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Inside the Cosmic Mind; Archetypal Astrology and the New Cosmology

 28/3/2001

Linn MacDonald recently found my book and sent me the following appreciative message:

I just wanted to let you know how interesting I found this, and how it has pulled together a number of the threads that have preoccupied me, i.e. synchronicity, number, patterns, time, archetypes, astrology. Like Sandra I am indebted enormously to Carl Jung and I am indebted to you also for your part in elaborating all these currently vital ideas.. Thank you! Warm wishes, Linn MacDonald

Thank you Linn for expressing your appreciation of my work - very heart-warming!

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