Tarnas’ attitude towards astrology was one of scepticism, but after studying the subject and putting it to the test for himself, he became convinced of its power in delivering a new worldview, one that places meaning at the heart of the cosmos.
That book lays the foundations for Cosmos and Psyche, and while it probably isn’t necessary to read Passion of the Western Mind first, it wouldn’t do you any harm.Ĭosmos and Psyche addresses the issues raised at the end of the previous book: the crisis of the modern self and worldview, and then goes on to describe a new perspective based on astrology. He explored all the great philosophical, religious, and scientific ideas that would gradually give rise to the world in which we find ourselves today. In his first book, The Passion of the Western Mind, Tarnas told the story of the development of Western philosophy from the ancient Greeks to the postmodern era. Subtitled Intimations of a New World View, it offers a worldview and cosmology to heal the disastrous split in the Western psyche and is based on thirty years meticulous research. In this groundbreaking book, Richard Tarnas demonstrates the consistent correspondence between planetary alignments and the archetypal patterns found running through human history, both collectively and individually.
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