Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View Kindle Edition

I read this a number of years ago. I still re-read this on a regular basis as there is so much to digest.In my opinion, it is THE best book at least right now in terms of not just laying out the framework for verifying the truth behind astrology, but also how revelatory it is making one understand astrology. It is the first book that I know of that will allow astrology to enter the mainstream as there is now a way to verify its truth. Astrology is archetypally predictive and not fatalistic as is usually understood. That is the primary paradigm shift that makes astrology finally accessible. You will need to spend some time with the book as it is not a one time read or a coffee table book. This takes a little bit of work. There is so much cultural bias against astrology that it is almost impossible to approach it with any seriousness. I myself struggled with that a huge deal till someone I hugely respected read my chart in a way that opened a door I could not shut. His recommendation of this book got me onto this. Keep an open mind as you read this book. If this book connects for you, some other authors that can deepen your knowledge are Steven Forrest, Stephen Arroyo, Robert Hand and Liz Green. Liz Green's book on Neptune is the bible on Neptune. Nothing comes close to that. Arroyo's Astrology Karma and Transformation is a classic. Astrology is a science as much as art. Cosmos and Psyche will become the Bible for astrologers at some point in the future once it has penetrated the mainstream consciousness. I suspect mainstream recognition of this book will come in due time once people take the time to verify what he shows. Once you verify you have incontrovertible proof yourself, so you can't poohpooh it anymore. He is thorough as he is deep. The writing is excellent so much so that I love reading it just for how well it is written. It must've taken enormous effort to product this tome. Excellent work !

Three stars for effort and a great first 61 pages. After these I expected great things - 5 star things. Alas I concluded that Richard suffered from an over-indulgent editor, or perhaps one that was star-struck? Tarnas might be, afterall, one of the "Great Men". I dunno. But this book is written as if he were.Well, here's what I realized after many pages slogging through the Uranus Cycle. Richard cannot resist the temptation to say something five different ways when the first one would do. And speaking of the Uranus Cycle, the author makes no differentiation between the four crucial aspects it makes to itself: conjunction, opposition and the two squares. As a result, the Uranian revolutions which Tarnas describes so adroitly happen so frequently within the 84 year cycle, that one begins to see a revolution every 14 years or so! By this view of things, Mankind is in a constant state of epochal revolution!At this point I really lost interest. I did go ahead and read about Pluto and his interactions with Uranus, et al. and these were well explained. But again I got lost in the sheer verbiage and in the all too frequent occurrence of aspects so that again Mankind seemed always going through some sort of hell all the time.Anyway, that's my take on this book. I was so impressed with his "introductory" remarks, in which much was expressed in such a concise way that I had to read many sentences twice. But thereafter he gradually lost my attention.

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. You won't be sorry.

I have to be honest: I have very mixed feelings about this book. I loved and hated it. Professor Tarnas is one of the best authorities on the subject of mundane and archetypal astrology. His ideas are truly revolutionary. He also accurately predicted years in advance that 2020 will be a formative year and one laden with conflict and hardship. But his presentation of the subject is extremely hard to follow. He jumps back and fourth in time like a butterfly flutters, which makes his really hard to understand. And his ideas are not easy to understand to begin with.

I'm a skeptic and this is thorough and convincing. Well written, critical, explorative, and fascinating. Well worth reading from cover to cover

Very speedy response to the request. Some twenty pages of the book were faulty in so far as they were about an inch smaller than the others but nevertheless contained their complete text. This was no problem particularly in view of the zero price tag. Great service and a precious product.

Paraphrasing the Golden Bough ,which by its nature is a wondrous singularity, all roads indeed lead to where I stand

Good as per description