An Introduction to Archetypal Astrology

TL;DR — Richard Tarnas’s short primer on reading a birth chart and transits in the ‘archetypal astrology’ tradition he associates with depth psychology.

Tarnas, author of The Passion of the Western Mind and Cosmos and Psyche, explains what a natal chart represents, states astrology’s premise that planetary positions correspond to archetypal principles in human life, and introduces transits as a way of reading life’s cycles. He then walks through the meanings he assigns to the Sun, Moon and planets.

What it is: an astrology primer — esoteric material, not science. Date and original venue not stated in the file.

Where this came from

• A copy saved in October 2026.

17 pages. A PDF copy is held in Kyle’s private archive; it is not linked or shared here.