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Cosmos, Chaosmos and Astrology

Rethinking the Nature of Astrology

by Bernadette Brady
ISBN: 978-1-907767-40-1
£7.99 - £8.46
24 May 2014
Paperback, ebook; 162 pages

This work radically rethinks astrology’s place in society. Emerging when cultures were embedded in chaotic creation mythology, astrology has persisted into modern society. Reasons for this longevity are an enigma, yet the answer may lie in chaos theory and complexity. These theories reveal that the themes of coincidence and cycles, constitutive of chaotic creation mythologies, are in fact the common features of a lived life experience. Brady argues that astrology is actually a vernacular expression of chaos and complexity, and it thus offers insights into the efficacy of the synchronicities of life. Brady thereby offers us a profound reassessment of astrology and its cultural contexts.

Categories
Philosophy, Astrology
Tags
Mythology, Society, Theory, Synchronicities
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About the Author

Bernadette is a cultural astronomer and astrologer who holds a MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology, (Bath Spa University) a PhD in Anthropology (UWTSD). Certificate in Egyptology, Manchester University and currently completing a MA in Egyptology at that university. She is a tutor for the MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK.

In her astrological capacity she is co-director of Astro Logos Ltd. In 2006 she was awarded the Charles Harvey Award for ‘exceptional service to astrology’and at UAC 2008 she received the Regulus Award in ‘Theory and Understanding in Astrology’. Bernadette lectures, teaches, designs software and writes. She is renowned for her innovative work in visual astrology, the role of fixed stars in western astrology and for her work in predictive astrology. Her MA work was in mapping chaos theory to astrology. She is currently studying Egyptology at Manchester University and lectures internationally on Egyptian Astronomy.