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Post by Michael Hawkins on Oct 13, 2009 20:52:43 GMT -5
I learned astrology (originally) within the context of Jungian Archetypal Psychotherapy, as taught by my mentor Charles Bebeau (who was a direct student of Dane Rudhyar, among others). To graduate with certification as an archetypal therapist, I wrote a paper from which I extracted the attached essay, which is an explanation of the 12 archetypes we used at Boulder's Avalon Institute (now Archetypal Academy). It also gives some Jung quotes about archetypes, and briefly discusses Jung's use of astrology (see the last couple paragraphs). My readings nowadays, while incorporating more and more from Evolutionary Astrology, is based on the archetypal language and symbolism expressed in this essay. Let me know what you think! Attachments:
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Post by Michael Hawkins on Oct 13, 2009 21:30:41 GMT -5
If you have trouble downloading the essay, try to get it at this blog post -- worked for me....  |
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Post by bertvdb on Oct 16, 2009 15:28:58 GMT -5
I'm a sceptic. Although i admit to know nothing. And Jung gave me some insights years ago, so maybe ... i'm open to it. But i'm blinded by science and my astronomical charts.
A girl i once loved was also an astrologer. I came to recognize she needed the charts to touch something deeper inside her. Once touching that part, like in a trance or focus, the words started flowing, and she touched the other behind the charts.
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Post by Michael Hawkins on Oct 16, 2009 19:00:29 GMT -5
"...and she touched the other behind the charts."
That's it, Bert. Astrologers like to say that "it works; I don't really know why, but it works." It's about climbing into the "alchemical crucible" with the other -- the crucible where intuition and insight conspire to bring a sense of meaning to the client's life -- a sense of place, where we become situated within the natural cycles of existence. It's a powerful therapeutic tool, if not turned into a parlor trick.
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Post by bertvdb on Oct 17, 2009 15:15:43 GMT -5
And is that also the reason why it doesn't work most of the time for ourselves? Because our prejudices about ourselves are the strongest prejudices we have .... still blinding us, despite the focus ?
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Post by Michael Hawkins on Oct 17, 2009 15:39:58 GMT -5
I hear what you're saying, Bert, about filtering a self-reading through the wishes and desires of individual biases. Looking at one's own chart, however, does offer windows of insight that can be valuable in getting through day-to-day life. Keeping in mind, for instance, what Pluto (the planet of death/rebirth, sexuality, depth-transformation/healing, etc.) is doing in relation to our Sun or Moon, helps us to have patience through periods of disolution, knowing that Pluto transits take years to fully unfold. Being aware of certain archetypal patterns moving through our lives (synchronistically expressed in an astrology chart) gives us just enough framework to let go of certain anxieties... and if this is the one thing we can get from astrology, it may be enough.
For a more non-biased self-reading, the I Ching is often the best choice -- but, then, it comes down to a question of which English version you're using.
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