A companion to The Passion of the Western Mind seeks to demonstrate the existence of a consistent correlation between planetary movements and human history, tracing ancient and modern events while making predictions about the future. Reprint. From a philosopher whose magisterial history of Western thought was praised by Joseph Campbell and Huston Smith comes a brilliant new book that traces the connection between cosmic cycles and archetypal patterns of human experience. Drawing on years of research and on thinkers from Plato to Jung, Richard Tarnas explores the planetary correlations of epochal events like the French Revolution, the two world wars, and September 11. 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. Preface xiii The Transformation of the Cosmos 1(36) The Birth of the Modern Self 3(2) The Dawn of a New Universe 5(6) Two Paradigms of History 11(5) Forging the Self, Disenchanting the World 16(10) The Cosmological Situation Today 26(11) In Search of a Deeper Order 37(34) Two Suitors: A Parable 39(4) The Interior Quest 43(7) Synchronicity and Its Implications 50(11) The Archetypal Cosmos 61(10) Through the Archetypal Telescope 71(68) The Evolving Tradition 73(7) Archetypal Principles 80(8) The Planets 88(14) Forms of Correspondence 102(7) Personal Transit Cycles 109(17) Archetypal Coherence and Concrete Diversity 126(9) Assessing Patterns of Correlation 135(4) Epochs of Revolution 139(68) From the French Revolution to the 1960s 141(8) Synchronic and Diachronic Patterns in History 149(10) Scientific and Technological Revolutions 159(7) Awakenings of the Dionysian 166(6) The Liberation of Nature 172(11) Religious Rebellion and Erotic Emancipation 183(5) Filling in the Cyclical Sequence 188(6) The Individual and the Collective 194(8) A Larger View of the Sixties 202(5) Cycles of Crisis and Contraction 207(82) World Wars, Cold War, and September 11 209(10) Historical Contrasts and Tensions 219(7) Conservative Empowerment 226(8) Splitting, Evil, and Terror 234(5) Moby Dick and Nature's Depths 239(3) Historical Determinism, Realpolitik, and Apocalypse 242(15) Moral Courage, Facing the Shadow, and the Tension of Opposites 257(11) Paradigmatic Works of Art 268(17) Forging Deep Structures 285(4) Cycles of Creativity and Expansion 289(64) Opening New Horizons 291(5) Convergences of Scientific Breakthroughs 296(4) Social and Political Rebellions and Awakenings 300(7) Quantum Leaps and Peak Experiences 307(5) From Copernicus to Darwin 312(5) Music and Literature 317(9) Iconic Moments and Cultural Milestones 326(9) Great Heights and Shadows 335(14) Hidden Births 349(4) Awakenings of Spirit and Soul 353(100) Epochal Shifts of Cultural Vision 355(11) Spiritual Epiphanies and the Emergence of New Religions 366(9) Utopian Social Visions 375(5) Romanticism, Imaginative Genius, and Cosmic Epiphany 380(21) Revelations of the Numinous 401(8) The Great Awakening of the Axial Age 409(10) The Late Twentieth Century and the Turn of the Millennium 419(34) Towards a New Heaven and a New Earth 453(38) Understanding the Past, Creating the Future 455(10) Observations on Future Planetary Alignments 465(19) Opening to the Cosmos 484(4) Sources of the World Order 488(3) Epilogue 491(3) Notes 494(41) Sources 535(10) Acknowledgements 545(4) Index 549