Psyche & Cosmos – Stan Grof & Rick Tarnas: Unlocking Archetypal Astrology for Self-Discovery

Discover the Transformative Power of Archetypal Astrology

Psyche & Cosmos is an 8-part online video training led by Stanislav Grof, MD, pioneer of transpersonal psychology, and Richard Tarnas, PhD, Harvard-trained philosopher and authority on archetypal astrology.
This immersive course reveals how planetary patterns connect to human consciousness, offering a profound framework to navigate life’s challenges, understand your purpose, and recognize the sacred intelligence of the universe.

What Is Archetypal Astrology?

Archetypal astrology bridges the gap between your individual psyche and the cosmos, uncovering how planetary alignments correspond with archetypal energies in both personal and collective experience.
You’ll explore how each planetary archetype influences human behavior, life cycles, and historical events — empowering you to make conscious, life-enhancing choices.

Why This Course Matters: Beyond Scientific Materialism

While conventional science often dismisses astrology, this course presents compelling evidence for why this ancient wisdom system has endured for millennia. Dr. Tarnas, once a skeptic himself, discovered through rigorous research that archetypal astrology demonstrates remarkable predictive value for understanding:

• The essential character of historical periods
• Individual psychological patternsand potentials
• The timing of personal transformationand spiritual emergence

When Dr. Tarnas shared his findings with Dr. Grof, whose groundbreaking work with non-ordinary states of consciousness has revolutionized psychology, they recognized that each person’s birth represents an individual expression of archetypal energies present in the collective at that moment.

Transform Your Understanding of Reality

This course empowers you to:

• View personal challengesthrough the lens of cosmic intelligence
• Experience your life as unfolding within an “ensouled universe”rather than a cold, mechanistic void
• Meet life’s difficultieswith greater consciousness and confidence
• Perceive a sacred and synchronistic universefilled with meaning and purpose
• Deepen self-understandingthrough archetypal patterns

The Scientific Foundation: How Archetypal Astrology Works

The course explores how:

• Each planet corresponds to an archetypal dimension of consciousnessthat influences reality in specific ways
• Saturngoverns structure and responsibility
• Marscorrelates with masculine energy and forceful activity
• Uranusgoverns breakthroughs and periods of rapid change
• Plutorelates to transformative, sometimes destructive energies (as seen in the 1960-1972 and 2007-2020 transits)

Research demonstrates why certain historical periods manifest crisis while others produce breakthroughs, and how these collective patterns correlate with individual psychological qualities in a person’s birth chart.

Even Carl Jung, founder of analytical psychology, reportedly used astrology with every patient, finding no other means provided comparable precision for understanding archetypal dynamics.

Free Will and Archetypal Energies

This course clarifies that archetypal astrology is not deterministic. Understanding your birth chart is like knowing which way the wind will blow before sailing—valuable information that helps you navigate, but your life’s unfolding depends on how consciously you engage with these energies.

As you’ll discover:

• Archetypal energies can be expressed in life-enhancing or destructive ways
• Your free will and consciousnessdetermine how these energies manifest
• Astrology is archetypally predictive, not concretely predictive
• Greater awareness of archetypal patterns allows greater autonomyin response
• Astrology reveals which archetypes are especially significantfor each person and their timing

Learn from Two Brilliant Pioneers

This 8-module video training offers unprecedented access to:

• Stanislav Grof, MD: The “father of transpersonal psychology” whose six decades of research into non-ordinary states of consciousness has revolutionized our understanding of the human psyche
• Richard Tarnas, PhD: A globally respected authority on archetypal astrology who has integrated depth psychology with cosmology

Their combined expertise illuminates archetypal astrology in a way that makes profound sense to your mind, heart, and soul.

Course Highlights: What You’ll Learn

Through this 8-module transformational program, you’ll:

• Deepen understandingof your nature and the cosmos
• Navigate more effectivelythrough spiritual emergencies and personal challenges
• Access hidden resourceswithin your psyche
• Clarify your potential and purpose
• Develop a more profound visionfor your life
• Recognize the intelligent presencegoverning creation
• Understand the larger cyclesand patterns of your life
• Perceive realityas intelligent and orderly rather than random
• Identify auspicious timesfor key decisions
• Gain precise toolsfor exploring your psyche’s depths
• Transcend limited self-concepts
• Find meaningin seemingly chaotic social and political environments
• Appreciate astrology’s valuefor exploring non-ordinary states of consciousness

Comprehensive Course Structure

Module 1: Introduction & Course Overview

• Discover the “Rosetta stone”of the human psyche
• Learn how research at Esalen Institutein the 1970s evolved
• Examine evidence from consciousness research supporting an interconnected, ensouled universe

Module 2: New Cartography of the Unconscious

• Explore the expanded map of the psychefrom psychedelic therapy and Holotropic Breathwork
• Understand transbiographical regionsof the unconscious
• Examine COEX systems(systems of condensed experience) and Basic Perinatal Matrices
• Connect psychology with archetypal astrology

