Cosmos and Psyche · Intimations of a New World View by Tarnas, Richard -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

The Birth of the Modern Self The Dawn of a New Universe Two Paradigms of History Forging the Self, Disenchanting the World The Cosmological Situation Today

II In Search of a Deeper Order

Two Suitors: A Parable The Interior Quest Synchronicity and Its Implications The Archetypal Cosmos

III Through the Archetypal Telescope

The Evolving Tradition Archetypal Principles The Planets Forms of Correspondence Personal Transit Cycles Archetypal Coherence and Concrete Diversity Assessing Patterns of Correlation

IV Epochs of Revolution

From the French Revolution to the 1960s Synchronic and Diachronic Patterns in History Scientific and Technological Revolutions Awakenings of the Dionysian The Liberation of Nature Religious Rebellion and Erotic Emancipation Filling in the Cyclical Sequence The Individual and the Collective A Larger View of the Sixties

V Cycles of Crisis and Contraction

World Wars, Cold War, and September 11 Historical Contrasts and Tensions Conservative Empowerment Splitting, Evil, and Terror Moby Dick and Nature’s Depths Historical Determinism, Realpolitik, and Apocalypse Moral Courage, Facing the Shadow, and the Tension of Opposites Paradigmatic Works of Art Forging Deep Structures

VI Cycles of Creativity and Expansion

Opening New Horizons Convergences of Scientific Breakthroughs Social and Political Rebellions and Awakenings Quantum Leaps and Peak Experiences From Copernicus to Darwin Music and Literature Iconic Moments and Cultural Milestones Great Heights and Shadows Hidden Births

VII Awakenings of Spirit and Soul

Epochal Shifts of Cultural Vision Spiritual Epiphanies and the Emergence of New Religions Utopian Social Visions Romanticism, Imaginative Genius, and Cosmic Epiphany Revelations of the Numinous The Great Awakening of the Axial Age The Late Twentieth Century and the Turn of the Millennium

VIII Towards a New Heaven and a New Earth

Understanding the Past, Creating the Future Observations on Future Planetary Alignments Opening to the Cosmos Sources of the World Order

Epilogue Notes Sources Acknowledgments Index