Astrology is a Form of Synchronicity
- Bernard Beitman, MD
- Apr 2
- 2 min read
Uncertainty, archetypal timing, and the future of Humanity – with Rick Tarnas.
What if astrology is not about planets causing events, but about meaning revealing itself through pattern?
What if the movements of the heavens do not control human life, but correspond to it in ways that invite reflection, interpretation, and choice?
In this week’s episode of Connecting with Coincidence, Bernard Beitman, MD speaks with philosopher and cultural historian Rick Tarnas about astrology as a form of synchronicity. Rather than treating planetary movements as mechanical causes, Rick frames astrology as part of a larger phenomenon of meaningful correlation between inner experience and outer events. In this view, astrology becomes a kind of archetypal clock, pointing not to fixed outcomes but to the deeper patterns through which human lives and history unfold.
Together, they explore how planetary cycles may correspond to recurring archetypal themes such as Saturnian limits and maturation, Plutonic death and rebirth, and Uranian liberation and upheaval. The conversation highlights an important distinction: astrology may be predictive in an archetypal sense without being fatalistic. It can illuminate the score, while leaving human beings free to choose the melody.
This conversation invites listeners to consider astrology not as superstition or certainty, but as a language of meaningful pattern—one that may deepen our understanding of synchronicity, free will, and the loving care of the Universe.
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About Rick Tarnas
Richard Tarnas, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, where he was the founding director of the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness department. During his thirty years there, he taught courses in the history of ideas, depth psychology, archetypal cosmology, cultural history, and the evolution of consciousness. He has also lectured frequently on archetypal studies and depth psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara and formerly served as director of programs and education at Esalen Institute in Big Sur. He is the author of The Passion of the Western Mind, a widely used narrative history of the Western worldview, and Cosmos and Psyche, which received the Book of the Year Prize from the Scientific and Medical Network. He is a past president of the International Transpersonal Association and a former long-time member of the Board of Governors for the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco.
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