The Magic Thread: Astrological Chart Interpretation Using Depth Psychology

276 Pages·1996·29.484 MB·English

by  Richard Idemon, Gina Ceaglio (editor)

ASTROLOGICAL CHART INTERPRETATION
USING DEPTH PSYCHOLOGY
:
RICHARD IDEMON
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Copley Square
THE MAGIC THREAD
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THE MAGIC THREAD
ASTROLOGICAL CHART INTERPRETATION USING
DEPTH PSYCHOLOGY
RICHARD IDEMON
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Edited l>y Oina easl
SAMUELWEISER, INC
York Beach, Maine
Firstpublished in 1996 by
SamuelWeiser, Inc.
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Copyright © 1996The Richard Idemon LiteraryTrust
All rights reserved. No part ofthis publication maybe reproduced
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Weiser, Inc. Reviewers mayquote briefpassages.
LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData
Idemon, Richard.
The MagicThread:AstrolicalChartInterpretationUsingDepth
Psychology/Richard Idemon;forewordbyGinaCeaglio.
p. cm.
Includesindex.
(pbk.:alk.paper)
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I,Astrologyandpsychology.2.Astrology Charts,diagrams,etc.
I.Title.
BF1729.P8I33 1996
133.5' or 9—dc20 96-10440
CIP
ISBN0-87728-864-X
MV
Charts in this book were calculated using the Solar Fire program
available fromAstrolabe.
Cover art is an original painting copyright © 1996 Rae Rue.
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Table of Contents
Foreword byGina Ceaglio vi
Preface vii
CKapter I Myth, Psychology,Astrology, and Method 1
Chapter 2 Dominant and Inferior Functions 25
Chapter 3 Following the MagicThread: Step-by-Step
Interpretation 73
Chapter4 Shadow Issues 101
CKapter 5 Personal Identification: Death and
Polarities 137
CKapter6 The Case ofLynnie Ozer 167
CKapter7 Iiicest in the Family 195
CKapter8 TheAscendant as Mask 217
CKapter9 Weaving the Magic Thread into the
Tapestryofa Counseling Session 243
Foreword
Richard Idemon’s untimely death in 1987 was a tremendous loss
and deprived the astrological community ofhis dynamic “in-per-
son” style. However, many ofhis innovative presentations synthe-
sizingdepthpsychology,myth,Jungianarchetypalimagery,dreams,
anddrama,withtherichsymboliclanguageofastrology,havebeen
preservedontape.Outstandingamongthesearethreenever-to-be-
repeated six-day seminars in which Richard’s and Liz Greens tal-
ents were alchemically combined. First was “The Hero’s Journey”
in 1983; next came “Through the Looking Glass” in 1985, and fi-
nally,“The Magic Thread” in 1986.
Richard Idemon’s first book. Through the Looking Glass, was
edited by Howard Sasportas and published by Samuel Weiser in
1992.ItisatranscriptionofRichard’sportionoftheseminarofthe
samenameandisasearchfortheselfinthemirrorofrelationships.
ThissecondbookbyRichardIdemon, TheMagicThread,bearsthe
same title as the seminar fromwhich hislectureswere transcribed.
It is an exhaustive study and depth investigation into natal chart
interpretation replete with newtechniques, case studies, and lively
audience participation. I had the gre—at good fortune to work very
closely with Richard for many years to coordinate, oversee, and
—
bepresentatallthreeseminars and I amhonoredto serveas edi-
tor ofthis book. Without reservation I promise you that although
you may not have been there to hear and see it “live,” as Richard
leadsyouthroughthelabyrinthtotheheartoftheastrologicalchart,
itwill excite personal insights and facilitate a transformational ex-
perience.
—
Gina Ceaglio
1996
Preface
Ourtitlecomesfromthewonderfultale ofhowAriadne,outofher
love for the Greek hero Theseus, betrays her father King Minos of
Creteand givesherloverthe marvelous magic threadto guide him
through the inextricable maze known as the Labyrinth.The magic
thread, twisting and turning and ever unraveling, always avoiding
the cunninglydevisedfalsepassages,unerringlyfinds the true road
and leads swiftlydownward to its secret heart.
Foragesphilosophers,alchemists,andpsychologistshavebeen fas-
cinatedwith the intricacies ofthe Labyrinth,viewing it as a many-
faceted metaphor ofthe human condition and as a model for the
complexbutordereduniverse.Thejourneytothecenterofthelaby-
rinth was referred to as an initiation into sanctity and a commit-
menttoabsolute realitythroughfacingthe innermostcoreofone’s
being.The astrological chart,as a symbolic model ofinherent uni-
—
versal order, is like the Labyrinth a logical but complicated and
elusivestructure.Theinterwovensymbolsinthehoroscopearemade
up ofa single threadthat,when unraveledlike the magic thread of
Ariadne,willleadusthroughthemazetotheheartofthechartand
our own nature
—
Richard Idemon
1986
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