Laura Michetti

California Institute of Integral Studies, Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness, Graduate Student

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Scholar of the mysteries. Engaged learning with others. Writing for the sake of living.

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Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique / French National Centre for Scientific Research

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Persian Conjunctions and Sade Sati

Contemporary astrology makes much use of the concept of the Saturn Return but the historical orig... more Contemporary astrology makes much use of the concept of the Saturn Return but the historical origins of the idea are largely unknown and certainly not to be found in the western tradition. In the Medieval period, astrology witnessed a pivotal revolution in the flourishing intellectual communities of high Islamic culture. Persian, Arab, and Jewish astrologers bestowed gifts upon the system that would forever alter it in theory and practice. Among the most prominent and enduring of these gifts was the theory of planetary cycles, which, although having embryonic beginnings in the most ancient astrological traditions, was refined and elaborated with careful attention and great prolificacy in the early medieval era. The planet Saturn was especially impacted by this intermingling of cultures and emerged as a key figure in the astrological tradition, commanding a mythic presence that would continue to inspire natural philosophers through the Middle Ages and Renaissance. I am often struck by the inherent complexity of a field like the history of astrology. What does it mean to look back in time at astrology-a subject notoriously concerned with the future? Furthermore, extracting the history of astrology from the history of religion, philosophy, science, mythology, literature, astronomy, or esotericism,

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Franny and Zooey and Me: The Mystical Writings of JD Salinger

Sing to me oh muse, of a man." -Homer, The Odyssey

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The Initiatory Writings of Hegel and Hermes Thrice Great

Hermeticism. By exploring this connection further I hope to discover new ways of understanding th... more Hermeticism. By exploring this connection further I hope to discover new ways of understanding the extent to which Hegel's philosophy was radical for both the German Idealist movement as well as for the long standing esoteric tradition by which he was deeply moved and influenced. By examining the correspondences-in content and inspiration-between Hegel's enigmatic preface to the Phenomenology of Spirit, and the Divine Poimander tractate of the 2 nd century Corpus Hermeticum, I will show how Hegel's re-visioning of the great spirit-matter divide that had come to characterize the intellectual milieu of nineteenth century Europe offers new perspectives about Hegel, philosophy, and the nature of the world that, at our own critical point in the history of consciousness, might help to structure an emerging paradigm that is no longer bound by the conflict of opposites but rather, understands division as a process of creation and an opportunity for evolution.

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