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Whatever you think of it, Astro-Psychology is one of the great astrological innovations of the 20th century. The inspiration came from Dane Rudhyar with his humanistic astrology of the 1930's (himself inspired by Alice Bailey and the Theosophical movement). In the 1970's, somebody noticed that C.G. Jung had "used" astrology in his work. In fact, Jung's view of astrology was neither simplistic nor always favorable, but the idea caught on and we now have a raft of Jungian inspired astrology books, depth psychology and the rest. We suspect this peaked while Pluto was in Scorpio (1983-95), though it remains as popular as ever.

Since myth underlies much of psychological astrology, in this section you'll also find books about Astrology & Mythology.

MYTHIC ASTROLOGY APPLIED, Personal Healing Through the Planets - Ariel Guttman & Kenneth Johnson, $24.95
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Preface
Part 1: Astrology, psychology & myth
1. Astrology & the Gods
2. The Gods must be crazy
3. Planetary healing
4. The healing power of dreams
Part 2: The Inner Planets:
5. The Sun: God of light & life
6. The Moon: Ruler of the night
7. Mercury: Messenger of the Gods
8. Venus: Goddess of love
9. Gaia: Mother Earth
10. Mars: God of war
Part 3: The Asteroids:
11. An introduction to the asteroids
12. Ceres, Goddess of the harvest
13. Pallas Athene: Wisdom's warrior
14. Juno: Goddess of sacred union
15. Vesta: Goddess of hearth& home
16. Lilith: Dark goddess of the night
Part 4: The Planets Beyond
17. Jupiter: King of the gods
18. Saturn: Lord of time
19. Chiron: Teacher & healer
20. Uranus: Maker of worlds
21. Neptune: Ectasy & dreams
22. Pluto: Lord of the underworld
Appendices:
1. The minor asteroids
2. Planetary archetypes
Bibliography
Index
Comment: From the Preface:
In the first volume [Mythic Astrology, now out of print], we delved into the history of astrology to some extent by offering correlations to the objects in the sky (planets, asteroids, etc.) and the zodiac intself in terms of how did our ancient predecessors think about them & what is the connection between the planet & the god or the zodiac sign & the goddess. It focuses on the link between ancient understanding of the sky & its stories & how those interpretations are used in today's astrological knowledge.
In this volume, we seek to take it a step further. In chapters 2 & 3 we speak about planetary healing, and in chapter 4 we engage in a lengthy discussion about dreams. What does all this have to do with astrology? you might ask. By planetary healing, we mean the healing of the planets within each of us who may be adversely affecting people who are influenced by them, and we also mean planetary healing without - in the sense that when a person is healed, a ripple effect occurs & it spreads around the world. Planetary healing, then, is good for the individual, it is good for the community in which one lives, and it is good for the earth itself. (pg. xi)
In 1998, while I was in Santa Fe, Ariel once phoned to ask if any ancient astrology book dealt with astrology & mythology. To the best of my knowledge, I replied, none. I think this disappointed her.
Llewellyn, 384 pages.

ASTROLOGY, KARMA & TRANSFORMATION: The Inner Dimensions of the Birth Chart - Stephen Arroyo, $17.95
Contents:
Preface to the second edition
Introduction
1. Karma: Saturn, Aspects & elements, "Karmic" signs, The "water" houses, The moon
2. Transformation: Sun & moon principles, Transformation in the social context, Higher consciousness
3. Keys to transformation part 1: Uranus, Neptune
4. Keys to transformation, part 2: Pluto
5. Saturn, its nature & cycles
6. Aspects of transformation in the natal chart: Aspects in modern times, The nature of specific aspects, Aspects & karma, Aspects with Uranus, Aspects with Neptune, Aspects with Pluto
7. Karma & relationships
8. Cycles of transformation, part 1: Progressed Sun & Moon
9. Cycles of transformation, part 2: Transits & karma, Transits of the outer five planets
10. The ascendant & midheaven: Vital factors of personality structure
11. Concepts of astrology in the Edgar Cayce readings: "Planetary sojourns"
12. The astrologer & counseling: The art of not giving advice, The importance of ideals
Bibliography & suggested reading
Comment: The transformative & karmic value of Saturn, Uranus, Neptune & Pluto in a growth-oriented perspective. Especially pertinent for those who recognize astrology's spiritual significance & its value for enhancing self-knowledge. Included are chapters on karma & relationships, progressions, transits, astrology in the Edgar Cayce readings, the meaning of the ascendant & its ruler & a positive approach to Saturn. The chapters on Pluto & aspects are one of the most complete treatments in print.
In twelve chapters. At the start of each, a round black & white "mandala" of one of the 12 signs. An Aries mandala is shown with chapter 1, Taurus chapter 2, etc., to Pisces for chapter 12.
CRCS, 255 pages.

