Renewal after age 70, an astrological perspective
by Barry and Joyce Hopewell
The years from age 70 are not necessarily years of gradual decline. The Age Progression of Bruno & Louise Huber’s astrological psychology tells us that this is a favourable time for growth and renewal of our lives, as we begin to circle around the Life Clock of the birth chart for the second time. With awareness, we have the opportunity to move beyond limitations which we may have had since childhood or our adult years.
The research documented in this book aimed to validate the Hubers’ theories. We include the stories of 25 practitioners and non-astrologers, including their reflections relating their charts to key psychological events of their lives. We also relate the Huber theories to the understanding of other astrologers and psychologists.
It seems that at this stage of life we face a choice; to continue to learn from past experience and grow in a spiritual direction towards wisdom, or to stay at the same kind of psychological level we lived at in our earlier lives, perhaps begrudging the inevitable slow decline in our faculties. If we choose the former path some sort of Life Review can help us find our way to renewed life, and astrological psychology and the birth chart can very much help us in this process, helping to identify and move beyond habitual patterns and obstacles to growth.
The authors
After obtaining her Diploma in Astrological Psychology, Joyce Hopewell became Principal of the English Huber School in 1991. She continued to play a leading role as Principal, then Principal Emeritus, until the closure of the School’s teaching programme at the end of 2019.
Barry Hopewell has been chief editor of the publisher HopeWell since its founding in 2003, publisher of the Huber books in English. Also played various roles in the Astrological Psychology Association from 2003 until the organisation’s formal closure in 2021.
Availability
Paperback, 192 pages. First published 4th December 2023 by HopeWell, Knutsford, England.
ISBN: 978-0-9956736-7-0
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Extract
Review by Will Parfitt
First a disclaimer: I am a contributor to this book which includes the stories of 25 people reflecting on key elements of their life and experiences getting to 70 or older. I am only “into astrology” in a very minor way but have always found the Huber approach, used here, to be very informative on a psychological level. This book delivers!
I haven’t considered the astrological stuff in here, it is a bit beyond me really, but it is fascinating to read different peoples’ experiences and how, unexpectedly, we can consider 70+ is a favourable time for growth and renewal in our lives, with the opportunity to finally move beyond the limitations set by our earlier life experiences.
So, bottom line is, you won’t be disappointed if you purchase this book which I imagine will become a classic astrology title in years to come, opening up new levels of research and interest. And even without the astrology it is engaging and revealing reading.
Review by David Lorimer
This study is based on the age progression of Bruno and Louise Huber’s astrological psychology, which divides life into six-year segments, meaning that at age 72 one has completed a cycle round the 12 houses.
On the second round, the challenge is to find one’s way back to oneself and become wise rather than rigid, so that ‘a higher condition of soul may be born from the centre of being’ as we straddle the visible material and invisible spiritual worlds.
The bulk of the book consists of selected stories from the 12th, first, second and third houses, and here the explanations need to be supplemented by some technical knowledge of astrology. However, readers of this age can be encouraged to engage in the process of life review, and there is helpful guidance in this respect.
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