Silenus6]

I just read the chapter on the 1960's and how that period shares similarities with the time of the French Revolution; namely, major Uranus-Pluto aspects. Tarnas identifies Uranus with Promethius, and Pluto with Dionysus. So, basically, we have the liberation and illumination of hidden, libidinous, primal and ecstatic forces, and, correspondingly, the intensification and compelling into action of progressive and less-restrictive ideologies. Very cool.

[Silenus6]

@Aukikco I'm not familiar with Tarnas' position, but there is a clear division among astrologers on this point. My own theory is that the law at work is Correspondence, or Synchronicity, and not Causality. Too many people assume Astrology asserts we are controlled or influenced by the planets. Most of the sophisticated astrological writing I've seen is from astrologers who support the correspondence theory; that the planets merely reflect us, describing in bold the processes within ourselves.

[guitaoist]

Thats where Tarnas works right? That'd be nice to meet him

[Aukikco]

from what i've understood from cosmos and psyche, tarnas is underlining the existence of a correlation, not necessarily causality.

[rja958]

you should definitely apply to ciis. (i work there, got my phd there)

[AstroMen2911]

This guy probably have Virgo Rising.

[nastied]

That would that I got a clarification of what the concept of synchronicity means. He's a great visionary but the talk/seminar was a bit too abstract for my taste. Ervin Laszlo gave a talk on the future of humanity and was basically saying that we're facing a crossroad/chaos point were we'll either degrade or evolve.

[redliterocket4]

thanks! learn anything interesting at the talk? I'd love to see him speak. I wish I could find some recorded lectures online.