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Wednesday, 26 February 2020

Jungʹs Studies in Astrology - Prophecy, Magic, and the Qualities of Time

[Astrodienst]: Of course, most astrologers know that Carl Gustav Jung was interested in astrology, did charts of his patients, and drew on astrology for his psychological theories.

And most psychological astrologers make good use of Jungʹs psychology in their counselling practice. Some may also refer to Jungʹs principle of synchronicity when trying to explain to non-astrologers how astrology works.

But who of these astrologers can actually say much more about Jungʹs astrological journey? Do we know how he came to ʹbelieve inʹ or ʹknow aboutʹ astrology? Which sources did he use, what was his path to integrating astrology with his psychological principles - or vice versa?

From a contemporary astrologerʹs point of view, it is hard to imagine, how deep Jung actually dug into the history of astrology - and not only that: he went straight back to the sources of very early astrologers, mystics, alchemists, magicians, philosophers and other knowledgable people.

He consulted Neoplatonic, Gnostic, Hermetic, Kabbalistic traditions in his studies, all the while comparing their insights with his own practical experience....<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...