ASTROLOGY & PAIN: THE KEYS TO FREEDOM - Beverly A. Flynn, $14.95
Contents:
Introduction
1. Pain versus freedom
2. The astrology of pain
3. Pain of loss
4. Pain of loneliness
5. Pain of guilt, remorse, regret & shame
6. Pain of humiliation
7. Pain of anger
8. Pain of hate
9. Pain of fear
10. Pain of memory
11. Pain of recognizing your negative traits
12. Pain of being different
14. Joy of freedom
Endnotes; Sources
Comment: This is a book heavily influenced by the writings of Alice A. Bailey. Among Bailey's books cited are Discipleship in the New Age (vols. 1 & 2), A Treatise on Cosmic Fire, and A Treatise on White Magic. She also cites Alan Oken's Soul-Centered Astrology. Flynn is writing from an elevated vantage point. She opens chapter 1 with:
Pain comes from form-attachment. It takes two forms: Attachment to the forms of the earth, of men & place; attachment to the truth. They both bring pain & must cease. Ask your soul how? [From Discipleship in the New Age]
On a strictly astrological level, Flynn suggests putting the Earth in your chart (always opposite the Sun). She goes on to consider the karmic role of Saturn, as well as the Moon, the reservoir of past memories & conditions; Mars, our tie to materialism; Uranus, which increases soul contact by shattering form; Neptune, which shows us ideals; Pluto, which forces us to eliminate garbage; and Chiron, the bridge between the finite & the infinite. The other planets, including Neptune, are helpers.
Pain of loss is a trait of water signs. Pain of loneliness is too much Saturn, or personal planets in Capricorn. Guilt & remorse are products of Saturn & Mars. Humiliation is Leo, and Saturn & Capricorn. Anger is Mars, anger & frustration is Mars & Saturn. Hate is Scorpio & Pluto. Saturn, Moon & Mars is fear. They are also fear of memory. The Moon is where we find fear of self-recognition. Pain of being different is Leo/Aquarius. For each of these, Flynn gives astrological solutions. She also liberally interweaves the seven rays, for those who understand them.
An interesting book.
TLH Publishing Company, 138 pages.

THE NIGHT SPEAKS, A Meditation on the Astrological Worldview - Steven Forrest, $12.95
Contents:
Foreword: How I got my job
Part 1: The boundless symbol:
1. Night
2. Sun
3. Denial
4. Groans
5. Sparks
6. Sky
7. The argument of color
8. The argument of sound
9. The wheel of signs
10. In practice
Part 2: But how does it work?
11. Matter
12. Meaning
13. Mind
To part the veil of night
Bibliography
Recommended reading
Appendix
Comment: From the back cover:
Steven Forrest's newest work [1993] serves to explain why he "believes" in astrology. The Night Speaks examines the place of astrology in his life - not just as a profession, but as part of the awe-inspiring universe. The Night Speaks summarizes some relevant astrological research, but also looks at the heart & soul of civilization - and of astrology. As Steven puts it, "I want to demonstrate, as best I can, that astrology is intellectually plausible & spiritually healthy today - much as it was in Neolithic villages, among the gleaming pyramids [sic], in Renaissance chambers where Leonardo walked..."
In the Foreward he never does tell us how he got his job.
ACS, 178 pages.

ASTROLOGY OF DREAMS - Beth Koch, $19.95
Contents:
Introduction
1. The signs, houses & personal planets
2. Saturn
3. Uranus
4. Neptune
5. Pluto
Symbol dictionary
Comment: How to interpret your dreams using astrology. The author does not analyze the kind or nature of your dreams in general, as this involves an analysis of the ninth house cusp, its ruler, and the ruler's domicile. This is a critical omission. I once met an astrologer in Santa Fe who believed his dreams had concrete value. His 9th house was Taurus. Its ruler, Venus, was in the 2nd, of value. This is a useful analysis, but not one in this book.
So there are moon dreams & Saturn dreams & Pluto dreams & more. Dreams are influenced by transits through the houses & to natal planets, and these are further modified by natal planet to planet aspects. Includes planetary dream symbols & an extensive symbol dictionary.
AFA, 130 pages.

THE PLANETS WITHIN, The Astrological Psychology of Marsilio Ficino - Thomas Moore, $16.95
Contents:
Foreward by Noel Cobb
Preface
Introduction: The recovery of the soul
Part 1: Poetica Animae: Poetic of the Soul:
1. Marsilio Ficino, Physician of the soul
2. A world with soul
3. "Dissolve & congeal": psychological alchemy
4. The elements of the psyche
5. Necessary madness
Part 2: Radii planetarum: Planetary radiance:
6. Zodiacal reflections
7. Sol
8. Venus
9. Mercury
10. Luna
11. Saturn
12. Jupiter
13. Mars
Part 3: Musica humana: Music of the soul
14. The well-tempered life
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Comment: Marsilio Ficino, 1433-1499, was an unjustly forgotten genius of the Florentine Academy in the early Renaissance. The Wikipedia describes him as
one of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early Italian Renaissance, an astrologer, a reviver of Neoplatonism who was in touch with every major academic thinker and writer of his day, and the first translator of Plato's complete extant works into Latin. His Florentine Academy, an attempt to revive Plato's school, had enormous influence on the direction and tenor of the Italian Renaissance and the development of European philosophy.
Thomas Moore, a modern psychotherapist, examines Ficino's world of Renaissance Hermeticism & how it relates to modern thought.
Lindisfarne Press, 227 pages.

