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The Astrological World of Jung’s 'Liber Novus'
C. G. Jung's The Red Book: Liber Novus, published posthumously in 2009, explores Jung's own journey from an inner state of alienation and depression to the restoration of his soul, as well as offering a prophetic narrative of the collective human psyche as it journeys from unconsciousness to a greater awareness of its own inner dichotomy of good and evil. Jung utilised astrological symbols throughout to help him comprehend the personal as well as universal meanings of his visions.
In The Astrological World of Jung's Liber Novus, Liz Greene explores the planetary journey Jung portrayed in this remarkable work and investigates the ways in which he used astrological images and themes as an interpretive lens to help him understand the nature of his visions and the deeper psychological meaning behind them. Greene's analysis includes a number of mythic and archetypal elements, including the stories of Salome, Siegfried and Elijah, and demonstrates that astrology, as Jung understood and worked with it, is unquestionably one of the most important foundation stones of analytical psychology, and an essential part of understanding his legacy.
This unique study will appeal to analytical psychologists and Jungian psychotherapists, students and academics of Jungian and post-Jungian theory, the history of psychology, archetypal thought, mythology and folklore, the history of New Age movements, esotericism and psychological astrology.
In The Astrological World of Jung's Liber Novus, Liz Greene explores the planetary journey Jung portrayed in this remarkable work and investigates the ways in which he used astrological images and themes as an interpretive lens to help him understand the nature of his visions and the deeper psychological meaning behind them. Greene's analysis includes a number of mythic and archetypal elements, including the stories of Salome, Siegfried and Elijah, and demonstrates that astrology, as Jung understood and worked with it, is unquestionably one of the most important foundation stones of analytical psychology, and an essential part of understanding his legacy.
This unique study will appeal to analytical psychologists and Jungian psychotherapists, students and academics of Jungian and post-Jungian theory, the history of psychology, archetypal thought, mythology and folklore, the history of New Age movements, esotericism and psychological astrology.
226 pages, Paperback
Published February 26, 2018
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Liz Greene
76 books448 followersLiz Greene is held in high esteem by astrologers all over the world, professional and non-professional alike. She is a prolific author of books and various publications and has been instrumental in shaping modern psychological astrology.
She holds doctorate degrees in psychology and (as of 2010) in history and is a qualified Jungian analyst. She also holds a diploma in counselling from the Centre for Transpersonal Psychology in London, and a diploma from the Faculty of Astrological Studies, of which she is a lifetime Patron.
She holds doctorate degrees in psychology and (as of 2010) in history and is a qualified Jungian analyst. She also holds a diploma in counselling from the Centre for Transpersonal Psychology in London, and a diploma from the Faculty of Astrological Studies, of which she is a lifetime Patron.
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November 20, 2019
"The ruler of my birth, old Saturnus, slowed down my maturation process to such an extent that I became aware of my own ideas only at the beginning of the second half of life, i.e. exactly with 36 years"
(as Jung told the American writer Upton Sinclair, in 1955)
Maybe the purpose of the soul's travel through the planets, and the Sun, is to gain more individuation. For sure, one very Jungian view and aim.
Outstanding among those are Saturn, Venus, Mars, Mercury and the Moon. But Jung introduces new characters in the journey, namely, Philemon and Phanes. Those two are of personal relevance to Jung.
Philemon is a sort of inner guru, one he had spotted in his dreams.
Phanes is the "divine-child", whom Plato called the "Unbegotten". He is the "power that unites the opposites" and "foresight". Jung made several drawings of Phanes. Next is one example.
The journey can be equated with an alchemical process.
This book by Greene says little about the role of Uranus in the life of Jung, save on page 160, apropos his marriage*. But then one should consult another book by Greene, "The art of stealing the fire, Uranus in the horoscope". There, one would be better informed about individuality.
"... whoever does not follow the 'principium individuationis' to its end becomes no God, since he cannot bear individuality"
The insertion of some plates of "Liber Novus" in this book makes it more valuable if one is about to understand Jung's birth chart and life.
*This looks interesting:
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/09/e...
(as Jung told the American writer Upton Sinclair, in 1955)
Maybe the purpose of the soul's travel through the planets, and the Sun, is to gain more individuation. For sure, one very Jungian view and aim.
Outstanding among those are Saturn, Venus, Mars, Mercury and the Moon. But Jung introduces new characters in the journey, namely, Philemon and Phanes. Those two are of personal relevance to Jung.
Philemon is a sort of inner guru, one he had spotted in his dreams.
Phanes is the "divine-child", whom Plato called the "Unbegotten". He is the "power that unites the opposites" and "foresight". Jung made several drawings of Phanes. Next is one example.
The journey can be equated with an alchemical process.
This book by Greene says little about the role of Uranus in the life of Jung, save on page 160, apropos his marriage*. But then one should consult another book by Greene, "The art of stealing the fire, Uranus in the horoscope". There, one would be better informed about individuality.
"... whoever does not follow the 'principium individuationis' to its end becomes no God, since he cannot bear individuality"
The insertion of some plates of "Liber Novus" in this book makes it more valuable if one is about to understand Jung's birth chart and life.
*This looks interesting:
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/09/e...
April 4, 2023
fav excerpts:
“The unconscious astrology which is in our bones, though we are unaware of it.”
“In every human life, Jung believed that there is a teleology at work: a meaningful development or movement towards some goal or fulfilled potential that was secretly present from the beginning.”
“Alan Leo had a great deal to say about the Sun as a dynamic process. In his view, one is not born with the Sun fully shining; it requires effort, consciousness, and suffering to facilitate its meaningful expression in life. According to Leo, the unconscious or ‘unevolved’ individual expresses the Sun instinctually.”
“The unconscious astrology which is in our bones, though we are unaware of it.”
“In every human life, Jung believed that there is a teleology at work: a meaningful development or movement towards some goal or fulfilled potential that was secretly present from the beginning.”
“Alan Leo had a great deal to say about the Sun as a dynamic process. In his view, one is not born with the Sun fully shining; it requires effort, consciousness, and suffering to facilitate its meaningful expression in life. According to Leo, the unconscious or ‘unevolved’ individual expresses the Sun instinctually.”
May 16, 2024
abraxas goes hard
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