Two neighboring countries — Chile and Argentina — share a language and an intertwined history, and yet display two collective temperaments that are almost opposite: the methodical order of one, the communicative brilliance of the other. That everyday observation is the spark behind “The Path of the Sky”, an essay that takes seriously a question rarely asked out loud: can a nation's birth date reveal something genuine about its character?
Starting from Carl Gustav Jung's concept of synchronicity — that "acausal connection" between an inner event and an outer one, bound together by meaning rather than by cause — the book crosses the national day of twenty-six countries with its corresponding zodiac sign and, through it, with the Jungian archetype that sign represents. The result is an honest exploration — light and shadow both included — of how those archetypes show up in each country's identity and in its relationships with others: the United States and China, India and Pakistan, Germany and France, Iran and the United States, among several other tensions and alliances read through this lens.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Two neighboring countries - Chile and Argentina - share a language and an intertwined history, and yet display two collective temperaments that are almost opposite: the methodical order of one, the communicative brilliance of the other. That everyday observation is the spark behind "The Path of the Sky", an essay that takes seriously a question rarely asked out loud: can a nation's birth date reveal something genuine about its character? Starting from Carl Gustav Jung's concept of synchronicity - that "acausal connection" between an inner event and an outer one, bound together by meaning rather than by cause - the book crosses the national day of twenty-six countries with its corresponding zodiac sign and, through it, with the Jungian archetype that sign represents. The result is an honest exploration - light and shadow both included - of how those archetypes show up in each country's identity and in its relationships with others: the United States and China, India and Pakistan, Germany and France, Iran and the United States, among several other tensions and alliances read through this lens. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798170082438
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Two neighboring countries - Chile and Argentina - share a language and an intertwined history, and yet display two collective temperaments that are almost opposite: the methodical order of one, the communicative brilliance of the other. That everyday observation is the spark behind "The Path of the Sky", an essay that takes seriously a question rarely asked out loud: can a nation's birth date reveal something genuine about its character? Starting from Carl Gustav Jung's concept of synchronicity - that "acausal connection" between an inner event and an outer one, bound together by meaning rather than by cause - the book crosses the national day of twenty-six countries with its corresponding zodiac sign and, through it, with the Jungian archetype that sign represents. The result is an honest exploration - light and shadow both included - of how those archetypes show up in each country's identity and in its relationships with others: the United States and China, India and Pakistan, Germany and France, Iran and the United States, among several other tensions and alliances read through this lens. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798170082438
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