Jung on Astrology

Safron Rossi is a professor of mythology and depth psychology in the Jungian and Archetypal Studies specialization at Pacifica Graduate Institute, California. For many years she was Curator of the Joseph Campbell and James Hillman manuscript collections. She writes in the fields of archetypal psychology, mythology and astrology. Keiron Le Grice is a professor of depth psychology and program chair in the Jungian and Archetypal Studies specialization at Pacifica Graduate Institute, California, and co-founder of the Institute of Transpersonal and Archetypal Studies (ITAS). He is the author of several books and a founding editor of Archai: The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology.

"This book is long overdue. The authors have filled an important gap in the Jungian literature. Scholars of Jungian psychology and astrologers will gain much from the editors’ sensitive and detailed appreciation of the importance that Jung gave to astrology. The editors’ grasp of both Jung’s psychology and astrological symbolism gives them a unique ability to synthesize and bridge these fields. For those of us interested in spiritual and emotional growth, this work will be invaluable." - Lionel Corbett, MD; Jungian Analyst and Professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute, USA"Jung on Astrology is a book my colleagues and I have long hoped for. Not only has Jungian psychology had a profound influence on the development of contemporary astrology, but the accumulated insights of the astrological tradition subtly shaped Jung’s thinking about the nature of archetypes, the predispositions of his patients, and the ages of history. The full extent and impact of Jung’s long involvement with astrology is still being uncovered, and this compilation by Le Grice and Rossi can now serve as a foundational text for future studies." - Richard Tarnas, Ph.D.; Professor at California Institute of Integral Studies, USA

• TABLE OF CONTENTSAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: Contexts and OpinionsIntroduction1 Astrology’s Place in the Modern West 2 Jung’s View of Astrology3 Astrology as Archetypal: Planets and GodsPart II: Astrological Symbolism in Jung’s WritingsIntroduction4 Planetary and Zodiacal SymbolismSigns of the ZodiacSun SymbolismSun and Moon SymbolismVenus and Mars SymbolismMandalas, Birth Charts, and the Self5 Fate, Heimarmene, and Ascent through the Planetary Spheres6 Astrology and MedicinePart III: Astrological AgesIntroduction7 The Symbolic Significance of the PrecessionAstrological Ages and Cultural TransitionFrom the Age of Aries to the Age of AquariusAstrological Ages and Christian SymbolismThe Coming Age of Aquarius8 The Sign of the Fishes9 The Prophecies of Nostradamus10 The Historical Significance of the FishPart IV: Explanations of AstrologyIntroduction11 As Above, So Below: The Microcosm-Macrocosm Correspondence12 Astrology as Projection 13 Astrology as Mantic Method14 Astrology as Causal Influence15 Synchronicity and the Qualities of Time16 Number and Archetypes XVII Acausal Orderedness and the Unus MundusAppendixIntroductionGret Baumann-Jung: Some Reflections on the Horoscope of C. G. Jung Index