The Planetary Imagination

Thursday 5th November, 7.30pm £5

From the earliest times humans have looked to the skies and been aware of objects which move differently from stars. The Greeks called them planeteis, 'wanderers'. Over time they developed into the seven classical 'planets'. That is, The Moon and the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. Each planet was understood to have a particular character and to resonate with various moods and objects here on earth. Through the classical, medieval and renaissance period this developed eventually into what we think of today as astrology. But back in the day the description and understanding of these planetary 'creatures' went hand in hand with an understanding of our own psyche and the human soul. 

This talk is going to look back to a time before science, alchemy, magic and medicine became separate things and will look at how insights from that period can help understand the…