{"id":517,"date":"2018-07-23T19:50:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T09:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freudastrology.com\/?page_id=517"},"modified":"2025-04-08T09:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:06:12","slug":"basics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.freudastrology.com\/?page_id=517","title":{"rendered":"Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear reader,
As if from a pyramid\u2019s vertex, astrologers can observe the 4-way relationship of science to psychology to religion to philosophy. If there is a problem with astrology, it is that it \u2018leads\u2019 with airy-thinking and, therefore, it tends to be weak in the opposing function, water-feeling, that \u2018leads\u2019 depth psychology; thus, Freud, Jung, Klein et al. are \u2018astrology\u2019s redeemers\u2019; in this article, we clarify the relevant terms\u2026 <\/a>(click here)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Science deals in the micro-, meso- & macro-scales of the universe. Because of the \u201cPlanck length\u201d, science has nothing to say about the ultra-micro-scale and, therefore, it has nothing to say about the tiniest \u201cseeds of life\u201d that (i) fill the universe & (ii) \u201cresonate\u201d \u201cconsciousness\u201d at the macro-scale. Scientistic philosophers have no coherent perspective of astrology, but astrologers can maintain a coherent perspective ofscience\u2026 click here<\/a> for the details…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Astrology, by drawing on the \u201carchetypal realm\u201d, straightforwardly merges with Jungian psychology. Nonetheless, Jung explains that \u201cintegration\u201d of the \u2018not-very- deep\u2019 Freudian \u201cfamily romance\u201d needs to occur before one takes on the \u2018deeper-higher, rawer-collective\u2019 level that pathologize as (i) \u201crestoration of the (+\/\u2013ve) persona\u201d or (ii) \u201cidentity with its images\u201d. This means understanding the superego, self, id & ego\u2026click here<\/a>, to read an article that will help you to get your bearings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The self-recognitive, small \u2018s\u2019-\u201cself\u201d is \u201creflexive\u201d e.g. the head has its \u201creflex\u201d not to eat its tail. The self-understanding \u201cego\u201d, however, is \u201creflective\u201d e.g.\u201ccentroverted\u201d intuiting, sensing, thinking & feeling leads to an understanding why heads not eating tails affirm the existence of \u201cself\u201d. \u201cCentroversion\u201d allows the psyche to see why it can tie itself up in the knots that lead to metaphoric self-consumptions e.g.
\u201cdepression\u201d\u2026 click here<\/a> for our discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hermeneutics<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With both psychoanalysis & astrology emphasizing quality over quantity, there is little point in trying to reduce them in order that they might \u2018fit\u2019 into the \u201creductive\u201d scientific paradigm. Given that scientists don\u2019t run about trying to warn discontented civilizations away from interpretations of \u201cHamlet\u201d, the Freudastrologer does well to position psychoanalysis & astrology within an interpretative, hermeneutic context; click here<\/em> for a discussion of links between meta-science & (filmed) literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Short Course in Mandala-ology<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With symmetry and slight asymmetry having a significant role in the creation of the Cosmos, semi-symmetrical images deserve attention, especially when they have held their own through history e.g. the (yin-yang) Taiji, the Star of David, the Crucifix and the zodiac. Lovers of the Beatles know that \u201cHelp\u201d was \u2018helped\u2019 along by (semi)-symmetrical semaphore patterns\u2026 as was the case for the nuclear disarmament movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plato\u2019s \u201cRepublic\u201d & the Zodiac: Pt.I<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may seem odd for a website that is focused on individual self-understanding to publish an essay series on politics but, here, we make the case that world would be a better place if it was run by self-understanders. If Plato had time-travelled to 2024, he would likely have been less than impressed by \u201c(post)-modern\u201d political philosophy\u2026 even less than FA is. What does the zodiac have to offer 21st<\/sup>C political philosophers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plato\u2019s \u201cRepublic\u201d & the Zodiac: Pt.II<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Science & religion tended to be divergent through the 2nd<\/sup> millennium but, in light of recent advances in cosmology & \u201ccollapsology\u201d (= the science of societal break-down; \u201ccollapsologists\u201d like to use this self-appellation to distinguish themselves from wackier \u201ceschatologists\u201d), we can posit some science & religion convergence. Because filling a cup that is already full is not easy, is emptiness a key feature of the Holy Grail?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear reader,As if from a pyramid\u2019s vertex, astrologers can observe the 4-way relationship of science to psychology to religion to philosophy. If there is a problem with astrology, it is that it \u2018leads\u2019 with airy-thinking and, therefore, it tends to be weak in the opposing function, water-feeling, that \u2018leads\u2019 depth psychology; thus, Freud, Jung, Klein […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-517","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freudastrology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freudastrology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freudastrology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freudastrology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freudastrology.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=517"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.freudastrology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1330,"href":"https:\/\/www.freudastrology.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/517\/revisions\/1330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freudastrology.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}