3 results for "Astronomy"

The Interpretation of Nature and the Psyche

Carl Gustav Jung,Wolfgang Ernst Pauli
Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) and Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (1900 - 1958) were two of the greatest thinkers of modern times. Jung is the founder of Analytical Psychology and is one of the best known researchers in the field of Dream Interpretation and Symbolization. Pauli was one of the pioneers of Quantum Physics. In 1945, Pauli received the Nobel Prize in Physics after being nominated by Albert Einstein for his "decisive contribution through his discovery of a new law of Nature, the exclusion principle" involving spin theory underpinning the structure of matter and the whole of chemistry. Together they collaborated on this book that was First published in 1952 in German as Naturerklarung und Psyche. C. G. Jung: Synchronizitat als ein Prinzip akausaler Zusammenhange. W. Pauli: Der Einfluss archetypischer Vorstellungen auf die Bildung naturwissenschaftlicher Theorien bei Kepler. However, our reviewer, himself an eminent professor of mathematics, concludes, "After thoroughly studying their writings for many months now, I have come to see clearly that they are both utterly mad.""
Ishi Press International 2012-02 280 pages

The Testament of Astrology Introduction to Astrology as an Esoteric Science - Sequence One - General Foundation of Astrology

Oskar Adler
These lectures, first given between 1930 and 1938 in Vienna, in 7 'Sequences' comprise a college level curriculum. It has earned praise by Astrologers at Kepler College of Astrology, International Academy of Astrology and American Federation of Astrologers. Ronald Davison who met Adler in London, wrote that Oskar Adler was as near to being 'a Complete Man" as anyone he'd ever met. That quote became the subtitle to the biography: "Dr. Oskar Adler: A Complete Man, by Amy Shapiro, M. Ed., based on 22 years research on Dr. Adler's life.Oskar Adler's lessons welcome new students, and challenge seasoned astrologers. As he explains: "This is the work of a searcher, for all searchers filled with a pressing desire for knowledge regarding the meaning of their existence within the immeasurable and unimaginable greatness of this universe. Overawed by a sense of our own inessentiality and by our short-termed existence on this grain of sand, "Earth," we are nevertheless elated at the thought of being witnesses of the eternal riddle. It may be that in this conflict we experience the nucleus of all that has guided the human spirit since the light of Reason was first kindled within. Contents of Sequence One: Lecture 1: General idea of Astrology as Esoteric Knowledge... What is esoteric knowledge? ... Natural Science and esoteric doctrine; Man and the universe ... The human body and number as bridge to the cosmos ... Astronomy and astrology ... The Self as key to esoteric knowledge Lecture 2: Living Community Between Man and Universe ... Macrocosmos and microcosmos... One-ness and the number One ...Suffering and sorrow as a further link to the cosmos ... The idea of fate ... Natural law and moral law Lecture 3: The Enigma of Evolution in the Light of Esoteric Wisdom ... The Zodiac Lecture 4: Evolution & Alchemy ... four elements ... Their relationship to inner life and to the road of development of man ... riddle of the Sphinx Lecture 5: Cosmic Numbers and Human Development ... The numbers 4, 7 and 12 Zodiac and planets ... Periodicity and the law of rhythm ... Planetary symbols and digit-symbols Lecture 6: The Three Cosmic Perspectives ... The cosmic importance of the moment of birth ... Heredity and self-development ... The second birthLecture 7: Zodiac-segments and Zodiac-symbols ...The precession of the vernal point ... Eternity and temporality ... The road to the neighbor ... The road to one's own self Dr. Adler closes Sequence One with: "Astrology shows us the road to knowledge of ourselves. How actually to walk that road is shown to us by love. He who can unite both will alone find redemption through the study of astrology."The subsequent six Sequences build methodically upon this one, for those ready to go even further: Sequence 2: Zodiac and ManSequence 3: The World of the Planets & Man Sequence 4: Man and EarthSequence 5: Man in the Concert of the Stars Sequence 6: Movement of Stars & Course of Life Sequence 7: Work on One's Own Horoscope.The writing, translating, editing and publishing of The Testament of Astrology has been a labor of love for each soul privileged to absorb Dr. Adler's wisdom: Mrs. Zendka Orenstein (Translator), and Amy Shapiro (Editor), given the English rights by Mrs. Orenstein. If you seek in-depth knowledge and inspiration on the celestial realms and meanings, your search will be rewarded many times over by Dr. Adler's brilliance, humor and compassion. He was first a physician; then a musician; lastly a philosopher who reached the heights and plumbed the depths of astrology. Many students report being touched by the warmth and magnitude of his SPIRIT far beyond casual intellectual interest. Might that happen for you, too? Find out!
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2011-06 146 pages

Star Myths of the World, Volume Three Star Myths of the Bible

David Warner Mathisen
The most complete guide to the ancient world-wide system of celestial metaphor, sometimes called Astro-theology, which forms the foundation for virtually all of the scriptures, myths, and sacred stories of humanity -- including the texts we call the Old Testament and New Testament of the Bible. Explore the scriptures and myths of humanity in a new light as you learn to hear the language in which they are all actually speaking: the language of the stars. Star Myths of the World and How to Interpret Them is a series of volumes exploring the amazing evidence of an ancient, world-wide system of metaphor which underlies all of the world's myths, and points to the conclusion that they are all closely related. Learn how to understand the clues and symbols in the stories which point to specific constellations, and how the constellations fit into the larger heavenly cycles, all of which are used by the ancient wisdom given to our ancestors as a precious inheritance, with information for our benefit and blessing. Volume One explored evidence that this system is worldwide, sampling a few representative myths and stories from ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, ancient India, ancient China and Japan, and myths from various cultures in Australia, Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific. Volume Two explored the massive evidence that the Greek myths are built on the same worldwide system, examining specific myths, gods, and goddesses -- as well as both the Iliad and Odyssey in depth, for their celestial patterns. Volume Three provides a broad survey of the celestial foundations of some of the most well-known stories and characters in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, complete with hundreds of full-color illustrations and star charts.
Beowulf Books 2016-08-03 766 pages