Psychological astrology or Astropsychology is a recent product of the cross-fertilisation of the fields of astrology with depth psychology, humanistic psychology, and transpersonal psychology. It uses the horoscope and the archetypes of astrology to inform the psychological understanding of an individual's psyche.

It owes its origins to the writings of Carl Jung in the 1950s. Jung once said "astrology represents the summation of the psychological knowledge of antiquity" (1962). He went on to synthesize his own Analytical psychology theories with those of Western astrology.

Other significant pioneers were Liz Greene and Howard Sasportas, who in 1983 founded the Centre for Psychological Astrology.

References

External links

• The Centre for Psychological Astrology
• The Journal of Psychological Astrology

Astrology | Astrology by type | Interdisciplinary fields