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Manifesto for a 21st Century Cosmology

The universe is an organic unity, alive in every atom and molecule and conscious down to the smallest particle.

Corresponding to the ordering principles of the outer material world (the laws of nature) there are ordering principles in the universal psyche (the archetypes).
These are core ideas in the cosmic mind, which were personified as deities in the different religions, and are the source of all values and meaning in human life.
The cosmos is an on-going process and we are partaking co-creatively in its story.
This book explores how, when cosmology is extended to include the inner realm of the psyche, it can offer a new understanding of what astrology really is and of its role in making our lives meaningful.

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