Is practical astrology divination? This question has become something of a hot potato, with psychological and archetypal astrologers joining together with died-in-wool traditionalists to declare the straightforwardly objective nature of our art’s symbolism and its results. We cover in detail the case for and against astrology-as-divination, and show the relationship of this question to that of the role of imagination and the “symbolic attitude.”
We also explore some of the leading-edge approaches of contemporary scholar-astrologers sympathetic to the divinatory interpretation, including Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum, Patrick Curry and James Brockbank.
Jung’s Red Book points towards a prophetic “spirit of the depths” at the heart of astrology, and his life-work reveals a deep appreciation of its symbolism. His concept of “synchronicity” has become a taken-for-granted argument in our defense. James Hillman loved the subject, was guided by his ho...
The astrology of one human achievement to climb to the "Top of the World."
Gregory Clare is a retired commercial fisherman of 28 years (1974 - 2002).
Greg steered the boat at night with the aid of the stars. These many years of familiarity with the night sky set the scene for what was to become...
A slightly tongue-in-cheek investigation of horror, the macabre, and the dark side as revealed in the horoscopes of writers dominated by the archetype of Scorpio-Pluto. Of special interest are novelists and screenwriters who have bequeathed to us our favorite terrors: dark lords, demons, monsters...
