“Ancient astrology, and, to some degree, its modern descendant, are compelling mixtures of science (or pseudo-science) and classical myth. Jung interpreted astrology as the psychology of antiquity. The stars and planets, he suggested, are ‘archetypal images’: manifestations of the collective… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“Ancient astrology was rather different from the modern horoscope. Its more learned practitioners enjoyed intellectual respectability, and there was a substantial overlap between astrology and philosophy. People would consult astrologers on anything, from the time and manner in which they… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“If ‘myth’ is a slippery term, so is ‘classical’. It is common shorthand for ‘ancient Greek and Roman’. But this shorthand has a history,… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“However, I have also argued for allegory’s positive effects. It is a process that typically takes control away from the author of a narrative… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“Reading myth as crystallizing historical fact was a common approach in the 19th and early 20th centuries. But it is an approach to myth… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“What makes someone mythic is not whether or not he lived, or lived well, but whether or not he was larger than life. Mythic… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“Classical mythology has been so influential upon Western culture that everyone who is alive to the art,culture,politics, and languages of today encounters it.” — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“Scholars have produced as many definitions of myth as there are myths themselves. This book will discuss various definitions of myth as it goes… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“This book aims to capture, and explore, the outrageousness, inventiveness, and sheer fun that characterize classical mythology. But it is also born of the… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“Ancient astrology, and, to some degree, its modern descendant, are compelling mixtures of science (or pseudo-science) and classical myth. Jung interpreted astrology as the… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“Responding to myth often means wearing blinkers. Myth is a complex game of production and reception that involves selecting some parts of a narrative… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“Ancient astrology was rather different from the modern horoscope. Its more learned practitioners enjoyed intellectual respectability, and there was a substantial overlap between astrology… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“It was important for a Roman of this period to get his Greek mythology right. Being able to identify who was who and what… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“New Age spirituality purports to promote change – its mantra is ‘transformation’ – but, in reality, it endorses the status quo. It preaches changing… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
