The Hero’s Journey And Western Civilization With Richard Tarnas, Ph.D.

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Tarnas, influenced by his Jesuit education and liberal arts background, discusses the fundamental shift in the Western worldview, comparing it to past transformations like the Renaissance and the end of the classical era. He highlights the influence of Eastern thought and the importance of reconnecting with the Western tradition while integrating new perspectives. This deep dialogue also touches on the repression of the feminine in Western culture and the potential for a new archetypal consciousness that embraces both masculine and feminine principles. (hosted by Michael Toms)

 Bio

Richard Tarnas, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he was the founding director of the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness department. Formerly the director of programs and education at Esalen Institute. He is a past president of the International Transpersonal Association and was a long-time member of the Board of Governors for the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco.

 Richard Tarnas’ books include:

• The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View (Ballentine Books 1993)
• Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View (Plume 2007)

To learn more about Richard Tarnas go to https://cosmosandpsyche.com  

Topics Explored in this dialogue include:

• How has Eastern spirituality influenced and enriched Western tradition
• How the Hellenistic era of pluralism and urban world empire compares to the current global interconnectedness
• What are the destructive aspects of Western culture's treatment of indigenous cultures
• How is the arrival of Christopher Columbus to America being reevaluated
• What are the signs of an emerging feminine perspective of the Divine
• What were the gifts of an immersive experience of living in Big Sur, California
• Tarnas explores the philosophies of Freud, Copernicus, and Darwin
• Why there is a need for ego death to reconnect to a larger whole
• How the engagement of history can lead to a new worldview

Host: Michael Toms          Date recorded:  4/27/1993            Program 2381