ASTRO-MYTHOLOGY, The Celestial Union of Astrology & Myth - Valerie Vaughan, $11.00
Contents:
Introduction:
1. The celestial union of astrology, astronomy & myth
2. Astro-mythology: hidden in our language
3. Astrology: hidden in our calendars
Touring the Zodiac, Visiting the planets:
4. Aries, Taurus & the origins of the zodiac
5. Observing the night sky: the astro-mythology of Venus
6. The "double message" of Mercury & Gemini
7. Cancer, the treasure house of memory
8. Guarding the gate of power: Leo & the fiery signs
9. Virgo & Ceres: the maiden & the mother
10. The myth of Persephone: a new planet on the horizon
11. Between Libra & Sagittarius: Scorpio - or Ophilichus?
12. The center of our galaxy: Sagittarius points the way
13. Capricorn, Saturn & the Star of Bethlehem
14. Aquarius: ancient tales of a "new age" sign
15. Neptune & Pisces: deep sea diverin an ocean of dreams
16. Coming full circle: the cycle of the seasons
Celestial mysteries & modern myth-stories
17. Creatures in the sky: a reflection of our animal nature
18. Celestial mechanics: air pumps & microscopes
19. Sacred sites & native American traditions
20. The study of stars is a Sirius business
21. Astrological clues to the myth of Atlantis
22. Personal myths: reading the stories in the birthchart
23. Weaving modern myths: Pallas Athena & computers
24. The final word: astrology, tarot & the alphabet
Recommended reading
References
Index
Comment: From the back cover:
Astro-mythology is the oldest "inter-disciplinary" study. Before the invention of writing, and long before modern science divided human experience into "fact" and "myth", all knowledge was recorded in one unified script - the patterns & cycles of the stars & planets. The ancients could look in one place (the night sky) to find an extensive encyclopedia of human experience. The keys to science, mathematics, psychology, philosophy, spiritual teaching, the alphabet, the calendar, and astrology - all were contained in the mythology of star lore. With the development of modern science, human knowledge has been divided into separate categories, and star legends have been labelled as superstitions, quaint, outdated folktales. The purpose of this book is to remind us that the ancient traditions of astro-mythology are still living, eternally "writ in the stars." Astro-Mythology is more than a collection of entertaining & instructive stories of the gods we call planets & their adventures in the celestial lands we know as the signs of the Zodiac. Directions are also given on how to use astro-mythology to interpret birth charts & discover personal myths.

One Reed Publications, 175 pages.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS - Robert Ornstein, $12.95
Contents:
Preface; Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: The study of consciousness:
The scope of psychology, by William James
Psychology & scientific research, by Hadley Cantril et al
2. The conscious human mind: Selection, reception & creation:
The stream of consciousness, by William James
The doors of perecption, by Aldous Huxley
3. The workings of the conscious mind:
They saw a game: A case study by Albert H. Hastorf & Hadley Cantril
4. The machinery of consciousness:
The other side of the brain: An appositional mind, by Joseph E. Bogden
5. The temporal dimension of consciousness:
The legend of Nasrudin, by Idries Shal
6. Multiple consciousness:
Lucid dreaming: Directing the action as it happens, by Stephen P. LaBerge
7. The organized systems: Changing consciousness:
Deautomitization & the mystic experience, by Arthur J. Deikman
The Sufi tradition, by Elizabeth Hall
Mysteries of the west: Strange rites, by Idries Shah
8. The perils of the "journey": A report from the mind field:
The teaching story: Observations on the folklore of our modern thought, by Idries Shah
9. On the deveopment of consciousness: An important "way"
References
Index
Comment: Essentially a college-level survey text on, What is Consciousness? As these things can date rather rapidly, this compilation was first published in 1972, with reprints in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1986, 1996 (this one).
Penguin Arkana, 314 pages.

ASTROLOGY & CONSCIOUSNESS: The Wheel of Light - Rio Olesky, $16.95
Subtitled, "How does your astrological chart affect your spiritual development?" Contents:
Introduction
Aries/Mars/first house; Taurus/Venus/second house; Gemini/Mercury/third house; Cancer/the square/the moon/fourth house; Leo/the trine/the sun/fifth house; Virgo/Mercury/the sixth house; Libra/the opposition/Venus/seventh house; Scorpio/Pluto & Mars/eighth house; Sagittarius/Jupiter/ninth house; Capricorn/Saturn/tenth house; Aquarius/Uranus & Saturn/eleventh house; Pisces/Neptune & Jupiter/twelfth house
The maker's dozen
Bibliography
About the author
Comment: Astrology organized by the signs of the zodiac. In each chapter, the sign, its myths, the symbol, the totem (animal representation), the mode & element, its ruling planet. In the ruling planet section, delineations of the planet in the twelve houses. Following that, the house associated with the sign in question, the sign & the body, and conclusions. As five of the planets rule two signs each, there are two sections on Venus, two on Mars, two on Mercury, two on Jupiter, and two on Saturn. Each of these texts are different, there are no repeats, though the second go-round is notably shorter than the first.
New Falcon, 381 pages.

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