The Astrology Podcast May 3, 2020 • This is a re-release of episode 84 of The Astrology Podcast, where I interviewed Richard Tarnas about his book Cosmos and Psyche. This landmark book was released in 2006, and the purpose of this episode is to give an overview of the book, talk a bit about what went into writing it, as well as to discuss some developments that have taken place in the past decade since it came out. This is an audio only episode, because it was from before I started recording video. I’m re-releasing this episode here though for subscribers who only follow the podcast in YouTube, and also since Tarnas’ work has seen a bit of a revival due to events happening in the world recently. This is episode 84 of The Astrology Podcast, which was originally recorded on July 24, 2016, and was released to the public on July 26, 2016. There is a detailed outline of this episode as well as a transcript on the podcast website: https://theastrologypodcast.com/2016/…https://theastrologypodcast.com/trans…
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Richard Tarnas – On the Planetary Alignments 2024, An Archetypal Astrological Analysis
ArchetypalVie • Feb 23, 2024 Archetypal astrology is an approach influenced by Jungian and transpersonal psychology that studies the connection between the changing positions of the planets in the solar system and archetypal patterns in human experience and history. The evidence of consistent correlations between planetary alignments and world events, as seen through the lens of archetypal astrology, can provide us with an invaluable larger context for our time. Understanding the current world transits in terms of the cyclical patterns and historical trends that led to this moment can help us engage with greater consciousness and skillful intelligence the powerful forces now active in the world. In this sense, archetypal astrology can be seen as a kind of cosmic extension of the great depth psychology project initiated by Jung and other pioneers over a century ago: helping us become more conscious of the deep unconscious, less like puppets and more like co-creative participants in relation to the archetypal powers within and around us. Join CIIS Professor Emeritus and cultural historian Richard Tarnas for an in-depth overview of what’s happening with the planets during these challenging times, helping us better understand the profound drama currently facing the Earth community.
Richard Tarnas Part II: From Harvard to Esalen
Jung and the World Podcast 29 Part II of this conversation with Richard Tarnas we go more into his story, and in particular how he got from in Harvard to Esalen, his studies in Depth Psychology(Freud and Jung) at Harvard from 1968- 1972 and getting an introduction into the hotbed of the Sixties counter-culture, the influence of Ram Dass(Richard Alport), Alan Watts and others, finding his way to Esalen and working with Stan Grof, Joseph Campbell, Hillman, Houston Smith and others. The Death/Rebirth Mystery, and ‘Anima Mundi’ and the ‘Çosmos’. Richard Tarnas is the founding director of the graduate program in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, where he has recently become Emeritus Professor. Born in 1950 in Geneva, Switzerland, of American parents, he grew up in Michigan, where he received a classical Jesuit education. In 1968 he entered Harvard, where he studied Western intellectual and cultural history and depth psychology, graduating with an A.B. cum laude in 1972. For ten years he lived and worked at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, studying with Stanislav Grof, Joseph Campbell, Gregory Bateson, Huston Smith, and James Hillman, later serving as Esalen’s director of programs and education
Link to Part I: https://youtu.be/BiekLyLfabY?si=MOX_wMSZ8sFqJJ-2
Richard Tarnas on the Planets in 2024: An Archetypal Astrology Overview I CIIS
CIIS Public P • Streamed live on Feb 8, 2024✉️ JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER: https://bit.ly/CIISPubProgramsNewsletter ? Learn about the Indigenous communities, languages, and treatise of your area with https://native-land.ca/ RECORDING: Richard Tarnas on the Planets in 2024: An Archetypal Astrology Overview ? Key Timings: – Introductions: 7:00 – Conversation: 7:59 – Audience Q&A: 1:22:55 TALK DESCRIPTION: Archetypal astrology is an approach influenced by Jungian and transpersonal psychology that studies the connection between the changing positions of the planets in the solar system and archetypal patterns in human experience and history. The evidence of consistent correlations between planetary alignments and world events, as seen through the lens of archetypal astrology, can provide us with an invaluable larger context for our time. Understanding the current world transits in terms of the cyclical patterns and historical trends that led to this moment can help us engage with greater consciousness and skillful intelligence the powerful forces now active in the world. In this sense, archetypal astrology can be seen as a kind of cosmic extension of the great depth psychology project initiated by Jung and other pioneers over a century ago: helping us become more conscious of the deep unconscious, less like puppets and more like co-creative participants in relation to the archetypal powers within and around us. Join CIIS Professor Emeritus and cultural historian Richard Tarnas for an in-depth overview of what’s happening with the planets during these challenging times, helping us better understand the profound drama currently facing the Earth community. ? Don’t forget to hit the notification bell and subscribe to our channel, so you don’t miss this or an upcoming event! ✨ Love our events? Show your support by donating here: https://www.ciis.edu/donation-form. Your contribution helps us continue offering informative, unique events like this. WAYS TO JOIN OUR CIIS COMMUNITY BECOME A MEMBER & SAVE: https://bit.ly/BecomeaP2Member FACEBOOK @ciispubprograms INSTAGRAM @ciispubprograms LINKEDIN www.linkedin.com/in/ciis-public-programs MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES: We hope that our events provide opportunities for growth, and that our audiences will use them as a starting point for further introspection. Many of the topics discussed in our events have the potential to bring up feelings and emotional responses. If you or someone you know needs mental health care and support, here are some resources to find immediate help and future healing: ? Visit 988lifeline.org or text, call, or chat with The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 from anywhere in the U.S. to be connected immediately with a trained counselor. Please note that 988 staff are required to take all action necessary to secure the safety of a caller and initiate emergency response with or without the caller’s consent if they are unwilling or unable to take action on their own behalf. ? Visit thrivelifeline.org or text “THRIVE” to begin a conversation with a THRIVE Lifeline crisis responder 24/7/365, from anywhere: +1.313.662.8209. This confidential text line is available for individuals 18+ and is staffed by people in STEMM with marginalized identities. ? Visit translifeline.org or call (877) 565-8860 in the U.S. or (877) 330-6366 in Canada to learn more and contact Trans Lifeline, who provides trans peer support divested from police. ? Visit https://www.ciis.edu/ciis-in-the-worl… to learn more and schedule counseling sessions at one of our centers.
