Archetypal Cosmology Explained

Archetypal cosmology: Richard Tarnas's research program correlating planetary cycles with archetypal patterns in history and biography.

Archetypal cosmology studies correlations between planetary alignments and archetypal dynamics in individuals and cultures — developed chiefly by Richard Tarnas in Cosmos and Psyche (2006).

Method

Historical-correlational and hermeneutic: outer-planet cycles are read as symbolic mirrors of collective moods and biographical themes, not as simple mechanical causes.

Research venue

Archai: The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology (founded ~2008) publishes peer-oriented work extending Tarnas's methods.

See Planetary archetypes · Evidence & skepticism