Bridging the Stars and the Psyche
In the latter half of the 20th century, when astrology sought new depth and legitimacy, Liz Greene (born 1946) emerged as one of its most transformative voices.
あ Jungian analyst, writer, and astrologer, Greene united the language of myth, psychology, and the unconscious into what became known as psychological astrology.
Her work revealed that the planets are not external forces controlling our fate but living archetypes—symbols of inner complexity, conflict, and growth.
For Greene, astrology was not a fortune-telling art but a map of the psyche, a tool for self-understanding and transformation.
幼少期と教育
Born in New Jersey, Liz Greene studied psychology and earned her doctorate in Zurich, where she trained at the C. G. Jung Institute.
Deeply influenced by Carl Jung’s theories of archetypes and the collective unconscious, she combined this depth psychology with her early fascination for astrology, which she began studying as a teenager.
Her dual expertise—clinical psychology and astrology—would become her signature contribution: a way to explore the soul’s patterns through the symbolic geometry of the heavens.
Founding Psychological Astrology
In the 1970s, Greene began publishing books that reshaped the astrological landscape. Her seminal work, Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil (1976), reinterpreted Saturn not as a planet of doom and limitation, but as the archetype of inner maturation and responsibility.
Through this book, Saturn transformed from the cosmic punisher into the wise teacher—the planet of self-discipline, shadow work, and psychological integration.
She later co-founded the Centre for Psychological Astrology (CPA) in London (1983) with Howard Sasportas, establishing a professional training program that integrated Jungian analysis, mythology, and astrological symbolism.
The CPA became a global hub for the emerging movement of psychological and archetypal astrology.
Archetypes in the Horoscope
Drawing on Jungian theory, Greene taught that each planet represents an archetypal pattern—a timeless force that shapes both outer events and inner experience.
Her work translated these mythic principles into the language of psychological development:
太陽 — the hero’s journey toward identity.
月 — emotional memory, instinct, and the inner child.
水星 — perception, communication, and duality.
金星 — love, attraction, and aesthetic harmony.
火星 — assertion, anger, and vitality.
木星 — faith, growth, and philosophy.
土星 — structure, shadow, and limitation.
天王星、海王星、冥王星 — transpersonal forces of change, transcendence, and transformation.
Each chart, Greene emphasized, is not a static fate but a living myth—the personal drama through which the soul seeks consciousness.
Myth and the Unconscious
Greene’s astrology is rich with mythology. She saw mythic stories not as relics of the past, but as living expressions of the psyche’s language.
Her later works—The Astrology of Fate (1984), The Luminaries (with Howard Sasportas), and The Astrology of the Dark Goddess—explored how ancient myths mirror psychological dynamics within the natal chart.
For example, Venus and Mars symbolize not merely love and desire, but the eternal tension between Eros and action, the dance of attraction and assertion that fuels creativity and conflict.
Through myth, Greene brought astrology to life again—not as a medieval system of correspondences, but as a living dialogue between psyche and cosmos.
Astrology as Therapy
Greene’s therapeutic model of astrology changed how the discipline was practiced.
Instead of prediction, she emphasized exploration—using the horoscope as a framework for dialogue, self-reflection, and healing.
In her sessions and writings, the chart became a mirror for the unconscious: it showed not what would happen, but what inner patterns sought recognition.
Her goal was never to “fix” fate, but to deepen awareness—to make the unconscious conscious, in Jung’s sense of individuation.
She wrote:
“The horoscope is a mandala of the soul. The task is not to transcend it, but to live it fully and consciously.”
遺産と影響
Liz Greene’s influence cannot be overstated.
Her integration of Jungian depth psychology and astrological symbolism revived astrology’s intellectual and spiritual credibility in the late 20th century.
Her books remain foundational texts for astrologers, therapists, and students of myth worldwide.
She inspired a generation of thinkers—Stephen Arroyo, Richard Tarnas, Melanie Reinhart, and others—who carried her work forward into archetypal astrology and transpersonal psychology.
Today, her legacy endures in a global movement that sees astrology not as divination, but as depth psychology in symbolic form—a dialogue between the human soul and the living universe.
The Astrologer of the Soul
Liz Greene gave astrology psychological depth, poetic nuance, and moral seriousness.
She taught that the birth chart is not a set of predictions but a mirror of the soul’s mythic story—a story we are invited to live with awareness and compassion.
Through her, the planets regained their souls, and astrology found its rightful place again—not in predicting the future, but in illuminating the mystery of being human.
