--- product_id: 118403037 title: "Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View" brand: "richard tarnas" price: "158.19 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/118403037-cosmos-and-psyche-intimations-of-a-new-world-view store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View **Brand:** richard tarnas **Price:** 158.19 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View by richard tarnas - **How much does it cost?** 158.19 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/118403037-cosmos-and-psyche-intimations-of-a-new-world-view) ## Best For - richard tarnas enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted richard tarnas brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A groundbreaking book that explores how astrology can inform our understanding of the events that have shaped our world—the inspiration for the docuseries Changing of the Gods . In these pages, distinguished philosopher and cultural historian Richard Tarnas traces the connection between cosmic cycles and archetypal patterns of human experience. Based on thirty years of meticulous research, and on thinkers from Plato to Jung, Cosmos and Psyche explores the planetary correlations of epochal events like the French Revolution, the two world wars, and September 11. 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. Whether read as astrology updated for the quantum age or as a contemporary classic of spirituality, Cosmos and Psyche is a work of immense sophistication, deep learning, and lasting importance. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Asin | B000OVLIPQ | | File Size | 3.8 MB | | Isbn 13 | 978-1101213476 | | Language | English | | Publication Date | January 19, 2006 | | Publisher | Plume | | Reading Age | 18 years and up | | Screen Reader | Supported | | X Ray | Enabled | ## Images ![Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51C9tZiBRHL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is amazing! It is very academic as well. *by on Reviewed in the United States September 8, 2023* This came up in a recommendation as I was looking for introductory books about astrology. This book is fantastic! I would say one thing about it before you read-this is not a pop astrology book. If you are interested in things like horoscopes or more basic astrology, this is not the book for you. It has philosophical concepts in it, and it might be hard to understand if you are not familiar with philosophy and famous philosophers. I had several courses in college, and I would have not understood the first few chapters had I not. However, that was something which was appealing to me. If you enjoy philosophy, you will love this book. Also, if you are a Carl Jung enthusiast as am I, you will really appreciate this book. It is a very intelligent, academic look at the significance of the heavens and their relations to life on earth. The concepts are more along the lines of ancient astrology, in which mathematicians detailed the positions of stars in relation to world events and rulers of the time. There is a lot of exploration of world events, including wars and 9/11. It was fascinating. Tarnas believes in the idea of a "personal cosmos" and if you do as well, you will love this book. Even if you are not familiar with that idea but it appeals to you, I promise that you will want to read this book. I think Richard Tarnas is a great voice for the idea of a personal cosmos. I also think that he credibly addresses ideas that people in academia might dismiss. If there is anyone to be the voice that gets through to skeptics, it is Tarnas. Very well done! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant but not convincing *by on Reviewed in the United States September 24, 2006* This is a fascinating book. To begin, it is extremely well written and for the most part a joy to read. (The second half of the book in which he presents his survey of historical trends and astrological factors, however, does get a bit verbose, tedious, and boring.) Tarnas exposes the limitations of the mechanistic world view that has dominated modern science until recent times with the advent of quantum physics and relativity. His understanding of Western intellectual history is profound. For astrologers there is little new in this book but for non-astrologers his research is eye-opening. I found the beginning chapters to be the most interesting with their discussion of the modern idea of self. Having studied astrology for over 40 years and having been trained in psychiatry and Freudian psychoanalysis, I finally feel understood by a reputable member of academia. For example I have lectured about the conjunction of Schopenhauer's natal sun with Saturn, only to received befudlled looks from my audience. I was delighted that Tarnas uses this same example to illustrate a point in his text. My only reservation is that the author presents his material as if he has personally newly discovered correlations between celestial phenomena and mundane events, which astrologers had already written about for centuries. He does not credit his astrological sources in a way that one would expect of a research scholar. One gets the impression that he has not studied the rich intellectual traditions of astrology in the same meticulous way that he has pursued Western philosphy, religion, and science. I also found myself agreeing with the review of Anton G. Hardy on this site, especially his comments about "Kant's Copernican revolution, certainly an event of import in the history of thought," having "received such scant discussion. The reason apparently is that 1781 falls outside the expected Uranus-Pluto period of influence." Hardy argues that interpretive systems (like astrology and psychoanalysis) utilize "bailout" propositons to explain phenomena that don't fit their system. Tarnas would have been more convincing had he addressed such events headon. Tarnas correlates many but not all major events in Western intellectual history of astrological cycles. But correlation is not proof; it's merely a suggestion that something deeper may be going on. I'm afraid this book will be lauded by astrologers and dismissed by serious scholars of history as not convincing.Nonetheless, I highly recommend this book because it places astrology deservedly at the center of the Western intellectual tradition. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Grind through the first 3 chapters and finish this book! You'll be glad you did. *by on Reviewed in the United States April 1, 2020* As someone else mentioned, too much of a good thing--is too much. But, unlike the other reviewer, I just about threw the book to the wall during the first 61 pages. I was actually screaming at it by page 2, ready to chuck it; but kept telling myself that Richard Tarnas was making a case for the non-believers of his own occupation, or perhaps those in scientific or healthcare cycles.Do yourself a favor, scream at the pompous prose, curse under your breath as you have to yank the dictionary off the shelf--for the sixth time--THIS paragraph, and did he have to use every obscure word in the English language?But don't you dare quit, fellow reader. Not just yet.Whether you are a curious novice to serious astrology like myself, or a seasoned pro, once you make it past that stiff--upper-lip pissing contest of intellectual prowess, you'll hit pay-dirt.Some complained about the details put into the Uranus cycles, and I can see that if you are reading this works from your standpoint as an expert, that it could get tedious. For someone on their learning curve though, it is gold.I don't know if Richard Tarnas is a professor, but picture he might be. He clearly is skilled at leading the student along through the concepts, and adding just enough repetition in just the right places. For me this is very helpful, as it cements the concept just taught in my brain, while tying in the next topic.Past the glut, this book is a joy to read, a true masterpiece, brilliantly researched and put together.I am so glad I found this book, and it will be a favorite of mine for years to come.If you're serious about astrology, read this book. 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