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Encore: Richard Tarnas on planetary democracy
Unified Human Foundation Mar 20, 2023 We seem to be living at the end of an era. We are facing a threshold of fundamental collective transformation that bears a striking resemblance to what takes place on the individual level in initiatory rites of passage. Discover the larger context and frame of reference to help us access those deeper moral and spiritual sources through which we can perhaps better understand our time, re-imagine our lives, and find new grounds for resilience and action. About Richard Tarnas: Richard Tarnas is a professor of psychology and cultural history at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, where he founded the graduate program in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness. He is the author of “The Passion of the Western Mind”, a history of the Western world view from the ancient Greek to the postmodern that is widely used in universities, and “Cosmos and Psyche” which received the Book of the Year Prize from the Scientific and Medical Network. This video comes from a featured session in the Mothership Earth Summit 2023 co-hosted by the Unified Human Foundation and World Happiness Foundation. Join the Unified Human Ecosystem to play your role in furthering this movement for a more unified world at https://www.unifiedhuman.org
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Book: “Psyche Unbound: An erotic retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche”
Psyche Unbound: An erotic retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche
Zenobia Neil
The celebrated beauty of Roman princess Psyche has enraged Venus, the Goddess of Love and Beauty. As punishment, Psyche is left naked on the beach to be sacrificed to a monster. When Cupid, the God of Love, swoops her up and flies her to the monster’s palace, Psyche mistakenly wraps her legs around his waist, looks into his eyes, and falls in love.
Blindfolded and tied to a bed, Psyche awaits the monster, vowing to be brave as she faces death. Yet when the monster arrives, he marries her on the condition she never see his face. As she grows to love her shadow husband, she can’t stop thinking about the God of Love. Consumed by curiosity, Psyche breaks her promise by lighting a lamp. Awaking in a rage, and furious with her betrayal, her husband banishes her from the palace.
Psyche begs Venus for another chance at love. Unmoved, Venus demands Psyche perform three impossible tasks. If Psyche succeeds, her husband will return. If she fails, she will be condemned to death.
Can Psyche satisfy Venus and win back her true love?