Module 3: Basic Perinatal Matrices & the Death-Rebirth Process

• Discover birth’s paramount rolein the human psyche
• Explore perinatal symbolismthrough powerful artwork
• Understand the death-rebirth processand its spiritual significance
• Recognize the archetypal rootsof human violence

Module 4: Archetypal Astrology & Cosmology

• Examine the evolution of cosmologyand astrology
• Learn fundamental astrological analysistechniques
• Understand life cyclesthrough transit analysis
• Explore questions of causality and free will

Module 5: The Planetary Archetypes

• Study the evolution of archetypal understanding
• Learn the specific qualitiesof each planet and luminary
• Interpret practical examplesof planetary influences

Module 6: Q&A

• Direct questions to the instructors
• Deepen understanding of archetypal astrology fundamentals
• Clarify planetary principles

Module 7: Psychedelic Sessions & Archetypal Astrological Analysis

• Analyze a dramatic case historyfrom LSD therapy
• Understand birth chartsand transit convergences
• Study a paradigm casedemonstrating archetypal astrology’s therapeutic value

Module 8: Q&A

• Address questions about the case history
• Integrate overall course content

Exclusive Bonus Collection

Your registration includes these valuable bonuses:

1. A Discussion With Albert Hofmann

• Rare video dialogue featuring Stan Grof, Albert Hofmann, and Tav Sparks
• Special appearance by artist H.R. Giger
• Recorded four months before Hofmann’s 100th birthday
• Hofmann recounts how “LSD came to me“

2. Cosmos & Psyche

• Two audio dialogues with Rick Tarnas and Caroline Casey
• Explores Tarnas’s groundbreaking book
• Described as “the closest my head has been to exploding while reading a book” by CBC Tapestry

3. The Use of Archetypal Astrology in Psychedelic Therapy & Holotropic Breathwork

• Video exploring the extraordinary valueof archetypal astrology
• Insights from 30+ years of joint research
• Why archetypal astrology proved to be the “Rosetta Stone for consciousness research“

Expert Endorsements

“I know of no work that so well incorporates the findings of Freud, Jung and Rank, adding fresh insights, which the methods of those psychotherapists could never have achieved. I do not doubt that many others working in this field would find Dr. Grof’s discoveries a basis for a whole new strategy of research.” — Joseph Campbell, Author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces

“Breathtaking in the scope and scale of its vision, [Rick Tarnas’] extraordinary book shatters our cosmological assumptions… spellbinding, eloquent, compelling.” — Christopher Bache, Professor of philosophy and religious studies, Youngstown State University

“Grof marshals an impressive array of data and speculation in support of the timely demand that Western science acknowledge consciousness and its many non-ordinary states.” — Richard Alpert (Ram Dass), PhD, Psychologist, spiritual teacher and author of Be Here Now

What You’ll Receive

• Eight 90- to 120-minute recorded class sessions with HD video content
• Complete transcriptsin PDF format
• Practical exercisesand questions for each lesson
• Three sessions featuring direct Q&Awith the instructors
• All bonus materialsfor continued learning

About the Faculty

Stanislav Grof, MD is a clinical psychiatrist with over 60 years of experience researching non-ordinary states of consciousness. As one of the founders of transpersonal psychology and founding president of the International Transpersonal Association, his work bridges psychiatry, consciousness research, and spiritual studies. His distinguished career includes positions at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, and the California Institute of Integral Studies. He has authored numerous influential books including Psychology of the Future, LSD Psychotherapy, and Beyond the Brain.

Richard Tarnas, PhD is the founding director of the Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness program at the California Institute of Integral Studies. A Harvard graduate with a doctorate from Saybrook Institute, he previously directed programs at Esalen Institute. His landmark book The Passion of the Western Mind is widely used in universities, while Cosmos and Psyche received the Book of the Year Prize from the Scientific and Medical Network. As a past president of the International Transpersonal Association, he bridges philosophy, psychology, and cosmology.

Conclusion: A Rare Opportunity for Transformation

“Psyche & Cosmos – Stan Grof & Rick Tarnas” represents an unprecedented opportunity to learn directly from two pioneering masters whose work continues to revolutionize our understanding of consciousness and reality. This comprehensive program not only provides intellectual understanding but offers practical tools for navigating life with greater awareness, meaning, and purpose.

By exploring the profound connection between your individual psyche and the intelligent cosmos, you’ll gain a perspective that transcends conventional scientific materialism while being grounded in rigorous research. This knowledge empowers you to perceive the sacred dimension of existence and your unique place within it, transforming how you experience challenges and opportunities alike.

Register today to access this life-changing wisdom that connects ancient knowledge with cutting-edge consciousness research in a format designed for immediate application to your personal journey.

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