Richard Tarnas

Richard Tarnas ( born February 21, 1950 in Geneva, Switzerland ) is Professor of philosophy and psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and head of the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness. At the Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, he teaches clinical psychology and depth psychology.

Career

Tarnas completed his studies in 1972 from Harvard. He received his doctorate in 1976 at Saybrook Institute. It deals with, among others, the relationships between psychology and astrology. His book idea and passion: The paths of Western thought, in which he dealt with the development of the Western world view, was a bestseller. It was created by Dietrich Schwanitz in his book Education. Everything you need to know recommended under the heading " books for further reading " for further reading and depression ( p. 519).

Bibliography

• Prometheus the Awakener 1996 ( German Uranus and Prometheus: an Essay on the Archetypal Meaning of the Planet Uranus ISBN 3-905255-03-0 )
• The Passion of the Western Mind 1999 ( dt: Idea and Passion: The paths of western thought ISBN 3-423-30715-3 )
• The psychology of the future. Experiences of modern consciousness research, with Stanislav Grof, 2002, ISBN 3907029763
• Cosmos and Psyche. Intimations of a New World View. Plume, 2007, ISBN 978-0452288591