(Goodreads.com)
Banyen Book Jul 7, 2022 @BanyenBooksSoundVancouver hosts legendary clinical psychiatrists & researcher Stanislav Grof, PhD, in conversation with renowned psychologists and authors Brigitte Grof, PhD, Richard Tarnas, PhD, and Sean Kelly, PhD, for an in-depth discussion of the book, Psyche Unbound: https://www.banyen.com/products/psych… Psyche Unbound is an extraordinary compilation of 22 essays that honour the path-breaking lifework of Stanislav Grof, founder and chief theoretician of transpersonal psychology and the world’s leading researcher in psychedelic-assisted therapy, breathwork, and the exploration of non-ordinary states of consciousness. Banyen Books is Canada’s most comprehensive bookstore specializing in spirituality and healing. Located in Vancouver, Canada, since 1970, Banyen is open for in-person browsing as well as web & mail orders. Visit https://www.banyen.com/ for books, products, and upcoming events. Stanislav Grof, MD, PhD, is a clinical psychiatrist with over 60 years experience in research of non-ordinary states of consciousness induced by psychedelic substances and by experiential psychotherapy. He is one of the founders and chief theoreticians of transpersonal psychology, and the founding president of the International Transpersonal Association. Stan Grof teaches at the Department of Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He was formerly Principal Investigator in a psychedelic research program at the Psychiatric Research Institute in Prague, Chief of Psychiatric Research at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Scholar-In-Residence at the Esalen Institute. He is the author of over 150 scholarly articles and many influential books, including Holotropic Breathwork (with Christina Grof), When the Impossible Happens, and The Cosmic Game. Richard Tarnas, PhD, is a professor of psychology and cultural history at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, where he founded the graduate program in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness. Formerly the director of programs and education at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, he is a graduate of Harvard University and Saybrook Institute. He is the author of The Passion of the Western Mind and Cosmos and Psyche. He is a past president of the International Transpersonal Association and served on the Board of Governors for the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. Brigitte Grof, MA, is a psychologist, licensed psychotherapist, and artist with 35 years of experience in holotropic breathwork. She has led breathwork workshops and taught training modules in the US and in Germany. Currently she works in her private practice in Wiesbaden, Germany, and leads workshops and retreats. Since 2016, Stan and Brigitte Grof are happily married and conduct seminars, trainings and holotropic breathwork workshops worldwide. In May 2020, they launched their new training in working with Holotropic States of Consciousness, the international Grof® Legacy Training. Sean Kelly, PhD, is a Professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Department at California Institute of Integral Studies. He is the author of Coming Home and Individuation and the Absolute: Hegel, Jung, and the Path toward Wholeness. His current research areas include the evolution of consciousness, integral ecologies, and transpersonal and integral theory. Interview Host: Ross McKeachie Event & Podcast Producer: Jacob Steele Video Editor: Abdo Habbani
Rick Tarnas: We are not separate from nature
The Way of th Apr 14, 2022 Rick Tarnas explains humanity’s sense of separation from the natural world through a philosophical and historical perspective. This disconnect has resulted in the destruction of the Earths ecosystem, which Rick refers to as a crisis of consciousness for both individuals and the collective. He observes how Stan’s work with psychedelics and exposure to Eastern philosophies allowed him to see the archetypal nature of non-ordinary experiences, and note the similarities to ancient spiritual traditions. This rendered Stan’s approach “psychiatrically grounded and spiritually informed.” Seeing how the traumas underlying Stan’s 4 Basic Perinatal Matrices are reflected in humanity’s fear of mortality, the fear of the feminine, and our need to control nature, Rick believes humanity is poised for a collective death/ rebirth experience.
Synchronicity is Emerging into Global Consciousness with Richard Tarnas
Connecting with C Feb 26, 2023 Richard Tarnas will help you to re-enchant your world, our world. Reality is saturated with meaning. Synchronicity provides clues to the meaning around you and in you. See his documentary Changing of the Gods first episode is free. You can purchase Dr. Beitman’s new book, “Meaningful Coincidences”, here https://www.innertraditions.com/books… Richard Tarnas, PhD, is a professor of philosophy and psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he founded the graduate program in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness. He teaches courses in the history of ideas, archetypal cosmology, depth psychology, and religious evolution. He is the author of The Passion of the Western Mind, a history of the Western world view from the ancient Greek to the postmodern widely used in universities; and Cosmos and Psyche, which received the Book of the Year Prize from the Scientific and Medical Network, and inspired the documentary series The Changing of the Gods. lakegeneva@tarnas.org Our host Dr. Bernard Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to attempt to systematize the study of coincidences. He is Founding Director of The Coincidence Project. His book, and his Psychology Today blog, are both titled Connecting with Coincidence. He has developed the first valid and reliable scale to measure coincidence sensitivity, and has written and edited coincidence articles for Psychiatric Annals. He is a visiting professor at the University of Virginia and former chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He attended Yale Medical School and completed a psychiatric residency at Stanford. Dr. Beitman has received two national awards for his psychotherapy training program and is internationally known for his research into the relationship between chest pain and panic disorder. Learn more at https://coincider.com
Richard Tarnas. Has the human species entered an initiatory rite of passage?
Unified Human Fo • Mar 20, 2023 We seem to be living at the end of an era. We are facing a threshold of fundamental collective transformation that bears a striking resemblance to what takes place on the individual level in initiatory rites of passage. Discover the larger context and frame of reference to help us access those deeper moral and spiritual sources through which we can perhaps better understand our time, re-imagine our lives, and find new grounds for resilience and action. About Richard Tarnas: Richard Tarnas is a professor of psychology and cultural history at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, where he founded the graduate program in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness. He is the author of “The Passion of the Western Mind”, a history of the Western world view from the ancient Greek to the postmodern that is widely used in universities, and “Cosmos and Psyche” which received the Book of the Year Prize from the Scientific and Medical Network. This video comes from a featured session in the Mothership Earth Summit 2023 co-hosted by the Unified Human Foundation and World Happiness Foundation. Join the Unified Human Ecosystem to play your role in furthering this movement for a more unified world at https://www.unifiedhuman.org