Liz Greene (born 4 September 1946) is an American-British
astrologer, psychologist and author. Her father was born in London, and her mother in the United States.
Career
Greene is one of the chief writers for astro.com the website for her company Astrodienst.
Greene has written several
astrology
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books based on
Jungian
psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...
[Langton, James (1992) Beyond Belief. Langton interviews ]Nicholas Campion
Nicholas Campion (born 4 March 1953) is a British astrologer and historian of astrology and cultural astronomy. He is the author of a number of books and currently pursues an academic career.
Career
Astrology
Campion is a former ''Daily M ...
, Robert Currey and Liz Greene. The Sunday Telegraph Review "Liz Greene is also a qualified Jungian Analyst" and other forms of
depth psychology
Depth psychology (from the German term ''Tiefenpsychologie'') refers to the practice and research of the science of the unconscious, covering both psychoanalysis and psychology. It is also defined as the psychological theory that explores the rel ...
, contributing to an application of astrology called ''
Psychological astrology
Psychological astrology, or astropsychology, is the result of the cross-fertilisation of the fields of astrology with depth psychology, humanistic psychology and transpersonal psychology. There are several methods of analyzing the horoscope in the ...
''. She relocated to the UK, then to
Zürich
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, twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco
Zürich ...
, Switzerland to continue her work. Since 2004 she has again been living in the UK.
In 1985 Greene started co-operating with Alois Treindl, founder of Swiss-based Astrodienst, on the development of computer-generated horoscopes, which would present a person with a chart synthesis, simulating Greene's own method of horoscope interpretation during a personal reading.
[Miller, Martin (1993) ''Best of British Women'' Bath Press, England p.253 ] Two years later, in 1987, they presented the Psychological Horoscope Analysis, which was followed by several other interpretations. Greene remains Astrodienst's most popular author.
With Howard Sasportas, Greene co-founded the Centre for Psychological Astrology in
London
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. After Sasportas' death in 1992, astrologer Charles Harvey took over as co-director,
until his death in 2000. Greene continues directing the organisation. In addition, she also directs CPA Press, a publishing company that focuses on specialist astrological works.
Greene has been one of the most consistently popular astrologers of the 20th century. Almost all of her many books remain in print. Greene became quickly famous with the publication, by
Weiser, of ''Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil,'' in 1976, in which she applied Jungian psychology to revise the image of
Saturn as a planet of misfortune, recasting it in a more Jungian image that has continued to be very popular into the 21st century.
Greene wrote a historical novel in 1980, ''The Dreamer of the Vine'', dealing with the themes of
Nostradamus
Michel de Nostredame (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, who is best known for his book '' Les Prophéties'' (published in 1555), a collection ...
and
Jesus bloodline
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. Her remaining books have been on topics applying principles of
psychoanalysis
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to
astrology
Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects. Di ...
(
Psychological astrology
Psychological astrology, or astropsychology, is the result of the cross-fertilisation of the fields of astrology with depth psychology, humanistic psychology and transpersonal psychology. There are several methods of analyzing the horoscope in the ...
). Many are transcripts of her lectures, and many are co-authored, especially with Howard Sasportas.
In addition to giving frequent lectures and directing a certificate programme in
psychological astrology
Psychological astrology, or astropsychology, is the result of the cross-fertilisation of the fields of astrology with depth psychology, humanistic psychology and transpersonal psychology. There are several methods of analyzing the horoscope in the ...
, Greene has continued to produce many books, all of which are now published by her own company, the CPA Press. She has also co-authored, with Juliet Sharman-Burke, a deck of
tarot
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cards, the ''Mythic Tarot.''
Her most influential books include ''Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil,'' and the philosophically-inclined ''The Astrology of Fate.'' ''The Outer Planets & Their Cycles,'' ''The Luminaries'' (with H. Sasportas) and ''The Dark of the Soul'' are other examples of her work.
In April 2010 the History Department of the University of Bristol, UK, granted her a doctorate degree for her thesis 'The Kabbalah in British Occultism 1860-1940'.
University Bristol, Department of History, News issue
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References
Major publications
*Liz Greene ''Astrology for Lovers'' Weiser Books
*Liz Greene (1976) ''Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil.'' Samuel Weiser, Inc. York Beach, ME.
*Liz Greene (1977) ''Relating: An Astrological Guide to Living with Others on a Small Planet.'' Samuel Weiser, Inc. York Beach, ME.
*Liz Greene (1981) ''The Dreamer of the Vine - A Novel About Nostradamus.'' W.W.Norton & Co Inc.
*Liz Greene (1983) ''The Outer Planets & Their Cycles: The Astrology of the Collective.'' CRCS Publications, Sebastopol, CA.
*Liz Greene (1984) ''The Astrology of Fate.'' Samuel Weiser, Inc. York Beach, ME.
*Liz Greene (1987) ''The Puppet Master - A Novel.'' Arkadia.
*Liz Greene and Stephen Arroyo (1984) ''The Jupiter/Saturn Conference Lectures.'' CRCS Publications, Sebastopol, CA. . (re-published as ''New Insights in Modern Astrology,'' (1991) CRCS )
*Liz Greene and Howard Sasportas (1987) ''The Development of the Personality.'' Samuel Weiser, Inc. York Beach, ME.
*Liz Greene and Howard Sasportas (1988) ''Dynamics of the Unconscious.'' Samuel Weiser, Inc. York Beach, ME. .
*Liz Greene and Howard Sasportas (1992) ''The Luminaries.'' Samuel Weiser, Inc. York Beach, ME.
*Liz Greene and Howard Sasportas (posthum.) (1993) ''The Inner Planets.'' Samuel Weiser, Inc. York Beach, ME.
*Liz Greene (1996) ''The Astrological Neptune and the Quest for Redemption. '' Samuel Weiser, Inc. York Beach, ME.
*Liz Greene and Juliet Sharman-Burke (2001) ''The Mythic Tarot.'' Fireside Books, New York, NY. .
*Liz Greene (2003) ''The Dark of the Soul: Psychopathology in the Horoscope.'' Centre for Psychological Astrology Press, London.
Further reading
* The Mountain Astrologer: interview with Nick Campion, Feb/Mar 2002; interview December 2004 / January 2005, interview February/March 2005
External links
Centre for Psychological Astrology
London
Astrological chart of Liz Greene
Astrodienst
Website
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1946 births
Living people
American astrologers
People from Englewood, New Jersey
Psychological astrology
20th-century astrologers
21st-century astrologers