Cosmos And Psyche: Intimations Of A New World View

Author: Richard Tarnas

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  • : 9780452288591
  • : Penguin Group USA
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  • : April 2007
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Description

Richard Tarnas's "The Passion of the Western Mind"?acclaimed by leading voices in philosophy, religion, psychology, and history?sets the stage for this major work, thirty years in the making, that dramatically reframes our understanding of the universe in the light of extraordinary new evidence. "Cosmos and Psyche" is the first book by a widely respected scholar to demonstrate the existence of a consistent correspondence between planetary movements and the unfolding drama of human history. A vast and impressive body of evidence illuminates patterns of meaning and precise correlations between the universe and the world of human endeavor. With meticulous detail, Richard Tarnas takes us on a journey that begins with the ancient Greeks and culminates in our own era and its transformative potential, putting into perspective these chaotic, tumultuous times?from the sixties to September 11, 2001?and pointing the way towards the future. In terms of planetary cycles, our present moment in history is most comparable to the period five hundred years ago?that era of ?extraordinary turbulence and creativity, ? the High Renaissance. Not since Copernicus conceived the heliocentric theory has the human community faced such a profound realignment of the way we think. Readers of every persuasion will be impressed by the vast canvas here, the wealth of research and analysis, and the profound conclusions that may be drawn?conclusions that reunite religion and science, and restore a transcendent dimension to the universe. Review Quotes: Majestic, sweeping, and profound This will be a book for the ages. (William Van Dusen Wishard, author of "Between Two Ages: The 21st Century and the Crisis of Meaning") Review Quotes: Breathtaking in the scope and scale of its vision, this extraordinary book shatters our cosmological assumptions . . . Spellbinding, eloquent, compelling. (Christopher Bache, professor of philosophy and religious studies, Youngstown State University) First published 2006.

Reviews

Majestic, sweeping, and profounda] This will be a book for the ages. (William Van Dusen Wishard, author of "Between Two Ages: The 21st Century and the Crisis of Meaning")